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It's Raining Energy Drinks
Miami is awash in power beverages. Might as well drink up!
By Isaiah Thompson
Published: May 22, 2008
I. It Came from Outer Space Right off the bat, something was wrong. She was bleach-blond, for one thing, in a tight, skimpy tank top, with more tinsel hanging off of her than...
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Night&Day
It’s Complicated
Singles mingle at the Simple Life third anniversary party.
By Dan Renzi
Published: May 22, 2008
There are some things in life you can count on. That ex of yours will always let you down; mom’s chicken soup will make you feel better when you’re under the weather....
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Night&Day
A Familiar Voice
Diane Rehm is here to put a face to National Public Radio.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 22, 2008
Perhaps when you imagine National Public Radio, you hear her distinctive tone. Diane Rehm sounds like a quavering grandma, but there’s a medical reason — it’s...
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Night&Day
Geeked Out
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: May 22, 2008
If only high school had been like this: Hollywood actors contractually obligated to not only hang out with nerds but also pretend to like them. Welcome to the idyllic world of...
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Night&Day
No Passport Needed
Bruce Bruce and friends are importing the laughs.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 22, 2008
God bless America and its long weekends. Sure, we don’t get monthlong “holidays” like our brethren across the pond, but we’ve grown to appreciate the little...
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Night&Day
Earning the Title
They don’t call it Best of the Best for nothing, bucko.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 22, 2008
It takes big cojones to put together a reggae festival called Best of the Best. With a name like that, it had better come correct — Caribbean people are quick to criticize...
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Night&Day
Booyaka, Booyaka
By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER
Published: May 22, 2008
Gun rights opponents always point out the violent quality of firearms, but do they ever stop to think that the Second Amendment is just as important in preserving creativity as...
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Night&Day
What’s a Wicket?
Learn some new jargon at South Florida’s first cricket tourney.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 22, 2008
Even if you were born and raised on the sport, cricket can be confusing. What’s a test match? Why do they call that little rectangle on the field the “pitch”?...
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Night&Day
The Times They Have a-Changed
Dylan goes electric in high-def at the MBC.
Published: May 22, 2008
In the Sixties — decades before he starred in a Victoria’s Secret commercial — Bob Dylan was a generational spokesperson, a warrior wielding an acoustic guitar,...
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Night&Day
Body by Mario
Come feast your eyes on your grade school crush.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 22, 2008
He wrestled his way into our hearts in 1989, clad in multicolored Hammer pants and a cut-off sweatshirt that was so cropped it made Jennifer Beals blush. He was A.C. Slater,...
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Night&Day
Laps in Judgment
Privé cuts straight to the chase and offers lap dances with your bottle service.
By KYLE MUNZENRIEDER
Published: May 22, 2008
Check the most important things in your pants. First, your wallet: Do you have a couple of crisp Benjamins for bottle service and a few crumpled dollar bills for a little...
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Night&Day
Have You Ever Been Mello?
Witness the rebirth of an urban hang suite.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 22, 2008
For the past couple of months, your Mondays have been moody, miserable, and muddled. More than once you’ve wondered, Where have my sexy vibes and happy feelings gone?...
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Night&Day
Signature Moment
By Chris Joseph
Published: May 22, 2008
There are plenty of reasons not to see the Florida Marlins play. It’s hot (no, really, it’s hot!), it’s rainy, they play in a football stadium, and they field...
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Night&Day
Va-Va-VOOM
Hot art in high-definition at the Bass.
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: May 22, 2008
Avant theater icon Roger Wilson has raised the curtain on the future of portraiture in his skull-staving series of works at the Bass Museum of Art. “VOOM Portraits”...
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Night&Day
Boho Happy Hour
Kick back with a cool cocktail at Out of the Blue.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 22, 2008
As the clock nears quittin’ time, some begin to crave the comfort of their La-Z-Boy, while others start salivating for a cocktail to enjoy. And we mean really enjoy, like...
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Night&Day
Spike Me, Baby
Hot dudes aplenty will be bouncing their balls on South Beach.
By Dan Renzi
Published: May 22, 2008
If you walk down Lincoln Road this week and notice a plenitude of sporty gay men with perky, um, assets bouncing down the street, fret not. The world is not turning gay before...
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Night&Day
T.G.I.F
And the f stands for freaky.
By Raina McLeod
Published: May 22, 2008
We see those nipple tassles tumble out of your blouse when you reach for the Wite-Out at work, but we’re not judging. And that time we overheard you talking dirty into...
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Night&Day
The Origin of Suspense
Semi-local author Diana Abu-Jaber dishes thrills at Books & Books.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 22, 2008
If you’re familiar with Jordanian-American author Diana Abu-Jaber’s typical genres, chances are you come to her work expecting sensitive portrayals of Arab Muslim...
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Night&Day
Socialites Welcome
It’s all about cocktails and sushi at Abokado.
By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Published: May 22, 2008
When you hear the word social being used to describe a get-together, you start getting all kinds of weird expectations and questions. Perhaps there will be ice cream and/or...
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Metro
Burn, Baby, Burn
Don't show up for work? Don't worry.
By Francisco Alvarado
Published: May 22, 2008
Lisa Hart has a lot of leisure time. In the past two years, the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue lieutenant has burned through 865 hours of taxpayer-funded vacation and sick leave....
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