AltWeeklies Wire
Disney Die-Hardsnew
Disney's biggest fans can't be corralled by the mouse's official fan club.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Stefan Kamph |
10-26-2011 |
Culture
Vanilla Ice Talks About Madonna, Wallaroos and What's Nextnew
After a quick rise, Vanilla Ice quickly became America's favorite joke. But with time, the vitriol has worn off. Now, the name Vanilla Ice evokes the sweet charm, the unknowing innocence of another time.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
12-01-2009 |
Culture
On the Hunt for South Florida's Most Feared Wrestlernew
Unlike his peers, the Sheik shuns camaraderie and comedy both. Other wrestlers have never even heard him speak. Even in downtime, he is often seen wearing his headdress and sharpening a spike -- actually an eight-inch-long gutter nail. It freaks people out.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
03-24-2009 |
Performance
South Florida's Underground Vampires Lust for More Than Your Heartnew
These folks are not your typical goth kids. Some of them claim to be psychic vampires with an ability to drain energy with their minds. And some are sanguine -- vampires who lust after and feed on human blood.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
02-10-2009 |
Culture
Tags: South Florida, vampires
High-Class Heists: Art Crime is on the Risenew
South Florida is a global center in the international art crime circuit -- an enterprise that accounts for more than $6 billion a year, more than the cross-border trade of diamonds, sex, or hot cars.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Tim Elfrink |
12-09-2008 |
Art
Dennis Miller's No Help for Florida's Grieving McCainitesnew
If there was one place where disappointed Broward County Republicans might expect to find a little solace the day after Election Day, it should have been at an invitation-only performance by comedian Dennis Miller.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Edmund Newton |
11-18-2008 |
Performance
Roller Jam: Every Night is '80s Night at South Florida Roller Rinksnew
There used to be about a dozen rinks down here filled with skaters every day of the week; I know because I used to be one of those skaters. Only a handful of rinks remains. Likewise, only a fraction of us who used to roll in this uniquely South Florida fashion, to tunes recorded here, still hit the rinks.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
10-15-2008 |
Recreation
Invasion of the Amazon Womennew
Four Miami-area Amazons hold private fetish sessions for up to $500 an hour. They work both interdependently and collaboratively, and most are avid bodybuilders, strong enough to lift a midsize man above their heads. Usually, clients request the same things: trampling, overhead pressing, lifting and carrying, and/or wrestling.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Natalie O'Neill |
10-06-2008 |
Culture
The Real Girlfriend Experience: My Hooker Romancenew
Call it some sort of half-baked sociological experiment: What happens when you take a hooker on a regular date? What happens when you share a walk on the beach or a piece of pizza instead of, oh, something that ends in job?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
09-23-2008 |
Culture
Toy Soldiers Play War Games with Almost-Real Assault Weaponsnew
Airsoft aficionados realize that key aspects that attract them to the sport -- weapons that look, feel, and even shoot like genuine combat arms and military role-play that peaceniks might say glorifies violence -- frighten a big segment of the general population.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
09-16-2008 |
Recreation
Frenchman with a Dream Pedals Across the Atlanticnew
Jean-Gabriel Chelala's trip wouldn't be a remarkable feat except that the boat he made the trip in has no engine or sails. It doesn't even have oars. Chelala made the daunting, 5,000-mile journey in a pedal boat.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
08-26-2008 |
Culture
Gay or Straight? Pick a Side Before Joining a Lesbian Softball Leaguenew
As a woman married to man, I'm an anomaly here in the South Florida Amateur Athletic Association, which defines itself on the web as "a gay and lesbian softball league ... for both gay and non-gay participants."
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Amy Guthrie |
07-29-2008 |
Sports
Olympic Hopeful Dana Torres is Swimming Upstreamnew
The 41-year-old can outrace Olympic swimmers half her age, but beating the skeptics may prove more difficult.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Brantley Hargrove |
07-08-2008 |
Sports
The War of the Tasty Appetite Suppressorsnew
It's the old diet doc versus the marketing gun!
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
04-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Spring Break Is Still Decadent and Depraved -- and Awesome, Dude!new
Try as it might, Fort Lauderdale can't shake some diehard seasonal partiers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael J. Mooney |
04-08-2008 |
Culture
