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Vice City Pillow Talk: The Case for Casual Sex in 2025

By Asha Elias

Jan 14, 2025

Casual hookups don't get enough credit for the beautiful service they provide our lonely loins.

Every Track on Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos Ranked From Worst to Best

By Osvaldo Espino

Jan 13, 2025

On his sixth album, Bad Bunny is longing for home and preserving the culture he loves so much.

football fan with brown paper bag on head that says "FACTORY OF SADNESS," written in all caps with a Sharpie

New Times Sports Columnist Goes Deep on Quitters Day

By Ryan Yousefi

Jan 10, 2025

"Quitters Day" is when 80 percent of us are said to abandon our New Year's resolutions and fall back into our old ways.

Sporting sunglasses and a pom-pom-topped team-issue knit hat, Tua Tagovailoa #1 of the Miami Dolphins looks on before the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on January 05, 2025, in East Rutherford, New Jersey

5 Questions the Miami Dolphins Must Answer This Offseason

By Ryan Yousefi

Jan 6, 2025

The Miami Dolphins missed the postseason — but they'd better get busy.

Naji Marshall of the New Orleans Pelicans and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat got into an altercation that interrupted the fourth quarter of an NBA game at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on February 23, 2024.

Sitting Jimmy Butler Might Be the Heat’s Best Move

By Ryan Yousefi

Jan 3, 2025

The Heat should sit Jimmy Butler this season and eliminate his off-court distractions and on-court sabotage.

Vice City Pillow Talk: New Year's Dating Resolutions

By Asha Elias

Dec 31, 2024

Let’s do better in 2025, Miami.

Caricatures of each member of the New Times 2024 "Dirty Dozen," all of whom in some way tempt us to say, "No!" when people ask if we're from Miami.

Dirty Dozen 2024: Miami's Most Cringeworthy Characters

By Miami New Times staff

Dec 26, 2024

Because apparently it takes all kinds to make a Magic City.

Squid Game 2 Is More of the Same

By Douglas Markowitz

Dec 26, 2024

The Netflix phenomenon returns, less vital than before.

photo of Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel wearing a quizzical expression at an NFL combine press conference — with a Santa hat photoshopped onto his noggin

Dear Santa: Five Things Dolphins Fans Want for Christmas This Year

By Ryan Yousefi

Dec 24, 2024

What does the Miami Dolphins fan really want Santa to bring this year?

Nosferatu Is the Feel-Bad Movie of the Year

By Douglas Markowitz

Dec 24, 2024

Robert Eggers' masterful adaptation of Nosferatu is unbearably intense, terrifying, and perverse.

Still of Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson in Babygirl

Babygirl Fails to Fully Embrace the Erotic Thriller Genre

By Douglas Markowitz

Dec 18, 2024

Babygirl, starring Nicole Kidman, feels tame compared to the erotic thrillers of the past.

Younger woman embracing a much older man

Vice City Pillow Talk: Pour Some Sugar on Me

By Asha Elias

Dec 17, 2024

Unpacking the ancient pastime of trading money for love.

Miami vs. Tampa: Which City Makes the Best Cuban Sandwich?

By Burger Beast

Dec 10, 2024

The rivalry between Cuban sandwiches from Tampa and Miami is as heated as the planchas used to make them. Who does it better?

A shirtless Steven Lorentz holding the Stanley Cup trophy

The Most Memorable Miami Sports Moments of 2024

By Ryan Yousefi

Dec 9, 2024

Cam Ward's commitment to UM in January? Check! The Dwyane Wade statue debacle? Check! (We said "memorable," not "great.")

People lining up at the entrance of Untitled Art Fair in Miami Beach

Creativity Is on Full Display at Miami Art Week's Satellite Fairs

By Douglas Markowitz

Dec 6, 2024

During Miami Art Week, you are more likely to encounter more interesting art at the satellite fairs than at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

Miami Snubbed in New Top U.S. Restaurants List. Wait. What?!

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Dec 3, 2024

Restaurant reservation site OpenTable picked its top 100 restaurants of the year. Not a single Miami restaurant made the cut.

Meet Miami's Sports Turkeys of the Year

By Ryan Yousefi

Nov 28, 2024

Let's talk turkey at Thanksgiving. As in: Miami's top sports turkeys of the year.

The 5 Most Popular Miami Restaurants Locals Love to Hate, According to Readers

By Nicole Lopez-Alvar

Nov 20, 2024

From cold appetizers served with sparklers to impossible-to-book spots, here are five popular spots locals love to hate.

Vice City Pillow Talk: Did Your Relationship Survive the Election?

By Asha Elias

Nov 19, 2024

Political disagreements can add another level of challenges for some couples.

Karol G onstage at the Latin Grammys in Miami

Latin Grammys Returned to Miami With Dazzling Performances and Perplexing Winners

By Osvaldo Espino

Nov 15, 2024

At the Kaseya Center downtown, the Latin music industry gathered for the biggest night of the year.

Tiffany T. Fantasia on 20 Years of Drag, Advocacy, and Resilience

By Tiffany T. Fantasia

Nov 15, 2024

In her own words, drag queen Tiffany T. Fantasia talks about what it's meant to perform for audiences for the past 20 years.

A Famous Colombian Hot Spot Opened in Miami Beach. I Couldn't Get In.

By Luis Gomez

Nov 13, 2024

When a Colombian hot spot for partying and dinner alike opens its first U.S. spot in Miami Beach, expect a three hour-wait.

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