Gator Nation Hates Black QBs

Uncle Luke, 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, Luke explains the University of Florida’s problem with African-American quarterbacks. University of Florida quarterback Treon Harris has yet to…

Michelin Guide Miami: Who Needs It?

Lists are a big deal. Hate them or love them, they’re successful enough that corporate overlords at media companies of all stripes have handed down firm marching orders calling for lists with haste, creativity, and military-like regularity. But when the vaunted Michelin Guide for New York City — one of…

Cops Should Wear Body Cameras, and Maybe Commissioners Too

Uncle Luke, 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, Luke commends elected officials who support police body cameras. Local politicians and union bosses opposed to putting body cameras…

Miami Gastropubs Risk Steering the Trend the Wrong Way

Miami today is replete with truffle oil fries, Brussels sprouts studded with pork bits, and fried-egg-crowned burgers. From the beach to the suburbs, from north to south, scores of restaurants all serve the same predictably heavy fare under the gastropub banner. The concept was borne of England’s pub culture. Chefs…

Adrian Peterson Is Not an Evil Dad

Many people are shocked and disgusted by the alleged abuse Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson inflicted on his 4-year-old son. He’s been indicted in Montgomery, Texas, for reckless and negligent injury to a child because he whupped his son’s backside with a switch, leaving the boy with open wounds and…

Reader Mail: EDM Culture Is Poisoned

PLUR Warrior Can’t handle the beads: Everything about the article about Lady Casa and her move to bring “peace, love, unity, and respect” to EDM (“Kandi Kulture,” Ben Westhoff, September 18) shows why our culture will never be taken seriously as a youth movement. Or maybe I’m just bitter because…

Miami Should Help, Not Hinder, Overtown Football

The Overtown Optimist Club Rattlers have practiced here since 1993. They’ve won four national championships and produced not only model citizens but astounding athletes. For example, there’s former Rattler Dave Thomas, a cornerback who earned a Super Bowl ring with the New York Giants. Then there’s Ben Hanks, who played…

Letters to the Editor

Wrestling to the Top That junk is fake: Local wrestler Ernest Valdes’ dreams of getting to the top of the WWE are understandable (“Contender,” Allie Conti, September 11), but I don’t understand how so many people can still tune in to watch pro wrestling. It’s a competition between grown-ass men…

Luke’s Gospel: NFL Screwed Up Big in Ray Rice Case

It should surprise no one that the domestic-violence case of Baltimore Ravens’ star running back Ray Rice blew up in the NFL’s face. Professional sports leagues operate in an alternate reality where misdeeds go unpunished until video or audio evidence surfaces. League Commissioner Roger Goodell and Ravens President Dick Cass…

Ray Rice Scandal Exposes NFL’s Screwed Up Morals

Uncle Luke, 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, Luke explains why the NFL is out of control. It should surprise no one that the domestic-violence case of…

Just Let Michael Sam Play

Now that the NFL season is finally underway, it’s time for the sports media to leave football player Michael Sam the hell alone. Since he came out in February, the press hasn’t stopped harping on the fact that Sam is the first openly gay player to make it to the…

Reader Mail: Porn Company BangBros Deserves to be Sued

The Art of a Heist Matisse who?: I really want to see the people who actually believe the stolen Henri Matisse painting at the center of an international police search is really worth $4 million (“Vanishing Point,” Michael E. Miller, September 4). I can’t swing a dead cat without hitting…

Reporters Should Just Let Michael Sam Play Football

Uncle Luke, 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, Luke addresses the media’s obsession with the NFL’s first openly gay player. Now that the NFL season is finally…

The Field: Miami Is a Must-See Look at Young Rappers

WorldStarHipHop’s The Field: Miami is a must-see video. The documentary is one of the top films about this city ever. It ranks up there with Rakontur’s The U. And I’m not just saying that because I am featured in both movies. The Field: Miami really captures the harsh reality of…