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1. News

   Swimming Upstream

   Parkland's Dara Torres can outrace Olympic swimmers half her age, but beating the skeptics may prove more difficult

   By Brantley Hargrove

   Published: July 3, 2008

   At 7:15 on a morning in mid-June, Dara Torres strode out to the 25-meter pool at the Coral Springs Aquatic Center, turning heads among the teen and preteen swimmers around the...

2. Night & Day

   Timmy Don’t Just Surf

   He jams out too.

   By John Linn

   Published: July 3, 2008

   It’s not often that sporting enthusiasts have the opportunity to learn from the pros firsthand, but Tuesday at Island Water Sports (1985 NE Second St., Deerfield Beach),...

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   Native Children

   By John Linn

   Published: July 3, 2008

   If I had a Native American name, I would want it to be “Dances with Keyboard.” (Hmm, that’s got a nice ring to it.) But everyone knows your name has to be given;...

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   The Unsinkable Ship

   By Brandon K. Thorp

   Published: July 3, 2008

   True story: I was in a theater waiting for a play to start. There was an older couple sitting next to me, flipping through the Playbill. “Feh,” said the woman....

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   From Geek to Sheik

   By Mike Sauer

   Published: July 3, 2008

   If there is anyone to commend (blame?) for the popularization of geek culture, it’s Kevin Smith. In Pre-Smith days, talking to your peers about general contractors on the...

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   Wayne’s World

   By John Linn

   Published: July 3, 2008

   Back in 1996 the world’s most beloved ukulele player, Tiny Tim, passed on to that big tulip in the sky. Since then, only one man has had the guts to brave the scrutiny of...

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   Dedicated to the Ones I’ve Loved

   Enter the harmonious existence of pop’s most dysfunctional family

   By Jamie Laughlin

   Published: July 3, 2008

   Those sugary sweet harmonies. The way the group look all googly-eyed cuddling in a bathtub on the cover of If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears. And of course, that damned ham...

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   Pop Shots

   Are they the artists or the art? Both!

   By Riki Altman

   Published: July 3, 2008

   Today, check out “I Shot Warhol, Wesselmann, Lichtenstein, Rosenquist, and Indiana: Photographs by Bob Adelman and William John Kennedy,” the exhibition with more...

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   Trolling the Waters

   By Penn Bullock

   Published: July 3, 2008

   What better way to celebrate the birth of the American Republic than with transvestites on a yacht? This afternoon, the Musette sets sail for the Intracoastal in pursuit of...

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    Sweet and Sour

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: July 3, 2008

    You associate sugar with purity, childhood, and most importantly, dessert. What doesn’t enter your consciousness when pawing through the baking aisle is how the...

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    The Friday Before Next Friday

    By Brett Gillin

    Published: July 3, 2008

    The comedy world is mourning the passing of a legend, George Carlin, and what better way to celebrate his life than to support the art form he helped put on the map: Stand-up...

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    Soccer American Style

    Miami FC takes on Puerto Rico to finally settle this “self-governing” business

    By Chris Joseph

    Published: July 3, 2008

    The Miami FC has moved up to fifth place in the United Soccer League standings, thanks mostly to some stellar defensive play, which helped the Blues ride an impressive...

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    How I Lost My Left Index Finger…

    And other cautionary Fourth of July tales.

    By John Linn

    Published: July 3, 2008

    As a little kid, you used to do all sorts of inappropriate things with fireworks. The time you set off a string of Black Cats in your sister’s bedroom comes to mind. Oh,...

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    Delicious Do-Gooding

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Since it arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Wholefoods (2000 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale) has worked diligently to become an integral part of our community. They donate to our...

15. Feature

    Sexual Healing

    Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales from Florida's last sexual surrogate

    By Michael J. Mooney

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Part of him wanted to lay her down on the bed and hold her and make passionate love to her the way they do in romantic movies. Part of him wanted to get his clothes on and get...

16. Tailpipe

    Manee Nanny

    Coddle the Cows

    As told to Edmund Newton

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Tailpipe loves those elusive, cuddly sea cows that loll around in the shallows hereabouts, like Kirstie Alley in a bathtub. If only he could find them. Last time he looked...

17. Letters

    Letters for July 3-9, 2008

    Published: July 3, 2008

    To Lose Sleep I have to commend Deirdra Funcheon for writing one of the most scary, surreal, saddening, and fascinating stories I've read in a long time ("To Hug a...

18. Music

    30-Somethings

    Even after three decades, the Radiators can still turn up the heat

    By Lee Zimmerman

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Here's some trivia to bandy about when you're having conversation over cocktails. Ask who can name a band that's still intact 30 years after its inception. Better yet, ask how...

19. Music

    Silly Rabbits

    Dance-music gurus for over a decade, does Rabbit in the Moon still have anything left in the tank?

    By Lucy Orozco

    Published: July 3, 2008

    The setting was Orlando at the peak of the '90s rave scene. Underground dance culture was arguably at its best, and inside the famed club Edge, the electro group known as...

20. Outtakes

    Finding Hollywood

    As his newest film, Wanted, readies for release, Common talks about his recent gravitation to the silver screen

    By Cole Haddon

    Published: July 3, 2008

    Eleven-times-nominated, two-time Grammy winner Common, 36, is still best-known for his socially conscious rhymes on albums like Be and Finding Forever, but that probably won't...