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Miami sociopath

By Heather Havrilesky — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Nastiness is the only thing that keeps the hot dummies of Bravo's new reality show from putting us to sleep

King Kaufman's Sports Daily

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

The Super Bowl of bad math: Hundreds of millions in lost productivity! Huge economic boost for the host city!

The terrorist you've never heard of

By Alex Koppelman — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Unlike alleged al-Qaida terrorist Jose Padilla, right-wing "dirty bomber" Demetrius Crocker was investigated and prosecuted the old-fashioned constitutional way.

Playing doctor in inappropriate clothes

By Rebecca Traister — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

An essay about the perils of healing while female.

Bugs in your bed

By Katharine Mieszkowski — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Itchy welts? Drops of blood in the sheets? Bedbug infestations are on the rise -- and they're coming to a mattress near you.

The next New Orleans

By Katharine Mieszkowski — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

The author who predicted Katrina now forecasts watery catastrophe for New York, Houston and Miami in "The Ravaging Tide."

Destination: Miami

By Steve Almond — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Crockett and Tubbs can't match Joan Didion and T.D. Allman when it comes to exposing the shadowy side of South Florida.

Don't accept breast exams from strangers!

By Page Rockwell — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

A Miami man apparently offered area women free breast exams -- but he's not a doctor. Yuck.

Letters

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Readers respond to "'This Is Not America,'" by Michelle Goldberg, and "Fill 'er Up -- With Taxpayer Dollars," by Mark Follman.

"This is not America"

By Michelle Goldberg — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

In Miami, police unleashed unprecedented fury on demonstrators -- most of them seniors and union members. Is this how Bush's war on terror will be fought at home?

Notes from an activist: After Miami, what next?

By Marisa Handler — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Direct action offers a thrill at once addictive and searing, but this movement needs to grow, or we will only be speaking to ourselves.

Cuba confidential

By Damien Cave — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Ann Louise Bardach talks about the fading of Fidel, the end of the embargo, and the drive for democracy -- and why exile leaders aren't happy about any of it.

Penalties!

By Allen Barra — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

The visionary interference call that gave Ohio State the championship was an outrage. The noncall that ended the hopes of the N.Y. Giants wasn't.

OK, you whiners got your collegiate Super Bowl -- are you happy now?

By Allen Barra — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

The Rose Bowl debacle wasn't worth watching -- except that it showed the world just how bogus the Eric Crouch hype was.

Beyond the beach

By Burt Wolf — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

In Miami, you can have fun in the sun -- and then experience the finest of the fine arts.

After Hurricane Elian

By Max J. Castro — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Miami is a city asunder, divided by race, but the Cuban exiles' stranglehold on local and national power has unmistakably eased.

"I never made myself famous"

By Daryl Lindsey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Donato Dalrymple defends his role in the ongoing Elian Gonzalez saga.

Civil war in Miami?

By John Lantigua — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

The battle over Elian has led non-Cubans to threaten secession, and to back a recall drive against the mayor.

"A concentration camp on American soil"

By Daryl Lindsey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Sen. Bob Smith offers a new description for the Cuban boy's Wye Plantation digs.

"Miami is a banana republic"

By Daryl Lindsey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

The stench of rotten fruit lingers heavily over City Hall.

The last supper

By Myra MacPherson — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Recounting the negotiators' shocking final hours before the Elian Gonzalez raid.

"Gestapo thuggery"

By Daryl Lindsey — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Alan Keyes triangulates his thoughts between the Nazi Germany, Waco and Janet Reno on Fox News, while Miami's police chief quits.

Elian! Nature trumps politics

By Camille Paglia — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Enough is enough! Lazaro's a strutting bullyboy, Marisleysis is a hysterical narcissist; Ralph Nader may get my vote; and Phyllis Diller vs. Gloria Steinem.

The Elián photo conspiracy

By Joan Walsh — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Once again, Republicans let their hatred of Clinton cloud their political judgment.

Raid on Little Havana

By John Lantigua — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:07:00 PDT

Miami Cubans say they will make Clinton pay for taking Elian. [UPDATED]