Win Free Tickets to Elf the Musical!

If you’re a fan of the 2003 Will Ferrell movie Elf, you know that there’s only one appropriate reaction to the news that the stage version of that film, Elf the Musical, is coming to the Arsht Center this month: “SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA’S COMING! I KNOW HIM!” Yes,…

This Thanksgiving, Give Thanks for New Times‘ MasterMind Awards

There are so many reasons to be thankful you live in Miami: the weather (well, usually), the killer food, the damn-near naked people strolling down the beach. And, of course, the thriving cultural scene that grows and evolves with each new day. If you’re reading this blog, you’re likely a…

MasterMind Awards 2014: Win $1,000 and a City-Wide Arts Showcase

In less than a month, Miami will explode with the annual arts extravaganza that is Art Basel. But that’s not the only reason to up your cultural game before the new year. New Times’ annual MasterMind Awards are returning as well, offering grants and exposure to creatives all across the…

Attention, Hialeah: Bang With Friends Is Now Called DOWN

Dear residents of Hialeah, This morning, we’d like to call your attention to some very important news that will directly affect your daily life. And, in particular, your sexytimes. Bang With Friends, the app you Hialeahans use more than people anywhere else in the state of Florida, is no longer…

Win Free Tickets to Metamorphoses at the Arsht Center This Thursday

Eros. Narcissus. Psyche. Midas. The myths of Ovid live on in our everyday language, centuries after the Roman poet first composed them. And this weekend at the Arsht Center, they’re living on the stage, too. Metamorphoses, playwright Mary Zimmerman’s series of vignettes inspired by the works of Ovid, opens tomorrow…

Ten Miami Gay Guys You’ve Probably Dated

In recent weeks, we have examined the diverse dating scene in the Magic City. First, we ran down the ten Miami guys you local ladies have dated. Then we gave Miami girls the same treatment. Soon after, our gay readers began asking, “What about us?” Don’t worry — we weren’t…

Real Housewives of Miami, Episode Eight: Mama Elsa Patton Returns!

Technology has done wonders for our modern lives: the iPad, Skype, sexting. But if there’s one major drawback to our brave new world of interconnectedness, it’s this: that awkward moment when middle-aged folks fight over Twitter. They usually say something along the lines of “twat” instead of “tweet.” And nobody…