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  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    We Make Our Demands After Fox News Plagiarized This Website

    Fox News stooped to a bit of copyright infringement last week in lifting a story from the Pulp. In response, we sent a letter to Fox this morning with a reasonable demand for compensation. ​Dearest Fox News,It came as some surprise to see your January 27 article titled "Epic Campaign Ad Brings Oba ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Debbie Wasserman Schultz Accused of Blaming Tucson Shooting on Tea Party (She Didn't)

    Fox "News"​If Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz said something profoundly stupid, we'd be all over it.Unfortunately, this is a case of a Fox News writer saying something profoundly stupid.When the headline "DNC Chair Blames Tea Party for Tucson Shooting" comes with a chopped-up video clip and an ellip ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    Earl Rynerson Announces He's Running for Fort Lauderdale Mayor (Again)

    Earl Rynerson​Earl Rynerson -- a constant critic of Fort Lauderdale's current leadership under Mayor Jack Seiler -- announced on Veteran's Day that he'll be running for the mayor's spot again.Rynerson, who spent 20 years in the military, made the call "official" on his website -- abetterfortlauder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Gary Johnson Invited to Fox News GOP Debate, Still Not Allowed to Participate in Straw Poll

    garyjohnson2012.com​A campaign strategist for former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson confirmed that Johnson has been invited -- and will participate in -- tonight's Fox News GOP Presidential debate in Orlando, after being shut out of the previous four debates.The Republican Party of Florida repor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    Allen West, Believe It or Not, Takes Up the Most Airtime of Any House Freshman

    Harriet Tubman​Believe it or not, Rep. Allen West -- the self-proclaimed "modern-day Harriet Tubman" who compared being gay to liking ice cream and riding scooters, said gay soldiers can "change their behavior," called not-a-lady Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz the "most vile, unprofessional, and de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Allen West Denies Gang Involvement

    NBC Nightly News with Brian WilliamsAllen West at a Constitutional Rights Rally in August.​Allen West, Florida's controversial and tea-party-backed candidate for Congress, was accused recently by NBC News of being connected to the Outlaws motorcycle gang.The Huffington Post reported Monday that We ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Former Broward Health CEO Now Wrestling With Public Health Effects of Massive Oil Spill

    Photo: Louisiana DHHLevine​Looks like Alan Levine has managed to find a job that's tougher than the one he had managing the North Broward Hospital District. The former Broward Health CEO left the district in December 2007 to become the secretary of Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Josie Ratley Case Highlights ABC News Report About "Text Rage"

    The beating of Josie Ratley was a terrible tragedy, but this kind of coverage is sickening for another reason. You've got a TV news show trying to scare viewers about technology and some child psychologist who's willing to play along just so he can sell a few books.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Tea Partiers Must Choose Between Heckling Broward Congresswoman and Watching Sean Hannity

    Flickr: ParagonWhat tea partiers lack in grammar they make up in passion.​Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz must think that local tea party activists don't have Tivo. (Actually, since a lot of 'em are retirees, maybe they don't?) She just announced a town hall meeting for Monday from 7:30 to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    And Now the Rubio-Crist Video Deathmatch

    With their first debate coming up Sunday on Fox News, both Republican senatorial campaigns have released new and nasty videos about each other, as have interest groups with a horse in the race. Put on your poncho and get ready for some mud-slingin'! First, a superscary video about the dystopian futu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Rubio Whacks Back, Denies Back Wax

    Here's Marco Rubio in an appearance on Greta Van Susteren's Fox News show, the same place where Charlie Crist accused Rubio of using a party charge card to pay for a back wax. Around the one-minute mark, Van Susteren presses the issue, and you can judge for yourself whether Rubio is being honest whe ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2010

    Lyrikill.com Bumrushes South Florida TV Reporters

    Here's Marco Rubio in an appearance on Greta Van Susteren's Fox News show, the same place where Charlie Crist accused Rubio of using a party charge card to pay for a back wax. Around the one-minute mark, Van Susteren presses the issue, and you can judge for yourself whether Rubio is being honest whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Wasserman Schultz on Fox News: Insurance Companies "Rape and Pillage" American Consumers

    As you can see, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is quite comfortable on the cable news circuit; so comfortable that the otherwise circumspect West Broward Congresswoman is willing to describe in vivid terms exactly what deviant metaphorical acts the insurance companies are inflicting upon us virginal Ameri ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2009

    Captain Disillusion, South Florida's Very Own Superhero, on Ghosts, Superpowers, and Skepticism

    As you can see, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is quite comfortable on the cable news circuit; so comfortable that the otherwise circumspect West Broward Congresswoman is willing to describe in vivid terms exactly what deviant metaphorical acts the insurance companies are inflicting upon us virginal Ameri ... More >>

  • News

    October 29, 2009

    Justice Junkies Offers to Right Wrongs

    As you can see, Debbie Wasserman Schultz is quite comfortable on the cable news circuit; so comfortable that the otherwise circumspect West Broward Congresswoman is willing to describe in vivid terms exactly what deviant metaphorical acts the insurance companies are inflicting upon us virginal Ameri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Cure Your Recession Blues With a Bailout Board Game

    Sitting at home in Coral Springs last fall, trying to explain the intricacies of the federal bank bailout to their 9-year-old and 11-year-old kids, Shari and Jordy Sopourn hit on the perfect, Jon Stewart-style solution: ridicule.They devised a board game that's reminiscent of Monopoly, except the p ... More >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2009

    Art-House Punk

    Concert review: "Can I Say II" at Cinema Paradiso.

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2009

    At Fox News, Naughty Republicans Must Wear a Scarlet Letter

    Flickr User: misternaxalThat's a screen grab from Fox News' recent coverage of disgraced Gov. Mark Sanford. Notice the single letter next to Sanford's name: "D" as in Democrat.In fact, Sanford is a Republican. Now, I understand that typos happen -- this blog being the exception to the rule. But this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    Local TV Needs Character. Meet Bogey.

    Bogey in actionEvery TV news station in South Florida follows the same script: attractive people reading a teleprompter full of news that's spectacular on video, inconsequential to the viewer and forgotten in a flash. Fine. It's theater. I get that. But theater thrives on character, too. And this is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Teabag Gags And Other Important Democratic Functions

    All this talk on the news about the right-wing "teabagging" protests is cracking me up. In fact I'm starting to think that the evil liberal media talked the national frustrati into taking on that moniker for their movement as a juvenile prank. (Locally, our own Michael Mooney mixed it up w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    Anti-Semitic Schadenfreude in Palm Beach?

    Rabbi Michael Resnick of Palm Beach's biggest synagogue, Temple Emanu-El, told a national TV news magazine that Bernard Madoff's fraud case has been a catalyst for wealthy anti-Semites in South Florida's most exclusive Zip Code. Resnick's interview looks to be the centerpiece in tonight's edition of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Brides Fight it Out Like Clever Animal Analogy, Manatee Sneaks on to Golf Course

    If there's anything I've learned from TV news, it's that I've got to tease you, the reader, about upcoming things in this blog. So coming up, snakes attack at Wal-Mart! But first, a manatee tries to sneak into a golf course! And even more first than that, brides in Palm Beach Gardens fight it out on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Abrams: TV News Needs Less Plastic, More God?

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Music

    October 23, 2008

    That 1 Guy

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 23, 2008

    That 1 Guy

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2008

    A Hen In The Foxhouse

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Rappers or Republicans?

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2007

    WPLG Calls For Naugle To Resign

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2007

    Networks and Poker

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2007

    Rose Blooms, Imus Stomped

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2007

    Another Miami Herald Morning

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2006

    As Suspected ...

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2006

    Bush Digs Hastert

    Tribune Co. Innovation Chief Lee Abrams is clearly more focused on the Tribune's 25 television stations than he is the newspapers right now. And, judging from his latest think pieces, he's not at all happy with the appearance of the company's anchors. In a recent piece, he decried the fact that ... More >>

  • News

    September 22, 2005

    Savage Station

    The Sun-Sentinel's news station, WFTL-AM (850), was an oasis of local talk. Now it's just another haven for hate.

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best TV News Reporter

    Patricia Andreu, WTVJ-TV (Channel 6)

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best TV News Anchor

    Julia Yarbough, WTVJ-TV (Channel 6)

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best TV Station

    WPLG-TV (Channel 10)

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best Weathercaster

    Elita Loresca, WSVN-TV (Channel 7)

  • Subtropical Life

    May 12, 2005

    Best Career Move

    Rick Sanchez

  • Calendar

    September 2, 2004

    No Question

    Jadakiss cashes in on controversy

  • Film

    July 15, 2004

    Good News

    Will Ferrell's Anchorman is dumb, and funny, as hell

  • Subtropical Life

    May 13, 2004

    Best News Anchor

    Jackie Nespral Readers' Choice: Dwight Lauderdale, WPLG-TV (Channel 10)

  • News

    June 12, 2003

    How Much Does Credibility Cost?

    Boca Raton video producer Mark Kielar signed Cronkite, Brown, and Safer to host thinly veiled advertisements -- until the deal fell apart

  • Subtropical Life

    May 15, 2003

    Best Radio Personality

    Neil Rogers WQAM-AM (560)

  • News

    January 9, 2003

    Slick Rick

    Why won't those mean, old, sniping critics just quiet down?

  • Culture

    May 10, 2001

    The Product

    Heath Ledger's in no rush to be a star. Why's everyone else in a hurry?

  • News

    November 16, 2000

    Down For the Recount

    Ride with us through a subtropical wonderland where troops rally for a new ballot

  • News

    June 22, 2000

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for June 22, 2000

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    March 11, 1999
  • Culture

    December 17, 1998
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