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  Remembering the Butthole Tattoo Girl Five Years Later

  Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 9:07 a.m.

  There was a moment when I knew I’d have to tell my parents that a video I’d been in went viral. Not only was I in it, but also I had interviewed the star of the YouTube hit, Maria, the "Butthole Tattoo Girl." A friend sent a text that the video had been featured as a "New Rule" on Real Time With Bill Maher, a show my mom and dad watch regularly.

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  Social Media Day South Florida 2017: Trump Is the "Ultimate Teenager"

  Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 9:07 a.m.

  “The great promise of social media was that it would democratize and give a voice to everybody, but we have seen it... heading towards anarchy,” Alex de Carvalho says. “It has a darker side. Social media has been vulnerable to greater threats than anyone originally imagined.”

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  What's Your Wildest Hurricane Story?

  Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 10:05 a.m.

  It's been 11 years since a serious hurricane touched Miami. But for locals who have lived through the mega-storms, hurricane memories don't fade. As Hurricane Matthew edges closer to Florida, New Times asked its arts writers to tell us their most ridiculous, most terrifying, most authentically Miami storm stories. Share...

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  How to Survive Cuban Easter

  Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 10:05 a.m.

  Easter isn't your standard Cuban holiday. There's no pig involved (gasp). Also, the bearded dude is a good guy (double-gasp). This second point is particularly confusing if you're a child del Exilio. See, Jesus and Fidel both rock serious facial hair, and it was hard to tell the difference as a kid...

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  Seven Miami People Who Would Make a Better President Than Donald Trump

  Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 9:05 a.m.

  It is looking more and more likely that Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton are on a collision course that will culminate when the two face-off this November to determine who will be the next President of the United States. This is real life. It's happening. A mere two days ago...

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  Pepe Billete, the Jills, and Others Talk Real Estate and Rising Sea Levels

  Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 9:05 a.m.

  Last week, as I was canoeing my car through the flooded aftermath of a typical rainy South Beach afternoon a thought occurred to me. In 101 years, Miami Beach has gone from being an uninhabitable mojon con pelo to one of the most popular travel destinations in the world. The greater...