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A Brief History of Movie Characters Getting Whacked in the Balls

"Don't Shoot!" New York Restaurants Don't Want You "Foodstagramming" Their Eats

When you consider the food-related restrictions in New York, you should cry fat, giant tears of joy that you live in Miami -- a city that considers rules and regulations mere trivialities of no concern to locals. Restaurants in the Big Apple have instituted an "unofficial" ban on food photography, f ... More >>

Six Best EDM Riders: From Deadmau5 to Pauly D and Diplo

If Crossfade were a superstar DJ, we wouldn't perform a single show without four cases of cherry vanilla cola, two bottles of Black Label whisky, a picture of our mom, a pink umbrella, and a drumming monkey. That's not even too bad. Just take a look at the ridiculous requests from some of your fav ... More >>

Smells Like Teen Spirit Sitcom and the Five Worst Moments in Punk Rock Poserdom

According to every wave of punk rock, the genre has been dying since it was born. Crossfade disagrees. We firmly believe that, despite decades of embarrassment and confusion, only now is punk rock truly reaching peak appropriation within popular culture. Case in point: CBS has announced a new sitc ... More >>

Hannah Montana Goes Dubstep! An Extremely Detailed Breakdown

See also "Ten Signs of the Dubpocalypse! From Bieber and Muse to Dubstep Cereal Commercials." It's over. Miley Cyrus is a woman now. And as we speak, she's probably taking face-fulls of Borgore's cake. The hedonistic, nasty-as-he-wanna-be brostepper released a confection-themed song about bangin' ... More >>

The Marlins Gave Up Hanley, but There's Plenty Left to Trade

Marlins Firesale: Four More Creative Ways For Jeffrey Loria To Cash Out On The Team

By the time you read this, your favorite Miami Marlin has probably been sent packing. For the third time in franchise history, a fire sale is raging. The face of the franchise, Hanley Ramirez, is now a Dodger; the last Marlin to throw a no-no, Anibal Sanchez, and the best infielder, Omar Infante, ar ... More >>

Disney to Eliminate Junk Food TV, Radio and Web Advertisements, But What About the Parks?

In an effort to reduce childhood obesity, the Walt Disney Company will limit junk food advertisements on TV programs, radio shows and websites that are aimed at children, according to sources knowledgeable of the plan. Disney chief executive Bob Iger and First Lady Michelle Obama plan on announcing ... More >>

Wynwood Art Walk: Clandestine Culture Takes Center Stage

Top Ten Raunchiest Rappers of All Time

Earlier this week, Crossfade reported on Khia -- the rapping stripper from Tampa, Florida -- and the naked picture she Tweeted on Sunday. Khia's stated motivation for leaking her own nudes was to celebrate the ten year anniversary of "My Neck, My Back," the MCs super explicit, lone hit single devot ... More >>

Disney's Mickey Mouse Joy Division T-Shirt: How I'm Out $300

​Midnight on Saturday, I found myself walking down Main Street U.S.A. after a long day at the Magic Kingdom. I was there to celebrate my sister's birthday and had met up along with former New Times music editor Arielle Castillo, Ocean Drive's Crissy Borges, and their respective significant others. ... More >>

Mickey Mouse vs. Micky Arison: Disney Bringing Cruises to Port of Miami

​Micky Arison's Carnival Cruise Lines has another Mickey with a cruise empire about to encroach on its turf. Mickey Mouse that is. Disney Cruise Line has announced that beginning later this year, it will be sail ships out of the Port of Miami for the first time.

If You Steal Your Neighbor's Christmas Decorations Don't Put Them In Your Yard: Lessons From Dumb Miami Crooks

via WSVN​The best place to shop for Christmas decorations: a store. The best place to illegally "shop" for Christmas decorations: a neighborhood far, far away from yours. The worst place to illegally "shop" for Christmas decorations: a home down the block from your own.Two women in Sweetwater have ... More >>

Chris Brown and Ron English's Fancy Toys and Necklaces at Wynwood Walls

Ron English with painting up in Wynwood. ​Artist Ron English is no stranger to iconic imagery. Creating paintings from a mishmash of familiar faces and images like Marilyn Monroe and Mickey Mouse is part of what he does. So it was no surprise that English joined forces with mega-superstar Chris Br ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach: Ten Places to Spot a Celeb Listening to Music

​Art Basel Miami Beach is a horrible, crippling beast. It stands, hovering over the first week of December, forcing free drinks down your throat, making you listen to terrible music and look at bad art. Sometimes, though, every once in a while, it takes a step back and shows you the light, somet ... More >>

Mickey Blows (Up)

Walt Disney Doesn't Want You To Know Which Political Campaigns It's Paying For

​Walt Disney might be known best for sunny characters like Mickey Mouse, but that doesn't mean it's opposed to a little dark political skullduggery on the side. Disney is worst among big American corporations in terms of political transparency, according to the D.C.-based nonpartisan Center for Po ... More >>

From Popeye to Obelix: Ten Food-Lovin' Cartoon Characters

​Cartoon and comic strip characters have favorite foods just like real people. Their tastes seem to be rather humble, too -- pizzas, burgers, and sandwiches are often the craving, not filet mignon with sauce Béarnaise or inside-out sushi rolls. Here are ten food addictions of penciled-in (but not ... More >>

Video and MP3: Wavves' "Post Acid;" Opening for Phoenix at Fillmore, October 27

Apparently orange desert cats are "Kings of the Beach," too​There's a special place in our hearts for punk/noise pop enthusiasts Wavves. Maybe it's because their latest album is named King of the Beach, and the band's name is Wavves. Can't get more South Florida than that, right? Except for the fa ... More >>

Miami Ranked Ninth Coolest City by Uncool Forbes Poll

via Robot Academy​Forbes.com has decided to rank America's "coolest" cities (and they don't mean by temperature) using the decidedly square methods of polling. Miami made the top ten, so we're not exactly complaining, but somehow our Sunshine State sister Orlando came in three places higher, which ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

Food Really is Art in Jason Galbut's "Restaurant"

Artist Jason GalbutBefore we discuss Wynwood resident Jason Galbut's Restaurant, a behemoth painting hanging right in the middle of the esteemed Saatchi Gallery in London until the end of May, why don't we indulge in a quick game of "I Spy?" Can you find the fish made of French fries? How about the ... More >>

WTF Florida: Orlando's Split Pants and Glitter Shine on American Idol, Real Life Batman Arrested

​There's more than enough weird things that happen here in Miami-Dade, but sometimes it seems we're downright sane compared to the rest of Florida. WTF Florida is our new weekly survey of all the weirdness our Peninsula has to offer. American Idol Comes to Mickey Mouse LandAmerican Idol skipped ov ... More >>

Highlights From Pulse Art Fair 2009

This work was made entirely of split color pencils.​If you're not afraid of a little color, and we mean that in almost all senses of the word, Pulse Art Fair was for you. With a strong commitment to new works and contemporary artists, Pulse gives you a window into the mind of young artists. And wh ... More >>

Five reasons Miami will never host the Olympics

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Crazy Pianos in the Grove: Lose the Shorts

miami.crazypianos.com "You realize how hot it is in Miami, right?" I told the  tall, blond european manager  at Crazy Pianos in the Grove .   "It is not proper." he replied. .    "But this is the Grove!" I said, baffled by his stern manner. " How long have yo ... More >>

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Can Orlando Double as Miami?

via BlavishCan Orlando, home of Mickey Mouse et al., successfully double as Miami? The makers of Just Another Day think so. The film stars Jamie Hector and Wood Harris (both of The Wire) and follows a day in the life of a rising rap star and a veteran rhymer as they go through a hyper-paced day in M ... More >>

Behind the Line: Pascal's on Ponce

Chef Pascal Oudin - Image by Jacob Katel Pascal's on Ponce, winner of three New Times Best of Miami's and more national accolades than you can swing a cleaver at, is still going strong after all these years. Chef Pascal Oudin says in his distinct French-accented English, "We're celebrating our ann ... More >>

At Least We're Not in the Top Five

Do Y'all Ever Need an Editor?

Or: Three Reasons to Have a Crush on Paul Tei

"Delivered"

Brute Farce

West Miami-Dade County offers some art that's worth the trip

Let's All Go to the Movies (By the Bay)

Pretty in Ink

Psychedelic Furs frontman paints visions of melancholy

A Championship Season for Food?

A Championship Season for Food?

Hang Up Your Zamboni Keys

Now you can star on center ice

From Ring Rust to Riches

These galleries offer different takes on panning for gold

Selective Perception

The Bass Museum's exhibit offers the challenge of reactivity

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Current Art Shows

Current Art Shows

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Rah Power

Cheerleaders get their props

Field Trip for Foreigners

The season for visitors and those clubs you never would have seen without them

Tales of the Hood

When our intrepid reporter moved into a house on the wrong side of the tracks, the ghetto came knocking, night after night

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