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It used to be that challenging the Cuba embargo establishment in this town could get you spit on, fired, ostracized, bombed, or even shot. Now, in these more civilized times,...
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Not so long ago, the fate of Cuban salsa superstar Manolín depended on the whims of a dictator and the policies of the INS. Would he stay? Would he go? Now, permanently...
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If you look very hard high up on the ceiling of Doraku, a sophisticated spot with minimalist mode-of-the-moment décor (relying largely on the natural elegance of...
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Anyone familiar with Kenny Scharf's work won't be surprised to learn that the Pop Surrealist, painter of Jetsons and Flintstones characters, psychedelic space adventures and...
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More than just a funky film about a callow couple held captive by a transvestite mad scientist, featuring a youthful Susan Sarandon cavorting in her underwear, The Rocky...
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When you go to a Mad Cat show, ya rolls yer dice and ya takes yer chances. The risk-taking theater ensemble in downtown Miami makes sure that the audience takes some risk just...
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Betancourt has accused Diaz-Balart of being an "enabler of corporate greed." Greedy or not, a phalanx of corporate executives, industry associations, and Republican political...
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The invitation to Select magazine's launch party the other week read: "Pronouncements of the end of Miami Beach are nothing new." Not greatly exaggerated, mind you, just not...
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Here we are on the cusp of November, and I'm just getting around to writing about Oktoberfest. Very tardy on my part -- after all, we know that Oktoberfest takes place in...
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Listen up, retards: Killing time is over. Melt down your weapons, now, forever.
Wouldn't it be nice if that sentiment echoed around the world? Well, certainly it does, every...
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"Who sent you here?" aerobics instructor/dominatrix Michelle demands to know after the hour-long workout called Whipped. The hard-bodied mistress recently began teaching the...
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The first stop on the McBride for Governor campaign's early-October tour of Miami-Dade's influential black churches is Mt. Tabor Baptist in Model City. This is legendary...
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Snipers, impending war, and an economy that still has indigestion from eating dot-coms. But to listen to penthouse rappers like Busta Rhymes and P. Diddy telling us to "Pass...
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For perhaps the tenth time in the last month, I opened a bottle of tainted wine a few nights ago. The 2001 Sauvion Pouilly-Fumé, a generally reliable white wine made...
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On July 29, 1999, Miami-Dade County residents dealt Alex Penelas a political ass-whuppin' he would never forget. An angry 234,309 people, a resounding 30 percent of registered...
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Showtime at Mango's on Ocean Drive. A few moments before six on a Thursday evening, the reggae band once known as Innasense is milling about the postage-stamp stage --...
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Under the heading of Most Incredulous Incentive, the "Eat The Vote" campaign kicks off in Fort Lauderdale November 1. Show your Florida voter's reg card (yes, it must be...
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Open mouth, insert high-heeled foot: If you're speaking at a swanky dinner for a gay community organization, it's a sure bet your audience will be filled with die-hard...
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Enrique Iglesias has always been proud of the fact that his dad never spoiled him as a kid, and that Pops never helped him in his singing career. True, but that says more...
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Pot Papers: Not in Our Neighborhood
Sorry, but the truth is yes -- in your neighborhood: As a Hispanic, my attention was drawn to Humberto Guida's article "The Preppie Pot...
