A show of the work of the Photo League, a politically radical collective of photographers of the 1930s and 40s, opened at the Norton Museum last night. The photography is of the highest order–formally impeccable, deeply human in its concerns. Inescapably, the show has a vein of nostalgia for what…
After getting stuck for the past two days thanks to a generator failure that has stopped some of the toilets from working, Carnival Cruise’s Dream is flying passengers off the ship. The good news is that the ship was not stuck in the middle of the sea but rather on…
Miami Hurricane point guard Shane Larkin is having himself a breakout season. And as a result, the Canes are on the basketball map for the first time ever. Larkin is averaging 13.7 points and 4.4 assists for the Canes Men Hoops Kickass Brigade and has the team poised for a…
When you think Don King, you immediately think: tiny American flags, boxing, flash, crazy-ass hair, and pizzazz (and let’s face it, how often does something conjure up “pizzazz” just by looking at it?) But lately, the sheen on the Don (or is it The King?) has begun to wear down,…
Last night, we discovered the identity of the man who changed the outcome of the 2012 election, vanquishing Mitt Romney once and for all. His name is Scott Prouty. And he’s from South Florida. YES. Tally a much-needed score for America’s most-maligned state. See also: – Mother Jones’ David Corn:…
Things started pretty much how you’d expect from a team heading into its second night of a back-to-back road set for the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. And the Philadelphia 76ers were more than ready and willing to clobber the Heat with a snow shovel to the face and be…
It’s pretty much the standard David-versus-Goliath battle of South Florida — environmentalist versus developer. But in this case, a long-haired, laid-back outdoorsman is pitted against a hot-shot businessman who’s tied to trendy projects in New York and Miami. Chris Brennan is a 33-year-old who worked as a park ranger until…
Sorry, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. We won’t hand over records that detail the inner workings of Biogenesis, the controversial Coral Gables anti-aging clinic that allegedly supplied prohibited drugs to six professional baseball players, including Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez. The reasons are manifold. History plays a role in our decision. So…
Russell Faibisch left the Outback Steakhouse on 21st Street in Miami Beach on March 12, 1999, the night before he was to launch his huge beachside electronic music festival. “We had a big family dinner. Everyone was feeling really good,” Faibisch recalls now. “Later, as I drove away, something bizarre…
The Neon Punk of EDM Once an indie darling, Steve Aoki has coasted to superstardom on a wave of pure showmanship. A Steve Aoki performance is one of the better, faster, stronger sets in electronic dance music. To a world once dominated by heads-down, booth-enveloped DJs, Aoki has introduced punk-rock…
The Vatican cardinals finally decided to agree on who the new pope is going to be and elected Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to be the new pontiff.He will be called Pope Francis I. Francis is 76 years old and reportedly only has one lung. Because, if the last pope…
Fort Lauderdale is about to get an influx of people from across the country who love to watch other people do it. Because after eight straight years of porno-ing it up in Miami Beach, the annual EXXXotica sex porn thing expo is hitting up the Broward County Convention Center. Featuring…
The Dolphins apparently went a little drunk-guy-at-the-strip-club and threw money all over the place Tuesday. Particularly, at Steelers receiver Mike Wallace and, surprisingly, at Ravens linebacker Dannell Ellerbe. But Jeff Ireland ain’t done.And while the moves seem to reek of a desperate GM trying not to get fired, overall, the…
Sorry, MLB Commissioner Bud Selig. We won’t hand over records that detail the inner workings of Biogenesis, the controversial Coral Gables anti-aging clinic that allegedly supplied prohibited drugs to six professional baseball players, including Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez.The reasons are manifold. History plays a role in our decision. So do…
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll has turned in her walking papers. Carroll cites her connection to Allied Veterans — a non-profit that operates internet cafes — and president of the Jacksonville Florida Order of Police, Nelson Cuba being a possible distraction to the Scott administration. Allied Veterans officials and Cuba were…
If you squint your eyes a certain way, Florida begins to look like some holdover from the Triassic period, and we’re not talking about the residents of Century Village. The center of the state is overrun with huge pythons. Sharks coast the waters. The mammals on hand seem inclined to…
Ya win some; ya lose some. That’s how our horses ran in two municipal races in Palm Beach County yesterday. One was a testament to the power of negative campaigning; the other was proof of its shortcomings.See also:-Gutter Politics in West Palm Beach-Bizarro Smear Campaign-Gulfstream Hotel: Red Herring in Lake…
As was expected since before free agency kicked off, the Miami Dolphins are expected to officially, for real this time, sign free agent wide receiver Mike Wallace, according to the NFL Network.All that’s left is for him to pass a physical and iron out some contract stuff.The signing fills a…
Today the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the Coach of the Year award, and the laurels went to a familiar name: UM’s Jim Larranaga. The honor comes after the coach piloted the Hurricanes to a standout season, with a program record 24-6 run and its first ACC regular-season championship. By coaxing…
At about 9:15 Tuesday morning, the Fort Lauderdale Fire Department received an emergency call about a residential home that had caught fire. The firefighters quickly jumped into gear, rushed to the engine, and roared over to the single-story home at 850 Arizona Ave., just three minutes after the call was…
When former Chicago Bull/children’s book author Dennis Rodman went to North Korea to hang out with Kim Jong Un a couple of weeks ago, he got into trouble with the Obama administration, got the CIA on his case, and almost inadvertently started World War III, maybe. See also: – Dennis…
A mother of three walked into her San Antonio home to find a Florida Panther sitting on her couch. Not an actual panther, mind you. A professional hockey player, which is still pretty scary and weird. Scott Timmins, a Panthers prospect currently playing for the minor-league San Antonio Rampage, allegedly…
