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  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Bourdain's No Reservations is Back Tonight: Five Places We'd Like to See Tony Visit

    Anthony Bourdain, the chef, traveler, writer, snarkmeister, and media whore extraordinaire, is doing the full-on media blitz to get the word out that No Reservations premieres tonight, at 9 p.m. on Travel Channel. Last week he was on Jon Stewart's Daily Show, where Stewart said he gets diarrhea just ... More >>

  • Film

    January 5, 2012

    Elite Squad: The Enemy Within at Tower Theater through January 19

    Anthony Bourdain, the chef, traveler, writer, snarkmeister, and media whore extraordinaire, is doing the full-on media blitz to get the word out that No Reservations premieres tonight, at 9 p.m. on Travel Channel. Last week he was on Jon Stewart's Daily Show, where Stewart said he gets diarrhea just ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    A Banana on a Penis? Is That Art? The Basel Food Weirdness Edition

    ​The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach runs through December 4. With more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa coming to showcase works by more than 2,000 artists, it's a pretty big deal. In fact, Art Basel itself says it's "the most prestigiou ... More >>

  • News

    October 27, 2011

    Erislandy Lara: Robbed in a boxing scandal, he's coming back

    ​The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach runs through December 4. With more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa coming to showcase works by more than 2,000 artists, it's a pretty big deal. In fact, Art Basel itself says it's "the most prestigiou ... More >>

  • News

    September 8, 2011

    University of Miami professor cracks MLB's umpire code

    ​The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach runs through December 4. With more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa coming to showcase works by more than 2,000 artists, it's a pretty big deal. In fact, Art Basel itself says it's "the most prestigiou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 6, 2011

    Tallys Yunes, UM Professor, Solves MLB's Umpire Scheduling Dilemma

    Photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia CommonsNext time you're six Buds deep at Sun Life Stadium and venting your rage at the ump about another wasted Marlins summer -- "Hey, blue! Grow another eyeball and you'll be a f***ing Cyclops!" -- consider this: The guys behind home plate have a pretty insane schedule ... More >>

  • Dining

    April 14, 2011

    Blue Door Fish: Renamed and refocused

    Photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia CommonsNext time you're six Buds deep at Sun Life Stadium and venting your rage at the ump about another wasted Marlins summer -- "Hey, blue! Grow another eyeball and you'll be a f***ing Cyclops!" -- consider this: The guys behind home plate have a pretty insane schedule ... More >>

  • Film

    March 24, 2011

    Waste Land: A fascinating doc about art and charity

    Photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia CommonsNext time you're six Buds deep at Sun Life Stadium and venting your rage at the ump about another wasted Marlins summer -- "Hey, blue! Grow another eyeball and you'll be a f***ing Cyclops!" -- consider this: The guys behind home plate have a pretty insane schedule ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 10, 2010

    Miami's Wynwood art walk offers everything from cheerleaders to Aborigines

    Photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia CommonsNext time you're six Buds deep at Sun Life Stadium and venting your rage at the ump about another wasted Marlins summer -- "Hey, blue! Grow another eyeball and you'll be a f***ing Cyclops!" -- consider this: The guys behind home plate have a pretty insane schedule ... More >>

  • Music

    January 7, 2010

    Head Spins: Majica and Mano P, from WDNA's Latin Jazz Quarter

    Photo by Cbl62 via Wikimedia CommonsNext time you're six Buds deep at Sun Life Stadium and venting your rage at the ump about another wasted Marlins summer -- "Hey, blue! Grow another eyeball and you'll be a f***ing Cyclops!" -- consider this: The guys behind home plate have a pretty insane schedule ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2009

    Free Pizza Tonight at Piola in Brickell from 5 - 7 p.m.

    According to their website, "Farofa Nation is a design and t-shirt company dedicated to helping the unfortunate and poor kids of Brazil."They donate 10% of the proceeds from the sale of every t-shirt to TASK Brazil, an organization that saw a  major cash infusion from Led Zeppelin rock icon Ji ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Introducing Leah Kaire

    image via myspace.com/leahkaireLeah Kaire is a local musician with a great back story who is doing cool shit. I met her over the weekend at a BBQ at Morningside Park where she was hanging out with my friend Matt. I e-mailed her some questions and here's what she had to say."Okay cool...My name is LE ... More >>

  • Music

    March 26, 2009

    Diplo's World Beat

    Thank this DJ/producer for the growing global funk at WMC.

  • Music

    June 19, 2008

    O Rappa

    Thank this DJ/producer for the growing global funk at WMC.

  • Music

    April 17, 2008

    The Stones and Scorsese

    Shine a Light is a meditation on aging.

  • Music

    July 5, 2007

    Claudio Roditi

    Shine a Light is a meditation on aging.

  • Music

    May 17, 2007

    Bebel Gilberto

    Shine a Light is a meditation on aging.

  • Calendar

    February 15, 2007

    Shake Your Bon Bon

    Two Brazilian Carnaval celebrations rock the 305

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Feel the Beat! Brazilian Music for Percussion Ensemble

    Two Brazilian Carnaval celebrations rock the 305

  • Calendar

    July 13, 2006

    The Fever Rages On

    Two Brazilian Carnaval celebrations rock the 305

  • Film

    March 30, 2006

    Thugs and Kisses

    A South African street fighter finds new life in the wrenching redemption tale Tsotsi

  • Music

    December 29, 2005

    Apollo Kid

    Don't Look Back

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    This Just In

    Seu Jorge

  • News

    March 24, 2005

    Scrap Mettle

    Mickey Rourke comes out swinging to talk about his ups, downs, and role as Marv in Sin City

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2004

    Shouting It Down

    Artist sparks action in performance

  • Music

    January 15, 2004

    Blood, Bites, and Brazil

    Mosquitos keep bossa nova fresh, free, and lawless

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2003

    Brazil's Sweetest Sixteen

    The Brazilian Film fest is fast becoming Miami's most colorful

  • Music

    April 3, 2003

    Learning Curve

    Clube do Choro revives a much-beloved Brazilian tradition

  • News

    March 13, 2003

    Chasing the Yankee Dollar

    Believe the hype, says Film Fest director Nicole Guillemet. Latin cinema is poised to conquer the U.S. with Miami as its gateway.

  • Music

    September 26, 2002

    He's Got the World Beat

    It takes a global village to make Manu Chao music

  • Film

    May 30, 2002

    Brazilians Bring It On

    The sixth Brazilian Film Festival is a high-definition affair

  • Music

    October 18, 2001

    Shake

    We are the United States

  • Calendar

    May 31, 2001

    Hits So Easy

    Sergio Mendes

  • News

    April 5, 2001

    A Farewell to Art

    Frank Stella created a sculptural masterpiece for Miami's waterfront, but you'll probably never see it here

  • Music

    February 22, 2001

    Nothing but Jazz

    Brazilian trumpeter Claudio Roditi plays it every which way

  • Music

    December 14, 2000

    Keeping Bossa Nova

    Heather Davis and Rose Max tend to Brazilian jazz

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2000
  • Film

    November 2, 2000

    Songs of the Favela

    A modern adaptation of the Orpheus myth as shantytown tragedy

  • Music

    May 11, 2000

    Best Percussionist

    Claudio Silva

  • Calendar

    March 9, 2000

    Nippon All Around

    Japan Week 2000

  • Film

    February 17, 2000

    Silver Screenings

    The FIU 17th Miami Film Festival

  • Music

    September 23, 1999

    Tropicalista Troubadour

    Prison, exile, a Grammy -- it's all a day in the life of Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil

  • Film

    December 24, 1998

    Two for the Road

    Prison, exile, a Grammy -- it's all a day in the life of Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil

  • Film

    November 12, 1998

    No One Cares What You Did Last Summer

    Prison, exile, a Grammy -- it's all a day in the life of Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil

  • News

    October 22, 1998

    News of the Weird

    Prison, exile, a Grammy -- it's all a day in the life of Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil

  • Dining

    June 25, 1998

    Recipes

    Prison, exile, a Grammy -- it's all a day in the life of Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil

  • Calendar

    April 2, 1998

    Cinema in the Sand

    Prison, exile, a Grammy -- it's all a day in the life of Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil

  • News

    September 7, 1995

    Guns R Us

    You live in Rio de Janeiro and you've got a little problem with an overzealous police force. Your difficulties could be solved with a few hundred assault rifles and a couple of tons of ammo. Welcome to Miami!

  • News

    March 2, 1995

    Kicking Ass and Taking Names

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

  • Dining

    November 18, 1992

    Barely Brazilian

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

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