Cuban artists who dare to tiptoe the tightrope between freedom of expression and critiquing their government risk censorship or even jail time. They have to strike the perfect balance between creativity and political and social commentary, all while gambling that a rigid cultural ministry doesn't crack down on their projects...
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Quick question. Remember that swanky spot Tudor House at the Dream South Beach hotel? If so, you'll likely remember Jamie DeRosa, the chef who led the kitchen until the restaurant closed last year. DeRosa, a portly 40-year-old with spiky brown hair and a toothy grin, made a name for himself...
It began with a simple email last November. The subject was "Follow up to Ramirez story in 2009," and the sender, who didn't give his name, said only that he had "some major new developments to share" regarding a three-year-old New Times piece about star slugger Manny Ramirez. Fast-forward nine...
They may "hail from the Netherlands." But like lots of other famous Dutch DJs, Bingo Players' Paul Baümer and Maarten Hoogstraten have made a second home of South Beach and Miami. Over the last year alone, they've headlined multiple times at megaclubs like LIV and Story, while also securing a...
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Ryan Seay's life was turned upside down by a phone call. It was late October of last year, and the sound engineer was celebrating his 28th birthday in Sarasota. Exhausted after a day at the Ringling Museum of Art, Seay and his girlfriend fell asleep on their lumpy hotel room...
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Okay, so maybe Evelyn Vogel isn't the Brain Surgeon, as we had predicted. Last night's episode pretty much ruled out that theory. But we weren't far off -- just one generation off, to be precise. We'll put the big reveal behind the jump. Spoilers ahead. See also: Ten Creepy Dexter...
An 18-year-old skater died yesterday after Miami Beach Police officers caught him tagging a building and then Tasered him. Details about the death are still murky, but what is clear is that Israel Hernandez died before dawn Tuesday morning after cops caught him spray painting near 71st Street and Collins...
Well, considering that Iron Fork and the Miami Spice Kickoff event was a bonafide hit last night, it's safe to assume that your entire New Times staff is having just a little trouble getting into work this morning. Between the event itself and the after-parties that followed, this might have...
Yesterday, real estate blog Movoto surprisingly declared Miami as America's 10th smartest city, but you'd have to be pretty dumb to actually believe that. A new set of data from Lumosity.com actually declared the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Palm Beach metro area as America's fifth dumbest metro area. Womp. Womp. See also: Miami...
Evan Robarts grew up in Miami Beach and moved to New York more than a decade ago to pursue a degree in sculpture. These days, the 30-year-old artist has a studio in Brooklyn and often visits his hometown. This provides the perfect vantage point to view the staggering changes to...
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Praise the Fontainebleau Miami Beach for saving Labor Day. Had the oceanfront resort not booked two of the summer's biggest acts for its BleauLive performance series, you'd probably be stuck watching another Jerry Lewis-less MDA telethon. Vive la Lewis, as the French say! Thankfully, Pharrell and Robin Thicke have been...
If revenge is a dish best served cold, Aleric "AJ" Constantin has just the recipe for Miami cops. The 26-year-old chef, who made headlines at last month's Critical Mass when police arrested him for selling ice cream without a license, plans to debut a new flavor around town next month:...
In 1975, Willie Clarke won a Grammy for his work on Betty Wright's "Where Is The Love". It's one of many hits he wrote in the '70s for the biggest independent record company in the world, Henry Stone's TK Productions, out of Hialeah. But Clarke's recording career began in the...
Scott Rosen thought he had sealed the deal when the pretty blond 20-something got up to use the bathroom. The 55-year-old with a receding hairline and freshly pressed shirt downed a $12 vodka cranberry as he waited for his target to slink back to the wicker sofa he occupied on...
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If you've been having a harder time trying to find a random stranger at the club with an extra bump, there might be a good reason for it. There's been a staggering 40 percent drop in the number of Americans who use cocaine since 2006. "I've never seen such a...
There was no doubt, as 2012 began, that Kenisha "Tip Drill" Myree was at the top of Miami's stripper food chain. The biggest draw at Miami Gardens megaclub King of Diamonds, she pulled in as much as ten grand a shift. There were a couple of nights, she says, when...
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