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Danation: Iraq, 10 Years On

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On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush announced, “At this hour, American and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm Iraq, to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger.” It was the culmination of a months-long propaganda campaign to gin up the war. More accurately, [...]

Fort Lauderdale’s Riverside Market Holds Home Brew Competition Tonight at 7 p.m.

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Home beer brewers: Have you ever felt that your concoction was so inebriatingly delightful that it had to be shared? Of course you have—artisanal foods and drink are more accessible than ever, so it’s no wonder that even Fort Lauderdale seems to have developed a surplus of home brews. Riverside Market, a mom-and-pop pizza and [...]

Danation: The GOP Will Change Everything — Except the Stuff That Matters

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The White House Press Secretary who helped sell the Iraq War and keep the country living in fear called the new report “blunt.” The Wall Street Journal wrote that it was a “scathing self-analysis.” But when you actually go in and read the report issued by the Republican National Committee yesterday, which was supposed to [...]

Social Justice Group Focusing on Women and Trans Issues Brings Political Action to the Everglades; Camp Fundraising Deadline Tuesday

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For most involved in modern social justice movements, it is easy to pinpoint and identify the major, dominant oppressors under a capitalist patriarchal model that work to uphold all that that model stands for while denying relevance to everything that it does not (i.e. nature, women’s bodies, people of color, the trans community). But what’s [...]

Tropic Magazine Celebrates Fort Lauderdale’s Mid-Century Modern Aesthetic with Mod Weekend 2013

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If you’re feeling particularly ambitious, head to any of the early morning yard sales in the Tri-County area one weekend. If they’re hosted by one of the area’s antique geeks, you’re bound to stumble upon Mid-Century Modern pieces. There’s something distinctly coastal about that era in design; you can imagine the sleekness of the wood [...]

Owlcatraz: Students Resist FAU Selling Out to Private Prison

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GEO Group (formerly Wackenhut) is a private firm that runs more than a hundred for-profit prisons and youth and immigrant detention facilities, in which captives are beaten and raped. One judge called one of their juvenile jails in Mississippi “a cesspool of unconstitutional and inhuman acts and conditions.” The GEO Group runs three facilities in [...]

Review: Infest at Churchill’s Pub

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When it was announced that powerviolence pioneers, Infest, had finally been convinced to perform outside California’s borders, the cogs of the internet hype machine were immediately set in motion. The fact that the band was performing again and outside of California would have been a big enough deal to stir up some serious hype, but the fact that this [...]

It’s the Weekend, Miami: Five Suggestions For Your Days Off

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Ready, Miami (and South Florida) in general? Here’s a selection of weekend picks, from transit parties to feminist movies to classic hip-hop. FRIDAY, MARCH 8 AND SATURDAY, MARCH 9 The Purple Line Pop-Up Transit Station and Party @ NE 2nd Ave. an NE 36th St. Imagine a better-connected Miami, where you could take public transit [...]