It’s a society in which high-rolling elites have all the depraved good fun while, inevitably, their subordinates are left holding the bag. Corporate America, circa now, you cry? Try 16th century Northern Italy as imagined by a 19th century composer, Giuseppi Verdi, in his tragic (but charming) opera Rigoletto. Yes, Florida Grand Opera’s current presentation [...]
Consider the rape baby. Like it or not, these entities cannot help but symbolize a rape victim’s ultimate powerlessness – amplifying it, even. Rape babies, through no fault of their own, are living, breathing, eating, shitting, physical manifestations of violation, which often [...]
There was a time when this would have been a fun primary to write about. The rise and fall of Michelle Bachmann, laid low by her own stupidity. Then the rise and fall of Rick Perry, laid low by his stupidity and/or hunting camp. Then the rise and fall of Herman Cain, laid low by [...]
Florida death metal is one of the most important and influential scenes to ever disgrace the heavy metal pantheon. It’s been immortalized to the point that a mere mention to one of the faithful immediately conjures up an image of Morbid Angel pentagrams, Cannibal Corpse album covers, lovingly depicted scenes of depravity and gore, cut-off shorts [...]
Amid a Republican primary season rich with conflict, one skirmish has been largely overlooked: the battle between conservative news outlets for the rights to kingmaker status. Squarely in the thick of this battle is a cynical, spam-belching, spin-happy website from West Palm Beach called Newsmax [...]
To the Republicans of Florida: I’m writing to discuss with you that sense of foreboding that haunted your polling places on Tuesday; that evil shudder that crawled up your backbone and down your arm, causing your fingers to jag ever so slightly toward the name “Newt Gingrich” before proceeding on their foreordained course to “Mitt [...]
As someone who’s never counted herself among the seemingly inexplicable legions of Tool fanatics that populate the heavier regions of alternative rock, my knowledge of the band is admittedly nowhere near encyclopedic (or even much more than nonexistent). However, to hear that any rock-based band, whether it be AC/DC or Abazagorath, is demanding prices skywards [...]
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 [...]
Whether you know him as a country-music giant, unapologetic lover of weed, public enemy of the Internal Revenue Service, champion of the American farmer, or amiable onscreen persona who’s appeared in everything from The Rockford Files to Beerfest, you can’t deny Willie Nelson’s status as a cultural icon. Nelson’s abilities to distill heartache and loneliness [...]
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 [...]
