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SeaWorld Ripped by Filmmakers in Open Letter

In an effort to quell the negative backlash from Blackfish, last Friday SeaWorld took out a full-page ad in major U.S. papers, including the Orlando Sentinel, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, in an all-out PR campaign designed to combat the allegations brought on it by the...
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Hunahpu’s Day 2014: When Bad Things Happen to Good Festivals

UPDATE: It appears that this will be the last Hunahpu's Day. Cigar City's founder Joey Redner told the Full Pint, "I am acknowledging defeat. That was the last Hunahpu Day. The beer will go into distribution next year and hopefully spread out among many accounts; it will get to consumers...
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Stephen Colbert Loves GMOs, Introduces “Just Eat It” Food Line

Yesterday, Washington State voters struck down initiative 522 that would have mandated adding warning labels to genetically modified foods. While there might be a few people who think GMO's are bad and consumers have a right to know exactly what's inside the foods they eat -- Stephen Colbert is not...
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Kung Fu Bringing “Peaceful Vibes” to the Funky Biscuit

When Kung Fu played last year at Bear Creek Music Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, it was almost too good. The band presented a rapid-fire assault of aggressive, hard-hitting, EDM-influenced funk; the results enraptured fully. There was nothing to do but dance your ass off and bounce...
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Darkman: Celebrating Sam Raimi’s Descent Into Utter Madness

No matter what else he does, director Sam Raimi has two unassailable fan favorites under his belt: 1987's Evil Dead 2, and the 1992 trilogy-capper Army of Darkness. (His first film, 1981's The Evil Dead, is more "respected" than "loved" by the fans.) Released between those two films, Raimi's 1990...
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Pilots Say Green Laser Light Is Interfering With Flights at PBIA

Whoever's flashing a green laser light in the dark near Palm Beach International Airport, knock it off. It's messing with flights, multiple pilots report. And it's a felony to aim a laser pointer at anyone driving a car, vessel, or aircraft. Authorities are trying to track down the flasher(s), according...
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Short-Finned Pilot Whales May Have Moved Into Deeper Waters

Some of the short-finned pilot whales that had stranded themselves in Florida's Everglades National Park earlier this week may have swam into deeper waters, according to the Coast Guard. About 20 or so whales of the 40 that had stranded themselves were missing on Friday morning, leading officials to believe...
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Kung Fu Is Bringing “Peaceful Vibes” to the Funky Biscuit

When Kung Fu played last year at Bear Creek Music Festival at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, it was almost too good. The band presented a rapid-fire assault of aggressive, hard-hitting, EDM-influenced funk; the results enraptured fully. There was nothing to do but dance your ass off and bounce...
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Avicii, Americana, and the Future of Pop Music

Back at the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012, when Avicii's "Le7els" was pumping out of any device with a speaker attached, I couldn't get enough. I cherish pop sensibility as much as chops or technical prowess. Baby-faced Swedish producer, Tim Bergling, does not exactly conjure the most complicated...
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Club Cinema Could Be Shut Down Via a Pompano Beach Lawsuit

Looks like the city of Pompano Beach has had enough of Club Cinema and is looking to have the dance club shut down. Known for its raves, the club has kept law enforcement busy. Located on Federal Highway just south of Sample Road, it has had many a run-in with...
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Top Five Local Bands That Should Have Made It Big

We've all witnessed the meteoric rise of indie-rock starlets and West Palm natives Surfer Blood. Starting out like most local bands do, they spent time begging promoters for a shot and hustling for gigs, but this quartet rode a lightning bolt of success that ultimately landed them on Universal Records...
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Florida to Completely Disappear When the World’s Ice Melts

National Geographic made an interactive map recently to show what exactly would happen to the earth if all the ice melted. And good news, everybody, we'd all drown! Other big cities, like New York, San Francisco, New Orleans, and London would also be screwed. But only partially. Florida, on the...
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Jimi Hendrix, Miami Pop Festival, and Hear My Train A Comin’

Music vet and New Times scribe Lee Zimmerman offers his insights, opinions, and observations about the local scene. This week: South Florida's first festival and a memorable moment with Jimi Hendrix. In May 1968, South Florida had very little to boast about when it came to placing its imprint on...
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Du Pont Mansion: The Grove’s Buried Poison

At the end of a leafy, dead-end street in Coconut Grove, past actor Christian Slater's new digs and the sprawling grounds of Hollywood director David Frankel's home, sit mounds of rubble. Just a few days ago, this was one of Miami's grandest, most envied private homes: the five-acre, 26,000-square-foot du...