There are a couple of things you probably know about Charlie Murphy, like he’s got a good chunk of the same DNA as Dr. Dolittle, and he once hilariously bitch-slapped Rick James at the China Club. But here’s something you might not have heard: “I ain’t afraid of nobody,” he…
The Dwyane-Wade-please-stay groveling continues with the county commission voting to rename our municipality Miami-Wade County. Ho-hum. It’s like Miami officials have observed all of the crazy stunts Cleveland is pulling in trying to persuade LeBron James to stay a Cavalier, and now want to convince the nation that we, too, are…
If an angry rich person is an attorney’s best friend, a lot of lawyers must be pretty pleased about the spat boiling over on super-wealthy Indian Creek Island.In late April, New Times told you about the escalating feud between Siamese titans on the island in Biscayne Bay. The 33-resident Indian…
Before Romero Britto lucked his way into a multimillion-dollar empire selling cheerful, polka-dot canvasses to the masses, there was Thomas Kinkade. Kinkade is a kind of role model for Britto. Even before the Brazilian thought about hurting people’s eyeballs, Kinkade had already made a fortune selling those gooey, oddly phosphorescent…
X-Men, the blockbuster film franchise and the reason that every summer now includes at least one big superhero movie, is following in the footsteps of its originating comic book series by being way too overextended with a never-ending supply of spinoffs, sequels, and solo movies. In fact, there’s at least…
The Daily Show With Jon StewartChristopher Hitchenswww.thedailyshow.comYou might be surprised to hear that Christopher Hitchens — best-selling author and contributing editor for Vanity Fair — toiled at a work camp for young revolutionaries in 1968 Cuba. Last week, on The Daily Show, he told Jon Stewart that he watched the…
In this week’s art column, we previewed everything from aboriginal reveries to a high-stomping high school girl’s drill squad to an orgy of experimental video, which are all part of this weekend’s Second Saturday gallery crawl capped by a free concert by the iconic Spanish duo Fangoria.But the hits just…
The fervor against the cute, glossy, and substance-devoid work of Miami pop artist Romero Britto has officially reached a fever pitch. On the heels of New Times staffer Natalie O’Neill’s feature on Britto, which explained how somebody with the apparent talent of a leaf of Burger King lettuce lucked into…
Grab the nearest mouth guard, roller derby is coming to Miami. Actually, it’s always been here. We’ve just had to share a team with those less cool counties up north. (Suck it, New Times Broward-Palm Beach!) But this Saturday, South Florida’s Gold Coast Derby Grrls take on Atlanta’s Sake Tuyas…
Two men named Escobar, both born in Medellín, both shot to death. The first was Pablo, the cold-blooded drug lord, mass murderer, and soccer obsessive who reigned over Colombia like a bloated, blood-soaked, black-eyed Komodo dragon. The second was Andrés, a fútbol star with a thin, bony face who eventually…
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Circa 1999, Tom Green was a comedy superstar. As MTV’s prize moron, he packed a hundred shit-filled animals into his parents’ suburban home, engaged in gory make-outs with severed goat heads, and endlessly harassed senior citizens on the streets. But then Green came down with a bout of ball cancer,…
The jury is out on how far we’ve come since the stereotypical portrayal of African-Americans in D. W. Griffith’s controversial 1915 film, The Birth of a Nation, where black legislators lounged around barefoot, guzzled whiskey, and ate fried chicken. Yes, two movies about black teenagers, Precious and The Blind Side,…
Circa 1999, Tom Green was a comedy superstar. As MTV’s prize moron, he packed a hundred shit-filled animals into his parents’ suburban home, engaged in gory make-outs with severed goat heads, and endlessly harassed senior citizens on the streets. But then Green came down with a bout of ball cancer,…
According to conspiracy theorists, fear-mongers, schizophrenic wizards, and new-age paranoiacs, the world is gonna end in approximately 853 days when the Mayan long-count calendar comes to a close. There will be black holes, monster tsunamis, cataclysmic earthquakes, fiery asteroids, and armies of ancient ghosts run amok. But until then, we’ll…
Hop a hog to Father’s Day Hotrods and Harleys at Peterson’s Harley-Davidson Miami. Expect a Bikes & Beauties Magazine bike show and $400 cash giveaways, not to mention a Snap-On “Screw Off” contest where the dad who puts the most screws into a two-by-four will win tools and a leather…
It’s been a really good year for misfit teens. Everyone from those glee-club-singing teenagers to the newly slutty Miley Cyrus are all laughing, singing, and teasing their way to the bank. Want to know who else is getting in on this action? Playwright Stephen Karam. His new stage debut, Speech…
Two men named Escobar, both born in Medellín, both shot to death. The first was Pablo, the cold-blooded drug lord, mass murderer, and soccer obsessive who reigned over Colombia like a bloated, blood-soaked, black-eyed Komodo dragon. The second was Andrés, a futbol star with a thin, bony face who eventually…
For the record, real dads don’t do brunch. They sleep off their hangover and then head straight for a meaty midday meal. So skip the omelet and start Father’s Day 2010 by taking your pops to the Dads’ Brew and BBQ Picnic at Pinecrest Gardens. There will be beer, bloody…
If the words of Gabriel García Márquez were converted into paintings, they would look like Nancy Friedemann’s. Using enamel on Mylar, she paints lace-like designs on black backgrounds, evoking Colombia’s colonial past. In Forecast, brightly colored insects and flowers are tangled in a mass of ghostly, doily-esque designs. She explains,…
