Michael Putney

Fascinating S.O.B.

Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo was an American original

By RONALD MANGRAVITE

No News Is Bad News

You knew local TV newscasts were lame, you just didn't know how lame

Daud Descending

With prison just around the corner, Miami Beach's former golden boy looks back at the gravity of his corruption and broods on the sorrow of his fate

Sore Winner

Bruce Kaplan won his county commission race this past spring, but don't look for him when hey're handing out the Mr. Nice Guy awards

Perception Is Reality

Drugs, guns, violence, beauty, style, and the illusory world of Miami Vice

The Toxic Pharmacy

A prominent couple's life unravels amid fraud charges and an arson investigation

Carlos Alvarez's Sexual Problem

The mayoral candidate's bilingual campaign has a message that doesn't translate

Tripping Latino

The mayoral candidate's bilingual campaign has a message that doesn't translate

Glitter Schooled

Life lessons from Mutiny nights

Pop History

Life lessons from Mutiny nights

Chronicle of a CocoWalk Death Foretold

Goings-on in the Grove and the passing of Sheldon's

Headbangers Ball

Claims that police didn't aim at FTAA protesters' upper bodies get a black eye

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Claims that police didn't aim at FTAA protesters' upper bodies get a black eye

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Claims that police didn't aim at FTAA protesters' upper bodies get a black eye

Whip, Crop, Leg-Lift!

Time to don your S&M leather and spikes and hit the gym

The Political Dance

What do Hillary Clinton, Bob Graham, and Dorrin Rolle have in common? They're all wooing helpful partners

Politics & Parties & Power

How to campaign in the new House District 25? There's always Cuba.

BEST LITTLE MAGAZINE FOR LITTLE MINDS

Ego Trip

Space Cowboy

Someone please tell Bill Nelson that not everyone in the Democratic Party looks like him

Best TV Station

WPLG-TV (Channel 10)

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of November 2, 2000

Letters to the Editor

From the issue of August 24, 2000

Letters to the Editor

Letters from the issue of April 13, 2000

Fine Young Cannibals

The reporters providing us coverage of Elian Gonzalez seem to recognize they're taking part in a shark feed. And they just keep chomping.

DeFede

Used, Abused, and Alone

Unlikely Portraits

Used, Abused, and Alone

Only Himself to Blame

Used, Abused, and Alone

The Bad Boys of Miami Beach

To the delight of its allies and the squirming discomfort of its enemies, the weekly SunPost just won't shut up

Letters

To the delight of its allies and the squirming discomfort of its enemies, the weekly SunPost just won't shut up

Calendar for the week

To the delight of its allies and the squirming discomfort of its enemies, the weekly SunPost just won't shut up

Black or Blue

In choosing Rev. Richard Dunn to fill in for Miller Dawkins, commissioners saved Miami's citywide election soul -- for now

Swelter

In choosing Rev. Richard Dunn to fill in for Miller Dawkins, commissioners saved Miami's citywide election soul -- for now

Michelle Bonds Out While Angel Skates

​Early this morning, in front of the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building at 1351 NW 12th Street, after reading from a prepared statement asserting her innocence, Michelle Spence-Jones grew testy with some of the Miami media horde chronicling her surrender to law enforcement officials.When WPLG's ... More >>

Barbara Carey-Shuler Admits She Ok'd $50,000 For Michelle Spence-Jones

Barbara Carey-Shuler, aka Ms. Oh-I-Guess-I-Did-Write-That-Letter.​Last November, Barbara Carey-Shuler was the reason the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office charged then-Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones with grand theft of $50,000 in county grants that went to a now defunct family busi ... More >>

Surprise, Surprise, Michelle Spence-Jones Is Innocent

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke revisits the ongoing saga of suspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones.Turns out Michelle Spence-Jones was telli ... More >>

Michelle Spence-Jones is innocent, dummy!

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke revisits the ongoing saga of suspended Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones.Turns out Michelle Spence-Jones was telli ... More >>

Of Michael Putney, Uncle Luke, the KKK, and Marco Rubio (Video)

Jacob KatelLuther Campbell bossin' up​News flash: Old white guy confuses KKK with NAACP.So, is veteran TV reporter Michael Putney uncomfortable with the sight of two black candidates running for Miami-Dade County mayor?A factual error made by the newsman while serving as moderator at a political d ... More >>

Voters Know That Luther Campbell Is Dead Serious

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, with the election still hanging in the balance, Luke reflects on the mayoral campaign he made serious.A few weeks ago, WPLG-Ch ... More >>

Julio Robaina squirms and Michael Putney flubs

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, with the election still hanging in the balance, Luke reflects on the mayoral campaign he made serious.A few weeks ago, WPLG-Ch ... More >>

Letters from the issue of June 2, 2011

​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, with the election still hanging in the balance, Luke reflects on the mayoral campaign he made serious.A few weeks ago, WPLG-Ch ... More >>

Why I Passed on Carlos Gimenez

Alex Izaguirre​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Six days after his controversial endorsement of Julio Robaina, Luke issues the last word on his decision.The spin doctors a ... More >>

Michelle Spence-Jones nails Fred Grimm, Michael Putney

Alex Izaguirre​Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Six days after his controversial endorsement of Julio Robaina, Luke issues the last word on his decision.The spin doctors a ... More >>

Herman Cain Has Never Heard of "Wet Foot, Dry Foot," Can't Pronounce "Versailles" UPDATED

​It didn't take long for Herman Cain to show just how completely he ignored Riptide's advice to study up on Cuban policy before parachuting into Versailles this afternoon. While being swarmed by citizens and journalists on Calle Ocho, Cain made it abundantly clear he had simply never heard of "wet ... More >>

Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled Better Give Back In 2012 or Answer to Mayor Luke

Alex IzaguirreLuther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell looks back on the Year of the Booty Man.I had an exciting, productive 2011. I set goals for myself and acc ... More >>

In 2011, Luther Campbell ran for mayor, sued Nevin Shapiro, and called out rappers

Alex IzaguirreLuther Campbell, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Campbell looks back on the Year of the Booty Man.I had an exciting, productive 2011. I set goals for myself and acc ... More >>