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  • Blogs

    January 24, 2012

    Monster Pythons From the Everglades Get Dissected on PBS Show (Video)

    ​Nature shows are simply brilliant television. Sharks devouring seals in midair, a Golden Eagle dragging a helpless mountain goat to a savage death, and monkeys getting wasted off fermented fruit -- these are things dreams are made of.  Now South Floridians can puff out their chest with local ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 19, 2012

    The Comedy of Larry King

    ​Nature shows are simply brilliant television. Sharks devouring seals in midair, a Golden Eagle dragging a helpless mountain goat to a savage death, and monkeys getting wasted off fermented fruit -- these are things dreams are made of.  Now South Floridians can puff out their chest with local ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2011

    Daily Show Staff Hitting Up Legislators for Pee Tests; Rick Scott's Response Now Has Video

    Florida House DemocratsThe Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi (left) with a cup of pee and Rep. Darryl Rouson.​Apparently trolling Gov. Rick Scott during his budget announcement yesterday was just one part of the quest for urine by the staff of the Daily Show With Jon Stewart.Now, "correspondent" Aasif Man ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2011

    Top Chef: Mutherf**king Snakes on Some Mutherf**king Plates

    Snakes on a mutherf**king plate. Tonight on Top Chef.​Can we love Padma Lakshmi more than we do today? It seems mutherf**king unlikely. We just got wind of the totally awesome preview for tonight's episode of Top Chef. With the cheftestants finally chosen after two throwaway episodes, the fun beg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    The Daily Show: McRib Bigger Than Global Warming

    The McRib - causing a global commotion.​On last evening's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart reported that a study about global warming, funded in part by Tea Party backers/oilmen The Koch Brothers, found that, indeed, global warming exists.Stewart noted that this should have been the lead story of the d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2011

    Top Chef Texas: Padma, Pee-wee, and the Alamo (Video)

    ​Top Chef season nine is coming to Bravo, and this time, we're in for beef, beef, beef as the cheftestants battle their way through the Lone Star State. Top Chef Texas promises to be more than "big hat, no cattle," from the look of the promo, in which we're promised 29 (!!!) cheftestants, Padma i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2011

    Muppets to the Rescue

    ​Top Chef season nine is coming to Bravo, and this time, we're in for beef, beef, beef as the cheftestants battle their way through the Lone Star State. Top Chef Texas promises to be more than "big hat, no cattle," from the look of the promo, in which we're promised 29 (!!!) cheftestants, Padma i ... More >>

  • Music

    September 1, 2011

    Vanilla Ice at Seminole Casino Hollywood, September 3

    ​Top Chef season nine is coming to Bravo, and this time, we're in for beef, beef, beef as the cheftestants battle their way through the Lone Star State. Top Chef Texas promises to be more than "big hat, no cattle," from the look of the promo, in which we're promised 29 (!!!) cheftestants, Padma i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Bravo's New Cooking Show Around The World in 80 Plates

    NBC Universal Padma Lakshmi's not set to host Bravo's new show - we just like to look at her in lingere​For those of you not satisfied with Bravo's selection of food shows, of which Top Chef, Top Chef Masters, Top Chef Just Desserts and Rocco's Dinner Party comes to mind, the people at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Jon Stewart on Allen West: "Quick, Robin! To the Batshit Mobile!" (Video)

    thedailyshow.com​Rep. Allen West was the subject of another Comedy Central news satire yesterday, when Daily Show host Jon Stewart made a quip starring West as Batman -- except he's driving the "Batshit mobile." Republican House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy showed the GOP House members a clip fro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Jon Stewart Learns Why Meterologists Fry Eggs on a Sidewalk (Video)

    Comedy Central Yumm Sidewalk warmed pizza​With the entire United States in a complete and total meltdown (this past weekend, New York was actually hotter than south Florida, by the way), weather reporters take to the streets to provide a play-by-play of how damn hot it is outside (just in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Stephen Colbert: Allen West Took Debbie Wasserman Schultz to Task (Video)

    colbertnation.com​Thank goodness there's a big name in politics standing up for Rep. Allen West in his battle against Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz -- even though he's a comedian/newsman."We know the tone of our political discourse in Washington hits a new low every day," Stephen Colbert said on h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2011

    VH1's New Reality Show Famous Food Enlists Pseudo-Celebs to Revamp an LA Restaurant

    tumblr.comHeidi Montag to star in VH1's new reality show where celebs revamp a restaurant​If you heard VH1 was filming a new reality television show called Famous Food, would you immediately envision a 30-minute reel where bleach-bottle blondes and moronic musicians try their hand at cooking? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Dalia Dippolito Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

    Dalia Dippolito​Dalia Dippolito -- caught on camera two years ago promising to pay a hit man to kill her husband -- was sentenced to 20 years in prison today by Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath.UPDATE: Click here for details on Dippolito's sentencing.There wasn't much ambiguity in Dippolito's murde ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Top Chef Masters Recap: Better Than A Mess Hall

    NBC Universal ​Last week my favorite cheftestant, Hugh, was sent packing for his mayo as science project (which is ironic because I always thought of mayo as more "weird science" than condiment). That leaves Mary Sue, Floyd, Traci and Naomi to duke it out for spots in next week's finale. Q ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Top Chef Tour Coming to Fort Lauderdale, Miami

    The Top Chef Tour is coming to South Florida​Top Chef, the reality cooking competition that turned the likes of Fabio Viviani, Carla Hall, Spike Mendelsohn and Brian Voltaggio into celebrities, is a weekly guilty pleasure for most of us. Sure, we can eat in the cheftestants' restaurants (a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Top Chef Masters Recap: Heaven & Rock & Roll RV Hell

    ​The cheftestants walk into the kitchen to see Curtis and gourmet ingredients. Curtis says these ingredients are heavenly..... Quickfire Challenge The table is full of heavenly ingredients like foie gras, scallops, prime beef and nary a bug or canned good is in sight. The catch? Remember th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Top Chef Recap: Padma Wears a Bikini and The Cheftestants Are Mean To Conch

    NBC Universal ...And then there were three.​Last episode Carla was thrown off. First Fabio then Carla? Who could I possibly root for? Richard? Antonia? I'm a little depressed. Quickfire Challenge Back in the sunny Bahamas, we have Mike, Richard, Antonia and Tiffany left - boy vs. girl. P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Top Chef Recap: All In The Family

    NBC Universal​Last week on Top Chef Dale gets kicked off for a lousy Amberjack and the cheftestants were shocked, especially Richard. It's up to the final five. One step away from the final four. Pressure is on. Padma comes into the cheftestants' condo unannounced. Richard says this i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2011

    Jon Stewart Speaks to South Florida Like No One Else Can

    ​Put yourself in Jon Stewart's seat last night. You're a political/news satirist, you have normal human emotions and promote rational discourse, you know you must acknowledge the Tucson shooting, but you also have to make people laugh. What do you do?   I don't know what you would do, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Kendrick Meek Bitch-Slaps Bill Clinton, Doesn't Want to Be Seen as Quitter (UPDATED)

    Meek denied reports that Clinton wanted him to quit.​Touring Florida in support of Democratic candidates last week, Bill Clinton quietly pressured senatorial candidate Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race and endorse independent candidate Charlie Crist, according to Politico.com. By throwing the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 23, 2010

    You Can Watch Dance If You Want

    Meek denied reports that Clinton wanted him to quit.​Touring Florida in support of Democratic candidates last week, Bill Clinton quietly pressured senatorial candidate Kendrick Meek to drop out of the race and endorse independent candidate Charlie Crist, according to Politico.com. By throwing the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Elton John Will Only Accept Money From One American Idol, Named Rush Limbaugh

    Clearly, Elton John's not as desperate for attention as American Idol contestants.​In the same summer that Elton John accepted an invitation -- and $1 million -- to perform at the Palm Beach wedding of Rush Limbaugh, he is refusing to entertain far more generous offers to judge the performances of ... 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.

  • Music

    November 26, 2009

    Londoner Ebony Bones! Headlines This Year's Art Loves Music Concert as Part of Art Basel Miami Beach.

    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

    September 10, 2009

    The Story Every Young, Female, Aspiring Reality TV Star in South Florida Should Read

    Flickr: James Whorriskey (Delbert Jackson)A couple buxom Brits who volunteered for a reality show that's approximately as sexually exploitive as the fake reality show.​In a region of the country that's home to Bang Brothers and other amateur pornographers, the only shocking part of this story is t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2009

    Your Main Squeezes: Shwayze and Cisco

    Flickr: James Whorriskey (Delbert Jackson)A couple buxom Brits who volunteered for a reality show that's approximately as sexually exploitive as the fake reality show.​In a region of the country that's home to Bang Brothers and other amateur pornographers, the only shocking part of this story is t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2009

    Fangtastic TV Viewing

    Flickr: James Whorriskey (Delbert Jackson)A couple buxom Brits who volunteered for a reality show that's approximately as sexually exploitive as the fake reality show.​In a region of the country that's home to Bang Brothers and other amateur pornographers, the only shocking part of this story is t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Food Season on the Boob Tube

    Move over, Rachael; there are some new shows in town.​It seems as if food has become almost as popular a subject for television programming as reality shows -- when the two are combined, like on Top Chef, Kitchen Nightmare's, and Hell's Kitchen, the result is stratospheric. To be honest, I've neve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    Ratings Show Conan Can Win South Florida

    Even a White House trying to stave off a Great Depression and a nuclear war in the Middle East has found time to talk about whether Conan will sink or swim as the new host of The Tonight Show. So we may as well tackle this issue on Juice with a South Florida angle.Miami-Fort Lauderdale is the 16th b ... 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

    December 15, 2008

    An Interview With Ted Allen

    C. StilesNectar Lounge at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek was host to the Christmas-ey dessert party, Sweet Dreams, this weekend. The event featured a huge spread of sugary cakes, candies, flash-frozen ice cream, and dessert sushi, which you can check out by viewing our slide show. But it also fea ... More >>

  • Film

    June 19, 2008

    Back... and Loving It

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  • Calendar

    May 15, 2008

    Titus Commedicus

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  • Calendar

    March 27, 2008

    Dancing With the Idols? American Stars?

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2007

    Chowhounds, Get Ready for Top Chef Finale

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2007

    Networks and Poker

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2006

    Wexler: Bon Vivant or Bon Head?

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

  • Film

    November 11, 2004

    The Edge

    Bridget Jones is betrayed by a dumb, dull sequel

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    David Cross

    That's Not Funny (Sub Pop)

  • Calendar

    June 19, 2003

    Dora Does Broward

    Kiddie TV show becomes kiddie stage show

  • Culture

    January 3, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

    This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

  • Culture

    September 27, 2001

    Law & Disorder

    As one of TV's best and best-loved series launches a new spin-off, its creator grapples with the aftershocks of terror

  • Culture

    August 30, 2001

    Back to School

    Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm

  • Culture

    May 10, 2001

    The Product

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

  • Calendar

    May 3, 2001

    Aardvark Aadventures

    Arthur: A Live Adventure

  • Culture

    May 3, 2001

    Shoot Straight

    Chris Carter considers the futures of X-Files and Lone Gunmen

  • News

    October 19, 2000

    A Big Outing

    Two South Florida activists take their local production Out & About

  • News

    October 7, 1999

    Undercurrents

    Having a little pun

  • Music

    January 15, 1998

    Short Cuts

    Having a little pun

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