A quick look at the standard American spread at a Fourth of July gathering can be the biggest unintended commercial advocating for the GMO awareness movement. There are burgers made of cows pumped full of hormones and raised in miserable conditions, genetically modified seedless watermelon, sweet corn grown with trademarked…
There’s something kind of inauthentic about resting in a meditative yoga post, splayed out on a laminated gym floor with fluorescent lights overhead, clenching onto a PVC yoga mat that will sit in a landfill 500-plus years after you leave this good green earth and imagining your happy place –…
First there are the spray tans and flawless Vaseline smiles, followed by the banana hammocks, perfectly waxed six-pack abs, and the strict and steady diet of egg-white protein shakes and abstinence. For as many stereotypes as we can lob at the professional sports modeling industry, it is with a bit…
Although there are many meaty summer holidays out there that pay homage to grilled flesh on the BBQ (July 4 and Memorial Day, ahem), there is one summer throwdown that we vegans can wholeheartedly endorse without any guilt associated with the celebration — Vegan Pizza Day on June 28. In…
For all of the modern products and procedures aimed at making the section of a woman’s body between the breast and hip bone shrink, harden, or just disappear from view altogether, there is an equally powerful alternative dance movement working to reclaim the belly region as a visible source of…
If you’ve ever fought off insomnia by watching 4 a.m. infomercials (or an MSNBC special on the life of Mark Zuckerberg), you’ve likely experienced that bubbling gut reaction to someone else’s seemingly silly but lucrative idea — “Ugh, that’s so simple… why didn’t I think of that?!” The thing is,…
Although they make for a fun set of friends, the spoken-word crowd could stand to come with a warning. That’s because, chances are any little interaction you have with them — however private, heartbreaking, comical, or even inane — tends to end up as fodder for the stage. Want to…
If your dad is anything like many other salty yet lovable South Florida dads out there, he prefers his food fast and — when possible — out of a food truck, his comedy with a healthy dose of stereotypes, and his music uncomplicated, island-themed beach jams. This is why he…
On your Florida bucket list — somewhere between shaking paws with the six-toed Hemingway cats and seeing the mermaids perform at Weeki Wachee — should be a late-night walk to witness a female loggerhead sea turtle lay her eggs. If you haven’t crossed it off your list yet, you need…
Do you generally prefer knowledge of the universe to be delivered to you in a sultry yet confident drawl spoken by a fine mustached gentleman? Same here. (Because Neil Degrasse Tyson is everything!) Alas, it is the summertime rerun cycle, so if you still want your fix of the Cosmos,…
Operating under the philosophy that food is a right and not a privilege, the non-profit Food Not Bombs has provided free meals to the hungry in one form or another since the 1980s. The meals are often created out of surplus veggies, fruits, and baked goods from area grocery stores…
Earlier this month, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission effectively OK’d a law banning the storage of private property in public spaces. On a skim read, it may sound that the law would be targeting “stuff” and not necessarily people, but a closer examination by those with excellent bullshit detectors —…
You may not need a new excuse to visit independent music store Radio-Active Records, but you probably need a justification for hanging out inside the shop for as long as you do — fondling all the new releases, peeking over cute customers’ shoulders to see what they’re flipping through, and…
Chances are when you are hardcore jonesing for the sweet combo of theobromine phenethylamine and caffeine that chocolate provides, you haven’t really thought about all that went into getting it from little cacao beans to neatly packaged chocolate bar at the checkout. Was it ethically sourced? Grown away from harmful…
Donald Sterling. Counterterrorism. Investment banking. Washington press corps dinners. If you want to know what comedian Paul Mecurio thinks about any of these random topics, chances are you can turn on the TV (right now!) and find out. With regular bookings on CNN, Fox News, ESPN, MSNBC, and both the…
Born out of a protest against the atrocities of World War I, the Dada art movement used performance, sound poetry, masks, and costumes as a way to shake citizens awake to the absurdities of everyday life and bring art into the fight for a new ethic. If you look to…
Maybe it was the first time you saw the pink slime footage. Or perhaps it was the first time you saw a video about the grave realities of the veal industry. Whatever the entry point was, something got you thinking about giving a damn about what you’re putting in your…
With Cinco de Mayo falling on a Monday this year, you may not have truly been able to get in there and give the holiday your all, you know? Thankfully, the Palm Beach Zoo is looking out for your inner party animal and providing a redo of sorts with a…
To an outsider reliant on headlines alone, Pompano Beach may be that place on the map where state officials recently raided three convenience stores for Florida Lottery fraud or the spot where a 34-year-old grandma left her kids alone for the day to gamble at the casino. But if you…
You may feel pretty altruistic when sitting down for a meal at vegan restaurant Sublime, but this Wednesday night, you’ll get a chance to up your kindness points when the restaurant staff hosts its first installment of a monthly winetasting dinner to benefit area nonprofits. Wednesday’s Italian Wine Tasting Dinner…
Chances are this Passover season you will either A.) host a vegan at your table or B.) be that vegan who ends up at this said Passover or c.) Be a vegan who is throwing your own badass Passover feast for an unsuspecting omnivore crowd because, well, WE ARE SLOWLY…
Quick question — what year did it snow in Miami? (Hint: It was also the year punk broke.) No guesses? OK, then here’s a Florida history no-brainer: In what 1980s film set in Miami did a character proclaim, “You gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money,…
