U.S. Armed Forces

"Indestructible" Sandwiches and 7-Year Old Pork Chops: New Preservation Techniques

​Spam is the gold standard for food imperishability. The expiration date on cans says two years, but Phil Minerich, vice president of research at Hormel, claims they write that "To help the customer move it through. We don't want it to be sitting on the shelf for 12, 15 years."The canned meat prod ... More >>

Miami Herald Might Move to Doral

​Sure, Doral seems like a decent place to run the United States' military operations in South and Central America, but is it a good spot to headquarter a once-proud metro newspaper? The Miami Herald might soon find out. The South Florida Business Journal reports the Herald is now in negotiati ... More >>

Ten Straight-Edge Bands With Hilarious And/Or Terrible Names

​Last night, Washington D.C. straight-edge stompers Coke Bust ripped open Churchill's Pub like a moody Norse God leveling some mountains out of ennui. And really, would you have expected any less with a band name like Coke Bust? Straight edge is usually pretty serious business. So while not entir ... More >>

Allen West Says "It's Just a Matter of Time" Before Gays "Break Down the Military"

​In another public reaffirmation of his belief that gay people are going to make America lose wars, Florida Republican Congressman Allen West said at a dinner in Plant City Saturday night that "when you take the military and you tell it they must conform to the individual's behavior, then it' ... More >>

Captain America ignores its roots for easy money

​In another public reaffirmation of his belief that gay people are going to make America lose wars, Florida Republican Congressman Allen West said at a dinner in Plant City Saturday night that "when you take the military and you tell it they must conform to the individual's behavior, then it' ... More >>

Guns online: No permit needed

​In another public reaffirmation of his belief that gay people are going to make America lose wars, Florida Republican Congressman Allen West said at a dinner in Plant City Saturday night that "when you take the military and you tell it they must conform to the individual's behavior, then it' ... More >>

Celebrate Osama Bin Laden's Death Tonight With King of Diamonds' Big-Booty Strippers

​Unless you've been holed up in a $1 million dollar compound without phone, internet, or cable service, you've heard the news ... Osama bin Laden is dead. Yesterday, the mass-murdering founder of Al Qaeda, Most Wanted Man in the Universe, facial-hair aficionado, evil millionaire, and general ass ... More >>

Letters from the issue of October 21, 2010

​Unless you've been holed up in a $1 million dollar compound without phone, internet, or cable service, you've heard the news ... Osama bin Laden is dead. Yesterday, the mass-murdering founder of Al Qaeda, Most Wanted Man in the Universe, facial-hair aficionado, evil millionaire, and general ass ... More >>

Obama Picketed by Gay Rights Activists with Boats & Weather Balloons: Five Lamest NObama Protests

Ian Goldin/GetEQUAL.orgA GetEQUAL protester arrested earlier this year in D.C.​Yesterday afternoon, President Obama gazed out over Alonzo Mourning's yard in Coral Gables, past the brightly-painted garden gnomes, and said to himself: What the fuck are giant weather balloons doing here?At least that ... More >>

Judge Issues "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Injunction, Obama Administration Expected to Appeal

​Today, in a court room in California, U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips issued an injunction that would prevent the U.S. military from enforcing its 17-year-old "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy which forbids homosexuals from serving openly in the military. About time. Though, The Washingto ... More >>

The Tillman Story sets the record straight

An Arizona Cardinals player's death in Afghanistan was spun into a recruiting tool.

Biggest Government Leak in History Attributed to the Internet, WikiLeaks

​If you're a fan of getting your conspiracy theories and government leaks first, you've probably heard of WikiLeaks. The international organization publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive documents while keeping their sources' anonymity. They've been around for a while already, but ... More >>

Restrepo: A South Florida soldier and his comrades, vérité-style

​If you're a fan of getting your conspiracy theories and government leaks first, you've probably heard of WikiLeaks. The international organization publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive documents while keeping their sources' anonymity. They've been around for a while already, but ... More >>

"Instruments of Torture Through the Ages" lashes the Freedom Tower

​If you're a fan of getting your conspiracy theories and government leaks first, you've probably heard of WikiLeaks. The international organization publishes anonymous submissions and leaks of sensitive documents while keeping their sources' anonymity. They've been around for a while already, but ... More >>

Why the Carol Rosenberg Situation Shouldn't Be Dismissed So Easily: Don't Ask, Don't Tell and Media Bias

Carol Rosenberg​As has been reported just about everywhere, U.S. Navy Commander Jeffrey D. Gordon sent a sexual harassment complaint to Miami Herald Executive Editor Anders Gyllenhaal about the behavior of the paper's Guantánamo Bay correspondent, Carol Rosenberg. Among using other choice wo ... More >>

Letters from the Issue of March 5, 2009

"Let him foolishly make money off of these animals, and we'll mop up the mess when something tragic finally happens."

The Stain of Gitmo: "We Destroyed People's Lives."

Tomorrow on newsstands, we tell the story of Omar Khadr, who is the youngest detainee at Guantanamo, the only Westerner, and a symbol of sorts. To some, he is exhibit A for all that is wrong with America's War on Terror. For others, he's an example of why the camp exists in the first place. For us, ... More >>

Language Barriers

GableStage takes on a touchy topic in its latest play.

Florida is Bottom of the Barrel on Gun Control

GableStage takes on a touchy topic in its latest play.

American Heroes and Zeroes at Sundance '08

Morgan Spurlock makes us look bad, plus (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine.

Auto-Chaotic

As giant robots transform all around us (!), it's good to know Michael Bay won't ever change

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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Letters from the Issue of May 17, 2007

"Camilo Mejía, you, sir, use America's freedom of speech to erase your cowardice."

Bush Administration Looks to Curtail More Gitmo Rights

"Camilo Mejía, you, sir, use America's freedom of speech to erase your cowardice."

Castro: Ruling Cuba With an Electric Worm

"Camilo Mejía, you, sir, use America's freedom of speech to erase your cowardice."

They're Gay!

"Camilo Mejía, you, sir, use America's freedom of speech to erase your cowardice."

Cannon Fodder

A Soldier's Fugue offers the view from the ground, times three

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Virtual Quagmire

The Army's realistic first-person shooter bogs down under fire

The Color of War

Images of aggression from the boardroom to the battlefield

The Deadliest Day

Florida's Seabee reservists went to Iraq to help, not fight. But they fought and died

Triumph of the Zealots

A small cadre of exile fanatics now controls the Bush administration's Cuba policy, and Fidel Castro couldn't be happier

Party Time

A small cadre of exile fanatics now controls the Bush administration's Cuba policy, and Fidel Castro couldn't be happier

Love Is...

Groovy music and good vibes at Greynolds

Texas High Notes

The SXSW music fest showcases the city as much as the artists

Haitian Celebration

The day that independent Haiti turns 200 years old

By Nina Korman

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Hard Rock Café

Bayside Marketplace

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

Mother Knows Best

And that goes for mothers of convicted Cuban spies, too

Shake

The day the music died

What Spies Beneath

Okay, so they really were spying for Cuba, but not in a bad way

Vodou Dance

Caribbean Dance Celebration 2000

Uncertain Justice

Was Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega really a drug trafficker? Or is it possible he was set up by the U.S. government? Try asking a few dozen people who should know.

New Year's Revolution

If you had your way, what single adjustment would you make to enhance the experience of living in South Florida?

The Aliens Are Coming! The Aliens Are Coming!

If you had your way, what single adjustment would you make to enhance the experience of living in South Florida?

Buy-Buy Guantanamo!

For an agency renowned for spending thousands on a single toilet seat, the Pentagon sure sells cheap

The Size of Their Toys

COPEX separates the men from the boys

Birth of a Notion

Here's a new idea: Haitian babies born at the Guantanamo Naval Station should be considered U.S. citizens