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Judges Experiment With Advisory Juriesnew
Taking a novel approach to encourage the parties in a lawsuit to settle, a Florida judge empaneled a jury for a half-day to predict what a likely verdict would be.
Miami New Times |
Forrest Norman |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Aw Nutsnew
This is a thriller sans kick, a snapshot of obsession that's less about the risks one takes for true love than it is about the dumb chances one takes when stifled and bored and game for any sort of excitement.
Miami New Times |
Robert Wilonsky |
09-05-2005 |
Reviews
Living and Dying by the Windnew
Kiteboarding is a wet, hot extreme sport that combines the thrill of flying with the threat of grievous bodily harm.
Miami New Times |
Kirk Nielsen |
09-05-2005 |
Sports
Missy's Recipe for Funnew
Missy Elliott is one of the few artists whose videos are still considered events. They are gleeful, frantic, and full of delicious visual puns and quirky effects.
Miami New Times |
Sam Chennault |
08-29-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Public Access Redefinednew
Though a citizen's right to record a hearing is protected by Florida law, one Miami man's appeals hearing has been rescheduled twice because security won't allow him in with his camera.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
08-22-2005 |
Politics
Across the Universenew
The Secret Machines slow time and stretch space with psych-rock monuments -- and their music makes you think.
Miami New Times |
Jonathan Zwickel |
08-15-2005 |
Reviews
Forever Missingnew
One woman hoped to get help from the FBI in her husband's mysterious disappearance in 1983. Instead she got crooked agents working with violent drug dealers. Second in a four-part series.
Miami New Times |
Bob Norman |
08-15-2005 |
International
In the Aftermathnew
After the suicide of Miami politician Arthur Teele, an editor examines the media coverage leading up to his death.
Miami New Times |
Jim Mullin |
08-09-2005 |
Media
Free Bird?new
New DNA evidence may exonerate Luis Diaz, imprisoned for 26 years as the Miami Bird Road Rapist.
Miami New Times |
Jean Carey |
08-09-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Cuban
Police Reports Describe Activities of Miami Politician Art Teelenew
Many people who thought they knew Art Teele will find it hard to believe one man could inhabit so many different personas. The disgraced public official, who was facing federal charges, committed suicide on July 27.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
08-01-2005 |
Politics
Line of Firenew
Miami-Dade Police Director Robert Parker is good at dodging bullets of criticism.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-25-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: racial profiling, taser gun
Crown of Thornsnew
A photographer documents her battle with a compulsive hair-pulling disorder, turning obsession into art.
Miami New Times |
Julienne Gage |
07-25-2005 |
Science
Miami Mayor Cleans Things Upnew
Miami used to be a punch line, but now the joke is on bored reporters.
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
07-18-2005 |
Politics
Micromanaging the Messagenew
One writer takes a look at Florida Gov. Jeb Bush's press secretary, Jacob DiPietre, and his policy of not responding to a single question -- ever.
Miami New Times |
Tristram Korten |
07-11-2005 |
Politics
All That Jazznew
This quartet of self-proclaimed surrealists who profess disinterest in the "obvious" produces a music that eschews categorization. Some call it broken beat, and others call it acid jazz or nu-jazz.
Miami New Times |
Makkada B. Selah |
07-11-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Brazilian Girls
