If the Denver Nuggets seem eerily familiar to Miami Heat fans, it’s because half the team used to play for the New York Knicks. Just shy of a month ago, the Nuggets traded star forward Carmelo Anthony to New York in exchange for a bounty of good, but not great,…
If the Miami Heat represents a new era of high-profile stars teaming up with the goal of steamrolling the rest of the league, then the San Antonio Spurs are already a relic. Their nucleus has been together for what seems like two decades, and though they’ve added some new blood…
At times, it seems as if Chicago Bulls point guard sensation Derrick Rose has merely decided to use basketball as an elaborate audition for Cirque du Soleil. His drives to the basket often result in dunks and lay-ups that are simply mind-bending, with Rose twisting and contorting in the air…
Miami sports fans feud with New York sports fans for good reason: Big Apple fans are obnoxious, they infest our stadiums, and Yankees aside, their teams are rarely even good. And after a few years of dormancy, the rivalry has picked up lately, and it hasn’t been too bad for…
As one of the five worst teams in the NBA, the Sacramento Kings would have virtually no shot of giving the Miami Heat a game even if LeBron James decided that he would rather stay home and catch up on his DVR recordings than go to work. That said, the…
If University of Miami and Duke could metaphorically meet in a standoff, one might turn to the other and say, “We’re not so different, you and I.” Indeed, both are private schools with tuition that probably costs way too much, and in the sports world, both have one historically good…
In the ’80s, Miguel Paredes came of age as a New York City tagger, and he has used his graffiti background as the launching pad for a successful career in the world of high art. Though clearly grounded in the concepts of street art, Paredes is a versatile stylist with…
If there’s one thing the Netflix era has taught us, it’s that being able to watch any movie or TV show at your leisure pretty much beats paying $9 to see a flick in a crowded theater. But the Spa at Viceroy Miami (485 Brickell Ave., Miami) has decided to…
“Space is a lonely town,” reads the tag line for Cory McAbee’s 2001 film, American Astronaut. Dubbed a “space-Western/musical,” the film follows Samuel Curtis, an interplanetary trader who must deliver the women of Venus a new king for mating. In return, he’ll receive their deceased king, who can fetch Curtis…
For a second there, Dwyane Wade was in free-agency limbo, having gone past flirting with the Chicago Bulls to taking them home, and leaving Pat Riley sitting at the bar alone, staring at his phone, and pretending to text someone. But the gravitational pull of Biscayne Bay proved too strong…
As president of Def Jam Recordings, Jay-Z will be remembered for his Empire State Building peaks and his subway-level lows. He’s launched debut albums by Young Jeezy, Rihanna, Amy Winehouse, and our very own Rick Ross, but also albums by failed Brit rapper Lady Sovereign, as well as low-selling (though…
As the primary songwriter of megahits such as Usher’s “Yeah!,” Chris Brown’s “Run It!,” Ciara’s “Goodies,” and, most recently, Mario’s “Break Up,” hip-hop producer Sean Garrett is one of the decade’s guiding forces in music, penning 15 number one hits. (He’s rumored to be working on an album with Whitney…
