LeBron James’s decision to take his talents to South Beach seemed to be a marketing disaster, in the short run at least. For a while, it seemed to be impossible to find a LeBron fan outside South Florida. Surprisingly, though, his latest namesake sneaker, Nike’s LeBron 8, is selling just…
Rick Scott first made waves in the Republican primary by introducing the idea of Arizona-style immigration laws into the Florida campaign. Leaning to the extreme right proved successful in the primary, but as he moved into the general election, his campaign conveniently seems to have lessened its emphasis on championing…
In a story sure to outrage the Marco Rubio camp on the eve of the midterms, two Florida firefighters have resigned after an investigation into their tea-bagging while on duty. What kind of upside-down nation are we living in where two public servants can’t express their pol … oh wait…
We have developed an unhealthy obsession with Hollywood Whiskey Tango Bar & Grill’s offer to buy patrons’ $25 tab if the Miami Heat lose. It speaks to both the gambler and the drunk in us…
Randy Moss sure has had a weird season. The day after the Patriots came to Miami and handed the Dolphins their dorsal tails, he was cut from the team. He ended back in Minnesota, where he just didn’t gel with Brett Favre (not that anyone wants to “gel” with Favre…
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Dwyane Wade’s main goal in life right now is to bring championship rings back to Miami, but this Halloween, he found time in his busy schedule to bring sexy back. That’s right: He dressed up as Justin Timberlake, complete with “whiteface.” No word on whether his girlfriend, Gabrielle Union, wore…
It’s our first day at the Miami New Times new offices, and to celebrate, we treated ourselves to a fancy, ergonomic laptop cooling dock from diamond-in-the-rough retailer, Kohl’s, in Hialeah.First, a brief explanation as to why we need said fancy, ergonomic laptop machine.Last week, we noticed that the bottom of…
After a rocky start against the Boston Celtics, the Miami Heat is off to an appropriately hot start with a three-game winning streak including Friday’s domination of the Orlando Magic in the new Miami team’s AAA debut. In addition to wracking up wins,they’re also adding some new traditions, including a…
President John F. Kennedy’s most famous appearance at the Orange Bowl was during a ceremony to welcome back the freed prisoners of Brigade 2506 following the failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion. While obviously JFK’s most significant trip to the now-destroyed historic stadium, it wasn’t his only. F.I.L.M. Archives…
Today Univision airs its final episode of El Show de Cristina, the 21-year-old talk show of Cristina Saralegui, AKA Spanish Oprah. Despite initial reports that the popular show’s cancellation was a mutual decision, Saralegui has since said she was more or less forced out by the network. She won’t be…
Quinnipiac University’s latest Florida poll numbers are significant because, well, it’s a day before the election. It is also one of the first polls taken after “Debate Gate.” The governor’s race remains supertight, with Alex Sink leading Rick Scott by only a single point. It’s a completely different story in the Senate…
What better way to celebrate the pending GOP sweep of the House (and just maybe the Senate) than to relive the good ol’ days under Dubya with No. 43 himself? If you’re among the thousands in Dade feeling nostalgic for life under Rummy, Condi and Cheney, you’re in luck!George W…
Could 2010 get any worse for taxi drivers in Miami? This summer, one cabbie was nearly killed in a deadly shooting while at least seven others were robbed at gunpoint. And in a move to protect taxi drivers, the County Board of Commissioners could soon force them to buy expensive…
Allen West could soon become the first sitting U.S. congressman with ties to a white racist biker gang (well, at least since Sen. Dirtbeard Jones [R-Penn] back in ’46). It’s all the more remarkable considering that West — who’s four points ahead of Rep. Ron Klein in his Broward and…
The Miami Dolphins remain perfect on the road after traveling into Cincinnati and taking down the Bengals 22-14 on Sunday. They’re now 4-0 on the road, and 4-3 on the season. That’s the good news. The bad news? The Dolphins offense flat out refuses to score touchdowns. Dan Carpenter just…
How do you respond when one of your biggest rivals calls you a lap dog, arrogant and questions your competitiveness? By completely smashing them in the face with your awesomeness and beating the crap out of them by 26 points. That’s one way to go about it. And, coincidentally enough,…
We all know cigarettes are deadly, but for at least the second time this year in Miami a man has died following a fight that started over a cigarette. An unidentified 54-year-old man is dead after a fight broke out somehow spurred by an argument about a smoke. 29-year-old Frank Alonso has been…
Following reports that he asked Kendrick Meek to drop out of the senate race former President Bill Clinton has taken some serious heat. However, he’s just released a statement refuting Politico’s story and says he never asked Meek to drop out, nor did Meek ever at any point agree to…
Tonight is the Miami Heat’s home opener against the Orlando Magic at the American Airlines Arena. The Heat are asking fans attending the game to dress in black. Boy do the Heat love doing that shit. But it’ll be totally worth dressing up like some kind of religious cult if…
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The Miami Herald is a “family newspaper,” you know. Unlike yours truly, their writers aren’t even free to drop f-bombs in their copy. Apparently, though, their website is totally free to link to hardcore pornography sites without so much as a “NSFW” warning in stories displayed on their front page…
