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  • Blogs

    May 16, 2012

    Howard Knepper, Miami's Presidential Candidate, Wants to Invade Cuba and Protect a Chimp Named Jerome

    Howard Knepper wants your vote for president. He also wants to invade Cuba. Most importantly, however, he wants you to tell you a story about a chimpanzee named Jerome and his donuts.The completely unheard of Republican businessman from North Miami doesn't seem to have raised any money. And he doesn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Jungle Island's iPad Using Orangutans Mean Apes are Probably Taking Over the World Soon

    Oh, sure, the story of orangutans at Miami's famed Jungle Island learning to use iPads may seem cute to you. "Ah, the monkeys think they're peoples!" But be wary, folks. We're pretty sure this is exactly how one of the Planet of the Apes movies started out. First the apes learned how ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Franken-Artist Enrique Gomez De Molina Sentenced to 20 Months for Wildlife Smuggling

    ​Enrique Gomez De Molina, the local artist who specializes in surrealist objects assembled from the taxidermied parts of different animals, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for smuggling endangered wildlife. De Molina was first arrested in late November just before Art Basel, and plead gu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Forget the Puppy Bowl: Five Animal Showdowns We'd Rather See

    ​"What's the Puppy Bowl," you reluctantly ask? It's Animal Planet exploiting a bunch of cute puppies and forcing them to play their own brand of football on national television on Super Bowl Sunday. Yes, it's a thing.The fact that people even enjoy rugby's pussy little cousin football at all is su ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2011

    Cheetah the Chimp Died in Florida, But There's Little Evidence He Was Actually in Tarzan Movies

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2011

    Boys of Summer

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 12, 2011

    Dance It Off

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 18, 2010

    Pompeii to Pinups

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 14, 2010

    Graves in Miami

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 24, 2010

    Urban Legend

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 3, 2010

    Elec-Folk-Tronica

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 27, 2010

    Tiki Mecca

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 8, 2010

    They're Animals

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2010

    Haitian Art

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Culture

    January 14, 2010

    At the Little Haiti Cultural Center, a world-class exhibit focuses on the art of the Caribbean

    ​To hear the story repeated from fine bastions of journalism like the New York Times, NPR, and CNN, you'd be lead to believe that the chimpanzee who played Cheetah, Tarzan's ape companion in the famed 1930s movie series, recently died in an animal sanctuary in Palm Harbor, Florida. Don't believe e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    PrunkTV with Mayor Cindy Lerner

    "Any musician certainly can come in with their own sound system." Why does 2010 feel so awesome? Time is flying by like a space shuttle. I keep getting into these long "chats" on Facebook with people that I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years...

  • Culture

    January 7, 2010

    Art capsules

    "Any musician certainly can come in with their own sound system." Why does 2010 feel so awesome? Time is flying by like a space shuttle. I keep getting into these long "chats" on Facebook with people that I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years...

  • Culture

    December 24, 2009

    Art Capsules

    "Any musician certainly can come in with their own sound system." Why does 2010 feel so awesome? Time is flying by like a space shuttle. I keep getting into these long "chats" on Facebook with people that I haven't seen or heard from in almost 20 years...

  • Culture

    October 1, 2009

    Arts & Eats Guide 2009

    A year-round feast of food and culture in the Magic City.

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Flyer of the Week: Coke Bust Goes Ape-Shit at House of Pain August 10

    Believe it ... There are chimps living among us. And when these wild animals aren't busy ripping the faces off unwitting citizens, they're insidiously hard to spot. Cleverly camouflaged in people clothes with their hair cropped and parted smartly down the middle of the skull, they're shopping in o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Bubbles the Chimp Is a Florida Retiree

    via GetBackIt's sad to think that aside from his children and certain family members, Michael Jackson's purest relationship might have been with Bubbles the chimp. Bubbles didn't care about Jackson's ownership of the Beatles catalogue. Bubbles wouldn't push Michael into a grueling comeback concert s ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2009

    Hop to It

    via GetBackIt's sad to think that aside from his children and certain family members, Michael Jackson's purest relationship might have been with Bubbles the chimp. Bubbles didn't care about Jackson's ownership of the Beatles catalogue. Bubbles wouldn't push Michael into a grueling comeback concert s ... More >>

  • Culture

    February 12, 2009

    Viva México

    A Lowe art exhibit traces a journey from the Mayans to Zapata and beyond.

  • Culture

    October 30, 2008

    Art Capsules

    A Lowe art exhibit traces a journey from the Mayans to Zapata and beyond.

  • Culture

    September 18, 2008

    Art Capsules

    A Lowe art exhibit traces a journey from the Mayans to Zapata and beyond.

  • Culture

    September 11, 2008

    Art Capsules

    A Lowe art exhibit traces a journey from the Mayans to Zapata and beyond.

  • Culture

    August 7, 2008

    Art Capsules

    A Lowe art exhibit traces a journey from the Mayans to Zapata and beyond.

  • Calendar

    December 20, 2007

    Tribal Celebration

    Enjoy indigenous Florida culture with the Miccosukee.

  • Culture

    November 2, 2006

    Maya, How You Haven't Changed

    A millennium's worth of textiles clothe the Lowe

  • Dining

    February 9, 2006

    Old Flame

    Some habits are harder to stamp out than others

  • Music

    February 2, 2006

    Bajofondo Remixed

    Some habits are harder to stamp out than others

  • Recreation

    May 12, 2005

    BEST SNORKELING SPOT

    Biscayne National Park

  • Shops and Wares

    May 12, 2005

    BEST JUNK

    Stone Age Antiques

  • Culture

    January 27, 2005

    Time Lapse

    Photographs that compel you to think again about recorded history

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Swayzak

    Loops From the Bergerie !K7

  • Calendar

    September 20, 2001

    What Hull Lies Beneath

    Half Moon Kayaking/Snorkeling Trip

  • Shops and Wares

    May 17, 2001

    Best Mexican Market

    Bargain Town Flea Market

  • Calendar

    September 23, 1999

    Eighth Wonder

    Mysteries of Egypt

  • News

    July 29, 1999

    Homestead's Dirt

    In South Miami-Dade it's all in the land -- the earth, the profits, and the sweet deals

  • Recreation

    May 13, 1999
  • Music

    May 13, 1999
  • Calendar

    March 18, 1999

    Some Lyp

    The Baboons

  • Calendar

    August 20, 1998

    Night & Day

    August 20 - 26, 1998

  • Calendar

    June 25, 1998

    More Monkey Business

    August 20 - 26, 1998

  • Film

    February 26, 1998

    Native Intelligence

    August 20 - 26, 1998

  • Culture

    January 16, 1997
  • News

    October 17, 1996

    Back from the Dead

    Thanks to mother nature, the once mired mementos from ValuJet victims are floating to the surface

  • News

    January 25, 1996

    Our Garbage, Ourselves

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • Culture

    April 6, 1995

    Beuys Will Be Beuys

    Scaling Mount Trashmore, sorting through the clues to the mystery of everyday life

  • News

    June 15, 1994

    The Mysterious Mexican Gorilla Caper

    A notorious animal smuggler. Some eager buyers. A bizarre sting operation. A dark and stormy night. No wonder the jurors could hardly believe what they were hearing.

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