Harry Potter

2007 Prime Time lineup to include... the Bacardi family?

Potter Dies, Kids May Cry (Or Not)

Tadahisa Yoshida, Kill Miss Pretty, DJ Heavygrinder Among Musical Guests at Anime Supercon

Fire Flies

The fourth Harry Potter rushes through its paces

Stars, Subverted

Celebrities get skewed at Spinello

Top Hip-Hop Albums Of 2008

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should be ... More >>

Geeked Out

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should be ... More >>

Killer Climax

A couple of weeks ago, an expert on the Harry Potter series told an audience of high school kids how lucky they were to have this Big Shared Experience--these seven books and 41,000 words in common. What does Harry Potter have to do with hip-hop in 2008? In an age when many year-end lists should be ... More >>

Beyond the Baton

Stop being polite and start getting real about classical

In a Happy Place

Even Harry Potter is excited about Spinello’s new gallery

Muggle Madness!

Today is the ultimate for Harry Potter freaks

Dark Arts

New Potter mines the depths of adolescent angst

Flapjack Flip-Off VII: Bananarama!

Who will claim the throne of the pancake purveyors?

Don't Believe the (Absent) Hype

Despite a nonexistent marketing campaign, Cuarón's latest is not to be missed

Unreal Estate

Cartoon kids poke around Spielberg's Monster House

Turning Japanese

Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun

Serious Black Ink

Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun

Citizen Arcane

Like the anime, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja is goofy fun

Club Hopping

A night of nonstop run-ins with nightlife's finest

Harry Goes Scary

The Prisoner of Azkaban takes a Sirius-ly dark turn

BEST BOTANICA

Lucumi Botanica and Pet Shop

Greetings to the New Brunette

Shirley Henderson juggles a love triangle in the Midlands

Lost in the Amazon.com

A thoroughly unscientific look at what your friends and neighbors read, watch, and hear -- or not

A Glass-Half-Full Kind of Girl

This year restaurants will be taking their cues from high-gross films

Aaron Carter's Hood

Blue-eyed hip-hop gives back

Don’t Get Holidazed!

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

If You're Holding Up the Wall, You're Getting the Point

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

Goodbye Solo Screens This Weekend

Forget Brüno. Forget Moon. Forget Public Enemies. Forget Harry Potter, Ice Age, Away We Go, Transformers, The Hangover, etc.The movie you need to see this weekend is Rahim Bahrani's Goodbye Solo.Don't believe me? Go to Metacritic and keep scrolling until you find a rating under 100. (It will t ... More >>

Shiso Cool

Consider this sushi joint a neat place for a drink and really great bar snacks.

News Roundup

17 Year old Andy Rodriguez is being charged with one count of second degree murder after yesterday's fatal school stabbing at Coral Gables High after admitting to the crime. Students will return to school today, many wearing black. [WSVN]The Herald's Myriam Marquez wrote a column that was basically, ... More >>

Metrozoo Provides Family Fun With Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium

Photo by Ron MagillNot the kind of clown you find at Cirque du Soleil.​Finding a place to take the peewees for a wholesome Halloween scare can be a daunting chore in this town. But the folks over at Miami's Metrozoo neatly fit the bill with Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium, the zoo's first full-scale fam ... More >>

Best movies of the decade

Photo by Ron MagillNot the kind of clown you find at Cirque du Soleil.​Finding a place to take the peewees for a wholesome Halloween scare can be a daunting chore in this town. But the folks over at Miami's Metrozoo neatly fit the bill with Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium, the zoo's first full-scale fam ... More >>

How to Bareback

Photo by Ron MagillNot the kind of clown you find at Cirque du Soleil.​Finding a place to take the peewees for a wholesome Halloween scare can be a daunting chore in this town. But the folks over at Miami's Metrozoo neatly fit the bill with Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium, the zoo's first full-scale fam ... More >>

Wizards on E

Photo by Ron MagillNot the kind of clown you find at Cirque du Soleil.​Finding a place to take the peewees for a wholesome Halloween scare can be a daunting chore in this town. But the folks over at Miami's Metrozoo neatly fit the bill with Dr. Wilde's Screamatorium, the zoo's first full-scale fam ... More >>

Miami Free Times: Harry Potter for Grown-ups, Gringo Nightmares, and Literary Art

The history of pill-pushing is at Advertising for Health.​Miami's $15 cocktails are hard to swallow. Here's a list of six free things to do this week so you can leave your ATM card sheathed in your wallet. Monday: Think naïve Harry Potter could use a dose of the real world? Tonight, at Books & ... More >>

Top 15 Geek Food Tributes to Star Wars, Trek, and Bacon

via nerdarama.com​Nerds are we, and geeks, and dorks. Like normals, we take up the fork. We eat and drink as much as you, but make our foods a tribute too. From Trek, to Wars, to toons, and shrooms, to Potter, Lost, and Iphones too. Sit back and laugh at what we do, remember nerds are people too.H ... More >>

If You’re Holding up the Wall, You’re Getting the Point

via nerdarama.com​Nerds are we, and geeks, and dorks. Like normals, we take up the fork. We eat and drink as much as you, but make our foods a tribute too. From Trek, to Wars, to toons, and shrooms, to Potter, Lost, and Iphones too. Sit back and laugh at what we do, remember nerds are people too.H ... More >>

Island Restaurant Service Leaves You Stranded

Photo by Ily GoyanesOur one lifesaver in a sea of desperation.​We should have suspected that something was up when we walked in to a restaurant that was completely empty on a Saturday during lunch, even though it was located in an otherwise a bustling shopping center. Alas, someone must jump on th ... More >>

Wizards on E

Photo by Ily GoyanesOur one lifesaver in a sea of desperation.​We should have suspected that something was up when we walked in to a restaurant that was completely empty on a Saturday during lunch, even though it was located in an otherwise a bustling shopping center. Alas, someone must jump on th ... More >>

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1: The kids are not all right

Photo by Ily GoyanesOur one lifesaver in a sea of desperation.​We should have suspected that something was up when we walked in to a restaurant that was completely empty on a Saturday during lunch, even though it was located in an otherwise a bustling shopping center. Alas, someone must jump on th ... More >>

Body Language

Photo by Ily GoyanesOur one lifesaver in a sea of desperation.​We should have suspected that something was up when we walked in to a restaurant that was completely empty on a Saturday during lunch, even though it was located in an otherwise a bustling shopping center. Alas, someone must jump on th ... More >>

Ten Movie Blockbusters as Cupcakes

The Hangover....cupcake edition?​Memorial Day ranks as one of the biggest movie-going weekends of the year. The start of summer blockbuster season, millions of theater-goers run to the multiplex to beat the heat and be one of the first to see what's bigger, faster and funnier this year. Acc ... More >>

Harry Potter's Pumpkin Pasties Are Just Like Empanadas

​Harry Potter is everywhere this summer. An announcement came from J.K. Rowling yesterday about Pottermore, an interactive site, and the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, is just three weeks away. With the end of the Potter-era fast approaching, we decided to cave into the n ... More >>

Harry Potter fights his last battle

​Harry Potter is everywhere this summer. An announcement came from J.K. Rowling yesterday about Pottermore, an interactive site, and the final film, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, is just three weeks away. With the end of the Potter-era fast approaching, we decided to cave into the n ... More >>

Sweetness Bake Shop Features Harry Potter Treats This Weekend

Sweetness Bake Shop Harry Potter Cupcakes at Sweetness Bake Shop this weekend only​Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 officially opens today and with it we say goodbye to Harry and his world, as we return to our little muggle lives. Stop by Sweetness Bake Shop in Pinecrest this wee ... More >>

Harry Potter's Lawyers to Bake Shop: No Butterbeer or Acid Pops For You!

On the very the day not-so-young wizard debuts in final on-screen performance in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, lawyers for his studio, Warner Brothers, have zapped a South Miami bake shop.This morning, we reported about the Harry Potter-themed sweet treats at Sweetness Bakeshop and Ca ... More >>

Beyond Candy Corn: 5 Easy & Unique Halloween Treats

By EpicuriousFunny bones are cute and sweet to eat​Say no to another Halloween candy rut! Here are 5 easy treats that will keep kids and grown-up kids happy this year.5. Funny Bones These little guys can be made in no time and are so sweet to eat. Who doesn't love a chocolate covered pretzel. Espe ... More >>

Harry's Debut

By EpicuriousFunny bones are cute and sweet to eat​Say no to another Halloween candy rut! Here are 5 easy treats that will keep kids and grown-up kids happy this year.5. Funny Bones These little guys can be made in no time and are so sweet to eat. Who doesn't love a chocolate covered pretzel. Espe ... More >>

Universal Studios Halts Harry Potter Roller Coaster "Duel" After Man Loses Eye

​One of Florida's signature roller coaster thrills has been halted permanently after an incident this summer in which a man lost an eye. The Dragon Challenge at the Harry Potter section of Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure park for years launched two roller coaster simultaneously. The peak t ... More >>

Miami Book Fair: Guide to the street festival

​One of Florida's signature roller coaster thrills has been halted permanently after an incident this summer in which a man lost an eye. The Dragon Challenge at the Harry Potter section of Universal Studio's Islands of Adventure park for years launched two roller coaster simultaneously. The peak t ... More >>