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 a history lesson on the black golfer who broke the color barrier. On November 24, Barack Obama…
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 explains what is going to happen in Ferguson, the St. Louis suburb where a white cop shot and killed…
A 50-pound pig is pumped full of brine for four days and then — around midnight on a Saturday — placed in a large wooden box just behind the Four Seasons Hotel in Brickell. The box is closed, covered in hot charcoal, and left for hours beneath a tent that’s…
After the recent midterm elections there are now five states where marijuana is completely legal. Almost half the country has medicalized or decriminalized pot. Colorado made so much tax revenue from selling legal bud that they are giving a rebate to citizens so even non-smokers have a pocketful of green…
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 offers what it will take for the Miami Hurricanes to beat Florida State. On Saturday night the Florida State…
In a case that demonstrates everything that’s wrong with our overly litigious society, a $60 billion corporation is suing a sustainable-food startup because (drum roll, please) the behemoth is losing customers to the underdog. Unilever, the corporate overlord of Hellmann’s and Best Foods mayonnaise brands, has filed suit against Hampton…
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 out the Florida Democrats for failing to get black voters to the polls. Well, Charlie Crist and…
Ice “Billion” Berg is “so fucking fly” that he “can stand on the ceiling.” And though standing on the ceiling is not one of the listed Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, given that Berg is going to buy your bitch and start claiming your daughter — never mind that…
Imagine a world where a croqueta preparada and a croque-monsieur met, fell in love, and had a baby. Not only would that sandwich would be bilingual in Spanish and French, but it would also change the croqueta game forever. That’s exactly what the folks who own the roving grilled cheese…
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 out the brains behind Revolt Music Conference. I’m sick and tired of out-of-town entertainment moguls and executives…
The beige bulb of crackly pastry dough sprinkled with white powder could be hiding anything. You punch a fork into the flaky shell and a wisp of steam fills the air, which is already thick with incense and the blare of R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” set to a Middle Eastern…
Does Pitbull’s “Timber” make you wanna murder? Are you effin’ fed up with fake DJs like Paris Hilton getting paid $1 million per night? Time to play Ghosts ‘n DJs, a new, retro video game from a Spanish electronic music producer named Dr. Kuch. The mission… Rid mankind of all…
Do you like smoking weed? I do. At the moment, though, as you may know if you’ve ever been pulled over and swallowed a roach or hidden a sack in your sock, marijuana is a Schedule I drug, meaning the DEA lists it in the top tier of dangerous drugs…
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 tackles the Russell Wilson controversy. The great-great-grandfather of Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson was a Confederate colonel’s slave…
Don’t let its proximity to the Design District fool you — Seven Seas Restaurant & Fish Market is all about the food. More specific, this blink-and-you’ll-miss-it gem in Little Haiti features inexpensive and expertly prepared Dominican and American dishes. Owner Nicholas Paulino and his wife, Ana, are originally from San…
Bathroom talk is usually off-limits during meals, but at Loba, a 3-month-old restaurant in MiMo, the lavatory is a conversation piece. That’s because apart from the complimentary dental floss (greatly appreciated), the wallpaper is composed of pages torn from the classic children’s book Where the Wild Things Are. It’s no…
Pan con lech�n has a natural progression. What else is one to do with heaps of juicy, fatty pork leftover from a Sunday roast other than tuck it between two pieces of bread with shards of sticky skin and sweet onions?…
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 says Miami’s state attorney has fooled African-Americans in the city. On Memorial Day 2011, cops from Miami Beach…
With Seed Food & Wine Festival’s inaugural run all wrapped up, it’s clear that Miami’s plant-based culinary community was bigger, stronger, and way more dedicated than anyone probably imagined. Myself included. With five full days of plant-based soirees, celebrity hosts, chef dinners, and vegan vendors, this was no ordinary veg…
Yesterday marked the beginning of stone crab season and the start of the business year for Joe’s Stone Crab, which opened its doors at 5 p.m ., serving the first batch of claws to Miamians eager to get their hands on them (or with reservations we presume). If you happened…
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 explains the University of Florida’s problem with African-American quarterbacks. University of Florida quarterback Treon Harris has yet to…
There are very few people in the world who will pick you up and take both you and your singer, who live 25 miles apart, to an airport 45 miles away before the crack of dawn. Thankfully, my parents, both notorious early risers, are down for the cause. It doesn’t…
