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Super Bowl Guide to Sex, Drugs, Gambling, and Living Large in South Floridanew

Nothing ruins the perfect party week like someone dying or going to jail. So we've done the arduous research, taken the dangerous journeys, and interviewed dozens of local experts to bring you the definitive guide to depravity in the Sunshine State.

Miami New Times | Michael J. Mooney and Gus Garcia-Roberts | 02-05-2010 | Culture

Tags: excess, Super Bowl, South Florida, parties, strip clubs

What Will Free Thinkers Do When the Amazing Randi is Gone?new

For more than 60 years, he has performed magic, debunked psychics, and discussed the perils of all things paranormal. But now his foundation is hemorrhaging money, and Randi, who has spent his career challenging the notion of an afterlife, is facing his own mortality.

Miami New Times | Michael J. Mooney | 08-31-2009 | Culture

Tags: Isaac Asimov Library, James Randi, James Randi Educational Foundation, the Amazing Randi

Larpers, Gothic Lolitas, Star Wars Freaks and Nintendo Game Devotees Lurk Among Usnew

What drives these otherwise ordinary people, these superfans, to cast off their mortal lives and slip into the realm of fantasy?

Miami New Times | C. Stiles and John Linn | 02-23-2009 | Culture

Tags: Nintendo, video games, Star Wars, Gothic Lolitas, larpers, live-action role-playing games, superfans

Celebrity Fragrances: Fumes of Greatnessnew

Miami might be ground zero for the celebrity fragrance industry. After all, nothing says image-conscious excess — our national specialty — like paying $49 for a sleek three-ounce bottle of star-blessed ferret piss.

Miami New Times | Gus Garcia-Roberts | 02-17-2009 | Culture

Tags: Miami, P. Diddy, celebrities, cologne, Daddy Yankee, Enrique Iglesias, J.Lo, Julio Iglesias, perfume

South Florida Stakes Claim as the Epicenter of American Bigamynew

Together, Eunice Lopez, boyfriend Rodneys Gonzalez, and her Cuban-American family have racked up 32 felony charges of bigamy over five years. With phony weddings going for up to $15,000 a pop, the clan garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars. And they're not alone.

Miami New Times | Natalie O'Neill | 08-04-2008 | Culture

Tags: illegal immigrants, Immigration, ICE, marriage, scams, South Florida, relationships, bigamy

While You're at Work, Miami's Exotic Dancers Put on a Naked Lunchnew

While some poor chumps swing by the Wendy's drive-through, their friskier frugal counterparts are wise to the cheap eats and eyefuls offered at the bevy of Miami strip clubs open at noon. Where there's hunger, someone is bound to feed it.

Miami New Times | Janine Zeitlin | 07-28-2008 | Culture

Tags: Miami, exotic dancers, strippers, strip clubs, lunch

Women Spend Big Money Tricking Out Cars, Toonew

A growing number of South Florida women spend tens of thousands of dollars to pimp their rides in hopes of sponsorship, trophies, and national recognition.

Miami New Times | Tamara Lush | 06-30-2008 | Culture

Tags: Florida, Countyline Raceway, pimped-out cars, tuner chicks

A Decade After Newsweek Named Him Tops, Bill Teck is Backnew

Welcome to ñ redux. Teck's back, a graying beard contrasting the youthful glint in his eyes, and he hopes to capitalize on the term he coined to describe millions of young, bilingual Americans influenced by their heritage.

Miami New Times | Janine Zeitlin | 04-21-2008 | Culture

Tags: Cuba, Miami, Bill Teck, Cuban-Americans, generation ñ, Spanglish, lifestyles