Email Author Brett Sokol

Awards

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 10, 2005

  "Ocean Thrive"

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2000 Stories by Brett Sokol

• Kulchurkampf: 365 Days of Pop Music

  published December 28, 2000

  There's a theory that the pop music of a given moment in time isn't determined by aural trends, record-company marketing plans, or even artistic... More >>

• Requiem for a True Original

  published December 14, 2000

  "The difference between the communist and capitalist systems is that, although both give you a kick in the ass, in the communist system you... More >>

• Socialism or Suntan, Part 2

  published December 7, 2000

  Read Part 1 If you really want to ponder the strange and wonderful world of Florida politics,... More >>

• Socialism or Suntan

  published November 30, 2000

  Read Part 2 As the results of the Florida presidential election came in on November 7, Volusia... More >>

• The Other E-Commerce

  published November 16, 2000

  What happens when subcultures come of age? The answer would look a lot like the roomful of 75 social workers, therapists, teachers, activists, and... More >>

• Raver Madness

  published November 9, 2000

  A camouflage-clad National Guardmember pokes his head into Kulchur's car window. “Are you here for the special event?” he asks gruffly. I... More >>

• Sex Sells

  published November 2, 2000

  Wrapped tightly inside a black gown with eye-grabbing side slits and a strategically cut gap across her straining bosom, Keri Windsor... More >>

• It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop

  published October 26, 2000

  You know I -- thug 'em, fuck 'em, love 'em, leave 'em/'Cause I don't fuckin' need 'em..../I'm a pimp in every sense of the word, bitch.... More >>

• The Battle Was Won but the War Continues

  published October 12, 2000

  For Scott Souther it's been a long day in the office. As a booking agent with the Boston-area International Music Network, Souther is responsible... More >>

• Welcome to the Edge

  published October 5, 2000

  Arriving in Miami with his family as an eighteen-year-old punk rocker, Brook Dorsch fondly recalls the state of South Beach in the... More >>

• Up Your Chart

  published September 28, 2000

  “I knew he had something to do with my motherfuckin' cousin gettin' killed!” X-Con snarls into his cell phone. “I'm gonna get ... More >>

• Black Roots, White Fruit

  published September 21, 2000

  “Finally, after so many years, I'm making the kind of money and receiving the kind of accolades I deserve,” reports Detroit's seminal techno ... More >>

• Exiled in Havana

  published September 7, 2000

  Even a casual observer in Havana would notice the striking disconnect between the slogans emblazoned on billboards across the city and the actual... More >>

• Out with the Geezers

  published September 7, 2000

  The Buena Vista Social Club's wrinkled musical veterans may still be basking in critical hosannas and standing ovations as they continue their... More >>

• Bonfire of the e-Vanities

  published August 31, 2000

  “Is it too late on a Friday night to talk about Hegel?” That was the question put by celebrity author Tom Wolfe to the well-heeled crowd ... More >>

• What Makes Alvaro Run?

  published August 10, 2000

  Forget about smoke-filled backroom deals, angry convention-floor fights, or black-bandanna-clad anarchists running through the streets. Right now,... More >>

• Model Behavior

  published August 3, 2000

  “There's more girls coming down here than ever before,” sighs the booker from a prominent South Beach modeling agency. “They all think they... More >>

• e-Cuba

  published July 27, 2000

  Hardly a week goes by in South Florida without a new dot-com opening an office, tossing up a splashy billboard, and then issuing a... More >>

• Hip-hop and Socialism

  published July 20, 2000

  Pablo Herrera's home in the Havana neighborhood of Santos Suarez isn't that dissimilar from those of his rap-producer counterparts in the States.... More >>

• Los Raperos de La Habana

  published July 13, 2000

  At first glance you might think you were still in Miami, perhaps amid the cameras on the set of the latest Jay-Z video. About 200 people are... More >>

• Another Endangered Species

  published June 29, 2000

  At first glance, poolside at South Beach's tony National Hotel would seem an odd place to interview director Greg Harrison. His debut feature... More >>

• Kulchur

  published June 15, 2000

  Seems like the Eighties again. Prince is now responding to the title Prince. Maurice Ferre's name is being bandied about in... More >>

• Kulchur

  published June 8, 2000

  It may be hard to imagine these days, but there actually was a time when Coconut Grove was synonymous with the phrase "hippie mecca." Long before... More >>

• Kulchur

  published June 1, 2000

  The fashion world is a topic that seems to render otherwise eloquent individuals apoplectic. There's just something about models -- those... More >>

• Kulchur

  published May 18, 2000

  Have you considered a night out at CocoWalk? That was the message last Wednesday from Miami Beach to South Florida's kinder, as Beach... More >>