Magic City Kitty: Could My Baby Get a Reality Show?

Hello, Kitty: All of this talk about celebrities having babies has my wife really wanting to conceive, but I don’t think we’re ready. Hell, I’m not ready. We’ve been married for three years and both of us have steady jobs, but I’m 26 and she’s 24. I want to enjoy the…

Permission to Go Mad

Some shows on the boob tube will suck you dry, leaving your brain with no sign of function or creativity. Others are so good they make you want to quit your job and be a full-time resident of your living room couch. Mad Men is one of the latter. This…

Reality Bites, Poops, and Cries

Hello, Kitty: All of this talk about celebrities having babies has my wife really wanting to conceive, but I don’t think we’re ready. Hell, I’m not ready. We’ve been married for three years and both have steady jobs, but I’m 26 and she’s 24. I want to enjoy the rest…

Meet Us on the Sand

If you want to wile away your lazy Labor Day Sunday hunched over a smoky grill, so be it. But if you’d like to spend it noshing on culinary delights from some of the areas most celebrated chefs, head to the Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club for the Sand…

The Birth of a Baby Grand

When hip-hop thugs G-Unit rap, “I move the keys, they call me the piano man,” they’re talking about transporting loads of happy powder, but when scene king Edison Farrow puts on a party called Piano Man, he’s talking real keys, like the black-and-white ones at Crescendos Piano Bar. Each Wednesday,…

If Toto Were from Harlem

A recent article in GQ had a cover line that read, “When Michael Was Cool.” Sure, it’s easy to forget how inherently awesome someone such as Michael Jackson is when you witness him crumble before your eyes. But let’s be clear: The King of Pop never lost his coolness; it…

A-R-T Gets the TBA Treatment

If you detest a good surprise, you might not want to go on a MoCA Mystery Date, one night of elegant dining and a private art showing at the home of a local collector. But since your mama warned you about the perils of instant gratification, meet patrons and lovers…

Tonight: N’Dambi at Ginger Bay Cafe

When legendary label Stax Records signs an artist to its roster, you can be sure that they’re not thinking about ring tone sales — but pure soul and the type of music with the power to unhinge and incite, much like artists Isaac Hayes, Moms Mabley and RIchard Pryor did for the…

Around Town This Weekend

This time next week, (let’s hope) you’ll be basking in the glow of a three-day weekend, but for now, let the threat of showers make you glad you flaked on that visit to the car wash yesterday. Because former U.S. Sen. Bob Graham doesn’t care if your whip is sparkling –…

On Location with Rick Ross and The Triple C’s

The first artists’ on Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group imprint, the Carol City Cartel aka Triple C’s, are slated to release their debut album, Custom Cars and Cycles in 2010 and last week Ross, Gunplay, Torch and Young’n Breed took over Euro Motor Sport to shoot the album art. The…

Magic City Kitty: My Man Wants More Meat in the Bedroom

Hello, Kitty: I’m gay and my boyfriend wants to add another man into our sex play. While I’m not totally against the idea of a threesome, I can’t help but feel he’s suggesting it because I’m not enough for him. We’ve been a couple for six years, living together for…

Deep-Fried Charity Is Yummy

If the thought of eating an endangered marlin brings tears to your eyes, would a side of French fries help? The Florida Marlins Community Foundation’s annual Fish ‘N Chips casino party is all about craps, blackjack, roulette, and poker for a good cause. The games begin at 7 p.m. this…

Mama Said Knock Someone Out

Some people say it feels like a ton of bricks; others compare it to the smack of a Mack truck. But we at New Times have never had the pleasure of a fist to the face, so we have no clue what it feels like. (A kick in the pants…

You’ll Laugh, You’ll Wine

Yes, your favorite ’70s reggae flick has been adapted for the stage and will land at the Adrienne Arsht Center this Saturday. The Harder They Come tells the story of a young Kingstonian whose climb to the top of the musical charts lands him a spot as Jamaica’s most notorious…

He’s Foxx-y and Talented

Folks like to call Jamie Foxx a triple threat for his abilities as an actor, singer, and comedian. But after seeing his penis a few weeks ago on the Internet, we’ve forgotten he does anything more than take pics of his naked bod in the bathroom mirror. Luckily, he’s on…

Please, Save the Last Dance

The art of ballet is one that can be performed against a backdrop of hip-hop or classical, and if you think your bones are too old and too stiff to create a masterpiece, the International Ballet Festival of Miami aims to show you how it’s done. Beginning this Tuesday and…

MP3 of the Day: Trina – “That’s My Attitude”

Besides Young Money’s still-really-underground Nicki Minaj, the term “mainstream female rapper” is one usually heard before “ain’t doin’ shit.” Kim tried to come back with a song that was so 2002 that I nearly called my mom to ask her money for books and a plane ticket home from college, Foxy popped up on…

Bullets 4 Peace Unloaded at the Eden Roc Saturday Night

                This pastSaturday night, designer Rafi Anteby celebrated his jewelry line, Bullets 4 Peace, and his birthday poolside at the Eden Roc. And while the fashionable crowd’s low-key “Happy Birthday” ditty left something to be desired (such as a few gallons of champagne and some…

Around Town this Weekend

With not a cloud in sight, it seems like the due-to-weather cancelation of tomorrow’s Summerfest (featuring T-Pain, Flo Rida, and Keri Hilson, among others) was a bit premature but luckily there are plenty of other places to get your music fix tonight. From the locally cool: The Hongs, Band Number 12,…

Alice in Kendall-land

Last night, costumed and Mad Hatted partygoers celebrated RA Sushi’s one year anniversary with sushi, sake, and the magical hookah at the Mad Hatter’s Sake-Tea-Ni Party. Guests were encouraged to get dolled up in their craziest chapeau, and while everyone didn’t participate, some of those who did are after the…

Magic City Kitty: I’m Having a Baby With a Cokehead!

Hello, Kitty: After four months of me begging, my ex-girl and I are finally back on good terms after my cheating ways caused our relationship to crumble. We hang out nearly every night, and unlike before, when we’d just party and get fucked up, we’re actually spending quiet, quality time…