Karl Marx

Yabba Dabba Don't

End of an Era

A new show at CiFo looks back at Bush's reign — and the mess he left.

Loose Threads

Handmade crafts find their place in contemporary art

Floored Genius

From high-minded to hype-crazed, book fairs have a rich tradition of coaxing out reclusive authors. New Times was fortunate to get a rare audience with the person redefining writing, M.M. Pascal-Paul.

Blunt Trauma

Pan American Hospital, an icon in Cuban Miami, is fighting for life as it battles its own employees

Letters from the Issue of December 16-22, 2004

Commie columnists, Clapton memories, and Christian bigots

The View from Here

Architecture, painting, and imagination

The Sweat Science

Postmodern boxing's hype & politics

Home Is Where the Art Is

Two Latin-American artists head south for inspiration

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of December 21, 2000

Shake

Cuban rockers shift from Lenin to Lennon

Cuisines of the Damned

Vecherny Vostok

Out with the Geezers

Englishman Rupert Mould takes Cuban music to new frontiers

Lame Old Song

Proof that today's popular music is just as good -- and bad -- as it's always been

Bonfire of the e-Vanities

Tom Wolfe gets drowned out by the Latin dot-com hype

Letters

Tom Wolfe gets drowned out by the Latin dot-com hype

A Mind in Exile

Andres Orta believes the true enemies of the Cuban people are Jews. And blacks. Nice.

Take it to the Bridge

Andres Orta believes the true enemies of the Cuban people are Jews. And blacks. Nice.

Return of the Living Dead

Andres Orta believes the true enemies of the Cuban people are Jews. And blacks. Nice.

Saturday Night Dead

Andres Orta believes the true enemies of the Cuban people are Jews. And blacks. Nice.

Workers' Compensation

Andres Orta believes the true enemies of the Cuban people are Jews. And blacks. Nice.

Letters

Andres Orta believes the true enemies of the Cuban people are Jews. And blacks. Nice.

Isla de la Musica

The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

Fashion Victims

The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

Letters

The biggest surprise at Havana's Cubadisco '98: A burgeoning retinue of Americans hoping to cash in

Club for Growth Calls Crist a Closet Communist

Club for Growth, a fiscally conservative group that helped push Sen. Arlen Specter into the Democratic Party with the threat of a primary challenge, sure does not like Gov. Charlie Crist. Now that ol' Arlen is gone from the party, Crist might be the group's number one GOP target. This month, Club f ... More >>

Flyer of the Week: Kreamy 'Lectric Santa releases Operation Spacetime Cynderblock

As wild admirers of Johnny Cash, Karl Marx, and Pee Wee Herman, the ex-Miami and now Oakland-based outfit Kreamy 'Lectric Santa makes a skuzzy, avant-garde sound that could be called "kinder commune rockabilly." But that might be short-selling a crew that's got as many facets as an LSD-25 trip in ... More >>

Green Day's Breakdown Triumph

A veteran outfit makes its most ambitious record yet.

Hugo Chavez is in a Silent Cat Fight with Miss Universe

​Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez loves celebrities. He was Oliver Stone's date to the Venice International Film Festival, could probably convince Sean Penn to agree to be held captive and perform a stage rendition of his parts in Simple Jack I Am Sam, and is perhaps the only known person on the p ... More >>

Conservative Christian Group Calls for Boycott of the Super Bowl

​Depending on how you look at it, one of the beauties of the Super Bowl is that all of America gets to put aside their non-NFL differences, turn the brains off, and indulge in massive amounts of chicken wings and beer for the night. But a Conservative Christian group, The Christian Resistance,&nbs ... More >>

Heads Up: 1921 Hosts Heatwave! Featuring BLORR, Alexander and DJ Mig This Friday

Photo and styling by Jessie Gilmartin​The 1921 club (1921 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale) decor might remind some of an opium den, but we're just gonna call the spot a den of social stimulants -- a place where so much is happening that blinking is a highly risky behavior. Come Friday, April 3 ... More >>

Marx Media

Photo and styling by Jessie Gilmartin​The 1921 club (1921 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale) decor might remind some of an opium den, but we're just gonna call the spot a den of social stimulants -- a place where so much is happening that blinking is a highly risky behavior. Come Friday, April 3 ... More >>

Top Five Restaurants For Outdoor Dining: Beyond Best of Miami 2011

Sitting outdoors at Red Light won't cost you a fortune.​Last year, we bestowed our Best Restaurant for Outdoor Dining to Cecconi's Miami Beach for its lovely garden patio with retractable roof. And, of course, we like the food there too, a factor too often overlooked in "Best Outdoor Dining" compi ... More >>