We’ve never really bought into Xavier Suarez’s hokey, at times egomaniacal, approach to governing. And it’s difficult to get past the fact he is forever linked to the 1997 Miami mayoral voter fraud scandal that had dead people casting ballots. That said, the X-Man has devised a bold plan to…
50 Cent is dying. “I’ll be honest,” 50 Cent tweeted January 2, “I don’t think I’m gonna live much longer. That’s why I started my street king movement.” The 36-year-old rapper isn’t terminally ill. He’s just “conscious that life is short” and admittedly “not suicidal.” Nevertheless, Curtis Jackson has been…
The lowest point of Cee Lo Green’s year? If you ask most people, it was July 17, 2011, when the ex-Goodie Mob member, “Crazy” crooner, and co-“coach” on NBC’s The Voice got miffed about a concert review by City Pages’ Andrea Swenson and promptly unleashed a can of homophobic whoop-ass…
Once in a while comes along a story so bizarre, so fascinating, that all that needs to be done is some good, old-fashioned reporting of the facts.According to an article in the Digital Journal, on December 18, Mary Ellen Lisee, 45, repeatedly called 911 for help. Her reason, at least…
Luther Campbell, 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, Campbell addresses why African-American NFL quarterbacks don’t have any heroes to look up to. In baseball, African-American players can…
While y’all were nursing a hangover on New Year’s Day, one newly engaged musician kicked off 2012 with a topless Hawaiian snorkeling adventure. This rock ‘n’ roller’s chest looks great for a 63-year-old woman but alarmingly droopy for a 63-year-old man. Sadly, however, this person is in much better shape…
Banana Republican is not buying into the notion that a big Mayan-predicted asteroid will pulverize sunny South Florida in 2012, but we’re willing to make some other pretty bold predictions:Real estate developer Jorge M. Perez will realize he’s a lot less rich than he thought, so he’ll rescind his $35…
It’s been a hell of a year, folks. We’ve had a lot of food and food industry-related news this year, and not all of it has been pretty.As a nod to the upcoming year and as a way of reminiscing, I’ve gone back over my Fuming Foodie archives and amassed…
In the past year, parimutuel and casino companies have contributed over a million dollars to state legislators and Republican political action committees as the gambling industry gears up for a combative legislative session in 2012. The stakes are high. State Sen. Ellyn Bogdanoff and Rep. Erik Fresen have drafted two…
With just a few days left in 2011, we can’t help but predict what 2012 has in store. Will the world come to an end? Maybe. Will Barack Obama be re-elected? Hopefully. Will the Miami Heat dominate the NBA? Of course. But what about the music world? What changes will…
A Massachusetts woman recently had a cupcake confiscated by a Transportation Security Administration agent at Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport. The offending baked good was packaged in a jar, which immediately made it a potential weapon of mass destruction (and we’re not even talking about what it can do to your…
If you’re looking for quick and easy finger foods and hors d’oeuvres for your New Year’s Eve party, why not give homemade sushi a shot? It’s easy and relatively inexpensive to make, provided that you have all of the necessary tools.Why make your own sushi? It’s fun (‘specially when you…
Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has vetoed a controversial lobbying contract that included a law firm that has generously supported his political campaign for the county’s top elected position. Citing the county commission’s failure to cut the cost of Miami-Dade’s lobbying services, Gimenez killed the deal yesterday. He told the Miami…
In 2011, Luther Campbell ran for mayor, sued Nevin Shapiro, and called out rappers
Reader mail: “Animals are not garbage”
Ever since Michael Moore’s exploitive documentary, Bowling for Columbine, liberals, hipsters, and pseudo-intellectuals have fawned over our great cousin to the north.But perhaps Canada is not the peaceful, crimeless country depicted in Moore’s documentary — the one where people leave their doors unlocked and the murder rate of the entire…
Shit … We thought the Miami Heat was an $80-million professional basketball team. Turns out, though, The Big Three and company is actually a crappy boy band. Just check out King James, D-Wade, and Big Bosh’s new music video, set to Kanye West’s weenie anthem “All of the Lights,” and…
For all the hype still surrounding it, dubstep won’t be popular forever. From collaborations with Korn to Christmas carol remixes, signs of its imminent demise are springing up all over the place. But will 2012 be the year that dubstep finally dies? Or will it desperately cling to life and…
Luther Campbell, 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, Campbell looks back on the Year of the Booty Man.I had an exciting, productive 2011. I set goals for…
Let’s face it. For most of us, keeping a New Year’s resolution is as likely as the Miami Dolphins finally finding Dan Marino’s successor in the draft.And some locals should look back on the past year with shameful regret.They could use a fresh start, so Banana Republican came up with…
Looking back upon the year that was, it’s not too difficult to narrow the field of food trends that gripped Miami’s culinary scene. There are those that we love (local craft brews to go with your meal) and naturally, those that we hate (those silly mini-cupcakes that are everywhere), but…
Earlier this week, I mentioned that I’d be dusting off my Ouija board in time for the annual predictions post, but of course I was just kidding; obviously one cannot accurately foresee the future solely by sliding ones hands over some letters. That’s why the Ouija board only accounts for…
