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Tupac's "Live" Performance Will Bring Back More Dead Artists

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 marvels at the technology that brought Tupac back to life. The lifelike image of Tupac Shakur performing onstage at Coachell ... More >>

LeBron James Promotes Pork Donuts and Ice Cream in China

​It may be the best athlete food endorsement since "Macho Man" Randy Savage and Slim Jim, or it could be the worst since Mike Tyson and Pepsi, but Dunkin' Brands Inc. announced Monday that LeBron James will promote pork donuts, among other products, in China and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, accord ... More >>

Pantsless Felon Jason Wayo Caught After Crime Spree, Shooting and Hiding In Woman's Closet

​What did you do this weekend? Unless you masterminded an international art theft caper or got into a fistfight with Mike Tyson over his love of Phil Collins, Jason Wayo can probably beat your story.The 34-year-old Sarasota County native was in court yesterday to answer charges that he went on an ... More >>

Mayhem and murder rule at this little strip club

Jeff Greene's Boat Summerwind is the "Levi Johnston of Yachts"

Toot! Toot! All Aboard the SS Media Embarrassment! ​Today, New York Times columnist Gail Collins tackled the tricky subject of billionaire Florida Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene. She calls the man's 145 party boat the Summerwind the "Levi Johnston of Yachts" because it's "an embarrassing, ... More >>

Charlie Crist Stays With Real Housewives Star Jill Zarin While Raising Cash in the Hamptons

​Could Florida's Senate race get any weirder? First, we have revelations that Jeff Greene (also buddies with Mike Tyson and Heidi Fliess) hosted Lindsay Lohan on his yacht during a New Year's Eve vacation on St. Barts. Now we learn that governor and Senate candidate Charlie Crist stayed at the hom ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan Spent New Year's Eve on Senate Candidate Jeff Greene's Yacht?

via Salon​Billionaire Democratic Senate candidate Jeff Greene sure has some interesting friends. Mike Tyson (convicted of rape) was the best man at his wedding. "Hollywood Madam" Heidi Fliess (convicted of tax evasion) was a yearlong house guest.Now, it appears he once joined Lindsay Lohan (h ... More >>

Suge is wrong, Kanye is right, Luke says

Suge Knight Needs to Give Up

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 New Times. This week, Luke takes on Marion "Suge" Knight's $1 million lawsuit against Kanye West and South Beach's Shore Club, which wa ... More >>

Mike Lowell Learns the Hard Way Not to Ask Man-Ram to Blurb His New Memoir

Poor Mike Lowell. The Miami native has already been through a lot. In between World Series wins with the Marlins and Boston, he endured testicular cancer, a massive John Henry fire sale, and a badly fractured hand.via Amazon.com​But now he has really invited a true stain on his good name: He gave ... More >>

The Dead Among Us

One week of living and dying in Miami-Dade.

Yellow Alert

The cost of a cab might go up with the gas.

Red Erring

To the boxers who will square off in Red China, retired Olympian Nicholas Spanakos makes a cautionary tale.

The Cuban Contender

Elieser Castillo has his eye on the world heavyweight championship

Iron Twin

A Colombian boxer, training in the subtropics, squares off for a championship

Commie Book Ban

Vamos a Cuba has become an unlikely political lightning rod

The Rum Chronicles

In which the author observes recent changes in Cuba: Cheap liquor is now plentiful but hope has become scarce

Rio Reels On

As you can see, there's more to Brazil than Samba, Lula, and Ronaldo

Letters to the Editor

Last week's cover illustration? Disgusting!

Don’t Get Holidazed!

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

A No-Class Operation

Something isn't right at Mays Middle School -- and it's not just because of that bomb threat

Give Piece a Chance

An Everlasting Piece finds its sharp humor amid the chaos of Northern Ireland

Black Romance

Is the Latin world ready for Só Pra Contrariar?

Anglos Can't Box

Play It to the Bone

Pain & Gain

They were local bodybuilders with a penchant for steroids, strippers, and quick cash. And they became expert in the use of a peculiar motivational tool: Torture.

A South Beach Love Story

A playboy's steamy sexual liaison leads to a tangled investigation and a police feud

Requiem for a Heavyweight

For 60 years Chris Dundee was a boxing mastermind. Last month he was laid to rest.

Calendar for the week

Calypso Carnival

Brash and bawdy, playful and provocative, an exotic art form gets a local showcase the Miami Calypso Show

A Sideman Steps Forward

Dear Chief Justice: Throw the Book at Him

Freedom Fighters

Boxing is the quintessential individual sport. Unless you're a Cuban champ who has defected to turn pro in Miami, in which case it's a team effort.

Before Duran and After

Cuban exile and WRHC-AM sports talk-show host Minito Navarro has always had a passion for punchers

Kicking Ass and Taking Names

Black-belt jujitsu megaman Marcus Silveira wants to meet you in the ring

Holy Rollers

Pounding down in Lolitaville with the centrifugion of the Terrors

Program Notes 15

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

Dead Heat

Bad Career Move Derby

The Pioneer of Porn

What do you say to a naked lady? For more than 30 years Leroy Griffith has been saying, "You're hired!"

The Courtship of Eddie's Ego

Viva Flagler!

It's downtown's swirling kaleidoscope of sights and sounds and smells. Where the Latin mercado meets the American enterprise. Where commerce thrives and clerks cut deals. So why would urban planners want to kill it?