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Liberia

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    George Weah, South Florida's Secret Soccer Legend, Could Be Liberia's Next Vice President

    wikimedia commonsGeorge Weah, retired soccer star, lives near Miami and is running to be vice president of Liberia​South Florida is the adopted home of all types of international men and women of mystery: from Latin American strongmen to drug runners, movie stars to criminals on the lam. It's wher ... More >>

  • Film

    March 3, 2011

    MIFF offers chimps and enchantments

    wikimedia commonsGeorge Weah, retired soccer star, lives near Miami and is running to be vice president of Liberia​South Florida is the adopted home of all types of international men and women of mystery: from Latin American strongmen to drug runners, movie stars to criminals on the lam. It's wher ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    Butt-Ugly Violence

    wikimedia commonsGeorge Weah, retired soccer star, lives near Miami and is running to be vice president of Liberia​South Florida is the adopted home of all types of international men and women of mystery: from Latin American strongmen to drug runners, movie stars to criminals on the lam. It's wher ... More >>

  • Film

    July 22, 2010

    Sebastian Junger and Tim Hetherington go to war for Restrepo

    wikimedia commonsGeorge Weah, retired soccer star, lives near Miami and is running to be vice president of Liberia​South Florida is the adopted home of all types of international men and women of mystery: from Latin American strongmen to drug runners, movie stars to criminals on the lam. It's wher ... More >>

  • Film

    July 22, 2010

    Restrepo: A South Florida soldier and his comrades, vérité-style

    wikimedia commonsGeorge Weah, retired soccer star, lives near Miami and is running to be vice president of Liberia​South Florida is the adopted home of all types of international men and women of mystery: from Latin American strongmen to drug runners, movie stars to criminals on the lam. It's wher ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2009

    South Florida Hip Hop Stands Up For Haitians Seeking TPS

    If you thought all Miami hip-hop stood for was balling out, popping pills, selling crack, hitting licks, fucking hoes, and killin fools then you were wrong.The local rap game has rallied behind the cause of TPS (temporary protected status) for Haitians in the United States. TPS  is granted to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2009

    Chuckie Taylor Jr. Slammed with New Class-Action Suit in Miami Today

    Chuckie Taylor Jr., the Orlando-raised son of Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, already faces a world of pain in Miami's federal courthouse this morning.In October, Chuckie became the first American convicted of orchestrating torture abroad, for the brutal crimes he carried out as the head of his fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2008

    Chuckie Taylor Jr. Guilty of Torture

    Chuckie Taylor Jr., the Orlando-raised son of Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, already faces a world of pain in Miami's federal courthouse this morning.In October, Chuckie became the first American convicted of orchestrating torture abroad, for the brutal crimes he carried out as the head of his fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2008

    A Seriously Insane Federal Trial, Even By Miami Standards

    Chuckie Taylor Jr., the Orlando-raised son of Liberian dictator Charles Taylor, already faces a world of pain in Miami's federal courthouse this morning.In October, Chuckie became the first American convicted of orchestrating torture abroad, for the brutal crimes he carried out as the head of his fa ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 12, 2007

    Quenching Need

    Party and raise funds for those who need it

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Carat Marks

    Kareem Edouard digs up the connection between hip-hop and its diamond obsession

  • News

    November 11, 2004

    Screwed If By Sea

    Cruise lines throw workers overboard when it comes to providing urgent medical care.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    DeFede

    The Real Micky Arison

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    Carnival? Try Criminal

    What happens when a female passenger is assaulted on a cruise ship? Not much.

  • News

    February 3, 2000

    The Perfect Scam

    For the workers life is no carnival, believe it or not

  • Film

    March 11, 1999

    East Side Story

    For the workers life is no carnival, believe it or not

  • News

    July 30, 1998

    Baba's Big Bucks

    African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko opened his checkbook and stole Miami's heart. Not surprisingly, that wasn't the only thing he stole.

  • News

    November 20, 1997

    News of the Weird

    African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko opened his checkbook and stole Miami's heart. Not surprisingly, that wasn't the only thing he stole.

  • News

    September 25, 1997

    Letters

    African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko opened his checkbook and stole Miami's heart. Not surprisingly, that wasn't the only thing he stole.

  • News

    September 25, 1997

    The Baba Chronicles

    For some people, African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko was a dream come true. For others he was a nightmare.

  • News

    August 7, 1997

    Letters

    For some people, African millionaire Foutanga Dit Babani Sissoko was a dream come true. For others he was a nightmare.

  • News

    July 24, 1997

    Diplomatic Impunity

    Wouldn't you love to rub shoulders with a man who has been knighted by the Queen of England, honored by the Pope, and appointed our local Liberian ambassador? Of course you would!

  • News

    July 4, 1996

    Why's Everybody Always Pickin' on Me?

    Wouldn't you love to rub shoulders with a man who has been knighted by the Queen of England, honored by the Pope, and appointed our local Liberian ambassador? Of course you would!

  • News

    March 21, 1996

    There Oughta Be a Law!

    Micky Arison and other cruise industry bigwigs are pushing Congress to ship potential lawsuits overseas

  • News

    October 24, 1990

    Boneyard Ramble

    Crushed in a garbage truck, poisoned by a landlady, crapped out-literally--during a dice game. These and more are buried in this county's cemetaries, and come Halloween night, they'll be dying to get out

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