Let’s face it: The world wants to know if LeBron James’ former teammate Delonte West boinked LeBron’s mom. Even if you didn’t want to know it before you read the previous sentence, now that you’re aware it’s a possibility, some dirty, hidden part of you– your spleen?– wants to know…
This LeBron James character is a tough one to figure out. We want to love him. But is he but a grifter, on the rebound from a monster relationship, trying to cheaply win our heart?…
Bill Cooke hasn’t been this unhinged at the New Times since my boss photographed a mannequin wardrobe malfunction. The self-styled media watchdog behind blog Random Pixels and Loose Thoughts calls my feature on Jonathan “Ynot” Corso — the prolific graffiti artist killed in late July — a “glorifying [of] criminal…
Anybody who believes reporters are free-thinkers has not seen us when we get in a herd. We get our cattle-brain on in locker rooms, press conferences–and at last night’s much-hyped re-opening of South Beach’s famed 5th St. Gym, with invited guests including legendary trainer Angelo Dundee and Greatest Person Ever…
They say if you want something done right, you just gotta do it yourself. An inspired drive to deliver Cleveland’s unwanted Lebron James jerseys to our local homeless has been stalled by the Miami Coalition for the Homeless due to “politics”. Even Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado is said to have…
RIP, Ynot: MSG Cartel mourns the loss of a graffiti star
This week’s feature, “Marked for Death”, is the story of Jonathan “Ynot” Corso, the prolific graffiti artist who died after being run over by an Escalade in a brawl in the parking lot of a Davie strip club. But Ynot’s death was just one of dozens of violent incidents at…
This week’s feature, “Marked for Death,” is the story of Jonathan “Ynot” Corso — one of the most prolific members of Miami’s longest-running graffiti crew, MSG, recently killed in a fight in a strip club parking lot. We tried to write the story in the language of Ynot and his…
Why is it that parrots can’t avoid running with the wrong crowd? First there was their storied relationship with blood-thirsty pirates. Now, apparently, they’re getting involved in the Colombian drug trade. Colombian prosecutors are accusing Lorenzo the Parrot of being trained to scream a warning in Spanish– “Run, run, the…
That blindfolded chick holding the scales just made it rain justice on Rumeal Robinson. The former University of Michigan basketball hero and NBA journeyman– whose addiction to strip clubs was first exposed by this blog– has been convicted in Iowa federal court of fraud. The Aventura resident was indicted for…
A disturbing scene unfolded while Riptide was waiting on line at Target on Wednesday night. A woman later identified as Ketrina Brown came to the cashier with two boxed dolls: Baby Alive, the creepily animatronic doll that “digests”. They were exactly the same dolls, except one was black and the…
Whistle-blowing Miami-Dade Police officer Frank Adams — who recently came forward with a litany of allegations of malfeasance in his department — has been sanctioned by the MDPD for not reporting a several-cop beatdown of a civilian immediately after he witnessed it. In other news, the MDPD denies that the…
Fresh Market is supposed to be a place where a yuppie can go and not be afraid. They play classical music. They give you tiny cups of premium coffee. Their organic yogurt selection is enviable. And in Aventura, even the coconuts on the trees are Louis Vuitton brand. So why…
Miami’s homeless want LeBron’s Cavs jerseys
The idea was simple genius. Heartbroken Clevelanders could send their unwanted LeBron James jerseys — those that weren’t in flames — to Miami to be distributed to the local homeless. But this being the summer of LeBron, things had to take a turn for the bizarre. The jersey drive –…
What is up with El Comandante these days? Have Fidel Castro’s handlers been slipping amphetamines into his banana pudding? Take a look at the rampage he’s been on in the last month or so:…
Hed Kandi Lounge owners argue over South Beach club’s demise
International Burn a Koran Day: What else can we torch September 11?
It was a funny, inspired idea on the part of a few forward-thinking Clevelanders: Ship pallets of Cavaliers’ LeBron James jerseys — those that weren’t in flames — to Miami to give to the local homeless. But nothing is simple in the summer of LeBron…
Gainesville pastor Terry Jones has set off a firestorm by planning “International Burn a Koran Day” for September 11 to protest the “religion of the Devil.” As Jones posits on YouTube: “I mean, ask yourself: Have you ever really seen a really happy Muslim?”…
Hed Kandi Lounge was supposed to be South Beach’s elite dance club, a classy refuge from Mansion across the street. You could go there and eat expensive foam — um, molecular gastronomy — and then dance to psychedelic Muzak — um, house beats — while sipping a $14 cocktail. Ecstasy…
Quotas to police chiefs are like mistresses to politicians: Nobody wants to get caught with one. No cop brass wants to admit that they’ve boiled the delicate art of policing– where discretion and fairness is key– to a crude numbers chase…
