Osama bin Laden

Rove's Obama Attack Ad: Subliminal Racism

There Is Nothing Cool About Karl Rove and Mitt Romney

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 says Mitt Romney and Karl Rove are a couple of uncool tools.Karl Rove's super PAC, American Crossroads, has issued a 46-seco ... More >>

The 2012 Grammy Awards: Twitter Reactions

​It's a shame the Grammy Awards don't scroll real-time Tweets throughout the ceremony because last night's show was Osama Bin Laden-level funny. The "twitterverse" was on fire last night with Grammy-related commentary, a real laugh fest courtesy of indie celebrities, common folks and even the Gr ... More >>

2012 film preview

​It's a shame the Grammy Awards don't scroll real-time Tweets throughout the ceremony because last night's show was Osama Bin Laden-level funny. The "twitterverse" was on fire last night with Grammy-related commentary, a real laugh fest courtesy of indie celebrities, common folks and even the Gr ... More >>

Inadequate Miami Dade College Warned It Could Lose Accreditation

Obama: "Hey. Guys. Not cool."​The largest U.S. public college has been put on notice -- if you want to have 150,000 students, you need to hire some people to teach them.The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools issued the warning to Miami Dade College late last month, according to The S ... More >>

Obama's Approval Ratings Get Big Bump in Florida

The 2012 election is still 17 months away, but the latest numbers from Quinnipiac show hopeful news for Democrats for the first time in month. President Barack Obama's approval ratings are back above 50 percent in Florida since 2009, and more Floridians say they would definitely vote for him than a ... More >>

Letters from the issue of May 19, 2011

The 2012 election is still 17 months away, but the latest numbers from Quinnipiac show hopeful news for Democrats for the first time in month. President Barack Obama's approval ratings are back above 50 percent in Florida since 2009, and more Floridians say they would definitely vote for him than a ... More >>

Florida Catholic Church to Pray for Osama bin Laden

​When parishioners gather for mass this Sunday at the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in West Palm Beach, they'll be asked to pray for terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden. The prayer is at the behest of a parishioner who paid ten dollars to have his name added to the service, and has understan ... More >>

Alan Grayson Still Refuses to Shut Up

​For one brief but glorious term Orlando-area Congressman Alan Grayson was Florida's most entertainingly loudmouthed congressman. Now he's out of office and replaced in that role by ideological opposite Allen West (who never even bothers to be intentionality funny), but Politco discovers that even ... More >>

Sporting News Names Pat Riley Executive of the Year

​In news that you probably already knew was coming, Sporting News has named Miami Heat president Pat Riley NBA 2010-11 Executive of the Year after he put together the biggest free-agent signings pretty much ever. Know who else saw this coming? Nearly everyone else on Earth.The NBA's official ... More >>

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott Praise Obama on Bin Laden Mission

​Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, the two most high-profile Republicans in the state, both got elected on the backs of campaigns that never skimped on criticizing Barack Obama, but the two have nothing but praise for the president after he announced the death of Osama bin Laden.

Obama Gave Orders to Kill Bin Laden Just Hours Before Coming to Miami

​Just hours before arriving in Miami to deliver a commencement address at Miami Dade College, President Barack Obama gave what will likely be one of the most important directives of his presidency. After months of planning and gathering intelligence, the President gave direct orders for American o ... More >>

Former Fugee Pras Endorses Wyclef's Opponent in Haiti Presidential Election

​In exactly what world are we living when the breakup of a hip-hop group leads to drama in a presidential election? Wyclef Jean is running for president of Haiti (which seems like a tough job considering he can barely run his charity, career, or personal finances), and now his former Fugees bandma ... More >>

Miami's Own Adnan Shukrijumah Becomes Osama's Lieutenant

​I was wrong. Seven years ago, at the Iraq War's start, I wrote a column expressing skepticism about the Bush administration's claim that Adnan Shukrijumah of Miramar was a top terrorist. Earlier today, reports leaked from the FBI that Shukrijumah has become Osama Bin Laden's top man on globa ... More >>

Hugo Chavez Doubts Whether 9/11 or Moon Landing Ever Happened

​Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez hit new levels of ego-infused insanity last month when he had the bones of South American hero Simon Bolivar dug up to prove some weird conspiracy theory, and then live tweeted about crying over the remains. Inspired by the insanity, Christopher Hitchens ... More >>

Castro Death Meter: Panic! Dismay! Fidel Only 38 Percent Dead!

Fidel was not that dead during his interview on Cuban TV, analysts fear.This week, a nation was compelled to watch as a bearded egomaniac from an impoverished region took to live TV for an overblown announcement. LeBron schmebron. On Monday, the original self-proclaimed king with a six-foot-eight ... More >>

Letters from the issue of March 4, 2010

Fidel was not that dead during his interview on Cuban TV, analysts fear.This week, a nation was compelled to watch as a bearded egomaniac from an impoverished region took to live TV for an overblown announcement. LeBron schmebron. On Monday, the original self-proclaimed king with a six-foot-eight ... More >>

Moron of the Week: The Confused Airplane Racist Screamer Takes it in a Landslide

​As always, there were plenty of undeniably idiotic contenders for this week's title, a couple of whom might have even taken top honors on a different week. Take, for example, this Totally Cliche South Florida Medicare Scammer, who allegedly blew millions on exotic cars- who's to say ... More >>

The Herald's Epic Skewering of Miami Social

The cast of Miami Social and the source of Glenn Garvin's frustration.We sometimes poke fun at our colleagues at the Herald for coming across as a bit stodgy and tight-assed. But we love it when their muzzles come off. Herald reviewer Glenn Garvin was saddled with the task of sitting through, and wr ... More >>

Notes From the Soundboard: The Joys of Poco

Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade, focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments. I try not to spend ... More >>

A Tale of Two "Terrorists"

Notes from the Soundboard is a new column appearing weekly on Crossfade, focused on pop music's history and ongoing evolution. Lee Zimmerman shares insights and observations on how music continues to connect with the weirdness of the world. Click here to read past installments. I try not to spend ... More >>

Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies

Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

Last Night: Chris Rock at the Seminole Hard Rock

Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

Summer Grows Up

The season of big-budget bangs uses its brain.

Let's Go to Prison

Harold and Kumar get shipped to Gitmo in this forced act two.

Doug Rodriguez Is Back

New Latin cuisine moves to the Beach.

Last Night: Chris Rock at the Hard Rock

New Latin cuisine moves to the Beach.

Cuban Painters and Fugitives

Luis Posada Carriles and José Dionisio Suarez Esquivel show their stuff and tell their stories

Last Night: Second Annual Jamaican Vintage Music Festival

Luis Posada Carriles and José Dionisio Suarez Esquivel show their stuff and tell their stories

Letters from the Issue of February 22, 2007

"Connolly's a scumbag"

Letters from the Issue of November 30, 2006

"Arrange for Osama bin Laden to start dating one of O.J.’s exes"

Un-American Dream

Goal! follows an immigrant's pursuit of a European fantasy

Letters from the Issue of May 11, 2006

"Orishas are hot! They dance bien rico!"

Run, Dick, Run

Sean Penn blames his problems on the president -- so what else is new?

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Sean Penn blames his problems on the president -- so what else is new?

Altered States

T.D. Allman takes on Dubya

Barely There

Taking it off takes off again

The Me Country

For some, 9/11 was life-changing; for others, it was just another bad day

Our Town?

Another take on anti-gay violence in small-town U.S.A.

Letters from the issue of May 1-7, 2003

Invoking Osama bin Laden and remembering George Zirwas

Metro Pale

The new restaurant in the Astor can't stand up to its predecessor

The Sounds of Silence

Tune out the empty rhetoric from both the White House and the antiwar camp; you'll hear a new anthem

Goodbye to All That

A new wave of Latin cinema says so long to the Left

Thompson of Arabia

The case for an American Al-Jazeera

Sr. Big Wheels

Lupe Sosa can crunch with the best

Live from Havana, It's Mesa Redonda!

Thanks to one show, an unprecedented amount of foreign news is airing in Cuba -- but it ain't Nightline yet

The Return of Johnny Bev

Collins Avenue's greatest hits

Hell of a Long Day

24 has been the most talked-about show of the season and for all the wrong reasons

Shake

New era crunk-style shit