(To be read in the voice of famed narrator, David Attenborough) After decades of study, what scientists understand about the illusive Parrothead is still quite limited. Darwin once posited that due to the Parrothead’s affection for leisure, it would become extinct within three generations and be replaced with more “aggressive…
Meeting like-minded folks at your neighborhood watering hole can be a gamble. And blowing your mad money on bar tabs? Well, that just doesn’t seem savvy in these patchy economic times. The solution is easy: direct your funds towards rewarding events, like Morikami’s swank soiree, Taste of the East: A…
If you, A) like your pop music with a heavy pour of saccharine, and B) would listen to Lily Allen if she were a little less British, or C) enjoy going to shows populated by young girls wearing liberal applications of eye makeup, then you’re in luck. Katy Perry —…
The cost of those Costa Rican-grown bananas might be greater than you ever anticipated. Add in the carbon emissions used in shipping, along with the pesticides misted into the growing soil, and you’ve managed to hyper-pollute the air, contaminate a country’s drinking water, and contribute to uptake in acid rain…
If you can’t make it north mid-work week, take a lunch break with Whole Foods in Fort Lauderdale. Five bucks gets you a tasty lunch and a hearty helping of education to boot. A representative from Broward County Waste and Recycling will explain the safe way to dispose of that…
Ladies, let’s chat. Our shero predecessors toiled so dutifully to ensure our generation would have equal rights. Now we can now be captains of industry, hold court in (nearly) the highest levels of political office, and subscribe to magazines focused entirely around the pleasures of red meat — all without…
Fifi’s closet is better endowed than your own. This isn’t your fault; dog clothes are simply cuter than their human counterparts’. Yellow galoshes? Much more charming in sets of four. And that teeny, tiny corduroy jacket? Oh, how it beckons. Yep, it’s official: Your pooch is the most adorably dressable…
When conjuring famous international art cities, many pop to mind: Milan, Miami, Paris, New York, Beijing, Coral Springs — wait, what was that last one? It’s true. Coral Springs Museum of Art’s current exhibit features a collection by Romero Britto. A Miamian by way of Brazil, this pop purveyor has…
For the uninitiated, embroidery looks daunting. A cornerstone of the craft revival movement, cross-stitch requires detail, patience, and a touch of know-how. Fortunately Bear and Bird understands this, and is offering a new StitchBird workshop aptly named Embroidery! to assist would-be thread vixens in the art of needlepoint. “It’s actually…
Imagine how differently you would view animal rights if your pets could hold a conversation. They would shudder and sigh disapprovingly as you explained stuff like foie gras, or the dairy and poultry industry. You would feel ashamed of your barbaric blood lust. Since they cannot throw their two cents…
Stanley Coopersmith didn’t set out to do bad things, he wanted to go unnoticed — or better, to fit in. But his classmates at the academy had other ideas, all of which involved pushing him right against sanity’s edge. What’s a displaced, tormented orphan to do? In the grindhouse jam…
The only certain thing in the current world is that you have questions, but nobody has answers. “What happened to my parents’ retirement fund?” “Why am I working so much harder while my paycheck is shrinking?” And, “Why did they cut the cool soup girl from Top Chef?” In response,…
His morning likely started just as every other: curt demands lobbed from the wife as he sidestepped the avalanche of unrelenting bills. Feeling his children glare disappointedly as he fumbled for his rusted car keys. The horrific vehicular collision that followed might be the single greatest thing to transpire in…
It isn’t that comedian Ralphie May is racially insensitive; he’s just a man who loves excess. Sure, other funnymen might be content adding a hint of “white people sure are silly dancers!” or a dash of “black people sure do dress well!” to their shticks, but not Ralphie. His set…
Go ahead and let the Brits have Northern Soul. And leave Stax’s back catalog for those rebellious southerners — neither could hold a crocodile loafer next to Motown’s dancetastic acts the Temptations and the Four Tops. Some say there was magic in those old, rickety Motown floorboards; others credit songwriting…
You stand firm where lesser fishermen buckle. Your poise behind a rod and reel is worthy of rendition through chiseled sculpture. And your tackle skills? Why, they’re the stuff of champions. You sir, are a Master Baiter. Prove it to the world this weekend at the 44th Annual Billfish Tournament…
Throughout South Florida calf muscles quiver. These naked lower legs are just one casualty of the impending WAKA Kickball season. As adults clamor to reclaim their favorite recess sport, local merchants face a tragic shortage of tube socks, Dixie cups (for Jell-O shots), and ironic sweatbands of every hue. FEMA…
What if you could turn a short walk into a journey, with each step revealing more about the universe in which you dwell? How far would you go? How much would you desire to learn? The egg heads at the South Florida Science Museum must like you. They’ve brought in…
True metal connoisseurs have flings with loads of bands: It’s experimentation, it’s safe and healthy, and you have nothing to be ashamed of. But once the afterglow of Metallica wears thin, or the novelty of Megadeth no longer has you “Sweatin’ Bullets,” you know one band will always bring the…
One of life’s cruelest tricks is that we become hardened with age. For children, everything is fascinating, but as our timeline’s tail stretches, we see only the science behind the magician. Thankfully, there is still one place that lures out our inner ankle-biters with cotton candy and thrills galore, and…
When the aliens do invade, will you be ready? Will you bake them a welcome wagon gift or celebrate your Second Amendment rights by stockpiling semi-automatics? Our built-in distrust of change is what made the original version of The Day the Earth Stood Still a cult classic. Our love of…
A drizzle of Matisse here, a scatter of Picasso there. Finding a well-rounded body of an artist’s work in one location can be unbearably difficult, unless you hit up the Coral Springs Museum of Art. Thanks to a generous loan from the Kaufmann family, you and your fellow fans of…
