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AeroShot Gets You Moving: Get a Free Sample!

​You want to get that instant high anytime, anywhere? AeroShots are in the "pre-launch" phase right now and will hit the ground running, on college campuses in New York City and Boston, in early 2012. They are about the size of your Burt's Bees lip balm, but come in a sleek, grey plastic tube. You ... More >>

Miami is the Sixth Most Well-Read City According to Amazon

​According to the stereotypes, Miami is supposed to be a bit of a shallow city and not exactly an intellectual hot spot. Yet, we're apparently the sixth most book-looking city in America according to Amazon.com sales data. The book-selling super site totaled all book, magazine and newspaper sales ... More >>

Renters in South Florida are Getting Screwed More Than Anywhere Else in the Nation

​Buying a house in Miami has never been cheaper in recent times, but that's probably because so few of us are actually in a financial situation where we can buy a house. Though the alternative, renting, continues to be an economic burden for many South Floridians. The metro area leads the nation i ... More >>

Letters from the issue of April 14, 2011

​Buying a house in Miami has never been cheaper in recent times, but that's probably because so few of us are actually in a financial situation where we can buy a house. Though the alternative, renting, continues to be an economic burden for many South Floridians. The metro area leads the nation i ... More >>

Eye of the Curator

​Buying a house in Miami has never been cheaper in recent times, but that's probably because so few of us are actually in a financial situation where we can buy a house. Though the alternative, renting, continues to be an economic burden for many South Floridians. The metro area leads the nation i ... More >>

Victor Diaz is No Austin Powers

​Victor Diaz's Modjo, doesn't guarantee you'll get the girl -- but he does hope it will help you live longer and look younger. So technically at least, you are upping your chances. Along with his wife Patricia, the Chicago native is taking on the beverage industry giants with a new line of thirst ... More >>

Ultra Music Festival 2011 Sells Out

Photo by Ian WitlenIf you don't have tickets for Ultra, you aren't going to be able to catch Deadmau5.​That's it, folks. According to Ultra Music Festival's site, tickets to this year's event are gone with 34 days left until the festival. Will more be made available? We're not sure, but we're work ... More >>

Underworld, Duran Duran, Kaskade Added to Ultra Music Festival 2011 in Phase Two Lineup

​Early this morning, Ultra Music Festival organizers announced Phase Two of its lineup. Added to the 2011 bill are Duran Duran, Underworld, Kaskade, will.i.am, Erick Morillo (Live), Sasha (Vortek Live), Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, and The Disco Biscuits.Also confirmed is our previous announcement that ... More >>

Get Lit

​Early this morning, Ultra Music Festival organizers announced Phase Two of its lineup. Added to the 2011 bill are Duran Duran, Underworld, Kaskade, will.i.am, Erick Morillo (Live), Sasha (Vortek Live), Fedde Le Grand, Avicii, and The Disco Biscuits.Also confirmed is our previous announcement that ... More >>

USA Today Runs Front Page Anti-Heat Propaganda

​USA Today sure had a big scoop splashed across its front page today. Apparently, everyone in America outside of Miami hates the Miami Heat. That's real breaking news there. Someone notify the Pulitzers.At least we did learn a few things. Like the fact that apparently people view the Miami Heat as ... More >>

Eduardo Saverin, Miami-Raised Facebook Co-Founder, Explains How To Be a Billionaire

via Facebook, naturally. Eduardo Saverin​Eduardo Saverin's life is pretty damn sweet. He's only 26 and worth somewhere between $1.1 and $1.3 billion, all because he had an early part in the development of Facebook. He was born in Brazil, but grew up in Miami before heading to Harvard where he beca ... More >>

The Social Network: Facebook and its unlovable founder

via Facebook, naturally. Eduardo Saverin​Eduardo Saverin's life is pretty damn sweet. He's only 26 and worth somewhere between $1.1 and $1.3 billion, all because he had an early part in the development of Facebook. He was born in Brazil, but grew up in Miami before heading to Harvard where he beca ... More >>

Proof From Twitter Research: Floridians Happier Than Rest of the Bitter Nation

​A group of researchers from Harvard and Northwestern Universities have compiled three years worth of data from Twitter to take a snapshot of the mood of the nation over the course of the day. The results are visualized state-by-state, and what seems striking is that compared to the rest of the na ... More >>

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Gets Taste of Own Medicine in New Movie

Slammed for ​breaching the privacy of users, Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, get a taste of their own medicine in Columbia Pictures' latest foray into technology, The Social Network. If you know anything about technology and social media, you've at the very least heard of Facebook. The ... More >>

Ayahuasca: Believers call the Amazonian plant a sacrament; the state calls it illegal

Slammed for ​breaching the privacy of users, Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, get a taste of their own medicine in Columbia Pictures' latest foray into technology, The Social Network. If you know anything about technology and social media, you've at the very least heard of Facebook. The ... More >>

Rhyme and Reason

Slammed for ​breaching the privacy of users, Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg, get a taste of their own medicine in Columbia Pictures' latest foray into technology, The Social Network. If you know anything about technology and social media, you've at the very least heard of Facebook. The ... More >>

WMC 2010: One Night Only at Karu & Y, March 26

​Paul Morris started the booking agency AM Only in 1995, while he was a student at the University of Florida. It was a fortuitous time, right when dance music was about to break big into this country's consciousness. As electronic sounds shifted through the rave scene and beyond, AM Only continued ... More >>

Segundo City

​Paul Morris started the booking agency AM Only in 1995, while he was a student at the University of Florida. It was a fortuitous time, right when dance music was about to break big into this country's consciousness. As electronic sounds shifted through the rave scene and beyond, AM Only continued ... More >>

Shutter Island, New Scorsese-DiCaprio Flick, Based on FIU Grad's Book

​Had Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island been released in October as originally planned, perhaps FIU-grad Dennis Lehane would have had a third movie based on one of his novels up for an Academy Award.His novel Mystic River was adapted by Clint Eastwood into a six-time nominated film. Gone, Baby, Gone ... More >>

Prunk TV: International Noise Conference, Gustavo Matamoros, and a Fish Tank

Sometimes, when I am feeling suicidal, I go to Sweat Records and stare at the fish tank. I once read some Harvard study where they hypothesized that watching fish in a fish tank lowers you blood pressure. I think that it's true. Plus, Sweat Records has some awesome magazines, books, and really good ... More >>

News Roundup: Manny Headed to Harvard; Voters Head to Polls

It's Election Day! All over again! Voters in Districts 1 and 5 will head to the polls to replace Angel Gonzalez and maybe Michelle Spence-Jones. [CBS4]Former Mayor Manny Diaz is headed to Harvard to be a resident fellow at the JFK School of Government. Guess this means his name is complete ... More >>

Angels and Demons Has a Need for Speed

In theaters Friday.

Neologism Friday

Harvard UniversityJump the Shark - Used to describe the moment when a TV show or other cultural phenomenon has outlived its usefulness or creative steam, e.g. Phil Hartman's death stalling NewsRadio.Land it in the Hudson - A sentiment of encouragement, usually given in the midst of a crisis, based o ... More >>

Chester French at Culture Kings - Event Pictures

Yesterday at Culture Kings, Chester French played a free acoustic set for a crowd of cool kids and industry types. Chris O, owner of the high end clothes, sneaker shop, and artist collective said "The label contacted us and set it up." Ed Agudello, the Digital Account Director South East for Univer ... More >>

Read Between the Lines

Yesterday at Culture Kings, Chester French played a free acoustic set for a crowd of cool kids and industry types. Chris O, owner of the high end clothes, sneaker shop, and artist collective said "The label contacted us and set it up." Ed Agudello, the Digital Account Director South East for Univer ... More >>

Floridians Tend To Enjoy Internet Porn More Than Residents of Most Other States

via Josh SpearConsidering that Florida brought the world that bizarre pornographic absurdity that is the Bang Bus (link to a New Times article, not the site), it really should be no surprise that Sunshine State residents really, really like their online porn. Benjamin Edelman, a professor at Harvard ... More >>

South Florida Firm Finds 90,000 Sex Offenders on MySpace

Not every sex offender lives under a bridge, in fact if they're not in jail, many have relatively normal living conditions complete with internet connections and MySpace accounts. Sentinel Tech Holding, a Miami-based firm, specializes in detecting registered sex offenders on social networking sites ... More >>

Manny's Cabinet Rivals

The shortlist for HUD secretary keeps getting longer. Mayor Manny Diaz is still on this list, released to the AP from ominous sources inside the party and transition team: Miami Mayor Manny DiazRep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.Renee Glover, head of Atlanta's housing authorityNicolas Retsinas, director ... More >>

Obama in Sunrise: Beauty and the B-boy

The shortlist for HUD secretary keeps getting longer. Mayor Manny Diaz is still on this list, released to the AP from ominous sources inside the party and transition team: Miami Mayor Manny DiazRep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.Renee Glover, head of Atlanta's housing authorityNicolas Retsinas, director ... More >>

The Bailout, Never Forget

The shortlist for HUD secretary keeps getting longer. Mayor Manny Diaz is still on this list, released to the AP from ominous sources inside the party and transition team: Miami Mayor Manny DiazRep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.Renee Glover, head of Atlanta's housing authorityNicolas Retsinas, director ... More >>

The Definition of Sellout

The shortlist for HUD secretary keeps getting longer. Mayor Manny Diaz is still on this list, released to the AP from ominous sources inside the party and transition team: Miami Mayor Manny DiazRep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.Renee Glover, head of Atlanta's housing authorityNicolas Retsinas, director ... More >>

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Shooters, Beware Miami-Dade's Trap Nazi

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Grandmasters in Guayaberas

Little Havana's chess connection vies for the national crown

The Reggaeton Bible?

Little Havana's chess connection vies for the national crown

New releases available this week

Little Havana's chess connection vies for the national crown

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Santa Barbara Nursery

Luna Stage

Really, this is a curated open mike, you don't have to worry

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of July 26, 2001

It's a Hip-Hop World

And thanks to hotshot entrepreneur David Mays, it'll soon be returning to Miami Beach

The Wild, Wild Fest

And thanks to hotshot entrepreneur David Mays, it'll soon be returning to Miami Beach

Sleep- Walking

A somnolent beach maintenance crew picks up as many Z's as it does bags of trash

The Autocrat

Some say Miami Beach's Jose Garca-Pedrosa is a strong city manager. Others tend to employ more colorful language.

Comedy, Lightweight Division

Some say Miami Beach's Jose Garca-Pedrosa is a strong city manager. Others tend to employ more colorful language.

You Say Cemetery, Miami Says Deadbeat

The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

Show of Force

The city's surfeit of tax-exempt properties costs tens of millions

Nixon without Tears

Dead, yes. Buried, yes. Gone to Heaven?

Letters

Dead, yes. Buried, yes. Gone to Heaven?