AltWeeklies Wire
Lil Wayne's DEA Bustnew
The agency comes up empty-handed when searching the rapper.
Miami New Times |
Kyle Munzenrieder |
02-28-2011 |
Music
Sarah's Warnew
Palin started a blood libel war in Tucson. "Refudiate that!" says former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell.
Miami New Times |
Luther Campbell |
01-20-2011 |
Commentary
Righteous Maytalnew
Frederick “Toots” Hibbert on his band and the birth of reggae.
Miami New Times |
S. Pajot |
11-16-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Rick Sanchez's Non-Triumphant Return to Twitternew
Rick Sanchez may be off the air, but he's back on the medium he truly loves: Twitter.
Miami New Times |
Kyle Munzenrieder |
10-20-2010 |
Media
Check The Rhimenew
Q-Tip Talks Kanye West, the Roots, and the Reunion of A Tribe Called Quest.
Miami New Times |
Stacey Russell |
10-13-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Florida Election Day Recapnew
The Dark Side wins while the meek soldier on.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
08-25-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Rick Scott, Kendrick Meek
Tea Party Pretty Boynew
Marco Rubio has risen with lightning speed. He's also a world-class opportunist with an uncanny habit of being in the right place at the right time.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink |
07-20-2010 |
Politics
Tags: Marco Rubio, Tea Party
Gerald Posner Plagiarizes Againnew
A 48-year-old Wisconsin doctoral student named Greg Gelembiuk has discovered Gerald Posner lifted 35 passages in two books: his 2003 take on the 9-11 attacks, Why America Slept, and Secrets of the Kingdom, a 2005 tome about Saudi Arabia.
Miami New Times |
Tim Elfrink |
05-19-2010 |
Media
Tags: Gerald Posner
Before He Hired an Escort, Rekers Tried to Spank the Gay Awaynew
George Alan Rekers -- the Baptist minister who made international headlines when he was exposed by Miami New Times this month for hiring a gay escort -- ran a clinic in the early 1970s which attempted to "extinguish" feminine behavior in young boys.
Miami New Times |
Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp |
05-17-2010 |
LGBT
Tags: George Rekers
Christian Right Leader Takes Vacation With "Rent Boy"new
George Rekers, a Baptist minister and one of America's most prominent anti-gay activists, took a ten-day, fully subsidized trip to Europe with a gay escort.
Miami New Times |
Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp |
05-05-2010 |
Religion
Dead By Dawn: Violence Shocks Miami Clubgoersnew
In the past two years, 12 people have been murdered inside or while leaving nightclubs in Miami-Dade, according to medical records and police reports. Most victims were young with bright futures and no criminal history. They range from an 18-year-old security guard who was a shot to a 21-year-old immigrant found hacked to pieces.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
04-08-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Miami Clubs, crime
The Busiest Gallery in Wynwood Might Be at the Salvation Army Thrift Storenew
There is something shockingly different about Wynwood's newest art emporium. The works lining the gritty space's windows, walls, and aisles fly out the door in a single day. On Wednesdays, you can snag an original painting or limited-edition framed print for half-off or a hefty discount.
Miami New Times |
Carlos Suarez De Jesus |
03-01-2010 |
Art
Cocaine King Max Mermelstein Came Out of Hiding for a Screenwriternew
On the screen, superspliced interviews with two former smugglers tell the story of the cocaine avalanche that in the 1980s turned Miami into a bullet-riddled Little Medellín. Using budget special effects to augment footage of drug busts and murder scenes, Cocaine Cowboys isn't your typical documentary.
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
03-01-2010 |
Drugs
The Stripper Mobile Rolled Into Miami Super Bowl Weekend, and No One Noticednew
They are dancers, not strippers, the girls tell you. Girls who are done adjusting bra straps inside the Super 8 motel and are now trotting in their high, heavy heels to a ridiculous contraption on wheels, the Stripper Mobile.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
02-22-2010 |
Sex
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
