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Rush: An Action Movie Worth Seeing on the Big Screen

It's 1976, a year when all the groovy girls are traipsing around in tiny suede skirts and all the cool guys have Badfinger hair. One of those guys was English racing driver James Hunt, the charismatic rapscallion who won that year's Formula One World Championship — the embroidered badge on...
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Uncle Luke: Johnny Manziel Probe Is NCAA’s Worst Hypocrisy Yet

The NCAA is doing a great job maintaining its reputation as the sleaziest, most hypocritical sports organization in America. Texas A&M sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel is reportedly its latest target because he might have profited from his John Hancock. A South Florida autograph broker allegedly paid Manziel a five-figure fee...
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The Ten Best Florida Novels: Freaks, Pioneers, Retirees, Hurricanes

Representative Allen West. Governor Rick Scott. Real Housewives skin assemblage Elsa Patton. Florida has long had a rough go of things when it comes to being represented to the world. But we've always had a fairly rich literary tradition -- even if much of it has been tattooed across our...
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Dolphins Beat Colts, Luck 24-20

On the final drive of Sunday's victory over the Andrew Luck-led Colts, there was that creeping feeling the NFL's newest comeback kid would do the thing Dolphins fans are so used to seeing: snatch victory from the jaws of defeat by putting a big ol' dunce hat on the Dolphins...
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Paul Rudd Charms in Prince Avalanche

Here's a humble wig-out, a curio that could endure beyond its creators' more demonstrably successful works — and for decades will certainly confound audiences who think they're streaming/torrenting/eye-jacking some broad Paul Rudd comedy they had forgotten about. Prince Avalanche director David Gordon Green gives star Rudd more chances to charm...
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Free Johnny Manziel, Abolish the NCAA

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke assesses the Johnny Football situation. The NCAA is doing a great job maintaining its reputation as the sleaziest,...
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Cold Brew at Panther CoffeeIt is said that some things improve with age. When it comes to Panther Coffee’s cold brew (12-ounce, $3.50; 16-ounce, $4.50 ), time is certainly a good thing. The coffeehouse’s espresso blend is steeped overnight at room temperature and made with filtered water. After the grounds are removed, the result is a caffeinated drink that […]
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Andrew Bujalski Talks Computer Chess

"When Beeswax came out in 2009, I felt like there was a sense in the world of, 'Well, that's another one of the same from him,'" writer-director Andrew Bujalski says by telephone. "That frustrated me. I wanted to shake everybody by the collar and say, 'No, can't you see that...
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Ten Things the 2013 Miami Marlins Season Taught Us

Annnnnnnnnnnnnd down the stretch they come! The MLB regular season finish line is near, and you know what that means, Marlins fans: playoffs 100-loss-season watch! Just fewer than 20 games remain between you and a Marlins free Twitter timeline -- that is, until they trade Giancarlo Stanton in December. In...
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The University of Florida’s Racist Legacy Runs Deep

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke breaks down the good ole boy history of the University of Florida. The Gator nation is always acting like they are so much...
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The Cult of Lloyd Irvin

They'll tell you they weren't scared. They were just sick of the stories, sick of the escalating pressure, sick of the dark cloud that hung over the school and seemed to be growing by the day. But calm and collected people don't abruptly pack their belongings and hitch rides to...
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Michelle Spence-Jones’ Court Setback Is a Loss for Black Miami

Rev. Richard Dunn II and all the other Michelle Spence-Jones haters think they got the last laugh. They're wrong. Last week, a Florida District Court of Appeal ruled Miami's only African-American city commissioner can't seek a third consecutive term. She had appealed a lower court's decision siding with Dunn, who...
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Optic Nerve Video Festival: Jillian Mayer Versus the Surveillance State

This year's finalists in the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami's Optic Nerve video festival include a documentary that seeks to answer why Super Mario eats mushrooms, salt and pepper shakers wandering through a kitchen in search of an egg to be sprinkled upon, a lyric video for a really...
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Justice Department Sues Florida Over Shoddy Care of Disabled Children

The U.S. Department of Justice officially filed a lawsuit today against the State of Florida for its "deliberate indifference to the suffering" of disabled children and violating the Americans with Disabilities act. The DOJ first warned Florida about the matter two years ago, but has decided Rick Scott's government, including...
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Facebook Holds Clues to Teen’s Gang Rape

Late in the evening on a hot November night, a blue Dodge Challenger rolled to a stop outside a two-bedroom yellow house in Hollywood. A 16-year-old girl with wavy hair and brown, sad eyes sat in the passenger seat. A Samsung Galaxy glowed in her hands. Watching her send text...
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“I-95 South” Brings Miami and New York Artists Together

Trying to evaluate the differences between Miami and New York artists is as fruitless an exercise as comparing apples and oranges. That's why tonight, the folks at ArtCenter/South Florida (800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach) are opening "I-95 South," a group show including creative types from the Big Mango and Gotham...