Disgraced Miami Beach author Gerald Posner is desperate. He apparently whitewashed an account of his serial plagiarism on his Wikipedia page, then threatened Miami New Times with a lawsuit for writing about it. And now he’s retained an 83-year-old lawyer infamous for publicizing the “grassy knoll” theory of John F…
As you can see above, a pretty solid freak-out hit Duval Street yesterday when upwards of 50 tar balls turned up in the ocean and on beaches around Key West. But not to worry! Turns out these floating blobs of disgusting petroleum didn’t come from the massive BP gusher in…
In this week’s Miami New Times, we write about new evidence that Gerald Posner plagiarized dozens of passages in his 2003 book Why American Slept and in 2005’s Secrets of the Kingdom. After the jump, you can check out all the proof. But first, a little background: Back on March…
Usually when we talk college ball around here, it’s about the Canes. Or at least about FAU’s unstoppable rain delay antics.But for the last week, the FIU Golden Panthers have dominated the local aluminum bat scene. Everyone from Sportscenter to MLB.com, in fact, can’t stop talking about FIU infielder Garratt…
Gerald Posner, Miami Beach author and admitted plagiarist, announced today that he’s hired a lawyer to defend him against Miami New Times’ stories about his literary thefts. His choice of attorney is turning some heads in New York: Mark Lane is famous for authoring — almost a half century ago…
Kirstie Alley’s new show uses accused DUI killer Carlos Bertonatti’s tune
So you’ve had a torrid love affair that imploded your political career, destroyed your family and cemented your spot in the Hall of Fame for GOP “family values” hypocrites. How do you follow it up? If you’re South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, apparently, you spend a steamy weekend in the…
In November 2006, a beautiful young Nicaraguan named Doris Jiménez was found raped and murdered inside a tiny clothing store she owned in the idyllic town of San Juan del Sur. Despite powerful evidence that several local men were involved, police focused on a much higher-profile suspect: Jiménez’s ex-boyfriend, an…
A former Miami Beach cop has pleaded guilty to charges that he kidnapped and tortured a Russian man in an attempt to extort more than $100,000 from him, bringing to an end one of the strangest crimes connected to the troubled police department.Richard Anastasi, a 47-year-old with almost 14 years…
Less than an hour ago, police arrested a Miami-Dade cop accused of molesting a minor in his custody.Charles J. Corban, a 41-year-old veteran, has been charged with six counts of sexual battery on a child older than 12 but younger than 18 years old, says Det. Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman…
Kirstie Alley has a new reality show called Kirstie Alley’s Big Life. Those who have braved A&E Network at 10 p.m. Sundays, might have noticed the show’s bouncy, pop-guitar theme song, “Picture Perfect.”A quick Google search will tell you an L.A. singer named Yogi Lonich performs the ditty. But he…
The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cAlpha Dog of the Week – George Rekerswww.colbertnation.comColbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical HumorFox NewsNew Times’ scoop on anti-gay leader George Rekers’s European tryst with a gay hooker from Rentboy.com inspired its finest moment yet last night when Stephen Colbert crowned Rekers his “Alpha Dog of the…
Sure, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez is king of a county where the hospital is bankrupt, one in ten residents doesn’t have a job, and mortgage fraud is the only growth industry.That doesn’t mean he shouldn’t ride in style!Alvarez has posted an official county bid notice for his new work car, and…
A clubber in downtown Miami died early this morning after a man punched him in the head, apparently in retaliation for not bumming him a cigarette. Around 5:30 this morning, 26-year-old Lisney Oliveira and a friend were walking outside Club Mekka downtown when a man approached and asked for a…
Carlos Bertonatti will have to wait a few more months to face trial on charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter after a judge granted his lawyer’s motion for a continuance this morning. At an 8:30 hearing, Judge David Miller rescheduled Bertonatti’s trial to begin on August 2. Police say…
Last January, we brought you the story of Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee and only Westerner held in Guantánamo Bay.The Canadian-born Khadr was only 15 when U.S. troops shot and detained him in 2002 on an Afghan battlefield. Khadr later confessed to throwing a grenade that killed one medic and…
Band of HorsesThe Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason TheaterApril 28, 2010Better than: A hot, endless afternoon of barbecue and horseshoes off the Carolina coast.Somewhere in the middle of “Ode to the LRC,” a revelation hit. My head was nodding along and my eyes were closed as Ben Bridwell’s…
Marlins rip out the Teal Monster to make a few bucks
Update: Fox News reports Charlie Crist will announce he’s running for Senate as an independent. Crist will make the announcement at 5 p.m. tomorrow in St. Petersburg’s Straub Park. He’ll drop out of the Republican primary and jump into the race as an independent. Chris Cillizza at the Washinton Post reports Crist…
As our own dearly departed Calvin Godfrey pointed out in 2007, Manuel Noriega and Miami really and truly deserved each other. “Where else does a corrupt, militant South American cocaine trafficker really belong anyway?” he wrote. “Certainly not France. All of his friends are here.” Maybe that’s why poor Manny is enjoying…
On Friday, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed an immigration bill into law that would be the laughingstock of the nation if it weren’t so damn disturbing. Essentially, it legalizes racial profiling by allowing Arizona lawmen to stop anyone “suspicious” (read: brown-skinned) to demand their federal immigration papers. Many are already predicting…
Marlins fans, that proud clan of several hundred clad in teal and black, didn’t spend their off-season dreaming of free-agent fire-throwers. They didn’t lie awake imagining Matt Holiday patrolling left field, or drooling over how the NL East could fall their way. Nope. Fish faithful spent a long winter chewing…
