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The Talk of the Green Iguana
Will American voters elect the first gay vice president in November?
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Are We There Yet?
Jeez, can we just embrace the electric car already?
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Accidental Hit Man
Sure, Paul Brandreth talks like a wiseguy. But is he a cold-blooded killer?
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They'll Take Your Houses
South Florida's real estate forecast calls for pain
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The Muscle Men
Inside the "Rejuvenation Centers" at the heart of the nation's largest illegal steroid and HGH operation
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Man-Child in the Promised Land (11)
Pop star Sean Kingston hopes the party's just begun
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Your Mom Thinks He’s Hot (6)
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The Talk of the Green Iguana (4)
Will American voters elect the first gay vice president in November?
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Guitar Zero (2)
Maybe the next generation won't even play instruments. Clapton and Hendrix? So passé.
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Shooting the Moon (2)
Aim high or aim low, you're bound to hit something, even if it's the sleep button
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Your Mom Thinks He’s Hot
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Anime Day
(Sung to the tune of Yatta by Happa-tai
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Duct Tape Can Fix Anything
But it won’t mend your broken heart.
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Prostitution in Opera
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Nipples Aplenty!
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Sun-Sentinel To 'Improver The Spirit' and Become 'Disneyland for the Mind'
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Hurry Up And Spit!
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Black Journalists Association Workshop In Miami
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Guest SXSW Blogger: Rachel Goodrich, Torche, Ash Grundwald
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Guest SXSW Blogger: the Wedding Present, Van Morrison, R.E.M., the Lemonheads, and more
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The Cool Kids + Black Punk Done Right
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An election-season essay from one of America's greatest playwrights.
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'Toons to 'Pressionism
James Coleman ditches the Mouse to fly solo
By Dan Sweeney
Published: January 8, 2004-
James Coleman's Reflective Paradise
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To anyone with young children who insist on watching Disney films again and again and again and again and... (well, you get the idea), the name James Coleman may seem vaguely familiar. The sort of name that you can't quite place but itches at the back of your head. That's because those parents have seen the name a few dozen times in the credits of The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. Coleman specialized in background animation during his years at Disney, and that alone should give some idea of his talent as an artist; the background scenes of the films in the Disney Renaissance (the relatively recent Disney films, as opposed to old classics such as Snow White or Fantasia) are one key element that makes Disney's new endeavors stand out so well. Rich details, vibrant colors, and perfect shadowing -- the sort of stuff one might now find in Coleman's paintings.
After his work on two of Disney's most popular recent films, Coleman left the Disney Corp. Contrary to popular belief, jackbooted agents of Michael Eisner do not track down Disney's ex-employees and "disappear" them for knowing too much. Today, Coleman has achieved international recognition as an impressionist painter. His hazy light is as much a calling card of his painting as his signature. Because Coleman often paints tropical landscapes, it comes as little surprise that his work comes to the Wyland Gallery. Wyland himself all but personifies the kitschy, almost stereotypical tendency of South Florida artwork to incorporate seascapes, shells, dolphins, and other seagoing themes.
