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FBI tries to deport Muslim man for refusing to be an informant
After Imam Foad Farahi declined to become a federal informant, the government tried to destroy him.
By Trevor Aaronson
Published: October 8, 2009
Bush-Cheney and Kerry-Edwards signs littered the lawns of North Miami Beach as Imam Foad Farahi walked from a mosque to his apartment a few blocks away. It was November 1,...
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Behind the Frame
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
Remember that Urbania Fine Art Frames store at 11 NE 39th St. in the Design District? Probably not, but you will soon. In bit of clever re-appropriation, a group of Miami...
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This Runway Is Ours
By JOSE D. DURAN
Published: October 8, 2009
With New York, London, and Milan out of the way, it's time for the real star of the fashion-week show: Miami. Wishful thinking, perhaps, but that doesn't mean Funkshion Miami...
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Come on Everybody, Let’s Do the... Tango
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 8, 2009
The Biltmore is a well-known time capsule of elegance. From its sweeping grounds to its majestic architecture, the 83-year-old hotel radiates beauty from every corner. So it...
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Men from the Manly Planet
By CLAUDIA SANTANA
Published: October 8, 2009
Tuesday nights are so boring. There’s nothing good on television now that Law & Order: SVU switched days, and the weekend still seems so far away. Luckily for you,...
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Gag Green
By Chris Joseph
Published: October 8, 2009
Now that the Miami Dolphins’ mission to get to the playoffs has officially gone tits up, it’s time to focus on the new task at hand. Namely, to completely eradicate...
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Something Good for an Arm and a Leg
By GINGER HARRIS
Published: October 8, 2009
You’ve been living with gnarly nails, a vapid visage, bushy brows, and matted muscles because you think springing for a spa treatment will suck your rent fund dry. Now is...
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Let’s Cook Up Some Theater
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
If Shakespeare had been a tweaker, he might have set something up like the Naked Stage’s 24-Hour Theater Project — a veritable meth lab of creative collaboration and...
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It’s Fall, Time to Ball
By JOE LAPIN
Published: October 8, 2009
It’s officially fall. The weather is cooling to 80 degrees, mosquitoes are dying, and everyone is beginning to talk about the Miami Heat. So much has changed, though. Tim...
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Dance Party, But Thankfully Not U.S.A.
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
Brazil is the Ferris Bueller of nation-states. Everyone loves Brazil, wants to party with Brazil, doesn’t care if Brazil doesn’t show up to the G20 meetings, and just...
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You’re on a Boat
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
Miami New Times was surprised to learn today there’s an actual sailboat race happening during the Columbus Day Regatta. We wholeheartedly apologize for assuming the point...
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No One Can Ape Their Style
By S. PAJOT
Published: October 8, 2009
This Saturday at precisely 9 p.m., a troop of pissed-off papio ursinus — those animals commonly known by the name “baboon” — will be set free to run amok on...
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Video Killed the Soccer Star
By Carlos Suarez De Jesus
Published: October 8, 2009
Paul Pfeiffer is the master of the head fake. He creates video installations that juke spectators right out of their shoes. The award-winning New York-based artist’s...
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These Walls Are Paper-Thin
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
As with Playboy, we know you pick up Miami New Times for the pictures. From inside the little red stands, the covers grab you by the eyeballs week after week. Remember Jesus...
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Bayfront Rocks to the Occasion
By LEAH WESTON
Published: October 8, 2009
As we wave goodbye to a summer of triple-digit heat indexes and swampy air, we welcome the season that makes Northerners salivate all over their snowy sidewalks. What better...
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Think & Ink
By Raina McLeod
Published: October 8, 2009
Long before people thought to desecrate their bodies with dripping ice cubes and chocolate-covered cherries, tattoos were a means of representing your tribe, expressing your...
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Fore-Play
By P. Scott Cunningham
Published: October 8, 2009
As we’ve all just learned from the FedEx Cup, the best way to suck the drama out of a golf tournament is to turn it into a playoff system that requires a Caltech degree...
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This Is Amore
By AMANDA MCCORQUODALE
Published: October 8, 2009
A portrait of decadent life in Rome — complete with a love triangle, hard drugs, and elaborate costume changes — is the opening-night flick of the Italian Film...
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Sexy Thursday
By DAVE LANDSBERGER
Published: October 8, 2009
This Thursday, take a break from trying to beat your office record at Snood and go see some art. Pack up the caravan and ride to the Fache Arts and Amy Alonso Gallery, where...
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Plant Life
By DAVE LANDSBERGER
Published: October 8, 2009
This Thursday, take a break from trying to beat your office record at Snood and go see some art. First on the agenda is the “Common Roots” art exhibition at Miami...
