A Fort Lauderdale man decided that today was a good day to get arrested for something dumb and allegedly decided to wave around his real-life Star Trek Klingon sword in a dangerous manner Tuesday night.The sword, called a “Sword of Honor” or a “Bat ‘leth” by Star Trek dorks the…
Andre “Loki” Barbosa, the 23-year-old Brazilian squatter who moved into a $2.5 million Boca mansion via the vague “adverse possession” Florida property law, then was finally evicted, has released a music video in which he raps and dances around (spinning around in circles is considered dancing, yes?). Sure he raps…
So what exactly does a public display of behind-the-wheel pocket hockey have to do with six murdered cows and a 911 call about a cat being denied access to a strip club (that is, besides being the mise-en-scène for your next ‘shroomed out mind-movie, and you’re very welcome)? Easy, all…
Barack Obama is super down with The Gays. And, in another showing of being so, he’s thrown his support behind Florida’s bid to host the 2018 Gay Games via a letter to the organizing committee. The Gay Games have yet to pick a host nation for 2018. Orlando joins London,…
Thirty points and 60 percent shooting.In six straight games. That’s all LeBron’s been up to lately. No one else has ever done that in the history of the NBA. And so, LeBron James is in the record books.Again. Because it’s important to have his face-melting, carnage-inducing, soul-crushing dominant feats of…
Valentine’s Day this year won’t be about love or roses.Thursday is likely to be about Heat fans — and LeBron James — crashing back to Earth.That’s the day we take on Kevin Durant’s Oklahoma City Thunder in the belly of the beast. Last night, the hot hot Heat came back…
By 11 o’clock last night, it was clear what the news of today would be: Marco Rubio’s water. Around ten minutes into his rebuttal last night — you know, just the biggest moment of this guy’s life — he looked down, looked back up, took on a look of someone…
Fresh off of voting NO for the renewal of the Violence Against Women Act, Marco Rubio hit the airwaves to introduce himself to America as the GOP shinning beacon of light that will take the White House in 2016. This was his time to shine, to upstage the president by…
On Tuesday, the Senate renewed the Violence Against Women Act by an overwhelming 78-22 vote. Parts of the renewal include domestic violence protection for gays, lesbians, immigrants and Native American women. Bill Nelson voted “yes” to renew the act. Marco Rubio voted “no.” Banner day for that guy…
Back in November, we told you about how Christopher Castillo of Melbourne, Florida, was so mad at President Obama for wanting to implement a health-care law that he took to Facebook and threatened to hunt down the president and watch him die. See also: Florida Man Arrested for Multiple Threats…
Hey, LeBron James. Hi. Hello. How are you? See the news about the Denver Nuggets’ Kenneth Faried being the first NBA player to take a stand against homophobia? It’s true! The Manimal has joined Athlete Ally, an organization that combats homophobia in all sports, and he’s hoping other pro athletes will…
In 2004, Tony Vincent found a Doberman puppy tied to a tree with a chain. The choke-chain collar that was dug two into her neck had to be surgically removed. Vincent rescued the pup, adopted her, and named her Nikki. Since then, Nikki has become the de facto face for…
As we told you last week, Marco Rubio will be performing the GOP Feats! Of! Strength! as he delivers the State of the Union address response tonight. And, in a shocking twist, he plans on painting President Obama as a Big Government Spender Who Is Just a Socialist Spending Guy…
By halftime on Saturday at the BankUnited Center, while most of the sold-out crowd was twisting out their necks trying to get an eyeful of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade courtside, the national beat writers and TV analysts holed up in the media room were already tossing around the question:…
This was a sin more reprehensible than the last, more egregious than the indictments, more damning, even, than the “golf cart full of hookers” on that steamy day in the Bahamas. Jim Greer is a liar. I don’t speak from vicarious experience. I say this from personal contact. Jim Greer…
Churches do all kinds of things to lure in parishoners these days. Church by the Glades has hip slogans and Zumba classes. Calvary Chapel has daycare, a coffee shop, an amazing restaurant and mission trips abroad. Even the stodgy Presbyterians have forsaken hymn books and now project lyrics on the…
Last Friday Florida Atlantic University campus police shot an armed man on the roof of one of the campus buildings. Reports trickled in that the man was homeless and that he lunged at them with a knife, prompting the FAU cops to open fire. The man, identified as 22-year-old Nicholas…
You’ve griped and complained many times that you need to cut down on coffee. You made it one of your New Years resolutions, even. You’re jittery and nervous all day, and your teeth are starting to stain. Not to mention the 3:00 p.m. crash. Man you need to cut down…
In case ya haven’t heard, Pope Benedict XVI has given his three-week’s notice to God. The 85-year-old Pontiff, who was once part of the Hitler Youth and went out of his way to protect pedophile priests, told the Vatican that he’s stepping down due to being inflicted with old. “Before…
Former chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, Jim Greer, was headed to trial on fraud, theft and money laundering charges after allegations of big-time spending and shady behavior surfaced. But, in a surprising twist, Greer has accepted a plead deal Monday morning and has pled guilty. See also: Jim Greer:…
Right Wing wild card Roger Stone may throw his hat in the ring of the 2014 Florida governor’s race. The ace in his hole: marijuana. He wants to legalize it, and gay marriage. How serious is he? It’s always a thin line with Stone, who so revels in outrage it’s like…
LeBron James has demonstrated such deity-like powers lately, the pope said, “Ah fuck it. I quit.”Throughout his career as an indomitable nard-crushing baller, LeBron has repeatedly demonstrated his astonishing ability to cock-punch his opponents unconscious while simultaneously lighting them on fire with every shot and dunk. And yet, he’s never…
