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1. Feature

   Smoked Tuna in the Can

   He was the first big bust of the War on Drugs. That and two bits won't get you a cup of coffee.

   By Brantley Hargrove

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Robert Platshorn was a hostage, all right, but you wouldn't have known it from the lush Caribbean scenery outside his hotel window. You wouldn't have figured it from his...

2. News

   Jack Don't Know Jack

   Why will the right-wing crusader likely lose his license? Swastikas are just the start.

   By Brantley Hargrove

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Jack Thompson looks nothing like 9/11 orchestrator Mohamed Atta. He wears a slick business suit and lives in a million-dollar home in Coral Gables. Yet the 56-year-old lawyer...

3. Tailpipe

   Vote for Voting

   The Long March

   As told to Edmund Newton

   Published: June 19, 2008

   The long, exhausting election season is beginning to seem to Tailpipe a lot like Napoleon's march on Moscow. No snow yet, maybe, but a grueling retreat for all the blow-dried...

4. Music

   Halftime Report

   Taking a look at some of the most buzzed-about albums of the year

   By Jonathan Cunningham

   Published: June 19, 2008

   It's hard to believe that 2008 is already halfway gone. There's no need to lament the New Year's resolutions you thought you'd keep; six months from now, we'll all be holiday...

5. Short Cuts

   Various artists

   By Mark Keresman

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Even beyond his 1991 death, Miles Davis remains one of the world's most influential musicians and bandleaders. Davis impacted the jazz world first with his groundbreaking...

6. Subtropical

   Lil Wayne

   By Ben Westhoff

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Destined to be a stoner classic, Tha Carter III should silence critics who think Lil Wayne can't make a cohesive album. His vision and self-confidence have improved...

7. Live Wire

   O Rappa

   By Ernest Barteldes

   Published: June 19, 2008

   One could say that Jamaican singer Papa Winnie had a serendipitous hand in the creation of O Rappa, the Rio de Janeiro-based reggae/funk-rock band that performs this weekend in...

8. Outtakes

   Global Shakedown

   No travel visa required on this global music voyage

   By Jonathan Cunningham

   Published: June 19, 2008

   One of the joys of being a music critic is that every day, you get albums from all over the world. Every week, new music shows up in my mailbox from around the globe, and most...

9. Pub Stalker

   Coffee District

   By Bryan Falla

   Published: June 19, 2008

   Coffee District has the neighborhood Starbuck's by the tea bags. To complement the District's constant flow of coffee, it's got a roomy floor plan, enough alcohol to sedate...

10. Night Watch

    The Horse Be With You

    Luck blows in on a rain cloud

    By Tara Nieuwesteeg

    Published: June 19, 2008

    My dad occasionally speaks of our family clan's unluckiness: "We never win anything." I've never asked why he thinks that, but knowing my eccentric assortment of relatives, I...

11. Dish

    From Israel, With Love

    Who put the cranberries in my falafel?

    By Gail Shepherd

    Published: June 19, 2008

    "In Israel, people came from all over the world," Ilan Cohen says. "So they brought their customs and flavors and kitchen dishes from Europe, from Morocco, from Greece. My...

12. Film

    Back... and Loving It

    Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

    By J. Hoberman

    Published: June 19, 2008

    As old Broadway shows are revived, new Broadway shows get spun from old movies so that new movies may be fashioned from ancient TV series. It's an iron law of the culture...

13. Night & Day

    Patron-ize Me

    By John Linn

    Published: June 19, 2008

    The only thing smoother than acoustic jazz vixen Cat Shell’s steamy vocals? Fine, aged tequila. The two are pairing up together every Wednesday at MoQuila Mexican...

14. Night & Day

    Boba Bobble

    By John Linn

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Bubble tea sure is some strange business — but damn good business at that. The Taiwanese treat is one part iced tea, one part milky smoothie, and one part chunky cocktail,...

15. Night & Day

    Rays Gun

    By Sam Eifling

    Published: June 19, 2008

    It would be fair to call Tampa Bay and Florida the surprise teams of the American and National League, respectively, and for once it’s not because they returned after...

16. Night & Day

    The Reincarnated Do it Over and Over

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: June 19, 2008

    It’s easy to be discouraged by the family you were born into, especially when your racist drunkle pops his dentures in and out during Thanksgiving dinner. But feeling mild...

17. Night & Day

    Rodents Never Say Die

    By John Linn

    Published: June 19, 2008

    When indie stalwarts Modest Mouse signed on to tour with R.E.M. and the National this summer, music fans couldn’t have been happier. The bill carried with it the promise...

18. Night & Day

    Dancing, Down to a Science

    By Terra Sullivan

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Ever wonder what would happen if your biology lab was transformed into a heated, sweaty dance party? At Dancelab, instructors dubbed “Danceologists,” use a scientific...

19. Night & Day

    99 Red Balloons

    Plus one

    By Penn Bullock

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Flight of the Red Balloon is a French movie by a Chinese filmmaker. It has nothing whatsoever to do with Nena’s “99 Red Balloons.” Rather, it’s a remake of...

20. Night & Day

    Stonewall: Now Even Prouder!

    By Jamie Laughlin

    Published: June 19, 2008

    Sure, there have always been ancillary parties the week of Stonewall. The bars, clubs, and artist nooks lining Wilton Drive can be counted on for oodles of pride-packed...