Features

  • Blood Diamonds
    Violent South American thieves are stealing millions in precious gems ... and getting away with it
    Thursday, August 28
    It's a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every move. Leon Rozio had crossed paths with their kind... More >>
  • With a Bullet
    Corruption-busting lawyer Bruce Udolf wants to be Broward sheriff. After the Ken Jenne experience, though, are voters too suspicious of lawyers turned cops?
    Thursday, August 21
    Last September, Bruce Udolf and his wife, Sheryl, were in the living room of their Southwest Ranches home watching the news. A report came on... More >>
  • Kick the Bottle
    As the containers and costs mount, in South Florida and beyond, plastic is played out
    Thursday, August 14
    1 Days of Water and Roses The couple peruses the menu from plushly pillowed pods set along the perimeter of a Zen-like reflection pond. After... More >>
  • Royal Flushed
    Becoming a pro poker player isn't as sweet as it sounds
    Thursday, August 07
    At a poker table, perhaps nothing is more disturbing than a well-tanned man. This is a man of luxury. Has the time in his schedule to lie beneath... More >>
  • Awfully Wedded Wife
    Bigamy charges and dozens of busts for sham marriages.It must be South Florida.
    Thursday, July 31
    Ivan sits in the passenger seat of a dusty white SUV, fidgeting nervously. The trim Uruguayan shakes a Marlboro loose from the pack and stares... More >>

National

News from Coast to Coast

Dallas

Enter Stage Right

With the curtain falling on its old playhouse,Dallas Theater Center gets its act together with a new leader
Scene 1: Enter the prince It's the first hour of the first day of rehearsal for Dallas Theater... More >>

Denver

Barack Obama gives principal Michael Johnston extra credit

At 3:10 p.m. on May 28 — dismissal time on the last day of school at Mapleton... More >>

Houston

The Passion of Victoria Osteen

A flight attendant went after the Osteens in court, bringing on trials and tribulation for one and all
Every little Catholic boy and girl knows about the Stations of the Cross. (Maybe other... More >>

Kansas City

With the end of Bodies Revealed, Kansas City’s troubled Union Station faces another uncertain future

It's still spring, and tickets are selling strong for the Bodies Revealed exhibit in the bowels... More >>

Miami

Violent Jewelry Thieves Prowl South Florida

They give new meaning to the term blood diamond.
It is a creepy feeling, knowing these masked men have cased you for weeks, studying your every... More >>

Minneapolis

A field guide to the Republican National Convention

Meet the deranged, debauched and deluded characters coming to Minneapolis and St. Paul for the RNC
After almost two years of anticipatory civic brouhaha and financial hand-wringing, the... More >>

Phoenix

Joe Arpaio’s men fail to justify criminally charging New Times reporter Ray Stern in a public records dispute

When I read our lawyer's interviews with the deputies in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's... More >>

San Francisco

Going for Gold

Academy of Art’s new sports program is about spirit, marketing — and the chance to break even more rules.
A quick glance through a propped-open door at Kezar Pavilion reveals a dozen or so women of... More >>

St. Louis

Kevin Slaten's Head Is About to Explode: The exiled sports-talk radio ranter needs to get some things off his chest

It sounds like Kevin Slaten's head is about to explode. "If the story goes like that, there'll... More >>

Blog

The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog

Election Post-Mortem

Thu Aug 28, 6:44 AM

Let's run down some of the election's real winners and losers: WINNER: Judy Stern. The lobbyist and political consultant was behind sheriff's candidate Scott Israel and Broward County Commissioner John Rodstrom, who each won squeaker races on... More >>

Most Popular

  • Sexual Healing
    Sad stories and otherwise freaky tales from Florida's last sexual surrogate
  • Backbreaker
    A half-kilo of blow, machine-gun blasts, and a millionaire chiropractor. Does this make sense?
  • Switch Hitter
    Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side. Gay or straight? Or something else?
  • To Hug a Porcupine
    Three little boys set out to destroy the parents who loved them. This isn't how adoption is supposed to work.
  • Unfinished Business
    A son denied becomes a festering campaign issue haunting Commissioner Eggelletion as Election Day approaches

Columns

  • Save Me
    One newly illegal substance, two short trips, and a different approach to the war on drugs
    Thursday, August 28
    Deep in Hialeah, among body shops, crisscrossing highway ramps, and tall, scattered palm trees, is a porn shop. You can find the same old... More>>
  • Weekend at Sammy's
    Deepest of Sleeps
    Thursday, August 28
    So what does it take to get people's attention in Broward County nowadays? Apparently, a lot more than dumping a corpse in your backyard. The... More>>
  • The Rielle Deal
    How local scandal begets national scandal in the charged world of Fort Lauderdale politics and business
    Thursday, August 28
    Rielle Hunter, who was born in Fort Lauderdale 44 years ago, has had an alarmingly eventful life. As a teenager, she was an accomplished... More>>
  • How the Zebra Got His Spots
    ... And the pachucos got their zoot
    Thursday, August 28
    Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicans paint stripes on their donkeys in Tijuana? Avenida Revolución Reveller Dear Gabacho: Same reason we put... More>>

Letters

Letters for August 28-September 3, 2008
Thursday, August 28
Man of the Rich People I guess we shouldn't be surprised that John Rodstrom is trying to hide his dirt, as he has a good chance of losing his... More >>

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