My early analysis of the Michigan race had it going for Santorum, despite the fact that if you took an average of the half dozen or so most-recent polls, Romney was up by about a point and a half. This was based largely on the news that the Duggar family had made its way to [...]
Last Friday’s Floor reunion show at Churchill’s was, unsurprisingly, entertaining enough just for its audience. With a crowd ranging from lifelong Kendall bros to facially tattooed crusties, those assembled represented almost a who’s-who of anyone with any vague connection to the band over the past two decades. As many in the crowd had aged gracefully [...]
Guitarist, composer, and artist Elliott Sharp operates on a very, very different wavelength from the rest of us when it comes to how he approaches his craft. Even relative to the avant-garde guitar-tweaking cognoscenti he calls friends and co-conspirators, Sharp’s musical works are stand-outs, resulting in listening experiences that are unusually challenging on both sonic [...]
It was tough being a Knicks fan this week. Even before it happened, Miami fans were insufferably smug about the Heat’s victory over the newly ascendant Knicks. On the ugly morning of that ugly day, February 23, the Miami Herald published this snotty editorial from sports columnist Greg Cote, in which Cote ascribed the international excitement recently generated by [...]
Note from the Editor: In the tradition of “Congressman’s Corner,” Salty Eggs has invited Rep. Allen West to field questions from his South Florida constituents. Until we get a response to our query, we will do our best to answer questions on his behalf, based on what we know of his temperament and politics. Dear [...]
If the campaign to protect the Florida Everglades from Burmese python snakes ever needed a mascot — you know, a friendly creature to help get the word out and be a hit with kids — it could hardly do better than Jake. A handsome black Labrador retriever from an elite dog-training school, Jake recently spent [...]
Back in 2006, I visited a friend whose family lives in Cochabamba, Bolivia. We spent a lot of time in the city, a place less easily defined by its own sociopolitical turmoil and more by its dual languages (Quechua and Spanish), cinnamon ice cream, and the hustle-bustle of its main avenues. But we also frequently [...]
As my favorite political blogger, Charlie Pierce, would say, last night was the 10,575,629th, and last, debate of this primary season. There were no fireworks or confetti cannons to celebrate the event, though for those of us who have followed this damnable process since its outset, there very well should have been. It has been, [...]
At Janette Valentine’s day job, it’s all press-on eyelashes, pin curls, high glamour, and behind-the-lens flattery as the creator of Terribly Girly Photography. But outside the 9-to-5, she serves as the bassist in Miami stonery-sludge outfit Shroud Eater. It’s the dirty rock and roll yin to her otherwise primped girlie-girl yang. Together with guitarist/vocalist Jean [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
Venezuela has been in the media lately: following the death of Hugo Chávez, his chosen successor, Nicolas Maduro, beat challenger Henrique Capriles in the current election for presidency. It was a miniscule margin of a win—about 50.7%–and as of this write-up, a contested verdict. But if you’re the average United Statesian, you are less aware [...]
