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1. News

   Pedaling Around

   A Frenchman with a dream propels himself across the Atlantic — in high hurricane season

   By Michael J. Mooney

   Published: August 21, 2008

   A white boat about the size of a Cadillac labors out of the shadows beneath the 17th Street Causeway. Dwarfed by the gross displays of marine ostentation floating around the...

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   An Unlikely Hero

   By Jamie Laughlin

   Published: August 21, 2008

   When George Hogg died at the frustratingly youthful age of 30, he left a greater legacy than most who reach 100. The English journalist never intended to be iconic, and we...

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   Floundering Blues

   By Chris Joseph

   Published: August 21, 2008

   It’s been an up and down season for the Miami FC Blues. Our home team is currently floating between 7th and 9th place in the United Soccer League standings and, with just...

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   Music, Beer, and Meat!

   And it was good.

   By John Linn

   Published: August 21, 2008

   If Sunday is to be considered God’s Day, and God smiles upon all those creatures of His who haveth soul, especially when their soul allows them to sing up to the heavens,...

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   Artsy Fartsy

   Lift your pinkies at Mizner’s ArtWalk

   By Riki Altman

   Published: August 21, 2008

   Dahling, if you’ve already brushed the Pomeranians and polished the silver but now you fancy some mingling with the socialites, tell your driver to head to Mizner Park...

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   Bruce Almighty

   By Terra Sullivan

   Published: August 21, 2008

   You don’t need to watch the countless YouTube tributes to Chris Farley’s “Fat guy in a little coat” routine to know that big guys equal big laughs. But what...

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   Grab a Date and Get Lit

   By Nick Montecalvo

   Published: August 21, 2008

   Trying to find an unconventionally romantic date night? Try a sunset tour of the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse (Lighthouse Park, 500 Captain Armour's Way, Jupiter). At...

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   Who Says Romance is Dead?

   It’s seeping in its own juices at Bathhouse: The Musical

   By Jamie Laughlin

   Published: August 21, 2008

   Billy wasn’t like the other boys; he wanted a romance that looked as good dry as it did wet. What he got was a musical education about the not-so-complex world of...

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   Road Man for the Lords of Karma

   By Jamie Laughlin

   Published: August 21, 2008

   Certain writers act as journalistic gateway drugs: their style and methods are so unconventional that they lure readers to dabble on the edge of the radical fringe. Few authors...

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    Poets Do It In Iambic Pentameter

    By John Linn

    Published: August 21, 2008

    You spent most of your youth collecting a mental bank of dirty limericks. You knew about the man from Nantucket and his rather large member, the girl from Madras who loved her...

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    8 Plays in 24 Hours

    Even Jack Bauer would have trouble with this.

    By Penn Bullock

    Published: August 21, 2008

    The 24 Hour Theater Project is an Olympic event for thespians in South Florida, equal in difficulty to the decathlon. This Sunday, a bunch of playwrights will gather at the...

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    Gay. Ish.

    Six queer movies that barely deserve the designation

    By Brandon K. Thorp

    Published: August 21, 2008

    Not long ago, gay movies were about gayness. In My Beautiful Launderette, two lovers struggled against anti-gay (and anti-Asian) forces in 1980s Britain. In Lilies, two lovers...

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    Tales From the Serial Bowl

    By John Linn

    Published: August 21, 2008

    TV shows weren’t always continuous — the ever-evolving narratives about McDreamy or Tony Soprano or Jack and Kate getting off the island were pretty rare until...

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    Hanging Chads

    Nothing spices up a storyline like QB Controversy

    By John Linn

    Published: August 21, 2008

    With four (semi) capable quarterbacks on the roster, the Dolphins are headed into their third preseason game with a bit of a quarterback controversy brewing. Only, the surprise...

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    Nightsticks, Guns, and Other Euphemisms

    Or: Men In Uniform Celebrating Men In Uniform

    By Brandon K. Thorp

    Published: August 21, 2008

    If you wanted to get philosophical about what is, after all, a gay party celebrating a very specific fetish, you might consider this: The scene at Stonewall back in 1969...

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    We All Love the ΄80s

    By John Linn

    Published: August 21, 2008

    This Saturday, America’s Backyard (200 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale) is throwing one hell of a Totally ΄80’s Party, which means it’s time for you to...

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    Out From Under the Canvas

    By Brett Gillin

    Published: August 21, 2008

    Most of us can’t fathom staring at a blank canvas, trying to visually express our innermost feelings using paints, pencils, acrylics or any combination of mediums. It must...

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    You Could Ride in the Goodyear Blimp

    Yes, it’s really happening

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 21, 2008

    South Florida is fertile ground for galas of all varieties, and rarely, dear readers, do we suggest these swanky affairs as must-do events. But each summer one organization...

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    Simply the Best

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 21, 2008

    Ever since Lèche-Vitrines Art Gallery (3038 N. Federal Hwy., Times Square Plaza, Second Floor, Fort Lauderdale) set up camp, we’ve noticed an exciting change in the...

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    Two Tales From the Trail

    Pols being pols: Rodstrom cleans house, Gallagher goes missing

    By Bob Norman

    Published: August 21, 2008

    When John Rodstrom Googled himself, he didn't like what he saw. At the top of the first page of the search engine's results was a link from a blog called Florida Masochist...