In 1977, Joey Hofbauer, age 7, was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes. Doctors said that chemotherapy and radiation would give the boy an excellent chance of survival. But the parents decided, instead, to treat their son with laetrile, an unproven natural remedy made from apricot pits. Three years later Joey was dead. In 1987 the Food and Drug … [Read more...]
‘Pop-up’ show reveals health of area contemporary art scene
The contemporary art scene in Palm Beach County may not contain as much of the risqué or emergent as can be found in our flashy neighbor to the south, Miami Beach — and we really needn’t be jealous; after all, we have old money — but there is a steady undertow of the new pushing towards the surface, and slowly (and I do mean slowly) beating down the fine art-and-antique … [Read more...]