Nostradamus

Mayan Calendar Predictions vs. Miami Reality

Bachelorette: Living Large and Then Feeling Bad About It

Bruce Springsteen Can Predict the Future, Says Australia's Deputy Prime Minister

Ever since World Cup-predicting Paul the Octopus went to that great fried calamari appetizer in the sky, the world has been adrift and directionless. How are we to know what is supposed to happen? Ask a tic-tac-toe-playing chicken? It turns out that the answer has been in front of us all along, sin ... More >>

Consumer Culture

Bubonic Plague is Back! What to Eat if You Catch It

Arcana DeaUh, that may not be such a good idea.​Just when you thought it was safe to skip a cycle of your dog's costly Advantix treatments, the bubonic plague stages a comeback --- at least in New Mexico. On Friday, a Santa Fe man became the first person to be diagnosed with the plague in 2011.Tho ... More >>

Jesse Bransford moons Miami at Kevin Bruk Gallery

Concert Review: Judas Priest at Hard Rock Live, August 17

​Judas PriestMonday, August 17Hard Rock Live, HollywoodBetter Than: A case of the MondaysThe Review:Classic metal shows are always an excellent bang for the buck -- see previous reviews on local shows by Iron Maiden or Slayer, for example. The bands are drawing on years of a critic- and fan-vetted ... More >>

Q&A With Rob Halford of Judas Priest!!! Show is at the Hard Rock Next Monday, August 17

​Judas Priest is so influential, so part of the original heavy music, that the band was already rocking when the term "heavy metal" was invented. Formed by guitarist K.K. Downing and bassist Ian Hill, the band originally came together in 1969 over a shared love of bands like Cream. Their hometown ... More >>

Top Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades.

Top 10 Metal Albums of 2008

In a year worthy of your rage, metal delivered in spades. What with the economy circling the drain and Sarah Palin coming down from the tundra and then refusing to go back, 2008's been the kind of year that really makes you want to smash your head into walls or punch random strangers in the face. Go ... More >>

Top 10 Songs That Warned Us About the Recession

KISS and Tell

The eatery that goes skimpy on the girls, not on the steak

Don’t Get Holidazed!

Holiday Gift Guide 2001

As the Shu Flies

About keeping rock simple

The Case Against Kaplan

The Vultures Are Circling

Bruce Kaplan is alive and well (for the moment at least), but that hasn't deterred speculation about his replacement

Letters

The Old School of Power

He has been enormously influential for 34 years, yet Pat Tornillo -- politically astute leader of Dade's teachers' union -- remains a mystery to most

Theatre of Pain

Living in the Past

Swelter 40

Do You See a Squall in your Crystal Ball?

Six weeks into hurricane season, and barely a sprinkle. Forget the so-called weather experts, it's time for some real forecasting.