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1. Feature

   Royal Flushed

   Becoming a pro poker player isn't as sweet as it sounds

   By Michael J. Mooney

   Published: August 7, 2008

   At a poker table, perhaps nothing is more disturbing than a well-tanned man. This is a man of luxury. Has the time in his schedule to lie beneath the sun so that it may color...

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   Body Beautiful?

   By Riki Altman

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Sick of being busted for checking out other peoples’ parts? If so, “Out of Shape: Bodies in Contemporary Art” is tailor-made for you. Spend hours ogling human...

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   Waltzing Down the Rabbit Hole

   By John Linn

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Some stories just can’t be done through interpretive dance. For example, Platoon would be a bitch to pull off. (Unless of course you got the real Willem Dafoe to express...

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   Shell Shocked

   With the Turtles’ Flo and Eddie

   By Jamie Laughlin

   Published: August 7, 2008

   If you consider the late-sixties psych/sapsters The Turtles as being: “That band that sang ‘Happy Together,’” you need to revisit them. Their arsenal of hit...

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   You Don’t Even Have to Flip the Side

   By John Linn

   Published: August 7, 2008

   In today’s world of iPods and MP3s, it’s not often that you listen to an album front to back. But remember when you used to put a record on the turntable, tune...

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   Soaked to the Creative Bone

   By John Linn

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Creating art doesn’t have to be a solo affair; at least not at Wet Paint, the new weekly art night kicking off at the Lounge (517 Clematis St., West Palm Beach) Wednesday...

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   Yes, Another Teen Movie

   But this time it’s for reals.

   By Heather Burdick

   Published: August 7, 2008

   The words “Goooooood morning, Tigers,” echo through the halls of Warsaw Community High School, welcoming its students to a new year. And like that, American Teen...

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   The New “Mean” Joe Green

   By Brett Gillin

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Itching for some fisticuffs this Wednesday? Warriors Boxing has you covered: Eight bouts means 16 blood-thirsty fighters looking to dismember one another, including one of the...

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   Redbirds in the Black

   By Sam Eifling

   Published: August 7, 2008

   There are several other teams in the mix – the charging Milwaukee Brewers, the stinkin’ New York Mets, the hard-slugging Philadelphia Phillies – but there’s...

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    These Are the People in Your Neighborhood

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 7, 2008

    He wasn’t in a basket. There was no stork in sight. And yet Logan, the Dixie Dingo puppy, arrived on the steps of Miami’s Dorsch Gallery (151 NW 24th St., Wynwood)....

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    The Great Gong Sees All

    Knows all

    By John Linn

    Published: August 7, 2008

    A giant, gold gong that you could smack to shut people up would be useful. Say your boss is asking you to work the weekend – apparently there have been staff shortages and...

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    Monogamy is For Suckers, Man

    Blowing Whistles seeks out the wiggle room in commitment.

    By John Linn

    Published: August 7, 2008

    So you’ve been in a long-term relationship for a while, and things are starting to get stale. The romance is fleeting. The sex is formulaic. And now, you’re starting...

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    Creaming With The Whole Family

    By Mike Sauer

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Grease! may be considered a show that’s fun for the whole family, but it’s cheesy music and 1950s setting are really just disguises for one of the dirtiest musicals...

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    Bon Voyage

    A Japanese festival sees off the dead

    By Penn Bullock

    Published: August 7, 2008

    The Bon Festival is a day for remembering the dead and marking their passage into the afterlife, or the Great Beyond, or wherever the hell it is they go. (Nobody knows.) In...

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    Blow a Kiss, Aloha

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 7, 2008

    For Tiki Kaliki, life must be one big party. The Hukilau organizer has been influential in getting live music at the Mai Kai, as well as corralling tikiphiles from all over the...

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    Dirty, Sexy, Fins

    By John Linn

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Say what you will about the Miami Dolphins, but these guys know how to entertain. What other team in professional sports – especially one so abysmally bad – could...

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    But Is She A Seaworthy Vessel?

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 7, 2008

    You have the soul of a sea captain, but the wallet of a deck hand. If only you could craft a vessel from inexpensive materials, then you could proudly float through the...

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    Cinematic Speed Dating

    At Optic Nerve

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 7, 2008

    It takes far less than five minutes to convey complex emotion, which might be why we determine compatibility with others based on first encounters. That initial reaction is a...

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    Shameless Plug

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: August 7, 2008

    A few times each year, New Times takes a break from reporting to party down with you, dear reader. Booze can’t lose, so Beerfest scores major points. And now, we’re...

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    Spark up the Credit Card

    Betsey Johnson Leads Us to Shopping Nirvana

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Whether it’s the flirty way the clothes make you feel or the unexpected situations you wind up in while you’re wearing them, once you slip that Betsey Johnson dress...