When it comes to careers in comedy, Original Latin King of Comedy Paul Rodriguez has a hell of a long one. Now 58, Rodriguez has spent the past three decades working in TV, film, and hitting the road as a stand-up comic. And his next stage? It’s right in your…
While you spent the weekend celebrating the Miami Heat’s championship win by boozing and banging your pots and pans, the ladies of the Miami Spice bikini basketball team were continuing the 305’s proud b-ball tradition by beating the Illinois Heart in an away game — the first of bikini basketball’s…
The Heat won. The Spurs lost. The city breathed a sigh of relief. The fans filled the streets. And then it was over. At least for a little while. The Miami Heat party might be on hiatus over the weekend, but it’ll pick up in full force Monday when the…
Yesterday, we told you about Rolling Stone’s dire predictions for the future of Miami — namely, that the whole place will be irreparably flooded and hurricane-wrecked by the year 2030. The filmmakers of Borscht Corp and their marine biologist collaborators at Coral Morphologic had something to say about that: “Duh,…
“The unavoidable truth is that sea levels are rising and Miami is on its way to becoming an American Atlantis.” It’s a prediction we’ve heard before. As recently as April, we saw GIFs depicting the effect of rising sea levels on South Beach. But this one comes from Rolling Stone…
Meet Stevie. She was just your average 20-something girl, sweet, innocent, with a bright future. She took dance classes as a child. But then, a visit to the Sunshine State opened up her dark side. “It all started when I was in Florida, visiting my grandma,” she explains. “And I…
Internet fame is a fleeting thing. One minute, you’re doing the Harlem Shake on computer screens across the world. And the next, you’re as old news as that finger-biting kid Charlie. But Coral Springs Prancercise lady Joanna Rohrback has more staying power than most, thanks to a little help from…
The latest Hollywood promotion to roll through South Florida is also one of its creepiest. And considering that it involves noted weirdo Johnny Depp, that’s not surprising. Depp’s next movie is Disney’s The Lone Ranger, due in theaters July 3. And in a bizarre scavenger hunt/wax museum twist, statues of…
Everyone in Miami has an opinion about Wynwood’s development. It’s either too raw or too gentrified, too commercialized or too crowded, with too few rules or too many. And as the area continues to evolve, business owners and area residents have clashed over plans for its future. But a vote…
Miami’s movie geeks have plenty of reasons to be proud. This town has a thriving art house theater scene, some of the best film festivals in the country, and increasing numbers of films by locals earning national and worldwide respect. Some pictures even screen here before they debut in New…
There is only one thing on the minds of Miamians this week: the Heat battling it out with San Antonio in the NBA Finals. It doesn’t matter who you are — an artist, a fisherman, a business executive, a foul-mouthed Cuban puppet. If you’re from Miami, you’re rooting LeBron, D-Wade,…
Yesterday, New Times unleashed its annual Best of Miami issue, including this year’s pick for Best Feud — Lisa and Leonard Hochstein versus the Miami Design Preservation League. Now it appears the Hochsteins have taken a lead in the fight. On Monday, the MDPL lost its appeal of a Miami…
In This Is the End, Seth Rogen, James Franco, and a handful of other famous funny people find themselves in the middle of the End Times. After the good people of the world ascend into Heaven via a Star Trek-esque blue beam, everyone else — including pretty much every Hollywood…
It’s hard in Miami for a film fanatic. Yes, things have gotten exponentially better in recent years, with indie theaters like O Cinema showing rare, experimental, and underground movies every week. But audiences in film capitals like New York and Los Angeles still get most movies weeks or even months…
Sometimes, the world seems like a cruel and heartless place. Children go hungry. Natural disasters wreck entire cities. Madmen commit unspeakable violence. Who among us hasn’t wondered why life is so unfair, why the universe seems out to punish us, what kind of a god would allow these things to…
You knew it’d happen eventually. And you knew it’d probably happen on Lifetime. Anna Nicole Smith, the model, actress, Playmate, reality TV star and all-around troubled lady who died of a drug overdose in Hollywood, Florida, is finally getting the biopic treatment by Lifetime. And from the looks of the…
Hating the Miami Heat: It’s been done. It’s, like, so last season. And it involves aligning yourself with Skip Bayless. Hating Miami Heat fans, on the other hand, is still considered fair game in areas of the country without the greatest basketball team on the planet. For proof, you need…
Back in February, the art world was in an uproar over the potential sale of two Banksy murals. One, titled Slave Labour, had been removed from the wall of a shop in London, and was expected to draw as much as $700,000 at auction. But the dealer selling the works,…
Saturday evening: It was a dark and stormy night in Miami. But that didn’t stop the South Florida culturati from celebrating the end of a chapter of local art history, as the Miami Art Museum’s Lights Out Closing Party offered one last chance to experience its collection of masterpieces before…
Miami’s one of America’s least fit cities — but can you blame us? This town is chock full of tasty delights, at restaurants ranging from Bal Harbour to Coral Gables and beyond. And with upcoming events like Iron Fork and Miami Spice, now’s not exactly the time to change your…
“It’s about Self-Expression. It’s about Non-violence. It’s about Conservation.” But most of all, it’s about dainty steps, sweeping arm motions, and horse companionship. Welcome to Prancercise, Coral Springs woman Joanna Rohrback’s exercise program designed to make you as wiry and muscular as Seabiscuit himself. See also: – Prancercise Creator Joanna…
You haven’t voted in New Times’ Best of Miami Readers’ Poll yet, have you? You selfish bastard. Look, we all know life has been busy. Your boss is looking over your shoulder every chance he gets. Your abuela’s list of household chores for you is endless. Last weekend, you had…
