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1. Feature

   Hitter Miss

   Three little South Florida girls make costly bids to be America's next tennis champ

   By Thomas Francis

   Published: July 12, 2007

   ¨What´s the score?¨ is how Vincent Bell greets his cell phone on the afternoon of June 30. The Palm Beach County firefighter is mired in another 24-hour shift,...

2. Music

   Streaming Weasel

   Ben Weasel´s back with a new digital-only album

   By Jason Budjinski

   Published: July 12, 2007

   Search through the iPod of any pop-punk fan over 12, and you´ll see the names Screeching Weasel and Riverdales in the artists menu. Search through their closet shelves and...

3. Dish

   Iran, So Far Away

   Two Broward restaurants bring Persia back home

   By John Linn

   Published: July 12, 2007

   I grew up with a good friend, Frank, whose family was from Iran. We were inseparable. Whenever we had time off from school I´d spend entire days at his house listening to...

4. Film

   Dark Arts

   New Potter mines the depths of adolescent angst

   By Scott Foundas

   Published: July 12, 2007

   The magic has returned to the Harry Potter franchise -- albeit magic of the old, black variety. The darkest and most threatening by far of the five Potter films, Harry Potter...

5. Night & Day

   The War on Terrible

   Beer a uniter, not a divider.

   By John Linn

   Published: July 12, 2007

   If there are two things that the rest of the free world unanimously disdains about America, the first would be, of course, our foreign policy, followed close behind by our...

6. Night & Day

   Put the "Free" back in Freedom

   By Jamie Laughlin

   Published: July 12, 2007

   Racking up debt is one of the most All-American things one can do. These days we associate a person’s patriotism based on his credit score – and that’s really got to change....

7. Night & Day

   Six Degrees of 311

   By John Linn

   Published: July 12, 2007

   It doesn’t matter who you are, where you’re from, what race box you check off on your SAT’s, or what class you belong to, everyone has a friend who is obsessed with 311. And,...

8. Stage

   The Sondheim Museum

   Do you really want to circle these old tyrannosaurus bones one more time?

   By Brandon K. Thorp

   Published: July 12, 2007

   Whenever a dinosaur of a production like Side by Side by Sondheim bumps its way across a stage, all who see it are forced to make a decision. Should they judge it on its charms...

9. DVDish

   You're Gonna Miss Me

   The Stranger The Film Crew: Hollywood After Dark Home Run Derby: Mickey Mantle

   Published: July 12, 2007

   (Palm) A hit at the South by Southwest Film Festival two years ago, Keven McAlester's doc about the Papa of Psychedelia, Roky Erickson, at long last gets its proper release....

10. Tailpipe

    Second-hand Smoke

    Collateral Damage Is Forever

    As told to Ed Newton

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Like President Clinton, Tailpipe never inhaled. Emissions dispensers like Tailpipe only exhale, of course. But at least two presidents (including the incumbent) and a slew of...

11. Music

    Boy to Man

    At 21, Protoman is starting to make waves in the local hip-hop scene. But why does he feel so old?

    By Esther Park

    Published: July 12, 2007

    From first impressions of Fort Lauderdale-based rapper Protoman, one can´t help but notice the wrinkles under his eyes. With his rugged face and mature presence,...

12. Game On

    All Class

    The Wii's Big Brain Academy makes summer school cool.

    By Chris Ward

    Published: July 12, 2007

    One of the best new video games on the market requires you to take math tests. During summer break, no less. But before you cue up "Night on Bald Mountain" and run like hell,...

13. News

    Doctor G-Spot

    He says he can find it, plump it, and unleash the Big O

    By Deirdra Funcheon

    Published: July 12, 2007

    ¨Call Doctor G-Spot!¨ the announcer cries out on radio station Y-100, in an ad sandwiched between uptempo songs extolling the various virtues of bumping, winding, and...

14. Outtakes

    Latinos Love Cool Morrissey

    Without a Morrissey interview, we turn to the man who imitates him the best

    Cole Haddon

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Let´s face it, Morrissey isn´t in the mood to do press. He´s been sick of late, canceling shows left and right, and he´s too busy to talk about his huge...

15. What Else Is New?

    Our top DVD picks scheduled for release on July 10:

    Published: July 12, 2007

    After the Wedding (IFC) The Astronaut Farmer (Warner Bros.) Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (Funimation) Brutal (Lionsgate) The Comedy Collection (Lionsgate) Elizabeth...

16. Night Rider

    Getting Cheeky

    Saving lives with flair and DNA

    By Marya Summers

    Published: July 12, 2007

    I was first introduced to Bar Maniac by a promoter in a skirt shorter than her panties. The hottie handed me a flyer announcing the Hollywood flair bar´s opening and then...

17. Outtakes

    Matis the Prophet

    Hasidic reggae singer Matisyahu talks about religion and his journey into reggae

    Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: July 12, 2007

    At first glance, it´s easy to consider Matisyahu as a novelty act within reggae music. The tall, slender, and heavily bearded Jewish crooner seems about as far as you can...

18. Bob Norman

    Broward´s No-Love Triangle

    Judge Larry´s friends fall out

    By Bob Norman

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Larry Seidlin, the recently resigned Broward judge and would-be TV star, was once the best of friends with attorney Lawrence ¨Chris¨ Roberts. They chummed together in...

19. Outtakes

    Check the Technique

    New hip-hop book provides the oral history behind 36 immortal albums

    Jonathan Cunningham

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Writing books on music these days is a lot riskier than it used to be. With fanzines, magazines, and the internet exposing us to everything we could ever ask for about...

20. Letters

    Letters for July 12-18, 2007

    Published: July 12, 2007

    Freaking Mess? Not.Don´t give up on seafood: I´m a seafood lover, and after reading your mouth-watering descriptions of the Fin & Claw restaurant (¨By Hook and...