Attention, costume whores and anyone else who thinks Halloween is a great time to cash in on the one time of year your creepiness is actually praised: Seminole Casino Coconut Creek’s Halloween Costume Contest is about to go down, and it’s going to be epic. There’s a total of $4,500…
There are few words as loaded as the word “feminist.” Unless you want to be perceived as a no-armpit-shaving militant lesbian liberal when you define yourself, dropping this f-bomb has oddly become somewhat of a brave thing to do. Like when you’re around aggressive vegans who scorn carnivores, people think…
Election debates spur many things: wins, losses, drinking games in which everyone ends up blackout-drunk (“OK, guys, let’s drink every time they say middle class or tax cut”). There are other ways to watch the debates, like seeing them after you enjoy a free Neon Trees concert. Rock the Vote…
Achieving standup stardom ain’t easy. It takes a lot of courage (sometimes of the liquid variety) to put yourself out there. People like Aziz Ansari and Jeff Dunham spent years working the standup arena before finding fame. Even Dane Cook had to put in the time before he could fake-bang…
Attention, parents: If you’re tired of spending every Friday night locked up with those annoying, er, lovely children of yours then (a) Why on earth did you have kids? And (b) Listen up. Yes, there are upsides to having kids, like tax breaks and making them live out your failed…
The Glass Gallery in Pembroke Pines is hosting its eighth-annual art competition. It’s an equal-opportunity art event; no matter what your medium is (watercolors, oils, photography, sculpture, mixed media, bicurious media, whichever — there’s no discrimination here!), you can submit your work for a chance to win the monetary prizes…
School is back, and let’s face it, everyone is bummed about it. But your teacher’s dirty looks aren’t the only thing to look forward to. “Retro Arcade Night” is back at Arcade Games Sales, and it’s full of all the Ms. Pac-Man/Galaga/Pinball anyone with pent-up academic or employment-related stress could…
South Florida is an ever-growing community filled with events for all ages, especially Generation X and Generation Y. No longer are West Palm or Fort Lauderdale the only places to find badass art events or delicious food trucks. If you’re into exhibitions, concerts, live painting, and the aforementioned hunger-inducing food…
Acting isn’t just something people with daddy issues do for millions of dollars. It’s something they also do so their political statements have more meaning (I’m looking at you, Ben Affleck). But acting is more than being into not eating or paying five grand for a burlap-sack purse that looks…
New Orleans is one of America’s most amazing cities. She is a beacon of food, culture, and music in the South. Sure, there are dirty indiscretions she’d rather not talk about (cough Bourbon Street cough), but she’s the kind of mistress even a wife would fall in love with. And…
There were a couple of things that could’ve ruined my Il Volo experience. First off, I initially thought they were called Il Vulva and were a Vagina Monologues tribute opera. Not the case. Secondly, there was an oddly dressed and smelly man sitting in front of me who yelled out…
Where in Delray Beach can you attend a CD-release party featuring beautiful jazz music with a crowd of people eating everything from caviar and champagne to pizza and a six-pack? The Delray Beach Arts Garage, of course. It’s been a communal venue for legends-in-the-making and current icons in the jazz…
Quilting has a long tradition of people thinking it’s totally lame. False. Although in the past, this medium was a way to keep grannies occupied, for women, it was a way to express their frustrations at not being allowed the vote, among other deep concerns. Today it’s a method of…
Although the title The Purple Golfcart: The Misadventures of a Lesbian Grandma sounds like a show on the Logo network trying to hit that yet-unhooked demographic of gay grannies, it’s actually a book: a funny, witty, challenging memoir about one woman’s journey with her own sexuality, Florida’s opinion of her…
Don’t be mistaken: GonZo NaTion is not a long-nosed Muppet’s American tour (although that would be awesome). This is a Labor Day memorial of sorts, a commemoration of the late Hunter S. Thompson, who popularized the term gonzo journalism. Not sure what that is? Simply read anything he wrote. When…
The ’70s were more than just huge, wavy hair, disco, and bell-bottoms. They were also… huge, wavy hair… disco… and bell-bottoms. So why not commemorate a time when the bottoms of most pants could house a homeless family? Especially when the $10 cover goes directly toward Gilda’s Club, a free…
Women’s-rights issues have been the RPatz/KStew breakup of the political news sphere. It’s everywhere, from “personhood” bills to the birth control debate; it’s clear that partisan discussions about “the fairer sex” aren’t going anywhere. There is one key issue that has defined women in politics since the early 1900s, and…
UFC ain’t the only place to find some mixed martial arts action. American Battle Championships is an amateur MMA league, but don’t let its nonprofessional status fool you. The people who participate (both men and women) fight like two Republicans over the last sandwich at a Chick-fil-A. This particular event…
Every little kid dreams of seeing gigantic trucks crush the smaller, puny vehicles in their paths. You might assume the fantasy of seeing monster trucks pulverizing their smaller car counterparts would be a dream little boys would grow out of, but the sight of behemoth trucks turning cars into metal…
It’s hard out there these days, and not just for the usual suspects — the working poor, the homeless. This economy is hard even for young, educated, professional types. A little networking can do a career good. Enter the Young Professionals, an organization custom-built to help young employees connect with…
In the age of Buffy Summers, Katniss Everdeen, Sydney Bristow, and Sarah Conner, it’s no wonder women are finally getting top billing for action movies. But not all of us have moves like Angelina Jolie (circa Tomb Raider/Salt). Some of us still need basic knowledge of self-defense so that if…
It’s a hot Saturday night with nowhere to go and nothing and no one to do. Luckily South Florida has options. You can cruise around and play the classic game “How slow is the old person driving in front me?” or there’s always Arts, Eats, Beats, and Treats, a weekly…
