Last week, Disney announced that a new princess would soon be coming to television: Elena of Avalor. She will be Disney’s first Latina princess. The news, of course, spread like wildfire and many news outlets were celebrating Disney’s move toward cultural diversity. Hell, even Saturday Night Live included the story…
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 gives his take on the latest feud to grip hip-hop. When a band breaks up, it’s something like…
The chapulines are boiled, sun-dried, and roasted in garlic and chilies before they’re vacuum-packed and sent north from Oaxaca. Then these grasshopper slivers are tossed in a pan with citrusy Sichuan peppercorns and topped with cilantro and lime. Broken into pieces and served with peanuts and almonds, the bug bits…
“Oooh Kill Em! Who’s excited for the new TerRio game!?” That’s the tease for Run TerRio Run, a still-in-development iPhone and Android app starring Lil TerRio, the chubby 7-year-old kid who became internet famous after his “Oooh Kill Em” dance got millions of online views. The founder, Rehan Hussain, of…
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 breaks down the latest setback for the Hurricanes football program. National Signing Day, February 4, is around the…
The taco-making begins with a whir and a screech. Late one weekday morning, Steve Santana, the bespectacled chef of Miami Beach’s Taquiza, uses a power tool to deepen the narrow channels in two thick rock discs, which wear down every week while crushing corn into masa, the dough that becomes…
We often take for granted simple foods, like a traditional Margherita pizza or a warm grilled-cheese sandwich. That is, until we taste a bad version; then we gain a new-found appreciation for them. It’s also then that we begin to realize that our beloved Margherita pizza and grilled-cheese sandwich aren’t…
If you and a spouse/mate/lover/friend head out for dinner, sometimes it ain’t easy. As the plates keep landing on your table for two, dinner becomes a game of Jenga. The half-eaten bowl of Brussels sprouts balances at the table’s edge. A slight reach for a morsel of meat risks sending…
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 defends a female Australian rapper who’s making hits. Rap artists like Q-Tip and Azealia Banks waste time hating…
Inside Seagrape’s dimly lit dining room at the Thompson Miami Beach, a meticulously plated starter dish is revealed courtesy of our waiter’s iPhone flashlight. Veiled in foam are locally grown squash blossoms infused with mousse derived from Florida shrimp. Underneath is a sauce prepared from the shellfish’s heads plus plenty…
Fidel Castro is dead. I’ve lived the majority of my life under the watch of the admittedly impulsive eye of the exile community. I’ve celebrated Fidel’s death in the streets of both Hialeah and la saguesera at least three times in the past 15 years, but this time the news…
What’s Miami native, “Brick in Yo’ Face” rapper, internet celebrity, and self-proclaimed cocaine king Stitches do when he’s gotta fund a reup? Apparently, he joins eBay, lists his “STITCHES DONK,” and waits for the bidders to bring a briefcase full of donk dollars to his “threshold.” (That’s Stitches speak for…
In what has been hailed as possibly the most memorable — and moving speech — of the night at the 72nd annual Golden Globe Awards Sunday, Gina Rodriguez took home the honor of Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy for her role as Jane in the CW’s…
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 calls for the federal government to investigate gang bangers. Across Miami-Dade County, black communities are under siege. Local…
For the second time in six years, a fire has broken out at a North Miami Beach Costco store, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of customers and staff. The blaze broke out around noon Monday on a top shelf near the pharmacy. The lights quickly went out a few minutes…
The Delta Gamma sorority at the University of Miami released its 2015 recruitment video Thursday. What do bright-faced gals need to join the ranks? Aviator sunglasses, an endless supply of cut-off shorts, and pearly-white teeth — at least according to the video. For more than three minutes, the group of…
The Bawse got that Fuego fever. After four straight trips to the NBA Finals and two championships, our Miami Heat (or el Miami Fuego, as the team is known during the National Basketball Association’s annual Noches Latinas) has gotten off to a lackluster start for this 2014-15 season. We lost…
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 predicts Marco Rubio’s political future. Despite all his blustering about making a run for the Oval Office, Florida…
For months, Wynwood restaurants and visitors have been fuming about a new parking policy that has made formerly free parking expensive and — at times — inconvenient. Now Shots Miami, a bar on NW 23rd Street, and a Southwest Miami-Dade Harley dealership are firing back by offering a free motorcyle…
Every year, Miami New Times names the 12 most awful people in our community — one per month — so you can feel better about your rude neighbors…
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 bold predictions for 2015. In 2014, people fed up with white cops killing unarmed black men marched…
For Miami dining, 2014 was the year of simplicity. There was, as has long been the case, the onslaught of celebrity chefs planting their flags on our shores. But beyond these big names, homegrown culinary talent continued to boil down cuisine into its simplest, most delicious form…
