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2009 Stories by P. Scott Cunningham

• It Ain’t Super, But It’s a Bowl

  published December 31, 2009

  We’re still not used to the idea that the FedEx Orange Bowl is played at Land Shark Stadium. There are just too many concrete nouns in... More >>

• Skyrockets in Flight

  published December 31, 2009

  Like every bar and bat mitzvah descending upon unsuspecting NW 37th Avenue, the Commodores hit the Magic City Casino. You could sing these... More >>

• Float On

  published December 31, 2009

  Begun in 1948, the Junior Orange Bowl is one of those unconsciously received facts of reality for people who grow up in Miami, as if it’s... More >>

• By the Light of the Sun

  published December 31, 2009

  The best thing about having kids? You’re excused from the horrendous obligation known as “New Year’s Eve.” No paying double at... More >>

• Breakfast Is Served

  published December 31, 2009

  Back in 2000, Miami New Times declared the Square Egg the best new rap act in town. And this Friday, we get to bask in the glory of... More >>

• They Enjoy Yourselves

  published December 24, 2009

  On second thought, how great is Phish? How ambitious, how audience-centric, how highly conceptual, how dedicated; in other words, how... More >>

• Stranger Than Fiction

  published December 24, 2009

  If you missed Jennine Capó Crucet’s reading at this year’s Miami Book Fair, don’t worry — you weren’t... More >>

• The Other O’Neal

  published December 24, 2009

  Remember when Jermaine O’Neal was a Miami Heat killer? There was nothing worse than showing up to the American Airlines Arena and... More >>

• Twas the Night After Christmas

  published December 24, 2009

  The last thing you should do this Saturday is head to Churchill’s after 9 p.m. and pay $5 to hear the Jacuzzi Boys. They’re... More >>

• Easy Rider

  published December 24, 2009

  If you’re on Collins Avenue between now and February 21 and you see a bicycle roll by decorated with 24-karat gold spikes, Swarovski... More >>

• Can You Put Out These Albums a Little Faster?

  published December 17, 2009

  The myth that Miami's music scene never dips below 120 beats per minute has been steadily eroding the past few years as acts like Rachel Goodrich... More >>

• Chill Out, Kids

  published December 17, 2009

  Deep in the heart of every snowflake’s completely unique structure lies the home of Flore de Lisa, Queen Fairy of Winter. Though smaller than... More >>

• Time to Say Goodbye

  published December 17, 2009

  New York City’s Aventura is the undisputed king of bachata, the Dominican ballad style that mixes romanticism with gritty... More >>

• O Canada

  published December 17, 2009

  One of the forgotten stories of the American Revolution is the approximately 3,500 slaves who pledged loyalty to the British in exchange for their... More >>

• Tin Soldier Time

  published December 17, 2009

  Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg play a couple who flee to a remote cabin in the woods after the death of their only child. They lose their... More >>

• Tennis’s Crystal Ball

  published December 17, 2009

  American men’s tennis is in the crapper. Andy Roddick looks more and more like a one-slam wonder, James Blake can’t stay healthy, and... More >>

• Toys for Martinis

  published December 10, 2009

  Nothing makes Santa happier than enjoying a frosty adult beverage after his exhausting work delivering presents. And hey, shouldn't you be... More >>

• Mr. Saturday Night on a Wednesday

  published December 3, 2009

  Call him Billy “Cristal,” because this Wednesday, Billy Crystal will be the toast of Miami. In a big win for both the Arsht... More >>

• Seen a Good Nut-Crush Recently?

  published December 3, 2009

  Only a guy named Lars von Trier could go to the Cannes Film Festival with a movie called Antichrist, get booed throughout the... More >>

• You’ll Want to Dip Your Balls in It

  published December 3, 2009

  Watching The State back in the ’90s (yes, we were alive then), we always felt like the corporate slave drivers at MTV were holding the... More >>

• No Gelt, No Glory

  published December 3, 2009

  Time to rummage through your closets, all you lapsed Jews, and break out those dreidels, because shit is going down at the Vagabond this Thursday... More >>

• Masterpieces of Man’s Best Friend

  published December 3, 2009

  If you haven’t heard, there’s a major show coming to town December 2 through 6, an international exhibition of incomparable artistic... More >>

• Get Your “Phil” of Israeli Musicians

  published December 3, 2009

  Power couples make the world go round: Bill and Hillary Clinton, Beyonce and Jay-Z, Will Arnett and Amy Poehler, Frank and Kathy Lee Gifford, etc.... More >>

• Utopia, Party of Six

  published December 3, 2009

  Lots of us make dinner from whatever’s lying around, but at Paradise Farms in Homestead, what’s lying around is the best organic produce... More >>

• Moon Over Miami

  published December 3, 2009

  If you’re into both numerology and astronomy, 2009 is your year. Why? It’s not only the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing... More >>