When a network change brought the ratings-deficient Monday Night Football to ESPN last year, many speculated that it was the end of an era. But ESPN’s actually done a great job – even if it did transfer Hank Williams III along in the move. Under the national spotlight, MNF maintains…
Spanish painter Royo defies the notion that art must be exclusively modern or classic. Hailing from Valencia, Royo conjures European masters like Renoir and Goya with his floral spurts of bright color and high-contrast swaths depicting taut musculature. Yet his work is hardly derivative. With his imaginative look at the…
We remember The Wedding Singer fondly: it was probably Adam Sandler’s best movie, not to mention the least painful remembrance to date of the ΄80s (you decide which is the bigger accolade). It’s the story of Robbie Hart, a washed up wedding band cover-jock whose fiancée runs out on him…
Did you ever wonder who Howie Mandel is speaking to on the cell phone during the dramatic “offer” moments of Deal or No Deal? Our guess: himself. Think about it – Mandel is basically insane. That’s always been his shtick, if you can even call it a shtick, because it’s…
With fans already booing quarterback Trent Green and calling for an early start to the John Beck era, you get the feeling it’s going to be a long season for the Miami Dolphins. But don’t get dejected, folks. Take solace in the old sports adage usually employed by players: “Just…
There’s no question that taking a date for drinks along the banks of the New River is a uniquely romantic endeavor, but why not up the ante a bit and have those drinks on the New River? Now you can, thanks to the Atlantic Coast Kayak Co.’s (1869 S. Dixie…
The heyday of the shock jock is long gone, what with the denomination’s reigning king “exiled” to satellite radio. But that doesn’t mean the Tony and Pulitzer Prize nominated play Talk Radio has suddenly become irrelevant. On the contrary, there are a frightening number of parallels between writer Eric Bogosian’s…
Yeah, bats get a bit of a bad rap – everyone’s scared of them even though they’re benevolent little dudes. That’s because they get associated with the blood sucking undead, and they’ve been the subjects of horrid Lou Diamond Phillips movies to boot. (Have you seen Bats? What a piece…
Though the That ´70s Show spin-off about the ´80s didn’t last too long on television, it doesn’t mean people don’t want to wax nostalgic about that tumultuous decade. They just blame VH1 for watering down the market. After you’ve seen Hal Sparks talk about that episode of Punky Brewster where…
South Florida has spawned some prodigious rock musicians: Marilyn Manson, New Found Glory, and Saigon Kick (remember them?) all come to mind. But none have managed to gain such a seductive hold on his listeners’ psyches as Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional. Is it the tantrum-like intensity with which the…
It’s an interesting endeavor, trying to interpret Craig Kucia’s painting “when i begin to forget, tell me things i never knew.” A good place to start searching for answers might be the giant, faceless orangutan eating chocolate chip cookies under the glittering flash of a disco ball. Or maybe truth…
Back in the early ´90s, the biggest musical movement from the eyes of a middle-schooler was Miami Bass. Yup, instead of sneaking a listen at some foul-mouthed rock band, you’d slink out to your parent’s car, Return of the Bass That Ate Miami CD in hand, and crank the volume…
Regardless of whether the Miami Dolphins can surmount their dismal ΄06 season, let alone beat the Dallas Cowboys this Sunday, there’s one thing we will never lose: the joy of tailgating. Yup, there’s nothing like setting up camp in a concrete lot, hours before the actual game, with the sole…
Nerds, like Goonies, never say die. That’s why geek numero uno, Lisa Corrao, is bringing her ragtag band of pocket protector sporting funnyfolk back to the Palm Beach Improv (550 S. Rosemary Ave. Suite 250, West Palm Beach) for a second helping of her show, Revenge of the Nerd Comics…
Has competitive gaming finally become a sport unto itself? Let’s look at the facts: The World Series of Video Games is now being broadcast on CBS Sports; “Frag” has entered Webster’s Dictionary as slang for killing your opponent in Quake; and the competition to find the best Madden NFL gamer,…
Ever since the Texas Hold ´Em craze emerged a couple of years back, everybody and their grandmother wants to get them some poker. Unfortunately, playing competitively is a lot harder than it looks on television – meaning a lot of people swept up in the craze ended up losing big…
Sure, there are dozens of bike nights all across Broward to saddle up and ride to. But the problem is: What if you’re not into Harleys? Not that we have anything against a big, American Hog – but there are plenty of sports bike enthusiasts out there just clamoring for…
There’s something admirable about having intense pride for the city you live in. Still, that type of dedication is a rare commodity here in Fort Lauderdale, a city full of people that hail from elsewhere. But for Jadis Mercado and the crew working at (954) Food Not Bombs, commitment to…
Art-o-philes in the FTL can finally exhale – the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale (1 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) has reopened! The Museum, which had shut its doors in June for maintenance and aesthetic enhancements, will start fresh on Friday with the arrival of the acclaimed “Quilts of…
Last year, the seminal American progressive-house duo Deep Dish put the brakes on their collective work to pursue solo projects – leaving fans to wonder how the heck they’d manage to pop it and lock it to both Dubfire and Sharam’s divergent beats at the same time. (It’s tricky…) While…
For NFL fans, the opening day of the football season is the most fabled day of the year — and Thursday night’s game featuring the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts should house enough storylines for a whole season’s worth of sports columns. What will win out: America’s affection…
If there was a single cuisine that represented all that is fashionable, hip, and trendy, it would have to be sushi. Check the facts: It’s neatly wrapped and self-contained; you can eat it and not worry about dripping on your expensive Izod shirt; and it actually looks as good as…
