Most of the year, being a vegetarian (or vegan) is little more than a minor inconvenience. After all, you have complete control over what goes into your shopping cart, refrigerator and, inevitably, digestive system. But around the holidays, things get a little more complicated. When faced with potlucks, buffets and…
You win some, you lose some, and this year in music saw it all. There were some unexpected hits and some downright drown-outs. Some old favorites came back around, some tried and true experts continued their reign of glory, and some classic moves fell off the face of the planet…
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 looks back on 2013’s best hits. A lot of folks get upset over the things I write, but…
Where all my ho ho hos at? Santa wants all the naughty girls and boys to drop it in his lap, because we’re celebrating the most ratchet Christmas that the streets have ever seen. What makes a ho ratchet? Well, she’s probably gold diggin’ in a messy weave, twerkin’ in…
No attitude. No cover. No bullshit. That’s been the motto at Purdy Lounge since the day the bar first opened its doors 13 years ago. Ever since, we’ve all come across the SoBe hotspot at one time or another, having started, ended, or ended up staying all night at 1811…
More any other big city in the nation — with the exception being New York — Miami is a town of two realities. Ours is a city that’s simultaneously inhabited by revelers who preside over clubs with table service and can afford $50,000 to see Tiesto on New Year’s Eve…
Miami is a volatile town. A restaurant might be ground-breaking and wonderful and exciting, but then it’ll close just a few months after opening. Others might stick around for years, competing against New York imports and shiny, big-pocket places until eventually losing ground. In 2013, the Magic City lost several…
It was just a few days ago that bloodthirsty North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un executed his uncle, who was a political rival. He has now whacked or dispatched with more than half the country’s 200 leaders since taking power in 2011. No worries. Miami weirdo and former NBA great Dennis…
As world leaders memorialized Nelson Mandela last week in Johannesburg, Miami media outlets — except New Times — have tried to put a positive spin on the snubbing of Madiba by Miami-Dade elected officials during his visit to the Magic City on June 24, 1990, shortly after his release from…
Cubadave: The Great and the Grimy It’s legal, dammit: I have several comments and questions about Allie Conti’s December 12 story, “Old Dogs, Young Tricks”: (1) What is the point of this article? Cubadave (and others) go to other countries to legally engage in fun, consensual sex with adult Latin…
[Editor’s Note: In his column Serrano Time, award-winning scribe and goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times.] This game is very simple: Look at the pictures and guess what Kanye West song each one represents. Boom. That’s it. That’s all. You’re done. That’s a little thing called respecting…
How do you know you’re in a cool Miami restaurant? The setting is festooned with Edison bulbs. The menu includes an heirloom tomato and burrata salad, perhaps year-round. The chef relishes pork belly. There’s charcuterie, pickles, free-range chicken, beets paired with goat cheese, and servers who recite, “Dishes come out…
So it hurt when Miley Cyrus ducked out of a planned party at Miami Beach’s Fontainebleau to hang out with Ryan Seacrest on New Year’s Eve. But now a company run by the emir of Dubai has sold a stake in the hotel that it bought for $375 million in…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke recalls Miami’s shunning of a great late icon. As world leaders memorialized Nelson Mandela last week in Johannesburg, Miami…
Green holiday lights and white snowflakes dangled from the branches of Wood Tavern’s patio tree. It was time to Backyard Boogie ’round the Christmas tree. The weather was a perfect 70 degrees, the sangria was flowing, and the festive lights were gleaming. It was definitely beginning to look and feel…
Paying it forward (in addition to being the title of a flick starring the creepy kid who sees dead people and Helen Hunt as a less-than-believable strip club waitress) is a thing people actually do. Basically, it’s when one human does a good deed for another, and the recipient then…
Despite the fact that Wilton Manors and Fort Lauderdale boast among the highest populations of LGBT folks in the nation, Florida has long been a troglodyte in the area of equal rights. But recently, there has been an uptick in enlightenment. 1. Last month, the Florida Supreme Court granted a…
Dear Elian, I’m writing to offer you a bit of the wisdom that was passed down to me by my Cuban abuelos, because after reading your comments in the interview you recently gave on the heels of your trip to Ecuador, I think it’s the least I can do for…
It’s humbling when your peers show appreciation for the work you’ve done. That’s why I am really honored that Miami’s Film, Recording and Entertainment Council will present me with its Lifetime Achievement Award during its tenth Star Gala this Saturday, December 14. If there’s one thing missing from my resumé,…
What’s With Wynwood? Editor’s note: Because last week was all about Art Basel, this week is all about Wynwood. It’s a flea market: Wynwood has been turned into a three-ring circus (“Whither Wynwood?” Michael Miller, December 5). With the food trucks, underage alcoholics, and people just looking for a good…
Fernando Madina, a Spanish rocker, got rowdy at Miami International Airport on his way to play a concert in Quito, Ecuador, and ended up in the clink. Madina was held for more than three days and then released early Tuesday after paying a $500 fine without charges. According to Cadena…
[Editor’s Note: In his column Serrano Time, award-winning scribe and goofball Shea Serrano writes about his life and times.] Song: Eminem’s “The Monster,” featuring Rihanna History: Eminem did a freestyle battle. He went up against Papa Doc and choked. It was pretty sad. Then some more sad stuff happened to…
