Kanye West is arguably the most entertaining rap artist in the world. Even when you are hating on him, you have to love him because you never know what crazy shit he might say or do. He’s like the youngest brother in a big family who is always doing wild…
Profiling Cyclists Cops doing their jobs: So you wrote five pages of literary B.S. about how police are supposedly harassing black bicycle riders over their registrations (“Biking While Black,” Kyle Swenson, October 31)? But basically you’re accusing the cops of enforcing a law they are sworn to enforce at the…
[Editor’s Note: In his new column, Serrano Time, award-winning goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times. Better put on your shoes, because your socks are about to be blown off.] History: Katy Perry was born in 1984, except back then people called her “Katy Hudson” because that’s her…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. Today, Luke weighs in on the Miami Dolphins bullygate. The Miami Dolphins have never experienced this much off-the-field controversy. The NFL…
New Times did serious damage at the recent Florida Press Club Awards, announced Monday, taking home far more trophies than any other weekly paper in the state and ranking with the best in virtually every significant category. The paper took five first places and a passel of runners-up…
So the guy looks like a dinosaur when he roars. And he is grumpy when confronted with TV series that use his likeness. But Bosh is having a killer start to the season, and now he has a third child, Dylan Skye Bosh, who was born at 5:55 a.m. yesterday,…
If you’re on the Trader Joe’s bandwagon, it’s likely you’ve heard rumblings about the store’s Speculoos Cookie Butter — if you’re not already addicted to the stuff. This crushed-up-cookie spread has created a sugar-induced hysteria that’s caused nationwide shortages and a gangbusters black-market business. Seriously, this is how stampedes happen…
Uncle Luke, the man who made the U.S. Supreme Court Stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke has some relationship advice for a famous celebrity couple. Kanye West is arguably the most entertaining rap artist in the…
Except for being in center of all the action at the American Airlines Arena, there’s nothing like cheering on LBJ, D-Wade, Bosh, and the rest of the Miami Heat champs at a sports bar with an ice cold Yuengling on hand, surrounded by like-minded ride-or-die fans. At the peak of…
If you’re anything like us, you’re happy that the weather is getting cooler. But you’re also sad because the next Miami Spice is ten months away. In the medium term, we have some good news. French Spice is going on through November 15. It works just like Miami Spice –…
Each year, the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon sees 25,000 athletes bounding through the streets of our fair city. This year, the race takes place on February 2, 2014 and, while that may seem far away, training starts now…
Do voters in Miami’s District 5 really want to elect Rev. Richard P. Dunn II, a candidate with a lot of questions swirling about his personal and campaign finances? I don’t think so. He will only continue the cycle of criminal investigations in the district that is home to almost…
Miami Beach Clowns Not a funny joke: You’re right that all four candidates for Miami Beach mayor are total jokes (“Seaside Circus,” Michael E. Miller, October 24). This is the reason we are a banana republic just like Venezuela, where the president receives messages from the dead Hugo Chávez via…
[Editor’s Note: In his new column, Serrano Time, award-winning goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times. Better put on your shoes because your socks are about to be blown off.] I went running the other morning. I used to run all the time. I was in shape, and…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke makes one final push before the Miami City election on Nov. 5. Miami City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones did…
Say what you wanna say, but the truth is that Halloween is an excuse for ladies (and even dudes) to unleash their inner ratchet. And if you’re like some of the party animals at the Vagabond’s Joker Asylum party, you celebrate Fright Night by expressing your sexual prowess, walking around…
You’ve been working hard, haven’t you? Don’t you think it’s time for a vacation? Well, if you’re looking for the perfect waterfront pad, and you have a month to kill and at least $30,000, not only are you a rich son of a bitch, but we’ve got the deal for…
About a month ago, Panya Amporn, the owner of North Miami Beach’s Panya Thai, asked his ex-wife to come back to work for the restaurant. “An employee quit, and he called me,” Judy Khuanthong says. Back in 2003, when the pair was still married, she helped her husband open the…
Upset about poor conditions and the firing of a legendary coach, the Grambling State University football team last Friday refused to board a bus for Jackson, Mississippi, to play Jackson State. The revolt by the 0-7 Tigers is exposing an ugly reality of college athletics. The NCAA and corporate sponsors…
Fight Club Take it from a bouncer: As a former bouncer, I can tell you there is really no need to be a douchebag like the ones you wrote about at Dirty Blondes who are routinely beating up customers while the police look the other way (“Beat Down,” Terrence McCoy,…
TLC/Courtesy of VH1 [Editor’s Note: In his new column, Serrano Time, award-winning goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times. Better put on your shoes because your socks are about to be blown off.] On Monday night, I watched the movie about TLC, the most important all-girl rap group…
Right now Nevin Shapiro is jumping off the walls in his cold, dark cell in federal lockup. The disgraced Ponzi schemer must be losing his mind. I wish I was a guard just so I could watch him cry his eyes out. He promised to tear down the University of…
