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Black-Market Cigarettes: Miami's New Vice
The feds say a local man smuggled millions of smokes for terrorists. He's not alone.
By Tim Elfrink
Published: July 2, 2009
Their bags were packed. Their farewells had been said. Like the rest of the British 38th Regiment Royal Engineers, Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar had shed their jeans and...
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Welcome Home, Nonpoint
By Arielle Castillo
Published: July 2, 2009
The Broward-birthed four-piece Nonpoint came up in the late 1990s, a particularly fertile time in South Florida for experimental heavy rock. At clubs like Cheers, Fubar, and...
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Justin Martin Plays Electric Pickle
By Sean Levisman
Published: July 2, 2009
San Francisco DJ/producer and Dirtybird label co-owner Justin Martin burned up the White Room dancefloor during his mind-blowing performance last January, not to mention...
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Phoenecia Opens for Modwheelmood
By Arielle Castillo
Published: July 2, 2009
Nothing about the Fourth of July exactly screams "clanging, experimental electronic noise" -- but then again, the elusive, quasi-legendary Miami duo Phoenecia doesn't appear...
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Theater’s Crystal Balls
By MONICA MENDEZ
Published: July 2, 2009
If your late-night TV ritual is getting old, it’s time you tuned into The New Century. Fresh from a run at New York’s Lincoln Center, the Paul Rudnick production...
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Splish, Splash, Splice
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: July 2, 2009
Imagine, if you will, how it felt to be the first person in history to combine rice and beans. Or if that’s not your thing, ketchup and French fries. Ice cream and bacon?...
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An Author We’re Dying to Meet
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: July 2, 2009
With Al Gore already hard at work on his next great invention — the hybrid shuttle — space is no longer the final frontier. Sorry, Spock, but death has taken over as...
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Turn Left at the Pink-Haired Priestess
By Raina McLeod
Published: July 2, 2009
Seven days a week, it serves sake shots and tiny bowls filled with oversize corn kernels, and on Tuesdays, SushiSamba Dromo goes way left and converts into the home of all-out...
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A Piece of Old New York
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: July 2, 2009
In 1959, Brazilian artist Carybé was commissioned to paint two 50-foot-long murals in the American Airlines terminal at Idlewild Airport (which became JFK) in New York....
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A High Degree of Liquidity
By JOSE D. DURAN
Published: July 2, 2009
Tourists are scarce during Miami's summer months for two good reasons. Just idly standing outside sends sweat glands into overdrive, and sudden thunderstorms often dampen...
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Florida Wood Versus Pennsylvania Iron
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: July 2, 2009
Poor Pittsburgh Pirates. Their city is two-for-two in sports championships this year. The Steelers romped through the NFL Playoffs, and the Penguins completed an improbable...
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Hasta La Vista
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: July 2, 2009
The California governor himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger, calls him “the best photographer I have ever worked with.” But for Robert Zuckerman, shooting photographs is...
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Ride Your Magic Carpet to Uva 69
By Raina McLeod
Published: July 2, 2009
You may party like an American the other six nights a week, but on Saturdays, hit Uva 69 for its weekly Arabian Nights shindig. This Saturday-evening chill-fest includes belly...
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Fight for Your Right to Dance
By S. PAJOT
Published: July 2, 2009
There’s only one way to properly commemorate our nation’s deliverance from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Dancing. Lots of it. So come join NYC Meets Miami, this...
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Bend 'Em Like Benjamin Franklin
By Chris Joseph
Published: July 2, 2009
Upon signing the Declaration of Independence, John Adams proclaimed the nation would celebrate the occasion every year with fireworks and soccer. OK, maybe not soccer. But he...
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It’s Not What You Think
By PENN BULLOCK
Published: July 2, 2009
Known as the “Jamaican Bill Cosby” for his clean, sharp comedy, Oliver Samuels does it all — stand-up, television, and, in this case, theater. Samuels stars in...
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Star-Spangled Saturday
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: July 2, 2009
It’s Independence Day again, which means it’s time to celebrate our nation’s born-on date by shooting deadly weapons into the sky, grilling gigantic racks of...
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He’ll Make Beautiful Mugica
By Raina McLeod
Published: July 2, 2009
Don’t let the psychedelic colors fool you — Joey Mugica (also known as the Color Queen) is not another Miami loon trying to force-feed his quirky art to the masses....
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Stir It Up
By Raina McLeod
Published: July 2, 2009
Love in the Magic City can be sticky. The air is hot, the wind speed is nil, eyes are roving, and there’s not more you can do than treat your ears to something...
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Battle of the Bulge
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: July 2, 2009
sterior deltoids. What do those muscles add up to? Powerlifting glory. If you want to see some impressive weightlifting, head over to the Grand Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency...
