Opinion & Commentary

Richard Sherman is a success story. Born in Compton, California, he didn’t let his violent inner-city neighborhood chew him up. The Seattle Seahawks superstar scored 1400 on the SAT and graduated from high school with a 4.2 grade-point average, which earned him salutatorian status. His crowning achievement was a degree…

When Thieving Prostitutes Strike, You Respond I’m not shedding any tears: Are we supposed to feel sorry for these rich guys who use their money to exploit women, when the women exploit them right back (“Fox Force Four,” Allie Conti, January 23)? They deserve each other. They are both exploiting…

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 comes to the defense of a controversial NFL player. Richard Sherman is a success story. Born in Compton,…

Since 1960’s Benihana has been known as the place in which to have “dinner and a show” with its teppanyaki restaurants. The Miami-based chain is much beloved as a place to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries because of its communal tables and entertaining chefs that perform intricate displays of knife work…

The intoxicating blend of the percussion, the smooth brass sound of the trombone, the deep rhythm of the bass, and the bluesy, jazzy tunes of the harmonica resonated from the corner of 846 Lincoln Road. It was the closing party for the Van Dyke Café and crowds of locals and…

Sunset Harbour, you complete me. You’re there for me on Friday nights, when nothing but Sardinia’s spaghetti alla bottarga will do. You keep me going with Miami’s best americano, which is served perfectly every time at Panther Coffee. At Jugofresh, you steer me on the righteous pathway with goji berries…

“Just noise, white noise,” sings Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge on Disclosure’s track “White Noise.” “I’m hearing static, you’re like an automatic/You just wanna keep me on repeat and hear me crying.” Whether intentional or not, those lyrics describe the current state of popular electronic dance music, AKA EDM — just…

Justin Bieber is no different from Kim Kardashian. He has to do outrageous things to continue drawing attention. Now police are investigating him and his buddies for allegedly egging his neighbor’s house in the exclusive community of Calabasas, California. The egg-throwers could face felony vandalism charges because they allegedly caused…

Taking a Bite Out of The First 48 Grab your pitchfork: How much do the producers of The First 48 generate from this show (“The False 48,” Terrence McCoy, January 16)? And they declined to pay, or rather donate, $10,000 for the benefit of children in these neighborhoods. I am…

As a relatively new vegan, I’m always on the lookout for convenient foodstuffs that allow me to feel like a semi-normal human. At the buffet of life, no one wants to be relegated to a lonely spot by the salad bar. The good news is there are lots of easily…

Before we could afford to drink Lion Stout from Sri Lanka and craft beers at the Democratic Republic of Beer, we, like most college kids, would spend our Saturday nights talking shit and playing beer pong till we got piss drunk. And from the looks of this past weekend, not…

A St. Petersburg-area candidate for the Florida House of Representatives Monday called for hanging President Barack Obama for treason. Citing an Obama-ordered drone strike that killed an unarmed civilian, Joshua Black, a candidate for House District 68, announced first by Facebook and then by Twitter: “I’m past impeachment. It’s time…

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty shaking music 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 doles out some advice to pop music’s bad boy. Justin Bieber is no different from Kim Kardashian…

Independent hustler AR is a rapper who wants you to get on his level. You’re going to need a Bentley, several cases of Ciroc, a backyard party at the Circle House, and a single with Jim Jones. We were there at his new music listening party on Saturday night, getting…

In Florida, it’s practically impossible to escape one’s poor decision thanks to dozens of websites that exist to repost mugshots and charge offenders to take them down. The effect of this cottage industry on vulnerable offenders is well-documented, and it can cost thousands of dollars to clear one’s Google search…

Miami’s kids won a pyrrhic victory yesterday. Larrie Lovett II pleaded guilty and was sentenced to ten years of probation for stealing more than $70,000 from the Children’s Trust — a teen anti-violence program — and other charities. He spent the money he stole from those children on his Pembroke…

Candace Long just wanted to party. It was her birthday, after all. And she wasn’t going to let her babysitting job — or the frigid temperatures Florida had plunged into — stop her. Indeed, even after her solitary party had ended, and she was in cuffs for child neglect, she…

Black women across America are jonesing for the return of Scandal, a hit TV show on ABC about a hot, intelligent, African-American lady who has a love affair with the president of the United States. But it’s not Obama. This fictional leader of the free world happens to be a…

Where’s the Cheap Beer? But expensive beer is better: Yep, times are changing (“One Man’s Quest to Find a $1 Beer in South Florida,” Kyle Swenson January 9). When I was younger, people would do slum-bar crawls and have private parties and drink case after case of this cheap watered-down…

The Hialeah City Commission Tuesday voted unanimously to take former mayor Raul Martinez’s name off city hall. The current mayor, Carlos Hernandez, a longtime critic of the indicted but later cleared politician, pushed the measure, saying, “The building belongs to the people.” For good measure, the council also agreed to…