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Kill Gus Boulis's Killer?
Paul Brandreth didn't want to murder anybody. Or did he?
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City Hall Stinks
There's a war on Dinner Key, and Marc Sarnoff is a bomb-thrower.
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Mayor of the Nude Beach
So he's naked and in his seventies. He's still the coolest guy you'll ever meet.
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I Have HIV
But I'm not telling you, babe. Happy Valentine's Day!
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Silly Wabbit
So a guy in a bunny suit walks into a bar ...
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City Hall Stinks (58)
There's a war on Dinner Key, and Marc Sarnoff is a bomb-thrower.
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Sarnoff Turns His Back on Blacks (20)
Coconut Grove's other half feels left out.
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Sarnoff Shmarnoff (14)
Commissioner Marc's claim to a famous bloodline just might be fiction.
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Jumping the Snapper (5)
Brosia boards the Mediterranean bandwagon, with mixed results.
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The Reporter and the Tranny (4)
He kissed her, um, him, and that was only the beginning.
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Down, Dirty, and Nastie
Witness the glorious return of female wrestling.
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Making Shit Up
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Wear a Cup
Old-school comedians can handle you hecklers.
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Real Life 101
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Global Warming Can Be Glamorous
All this and more at the Yacht and Brokerage Show.
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Marlon Fernandez's Rise to Fame
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Magic City Kitty - Loser and Water Cooler Cruiser
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A New Day For Bikes In Miami?
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Breakfast Tacos with Lyle Lovett
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Rick Ross "Speedin" With a New Album
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Tuesday Afternoon Music Fix: Del the Funky Homosapien, Cajun Dance Party and more
11:39AM 03/11/08
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Recent Articles By Dan Renzi
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Twisting the Night Away
Join the big gay-bar crawl on SoBe tonight!
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Who Needs Snow?
We’re down with the Winter Party whatever the weather!
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It’s Getting Hot in Here
Dancers strip, crash, and sizzle in Alaska.
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Parade on Ocean
And it’s more than just the usual spectacle.
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Downtown’s Coming Out
National Features
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Phoenix New Times
Canine Crusaders
That drug-sniffing dog up ahead? He may not be your best friend.
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
The Muscle Men
Thanks to a string of Florida "anti-aging clinics," baseball's steroid scandal isn't limited to superstars.
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Village Voice
"Why I'm No Longer a Brain-Dead Liberal"
An election-season essay from one of America's greatest playwrights.
By David Mamet
Blood, Guts, and Live Instruments
See Sweeney Todd before it hits the multiplex.
By Dan Renzi
Published: December 27, 2007Long before Johnny Depp and Tim Burton made the movie, Sweeney Todd was a tale of 19th-century British folklore: a bloodthirsty madman who goes on a murderous rampage, seeking revenge for ... well, we won’t spoil it for you here. After he kills, he does something to the bodies that is really, really gross. If you don’t know what it is, we won’t tell you that either. Rest assured, it is an extremely distasteful story line.
The folktale was eventually turned into a musical by Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim, and it is one of his masterpieces, with a soaring score and delicious script that earned the Tony for Best Musical. And guess what? It's coming to the Carnival Center just in time to ride the publicity from the Depp/Burton film. The stage version of Sweeney Todd isn't your garden-variety Broadway musical. There are no chorus boys dancing around in tight pants; this is visceral theater about murder, lust, and revenge. It’s not for the faint of heart. Three cheers for the Carnival Center for having the, ahem, guts to house this show. The blood will run until January 6. See it tonight at 8.
Jan. 2-6, 2008
