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1. Feature

   Tuner Chicks Pimp Their Rides

   Women spend big money tricking out cars, too.

   By Tamara Lush

   Published: June 26, 2008

   On a recent white-hot, windless Sunday afternoon, a pink Toyota Celica sits on a swath of asphalt on a drag strip at Countyline Raceway off Okeechobee Road. The car is wedged...

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   How Do I Look?

   Start new trends at Gen Art’s Shop Miami.

   By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

   Published: June 26, 2008

   How do you tell a friend that her fashion sense sucks? We’re not talking about a subtle, mixing-different-shades-of-black misstep; we’re talking about your BFF’s...

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   Spoon at the Jaguar

   Not that kind, you cuddlebunny.

   By Raina McLeod

   Published: June 26, 2008

   The vibe in your cubicle is monotone and blah, but today you can skip out of work and find yourself at a place where jungle kitties and vines climb the walls, and a Latin jazz...

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   Te Amo Corazón

   By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

   Published: June 26, 2008

   “Would you like to donate some blood today?” Those blood-bank folks don’t let up, do they? They’re always posted up outside the grocery store or pharmacy,...

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   When Your Voice Is a Sinking Ship

   Bust out your best karaoke at Titanic.

   By BRYNA GREENLAW

   Published: June 26, 2008

   Aretha Franklin, the Beatles, Frank Sinatra — all were discovered at karaoke joints. Okay, that’s a blatant lie. But stumble upon any karaoke night and you will see...

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   We All Scream para Helados

   Take a lick at Rosa Mexicano’s ice cream festival.

   By Raina McLeod

   Published: June 26, 2008

   When the sticky summer rolls around, like clockwork you reach for a sugar cone filled with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Sure the creamy goodness of such a simple...

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   Where in the World Is Otto?

   By John Linn

   Published: June 26, 2008

   Miami’s own original Cock Rock Disco purveyor, Otto Von Schirach, is blowin’ up, folks. The laptop bass pioneer is finally back in town after a national tour, and he...

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   A Day in the Life

   The 305 filtered through the lens, 24/7/365.

   By Carlos Suarez De Jesus

   Published: June 26, 2008

   Don’t confuse Alissa Christine’s photographic diary of the Magic City with an obsession to record the inexorable tick of time passing. Since January, Christine has...

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   Socrates Would Love This

   Mussolini, not so much.

   By PENN BULLOCK

   Published: June 26, 2008

   Many a gay man has blown a load over the postcards of Wilhelm Von Gloeden. In 1877, the self-proclaimed aristocrat settled in the Sicilian town of Taormina, with vast wealth...

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    She’s Crafty

    Rosie O’Donnell is just our type.

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: June 26, 2008

    Rosie O’Donnell is what some media-savvy types might call “a polarizing figure.” Brash, bold, and blatant in her opinions, O’Donnell is seen by some folks...

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    Ain’t No Thang

    Wing it for Hooters at CocoWalk.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: June 26, 2008

    Your good friend turns 25 this year. You know, the homie who introduced you to the girls who live in orange hot pants? That’s right, it’s Hooters’ 25th...

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    Everybody Loves Chris

    Except maybe the censors.

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: June 26, 2008

    Somewhere between his dramatic turn as crackhead Pookie in New Jack City and his creation of the hilarious CW hit Everybody Hates Chris, the world had to admit Chris Rock is a...

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    Drunk on Monday

    The state of being exposed, White Room-style.

    By JACOB KATEL

    Published: June 26, 2008

    Thursday night’s dinner and drinks set off Friday night’s drunken debauchery. The weekend flitted by with four hours’ sleep, a vodka breakfast, a MySpace update,...

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    Chic and Charitable

    By Raina McLeod

    Published: June 26, 2008

    Your conscience has been warning you about all of the pointless partying you’ve been doing lately, but each and every night, you have told that little man to shut up and...

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    Finger-Lickin’ Good

    You can’t go wrong with Chicken n’ Porn at the UEG.

    By Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik

    Published: June 26, 2008

    It’s hot, juicy, and just too deliciously bad for you to pass up. We’re talking about fried chicken, but we could just as easily be referring to pornography. And...

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    We’ll Pay You Tuesday

    But you can enjoy Neil Hamburger today at PS14.

    By John Linn

    Published: June 26, 2008

    At first glance, it’s hard not to feel sorry for America’s funnyman, Neil Hamburger. A greasy comb-over flops across his sweaty forehead, which is furrowed with...

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    Live from the 305

    It’s the Miami Improv Festival!

    By BRETT GILLIN

    Published: June 26, 2008

    There are tons of improv sketch comedy groups scattered across the nation, and most of them are filled with hacks who are more annoying than funny. The Groundlings are...

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    No Sex, Lots of Champagne

    By MARIA ARGUELLO

    Published: June 26, 2008

    It's Wednesday, you're suffering from the midweek malaise, and if one more person wishes you a happy hump day, you'll scream. The good news is La Bodeguita del Medio, one of...

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    Sweet, Sweet Revenge

    Nerd comedy returns to the Improv for Episode IV.

    By John Linn

    Published: June 26, 2008

    Think of comedian Lisa Corrao as sort of the den mother to all of South Florida’s nerds. For more than a year, she has hosted Revenge of the Nerd Comics, her own series of...

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    Backstop Man

    The Marlins are banking on first-rounder Kyle Skipworth.

    By Chris Joseph

    Published: June 26, 2008

    The Florida Marlins came into last month’s draft looking for their catcher of the future. They had their eye on two young studs who’d been wowing scouts for the past...