Russell Banks Its been said that a person living on the right cross streets in downtown New York in the 1950s could get a university-level education just by hanging out in bars. If that’s true, then someone could get a Sorbonne-level education by hanging out in a bar with Russell…
Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval Jr. make up Miami art collective FriendsWithYou, which have been injecting the world with childish fun and color. So is it any surprise that Scope has commissioned the duo to create an interactive experience for fairgoers? “Fun House” will take over the lounge area at…
Hailing all the way from Milan, Bot and Phra, who together make up the DJ duo Crookers, prove that globalization, at least when it comes to music, isn’t such a bad thing. Arguably, its been the Internet that has given them the power to become more popular than they are…
Barack Obama cranked on Tuesday, so we’re cranked. And he took Florida too. Wow! It’s history, baby! But then we looked more closely at the results and, well, the Diaz-Balart brothers proved that while negative campaigning didn’t work across the nation, South Florida lapped it up. Miami Dade College lost…
Jose D. Duran People gathered at PS14, located on the fringes of downtown Miami, to watch the election results. “I’m nervous,” says a young woman with an Obama sticker carefully placed in the middle of her shirt. We asked if she voted. “No, I can’t. I’m not a citizen,” she…
Our sister paper Phoenix New Times is live blogging directly from John McCain’s rally at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, the senator’s home state. As things are looking now, the party might not be much of a party at all. Still, we are going to remain conservative in our…
Want a broader perspective of what’s happening across the nation with the general election? Well, our 14 sister papers are doing plenty of their own coverage as well. Here are some of the highlights: Westword tries to find problems at the polls but encounters nothing but smooth sailin’. Also, sad…
Kevin Rudolf is an adorable young man. The Cash Money Record’s pop-star took me out to lunch, drove me around in his Lambo, introduced me to his model girlfriends, and at around 3 a.m., took me to Cash Money’s studio in North Miami, where he introduced me to Lil Wayne,…
ZOMG, ya’ll! It’s Tuesday, so what the hell is On the List doing up so early in the week? Well, in case you didn’t know, today is Election Day, and whether your candidate of choice wins or loses, there will be plenty of alcohol flowing and music pumping in the…
Jose D. Duran Downtown Miami voters wait in line to cast their ballots at the voting precinct at Unity on the Bay church. When news outlets cover any given election, most tend to focus on pro-Republican areas such Little Havana, Coral Gables, and far-flung parts of West Miami-Dade, or heavily…
By 6:45 a.m., the line curled around the block at a precinct in downtown Miami Shores, one of the liberal districts that gay activists targeted as likely to vote against the anti-gay marriage amendment to the state constitution. Steve Hagen was there on behalf of the pro-gay-rights group, Save Dade,…
This past Sunday –- the last day for early voting in Florida –- the line at the Kendall Branch Library wrapped around the building and stretched down the street, almost all the way to Kendall Drive. This morning at 7:45, traffic was remarkably subdued. Where were the lawn-parking hordes that…
Halloween weekend was jam-packed, to say the least. There really wasn’t much reason to stay home, with enough action happening all over the city to fill the entire month of October. So what did you miss this weekend? Halloween Night Justin Namon After the trick-or-treaters have gone to bed, it’s…
Justin Namon Last night’s Iron Fork event was a sold out affair that pack the Miami Science Museum. There was plenty of food and drinks to go around, plus we got to feel like we were 10 again walking through and interacting with the Music Musica exhibit at the museum…
Boo ya’ll! It’s Halloween. Time of year when girls dress like total sluts by wearing lingerie and some kind of animal ears. “Look at me! I’m a sexy mouse.” Sure you are. While we appreciate a bit of sexiness during Halloween, we also appreciate a bit of creativity too. But…
Barack Obama cranked on Tuesday, so we’re cranked. And he took Florida too. Wowsa! It’s history, baby! But then we looked more closely at the results and, well, the Diaz-Balart brothers proved that while negative campaigning didn’t work across the nation, South Florida lapped it up. Miami Dade College lost…
Jose D. Duran Voters line up outisde of the Stephen P. Clark Center in downtown Miami waiting to vote Wednesday morning. What a difference a week makes. With people statewide rushing to the polls to cast their ballots, polling places have been plagued by long queues of voters. At some…
ZOMG you guys! Kiki, the Miami contestant on Paris Hilton’s My New BFF, is totally kicking ass on the show, y’all. And her quasi Paris-obsessive ways might take her all the way to the end. So on last night’s episode, Paris wanted to know who, like, totally knew everything about…
Courtesy of BAA South Florida Actors Noah Aberlin, Cassie Okenka, Jason Simon and Chris Kind follow the yellow brick road. It takes nerve to recreate a movie on a stage, especially when that movie is as brilliant and beloved as The Wizard of Oz, but the new production that opened…
This weekend was a bust for us on a personal level. We spent it under our sheet chugging down Robitussin and coughing up things seen only in horror movies. So we lived vicariously through the weekend posts done by the various New Times staff writers. We are just glad we…
Gloria Estefan Friday, October 24, 2008 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood Better Than: The Santiago de Cuba Carnival Who can pack a crowd of Gringos and Latinos equally in one South Florida concert arena? If you guessed Gloria Estefan, you are right. Step to the head of the…
M.A.N.D.Y. bringing ze German electro-house to Circa 28. We are skipping are usual weekend On the List party planner, because everything this weekend is sort of, eh, not so interesting. Maybe everyone is resting up for the Halloween blowout next week. But if you do have to crawl out of…
