Born February 7, 1962, Garth Brooks has achieved the distinction of being one of the best-selling artists of the past 20 years. This is true not only in the realm of country, which he clearly dominated, but in the pop world overall. Indeed, while country music provides the predominant thread that...
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County Grind is counting down 2011's best local albums in South Florida. Monitor our progress here.Writing and singing about the sun could easily turn corny, but on Beach Season, Boca's Mike Mineo avoids falling into this by never trying to use the sun as a poetic device, or means to...
Johnny Jewel can't do it any way other than DIY. As a result, the producer and icy-cool synth-wielder for disco-noir duo Glass Candy has carved his own niche in the underground dance world entirely on his own terms. During the past five years, Jewel has been a key component in...
Apparently trolling Gov. Rick Scott during his budget announcement yesterday was just one part of the quest for urine by the staff of the Daily Show With Jon Stewart.Now, "correspondent" Aasif Mandvi is hitting up some more law-making pee at the Capitol in, of course, the men's room.Rep. Darryl Rouson...
When times are tough, people get creative with how to save a dollar or two. Looking for sales and using coupons are strategies that almost everyone uses to some extent when buying groceries (we especially love the little pop-up instant coupon machines at the supermarket).Some people, however, take couponing to...
If it's not colony collapse disorder, it's a crazy bee killer. Hundreds of thousands of bees in Brevard County died this past September, tied to a tainted food supply that contained an insecticide used to kill roaches, ticks, and fleas, county agriculture officials determined yesterday. The poisoning may have affected more...
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Since we're all impatiently awaiting Herman Cain's important announcement today, we decided to figure out possible public relations strategies for Cain to get back into the good graces of the American public.Cain has a background in managing a fast food chain and a penchant for talking big, so we think...
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Volumes have been written about George Harrison, variously referred to as "the quiet Beatle," "the spiritual Beatle," "the baby Beatle," and the like. In fact, he was the most misunderstood member of the band, the one who had to continuously vie with Lennon and McCartney to get his songs on...
Eclectic food news from around the internets. Presidential contender Herman Cain told GQ that veggies are for sissies: "A manly man don't want it piled high with vegetables! He would call that a sissy pizza." Read more about sissy pizzas here. On the other hand, New York Times' Sam Sifton...
Say you're a defense lawyer. How do you prepare to try a case in which your client signed away his Miranda rights and confessed to a crime?In the case of Toussain Puddie, the TSA screener who took home Rick Case's pen (detailed in our most recent cover story), denying guilt...
Why is Chipotle growing at three times the rate of McDonald's?...
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At age 58, Malcolm Young is rocking as hard as ever. Born January 6, 1953, the Scottish-born guitarist remains the key component behind one of the world's most indelible institutions, Australia's AC/DC. He may not have the swagger of the band's present vocalist, Brian Johnson, or the zany aging-schoolboy image...
Momofuku's David Chang was on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night. Joining them was none other than D-lister Kathy Griffin."Feed me, feed me," Kathy chants even before Chang starts to demo some of his creations, which include piña coladas (hint: Use frozen fruit instead of ice for an undiluted...
Every home and every office in America has one -- the dreaded menu folder. You know how it is: You stash away takeout and delivery menus from restaurants you might want to order from. But over time, they get shuffled around, misplaced, or covered in won ton juice and pizza...
Three years ago, a couple of ambitious artists named Oliver Wasow and John D. Monteith began communicating by way of Facebook. Wasow, a New York-based teacher and photographer, and Monteith, a painter in South Carolina, had a common interest in "found" photography (also known as vernacular photography) and decided to...
For those darling kids who just turned 18 and have no idea how to operate themselves, the Florida Bar is here to help. The smarty-pants lawyers have released an exquisitely worded pamphlet to guide the state's "new adults." In a mere 30 pages, the booklet addresses pressing questions such as:"When Are You Under...
There's been a common theme among this year's GOP presidential candidates -- firmly planting their lips on the buttcheeks of Sen. Marco Rubio and dropping his name as a potential running mate.If that's a ploy to win Florida in a general election, it won't help, according to survey results released...
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UPDATE: Newsmax figured it out at 3:11 p.m., posting it in a not-so-prominent location.Either Newsmax is the only national media outlet in the U.S. that doesn't know Donald Trump has pulled out of moderating their debate, or they're having a real tough time crafting their damage-control plan at their West...
It happens every Christmas: I look at my bank account. I cry. I decide that, instead of buying real presents, I will instead venture to Michael's Craft supplies, pick up some beads and glue sticks, and make something really special for people instead. Hence, the picture frames with glued-on fortune-cookie...
David Wengender, 72, was in charge of watching his two stepgrandchildren while the kids' parents were out of town."Grandpa Dave" ended up molesting one of the kids he was supposed to be watching, resulting in his conviction by a jury yesterday.According to a probable-cause affidavit from the Greenacres Department of...
Mike Saperstein and Evan David, the duo behind Charm City Burgers and El Jefe Luchador, will debut the Rebel House, a casual, chef-driven restaurant at 299 E. Palmetto Road, by mid-January. As is the case at Miami's newly opened Yardbird, whiskey and bourbon will be a focus at the bar...