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Smithsonian Institution

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Burmese Python Eats 10 Bird Eggs, Vomits. Scientists Worried

    An 8-foot-long Burmese python captured in Miami-Dade last year either watched Cool Hand Luke far too many times or was just very stupid and very hungry.According to a new study, the snake puked up ten intact bird eggs soon after the Miami-Dade Venom Response Program captured it. Meanwhile, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    The Science of Chocolate at the South Florida Science Museum This Weekend

    ​Chocolate has been around since about 1400 BC. According to Smithsonian Magazine, it's been used in rituals by the Aztecs and Mayans, valued by kings and queens, and enjoyed in countless forms by everyone from children to adults. But what do we really know about chocolate, besides the fact that w ... More >>

  • Music

    March 18, 2010

    The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, Called New Times to Chat

    ​Chocolate has been around since about 1400 BC. According to Smithsonian Magazine, it's been used in rituals by the Aztecs and Mayans, valued by kings and queens, and enjoyed in countless forms by everyone from children to adults. But what do we really know about chocolate, besides the fact that w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 7, 2010

    Animal Collective

    ​Chocolate has been around since about 1400 BC. According to Smithsonian Magazine, it's been used in rituals by the Aztecs and Mayans, valued by kings and queens, and enjoyed in countless forms by everyone from children to adults. But what do we really know about chocolate, besides the fact that w ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 12, 2009

    The Norman Rockwell Exhibit at the Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale: The Painter Went Beyond Cutesy American Scenes

    ​Chocolate has been around since about 1400 BC. According to Smithsonian Magazine, it's been used in rituals by the Aztecs and Mayans, valued by kings and queens, and enjoyed in countless forms by everyone from children to adults. But what do we really know about chocolate, besides the fact that w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Madoff's Private Space Full of Beige, Bull

    Flickr: sirpeter53Madoff's boat got the precious treatment in Lauderdale​For Bernie Madoff, the bulls never shat. And no bull ever failed to float. We're speaking literally, of course. Figuratively, the bullshit was mountainous and doomed to sink him. But we learned this week that his Palm Beach m ... More >>

  • Film

    August 6, 2009

    New in Film for August 7, 2009

    Flickr: sirpeter53Madoff's boat got the precious treatment in Lauderdale​For Bernie Madoff, the bulls never shat. And no bull ever failed to float. We're speaking literally, of course. Figuratively, the bullshit was mountainous and doomed to sink him. But we learned this week that his Palm Beach m ... More >>

  • Film

    May 21, 2009

    New in Film

    Flickr: sirpeter53Madoff's boat got the precious treatment in Lauderdale​For Bernie Madoff, the bulls never shat. And no bull ever failed to float. We're speaking literally, of course. Figuratively, the bullshit was mountainous and doomed to sink him. But we learned this week that his Palm Beach m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 21, 2009

    Night At The IMAX

    Flickr: sirpeter53Madoff's boat got the precious treatment in Lauderdale​For Bernie Madoff, the bulls never shat. And no bull ever failed to float. We're speaking literally, of course. Figuratively, the bullshit was mountainous and doomed to sink him. But we learned this week that his Palm Beach m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    War of Words

    Flickr: sirpeter53Madoff's boat got the precious treatment in Lauderdale​For Bernie Madoff, the bulls never shat. And no bull ever failed to float. We're speaking literally, of course. Figuratively, the bullshit was mountainous and doomed to sink him. But we learned this week that his Palm Beach m ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 26, 2009

    Master Class

    Two titans of modern art have a meeting of the minds in the desert Southwest.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    Quick, How Many Smithsonian Air & Space Museums Are There?

    Well, my friends, I had hoped to provide you with a dispatch about the Washington, D.C., performance of painter Michael Israel, an awe-inspiring, mulleted dude who was booked to speed-paint a portrait of Barack Obama at an inaugural ball called the Virginia Black Tie and Blue Dominion Ball. Virginia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2009

    Move Over Madoff, Here Come the Marching Trojans

    I, for one, feel duped. This morning I received the itinerary for the J.P. Taravella High School Marching Band's trip to Washington DC, where they are to perform in president-elect Barack Obama's inuguration parade. Band director Neil Jenkins had told me that the youngsters would be doing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2009

    Boca Performance Painter Plans Masterpiece for Obama

    Boca Raton painter/performer/karate black belt Micheal Israel -- he of the ripped abs, the flowing mullet, and the paint-splattered jeans -- has landed two slots performing at Obama's inauguration: on the 19th at Virginia's Inaugural Black Tie & Blue Dominion Ball ($1,000 per ticket) at the Smit ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 6, 2007

    Terrorfish

    Boca Raton painter/performer/karate black belt Micheal Israel -- he of the ripped abs, the flowing mullet, and the paint-splattered jeans -- has landed two slots performing at Obama's inauguration: on the 19th at Virginia's Inaugural Black Tie & Blue Dominion Ball ($1,000 per ticket) at the Smit ... More >>

  • News

    August 23, 2007

    C'mon, Get Happy

    Does Mayor Jim Naugle still know Fort Lauderdale?

  • Culture

    August 17, 2006

    Lean on Me. Please.

    In a group show, clever juxtaposition can veil mediocrity. For a few minutes, anyway.

  • News

    January 19, 2006

    Veterans Affairs

    It takes a lot more than a bumper sticker to support the troops, says a crusty ex-Marine and best-selling author

  • Culture

    December 22, 2005

    Capsule reviews of current area art exhibitions.

    It takes a lot more than a bumper sticker to support the troops, says a crusty ex-Marine and best-selling author

  • News

    July 14, 2005

    Flushing Out the Turtle

    Kemp's ridleys are people too

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    Beatcomber

    Aural History

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2004

    Stan by Your Man

    Aural History

  • Calendar

    December 30, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Aural History

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2004

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Aural History

  • Calendar

    November 20, 2003

    In the Loop

    A flower blooms in the cultural wasteland

  • Calendar

    October 2, 2003

    Persian Past

    Of sand and shahs: Persia visits Delray Beach

  • Music

    June 12, 2003

    Dulci de Leche

    Boca Raton's effusive John Blosser has just the dulcimer for you, pal

  • Culture

    March 27, 2003

    War on War Songs

    Iraq and roll don't go together well when rockers protest

  • Culture

    August 23, 2001

    End of the Road

    Thirty years later, Harry Belafonte finds closure in a once-lost project

  • News

    July 5, 2001

    Out of 'Toon

    A muddled mission, an overbuilt home, and the indifference of Boca's blue bloods have brought the International Museum of Cartoon Art to the brink of cancellation

  • Music

    January 25, 2001

    Various artists

    Trinidad Carnival Roots (Rounder Records)

  • News

    January 4, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for January 4, 2001

  • News

    December 7, 2000

    Bones of Contention

    The battle for the soul of the Graves Museum isn't over yet, and Gypsy Graves herself is back in the trenches

  • Music

    October 26, 2000

    Secrets Kept

    Exploring the rhythms of Africa and the Caribbean at the Historical Museum of Southern Florida

  • Calendar

    October 5, 2000

    A Show For Emily

    An Afternoon With Emily Dickinson: A Literary Dramatization

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2000

    Collect It and They Will Come

    The Sports Immortals Museum and Memorabilia Mart

  • Culture

    December 23, 1999

    Breakthrough Glass

    "American Glass: Masters of the Art"

  • Calendar

    December 16, 1999

    Web Design

    "Spiders!"

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Notes From the Underground

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • Calendar

    December 24, 1998

    Handle With Care

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • News

    September 24, 1998

    The Straight Dope

    Folk isn't the most popular form of music in South Florida, nor does it completely pay the bills. But like long-time folk artist Rod MacDonald, some locals are discovering that persistence pays off.

  • News

    January 8, 1998

    The Hunted

    Tracking animals in the Everglades is a tiring, maddening business. Which is just how a decreasing number of hunters like it.

  • Music

    December 11, 1997

    Short Cuts

    Tracking animals in the Everglades is a tiring, maddening business. Which is just how a decreasing number of hunters like it.

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