The late ’70s were an interesting time for pop music. Punk, new wave, and rock grappled each other in a sweaty, lust-fueled, ménage à trois that resulted in blessed offspring like Graham Parker, Elvis Costello, and Nick Lowe. Often forgotten in this dinner jacket savvy, ivory tickling, falsetto friendly era…

Guys never got it. They scoff at our dusty paperback copies of Valley of the Dolls, and doubly so at our coveted DVD collector reissues of the famous flick and its sequel. Sure, they don’t complain when we dress the part — lacy pinafores, beehives jacked higher than our Mary…

Dude. It’s time to face a sad truth: That mustache will never, ever, get you laid. You can accessories it with a Free Mustache Ride T-shirt, you can bead it like Bo Derek’s locks in 10, hell — you can even train it to stand upright and then stretch out,…

Sure, you can hold your own at the gym. You scoff at lesser athletes as you jog past them on the beach, kicking up sand. But can you flip a tractor tire? Can you push a small truck? If the answer is no, then you’re simply not cut out for…

As we become a more educated public, we feel guiltier for all of our misdeeds. Take recycling (or lack of it, rather). There’s a twinge of pain associated with throwing a bottle away that simply wasn’t there a decade ago; we’re calling it Green Guilt. This can be alleviated through…

The word “scoundrel” doesn’t fully resonate until it’s shrieked, mid opera. You see, those professional Sopranos do more than hit high notes — they squeeze, twist, and drain every available drop of sentiment out of their insults. If we could all do that, rush hour would be terribly interesting. Some…

When Halloween falls on a weekend night, the only logical option is to party hop. We’ve got the scoop on where to go to flaunt your rockin’ ensemble and/or shake your booty. Pasty Dorks Unite! Why deal with all of the drunken crowds? Real horror fans enjoy Halloween at Cinema…

In a world that pulsates with connectivity, you can email photos of unidentified plants to botanists in Brazil, and then check back moments later to find detailed information of their history. Curious about bowerbirds and their elaborately romantic mating rituals? Type the species into YouTube, then relax while David Attenborough…

Your leather/latex evil pixie costume is entirely too ornate to be shelved after Halloween night. It deserves resurrection. Febreze that sucker and yank it back on, because tonight things are getting lusty. Electrolusty. Labeled as a “kinky vampire fetish rave,” Electrolust is the best place to be if you’re looking…

There’s a slow burning under your skin. It started as a small, manageable distraction and soon spread into a full-blown rash. It’s official: You’ve got Election Fever. The only known remedy for this disorder is complete surrender and submersion into all things Wonk. Start your morning with a trip to…

Whether you’ve spent moments or months creating your Halloween outfit, you want to wear it to the best party possible. The ideal event would let you roam with friends, but still talk to strangers. It would block off traffic so that you can safely stumble drunkenly from one beer stand…

He’s been waiting on the couch all day. His nails are freshly trimmed and his stylist gave him a sexy new seasonal do. Why keep your number one wingman, your adorable pooch, on the bench? Tonight you don’t have to. Thanks to Yappy Hour on Las Olas, your furriest companion…

To understand the chaotic fervor that is the Red Elvises, you’ve got to take everything you know about surf rockabilly, distill it in an oversized bottle of Stolichnaya, funnel it into the mouths of your favorite polka musicians, and watch the magic unfold. Californians by way of former Soviet states,…

Paw-Paw never wanted to step foot in the suburbs. Those grid blocks with identical yards, each with an SUV parked in front. Paw-Paw never believed that was how folks should live, so why should he have to spend eternity there? In Still the River Runs, Promethean Theatre’s current production, two…

You’ve already done the preliminary Halloween costume scouting mission. Your store-bought options are limited to: sexy cat, sexy politician, sexy fast food worker, and the dreaded solution to frat-fulfilling fantasies, sexy cop. Such ensembles are cool — if you work as entertainment at bachelor parties. You don’t. Darlin’, you’ve got…

Nothing quite compares to that experience: You’re sitting in the doctor’s office, awkward paper apron askew, shivering, only to be treated like a car at a mechanic’s. “Replace this, tweak that, and you’ve got a leak in your stomach’s flux capacitor,” she says, before scribbling on a pad and scampering…

Sex, drugs, and politics are the three taboos polite folk avoid. Artists, on the other hand, mustn’t be terribly concerned with social agendas, considering that they’ve traditionally tapped those very topics to produce great works. During an election cycle, we see an added injection of politics in subversive art. From…

There are conflicting views throughout feminist circles on whether high heels represent power or oppression for women. Sure, they can cause cramping, backaches, and the occasional face-first stumble, but heels also signify ownership of societal ideals. By having the strength to not only walk, but strut through your day in…

So what’s the difference between a comedian and a humorist? An NPR tote bag. Case in point: Author and humorist David Sedaris. Whether he’s spotting Judge Judy at a flea market in France, attempting to slay a dragon-sized poo in a public toilet, or teaching college creative writing classes about…

The French have a knack for making anything sound positively charming — take Julie Budet, singer/rapper of Yelle, for instance. Her first major hit single, “Je Veux Te Voir,” is dripping with adorable vocals like a sticky sweet fruit-filled croissant. You wouldn’t suspect the lyrics are actually a jab about…

Throughout history, women who push against socially-accepted norms have been persecuted. It’s true from earliest alleged offender (Eve was framed), to current headlines (Hillary’s pantsuits, anyone?). It seems that when two X chromosomes get together and try to move things ahead, the village gets irate. An especially tumultuous time for…