In 1984, poet Jean Smith teamed up with guitarist David Lester to form the feminist indie rock duo, Mecca Normal. A few years later, their blueprint of punk spunk and explicit politics (sexual and otherwise) played a big role in the cultivation of the '90s Riot Grrrl movement. Fast forward...
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Valentine's Day is just three days away and while some of us may be concerned with making dinner reservations, having flowers delivered, and finding the perfect gift, others just want to get their 305 freak on. Why blame them? Valentine's Day is nothing but a deceptive, albeit clever, marketing ploy...
Stanley Kubrick's The Shining is a film that inspires strong reactions, and people have been trying to pin down what it's really about almost since the day it was released. With Room 237, first-time feature director Rodney Ascher has gone deeper down the rabbit hole than anyone before him, bringing...
Rappers make a name for themselves by writing thought-provoking verses laden with rhyme, rhythm, and raunch. Or they start enough beef that its impossible to Ask Jeeves about an MC without the aforementioned beefer popping up in the results. It seems as though Harlem-bred spitter A$AP Rocky is choosing a...
April Fool's Day may have past, but it's no joke that you're still broke. Now that the weekend is here, you wish you would have spared all that cash you spent on trying to fool your significant other into thinking you had a sex change - it was a horrible...
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It was one of the bloodiest moments in Miami-Dade police history: a drug sting in which four robbers were mowed down by cops in a mango grove in the Redland. The controversial June 30, 2011 operation was the subject of a New Times investigation last summer. Now it's also the subject of a lawsuit.The...
If you were to delve into the strenuous task of assembling a layer cake, maybe for a co-worker's office birthday party, or maybe just to enjoy the unadulterated bliss that comes from eating thick stacks of sugar and flour, then you first must understand the distinct importance of each sweet...
Hate! at Miami Theater Center: Solo Show Breaks Down Bigotry
Depending on your perspective, Zooey Deschanel is either the cutest, funniest, most adorable little retro-kookster on earth, or she's an irritating try-hard with zero comedy chops. The only thing the world seems able to universally agree on is that Deschanel has nice bangs. As such, her sitcom -- New Girl, now nearing the...
The Breezy wire is goin' beserk. Oh, it's just the alert system that we here at Crossfade rigged up in order to receive prompt notification of Chris Brown's next massive fuck-up. And last week, it almost whirred itself to death when Brown punched Frank Ocean over a parking spot. Or...
Stacy Glover wants you to feel special. You know, that "OMG this fits me so well I'm pretty sure it was secretly made for me" kind of special.The self-taught fashion designer traded in his marketing chops to figure out what exactly makes the perfect pair of jeans. "Attentive listening is...
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Step right up, meet your 2013 Miami Marlins, same as the 2012 Miami Marlins -- only completely different! If you're anything like me, you're angry, you're hurt, and you may or may not say to yourself during a jog, "Hey, that's a good place to hide a body named Jeffrey...
Among all the third rails in American politics -- abortion, gun control, Jodie Foster's Golden Globes speech -- there is one truly untouchable area: Messing with cute dogs. Just ask Mitt Romney how the tale of strapping the family pooch to the roof of his car for a cross-country trip...
Not Fade Away Lays Bare David Chases's Rock 'n' Roll Heart
Now that the holidays are over and the smorgasbord of sugar cookies, fatty meats, cheese plates and cocktails of all kinds has come to a halt, many feel like such lard-asses that their instinct is to embark on a sudden and drastic plan of deprivation.Their New Year's resolutions to counterbalance...
Bless Me, Ultima Movie Review: Too Much Book
Lil Wayne ain't sorry. Just a few minutes ago, the Young Money maniac called up 99 Jamz's Felisha Monet to discuss his war with the Miami Heat and his now-infamous taunt: "Fuck LeBron! Fuck She-Wade!... And, and, and I fucked Chris Bosh wife!" But when Ms. Monet confronted Weezy about...
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Miami music patriarchs Gloria and Emilio Estefan are about to embark on one of their biggest projects to date.The die-hard Latin-pop vets will be developing a new theatrical production that will tell the story and share the sounds from their wild ride from Cuba to the top shelf of Spanish-language...
For many of us, our shared American identity means football on Sundays, gas-guzzling SUVs, and unfettered capitalism. But what sits between our two shining seas offers a far more complex glimpse at the fabric of our culture. Starting this Friday at Cannonball, San Francisco-based artist Alison Pebworth is showcasing her...
Charles Hurley, the former head of the Miami-Dade Schools police force, has been hit with a lawsuit by two female officers who say the chief sexually harassed them. One of the women claims that Hurley was brandishing his boner around in front of her, while another claims the chief forced...
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