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The Great Iranian Director Abbas Kiarostami Lost a Home but Gained a Planet

Kiarostami in Exile

The great Iranian director lost a home but gained a planet.

Romney Volunteer Tells Florida Elderly That Muslim Obama Will Get Rid of Medicare

With the election a mere weeks away and the polls tightening ever so much, campaign workers and volunteers are burning the midnight oil to get their man a November victory. They're knocking on doors, registering folks to vote, and making phone calls to educate the masses on the qualities of their c ... More >>

Five South Florida Food-Related Events This Weekend: Las Olas Oktoberfest and More

Dirndls are being carefully laced up. Steins are being chilled. Pumpkin patches are...doing whatever it is a pumpkin patch does to prepare. Fall is here, for reals, and the event calendar in South Florida this weekend reflects that. From Oktoberfest to fall harvest, Broward and Palm Beach counties a ... More >>

Allen West Did That Thing Where He Insinuated Obama Is a Commie, Again

The sun rises, the sun sets, Allen West sees communists in his Cheerios. It's all part of the fabric of life, the universe, and everything. In a speech before the Republican Jewish Coalition yesterday, Rep. West said that Obama's 2012 campaign slogan, "Forward," is actually a supersecret subconscio ... More >>

Six Reasons Allen West Is Wrong About the Health Care Law Being Useless

Congressman Allen West, along with anybody else up for election in November, is really ticked off about the Supreme Court upholding the terrible progressive Marxist Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.West, however, is the only one calling it the "Patient Protection Unaffordable Tax Act (PPUT ... More >>

"Bobby Fischer Against the World" a Haunting Portrait of a Chess Genius

No Reservations: Anthony Bourdain's Radioactive Trip to Ukraine

Travel ChannelAnthony Bourdain and friends at the radioactive wonder wheel.​In last night's episode of No Reservations, Anthony Bourdain once again goes to places people only dream of going (if you happen to dream about nuclear holocaust).Our intrepid traveler, always in search of a good meal and ... More >>

I'm Drinking What? Elf Piss

Photo by Riki AltmanFrom the North Pole with love​OK, it's really not elfin pee. It's tarragon soda. But we were swelled up with Christmas spirit and this drink we found at the Russian market was just so damn green that we couldn't pass it up. 'Tis the season for pine-colored items, right? It ... More >>

Q&A: Larry "Sprinklesman" Bach of Sprinkles Custom Cakes

Larry Bach ​I recently came across a cupcake that is not eaten in the normal fashion. Instead of peeling off the paper wrapping and getting crumbs all over the place, Larry Bach invented a way to eat cupcakes without all the mess.  Named Cake Shooters, they come packaged inside a ... More >>

LeBron James Jerseys Go From Cleveland to the Backs of South Florida's Homeless

A Year in South Florida SoundsA Year in South Florida Sounds

Some top local albums from 2009.

The Pentameters Hit Palm Beach!

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

Follow the Art, Then the Music

Celebrating the Red Decade With a Blue Party

New in Film

Dr. Manhattan Goes Hollywood

Whew! Tinseltown's go-to graphic novel guy didn't ruin Watchmen. But he doesn't get it either.

Fanjul Family Hunts Art Thieves

According to the powerful Fanjul family, the State Department has launched an investigation into Bruno Scaioli, an Italian-Argentinian art dealer who is suspected of trafficking artwork the Fanjuls say is rightfully theirs. Not long after Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, the wealthy Fanjuls fled ... More >>

Do You (Not) Believe in Miracles?

The Miami Dolphins beat the Jets Sunday to win the division and make it to the playoffs. It's a great achievement for a team that went 1-15 last year and a nice gift for the fans. But a miracle? That's what a headline on the the Sun-Sentinel's front page called it this morning -- a " ... More >>

Risky Business

Tom Cruise plots to kill Hitler in his latest mission impossible

Letters for November 13-19, 2008

Lee Abrams: Evolve, Man, Evolve

You Can Check Out Anytime You Like

But you can never leave…

Spain Does Reggaeton at Eurovision.... Sort Of

Can I Call him “Gorbie?”

Georgia on My Mind

From the Caucasus to the shore, it's time for some post-Soviet soup.

First Time's a Charm

Katie Melua aims to fill her own shoes.

It's a Small World

Bombs & Bikinis

Stealth aims low but hits its mark

Tailpipe

Sweethearts on Parade

Bier! Bier!

Fire in the Disco!

Score!

When it comes to hockey movies, Miracle is as big a winner as its heroes

Political Therapy

Talking war with dissident Jim Mullins is good for a battle-scarred psyche

Space Monkeyz vs. Gorillaz

Space Monkeyz vs. Gorillaz: Laika Come Home (Astralwerks)

Films of Fury

The Palm Beach International Film Festival rolls from Boca Raton to Jupiter

Bad Aim

World War II -- this time it's personal!

A Glimpse into the Abyss

Thirteen Days dutifully takes viewers on a ride through a particularly bumpy period of world history

Hall of Mirrors

Catherine Deneuve shines in Place Vendôme

KGB Meets BSO

In the '80s Soviet lawman Emin Gadzhiyev blew the whistle on corrupt colleagues and defected to the United States. Now he's training with the Broward Sheriff's Office. Someone should make a movie about this guy.

KGB Meets BSO

In the '80s Soviet lawman Emin Gadzhiyev blew the whistle on corrupt colleagues and defected to the United States. Now he's training with the Broward Sheriff's Office. Someone should make a movie about this guy.

The Straight Dope

Night & Day

October 1 - 7, 1998

Moscow on the Gulf

Night & Day

January 15-21, 1998

Night & Day

December 4-10, 1997

The Ultimate in Waterpower

Night & Day

November 20-26, 1997