Although it flopped like a dead grouper when it hit in 2008, the straight-to-DVD The Onion Movie was a rare misplayed hand by the world leader in smart-ass news. Since launching in 1988, the Onion has burrowed a niche deep into the American news cycle by uncorking snark and scathing…
King George III was “a Tyrant… unfit to be the ruler of a free people,” Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence exactly 238 years ago this week. Tommy had it right. Ever since, Americans have been calling out their leaders. “Tyrant” was just the start. We’ve moved on…
Just before Broward Sheriff Scott Israel took office, BSO employees apparently destroyed former sheriff Al Lamberti’s workplace computer with a hammer. This, according to a newly released internal affairs report. According to the investigation, there was no evidence that Lamberti ordered the destruction of the computer, but the BSO web…
LeBron James absolutely deserves the max contract he is reportedly asking for, while Dwyane Wade should not be paid like a superstar. This, according to common sense but also according to a statistical study put together by numberfire.com. According to the report, which breaks down how Heat players should be…
Last night, ESPN business reporter/professional troll Darren Rovell tweeted out a photo supposedly taken by a waitress at Upper Deck Sports Bar and Grille in Hallandale Beach. The picture was of a nearly $70 bill, left with no check and the words “Boy’s Don’t Tip” scrawled in cursive. And the…
The six same-sex couples who sued the state back in January and are asking a state court to rule that Florida’s ban on marriage equality is unconstitutional will finally be heard today in a Miami courtroom. Eleventh Judicial Court Judge Sarah Zabel will preside over the case of Pareto v…
Fort Lauderdale is no stranger to luxury condos. Las Olas River House, the Waverly, and Nu River Landing all offer A-list amenities, if you’re into that sort of thing. Besides making downtown a live/work/play area, they all also pack in a lot of people…
For more than a decade, Florida has had a prescription pill problem. In 2010, 89 percent of all Oxycodone sold in the country came from here and at the same time, 98 of the 100 doctors who prescribed the greatest amounts of Oxycodone from their offices did so from Florida…
It’s officially summertime. Which means it’s time to get out and about and, you know, do stuff. But, hey, you’re broke (or cheap). So what’s a penniless schlub to do in the city known for its yachts? You get out there anyway. Because, believe it or not, there’s a ton…
Fort Lauderdale City Manager Lee Feldman released his 2015 proposed budget report and, according to what he writes, the city can add over 60 new positions without raising the tax rate. Among the proposed positions, Feldman says ten new Parks and Recreation jobs can be added to aid several initiatives…
Earlier this month at InventHelp’s INPEX 2014 — the largest invention trade show in the country, held in Pittsburgh — medals were given out in 40 categories, with more than 300 inventors vying for the hardware. A Boca man named Mart Goodall took home a gold medal in the Sports…
On Monday, most of us had never heard of the arts and crafts store Hobby Lobby (there’s one in Davie on South University Drive). But now, thanks to a controversial 5-4 Supreme Court ruling that sided with the retailer’s religious rights, we’re all up to speed. And now the American…
So there’s a big party and fundraiser for Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi tonight, in some swanky digs in Clearwater. If you’re in the neighborhood and have a spare grand, you might wanna drop by. Just be prepared to be audited at the door. Not IRS audited. Scientology audited. See…
A year in the making and with a lead-in quote from techno-visionary Buckminster Fuller, Miami-Dade County’s Sea Level Rise Task Force today made public its final report and recommendations to county leaders. See also: Sea Level Rise: Will Cities Be Held Liable for Failure to Plan? In the report’s introductory…
A short list of the worst ways to get back at an ex: poison the goldfish, glitter-bomb the car (shit never vacuums up), and here’s a new one: Have your mom write a tell-all book, then ship the skinny out to everyone in his or her life. That’s the scenario…
Well, how do you like that? It’s Hurricane Season. Yup. That soggy weather you’re driving to work in today is Tropical Depression One, which is spreading its large, unseemly clouds all over Florida and threatening to get us all wet. This trop dep is expected to gain strength and is…
Adam Kuperstein and Channing Crowder host the 1-3 p.m. midday show on 560-WQAM in South Florida. And over the last weeks and months as we creep ever closer to that glorious day when LeBron returns makes his decision, Kup (as he’s known) and Crowder (a colorful and honest former Miami…
Earlier today, newly drafted Miami Heat point guard Shabazz Napier appeared at a news conference and was introduced by Pat Riley, who told the media there would be no questions about free agency, then retreated to his office to work on getting LeBron back. Head Coach Erik Spoelstra and Napier…
Earlier today the lawsuit George Zimmerman had filed against NBC — and three reporters, on the basis of defamation — was dismissed by Circuit Judge Debra S. Nelson, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Zimmerman filed the suit in 2012 and accused the outlet of “yellow journalism”. This came after NBC…
Remember Jim Carrey’s 1998 hit The Truman Show? As pointed out by Justin King, the movie was filmed in a hushed and peaceful Northwest Florida town: “Walton County is a part of Florida that is so crime-free, you can leave your doors unlocked. When Hollywood location scouts were looking for…
The battle over oil drilling in the Everglades rolls on, having taken several new turns since mid-June, when officials with the Department of Environmental Protection tried to bully Collier County officials into dropping a lawsuit over a controversial oil-drilling operation in the Big Cypress Swamp watershed. See also: – DEP…
Although it flopped like a dead grouper when it hit in 2008, the straight-to-DVD “The Onion Movie” was a rare misplayed hand by the world leader in smart-ass news. Since launching in 1988, The Onion has burrowed a niche deep into the American news cycle by uncorking snark and scathing…
