Celia Almeida

Celia Almeida is the arts and music editor of Miami New Times. She enjoys crafting Party City-grade pop-star cosplay in her spare time. Her pop-culture criticism has been featured in Billboard and Paper.

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I Went to an Oprah and Lady Gaga Wellness Seminar While the World Burned

21 days ago | Arts

A little more than 24 hours after I rang in the new decade by sipping a glass of champagne with friends, "World War III" was trending on Twitter. Iranian general Qassim Suleimani had been killed in a drone strike carried out by the United States t...
Tan France Doesn't Know Florida, but Can Relate to Its Millions of Immigrants

2 months ago | Interviews

Tan France, Jonathan Van Ness, and Karamo Brown of Queer Eye are all headed to South Florida this weekend.
Jennifer Lopez and Shakira Headlining Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show in Miami

4 months ago | Music News

The NFL finally got something right. From a controversial deal with Jay-Z to blackballing Colin Kaepernick to hiring and swiftly firing Antonio Brown just last week, the NFL has been embroiled in a series of seemingly never-ending scandals for the...
Rolling Stones Move Hard Rock Stadium Show to Friday

5 months ago | Music News

The Rolling Stones announced the Miami stop of the band's No Filter Tour has been rescheduled due to Hurricane Dorian.
Here Are the Greater Fort Lauderdale Month 2019 Participating Restaurants UPDATED

7 months ago | Food Festivals

Here is the full lineup of Greater Fort Lauderdale Restaurant Month participants.
At the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, Queer History Is Still Unfolding

7 months ago | LGBT News

The Fort Lauderdale library and Wilton Manors gallery known as the Stonewall National Museum & Archives began as a collection of queer erotica in a Hollywood basement.