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Florida's crime writers are never shy about chronicling our state's inherent craziness. You might say it's much of the reason some of them are driven to write in the first place.

Florida's crime writers are never shy about chronicling our state's inherent craziness. You might say it's much of the reason some of them are driven to write in the first place.

Florida's crime writers are never shy about chronicling our state's inherent craziness. You might say it's much of the reason some of them are driven to write in the first place.

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has met with hospitalized Haitian earthquake victims in the Dominican Republic.

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has met with hospitalized Haitian earthquake victims in the Dominican Republic.

Although Donald Trump has spent several weekends alone at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, this season, he denies any marital problems exist between him and his wife Melania.

Criminal charges relating to Michael Jackson’s death last summer will be filed Monday, Los Angeles prosecutors said.

They are on opposing sides, but Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints fans found something to bond over at the Super Bowl on Sunday — a Daughtry concert.

Several leading members of Russia’s famed Bolshoi ballet will perform with their Cuban counterparts during a visit to Havana next week.

Several leading members of Russia's famed Bolshoi ballet will perform with their Cuban counterparts during a visit to Havana next week.

Miami-reared chef Douglas Rodriguez, a pioneer of the Nuevo Latino movement, the guy who made uptown stars out of down-home favorites yuca, malanga and plantain, says he's planning a culinary trip to Cuba.

To those who practice flamenco — and to anyone who simply loves it — this profound Spanish art form is a world unto itself.

Miami-reared chef Douglas Rodriguez, a pioneer of the Nuevo Latino movement, the guy who made uptown stars out of down-home favorites yuca, malanga and plantain, says he's planning a culinary trip to Cuba.

To those who practice flamenco — and to anyone who simply loves it — this profound Spanish art form is a world unto itself.

Miami-reared chef Douglas Rodriguez, a pioneer of the Nuevo Latino movement, the guy who made uptown stars out of down-home favorites yuca, malanga and plantain, says he's planning a culinary trip to Cuba.

Review.com<p/> As Super Bowl madness gripped South Florida, it figured to be possible to forget all that and escape into Miami Beach's Lincoln Theatre Friday evening for a concert by the New World Symphony.

From Homestead to Pompano Beach, art communities in South Florida are responding to the tragedy in Haiti by fundraising for relief organizations through art sales and exhibitions and offering programs to help survivors.

Grammy-winner Jose Feliciano has told Florida authorities that he and a caregiver have received a series of harassing phone calls telling him to "get out."

It’s a question of taste for one designer in a challenge geared to promote heart health on this week’s episode.

From 8-11 p.m., see La fiesta escondida and many more works at the opening of the Cuban artist's exhibit.

Singer-songwriter who brought us the '70s hit Playground in My Mind (“My name is Michael — I got a nickel'') brings his success in Vegas to South Florida.

One by one, musicians from the renowned Cuban salsa band Los Van Van made their way past immigration officials at Miami International Airport and into the bright lights and cameras of the Spanish-language media.

Talavera, a charming Coral Gables newcomer, is worth a visit any day for its homey Mexican cuisine, classy setting and notably sharp service, but especially on Super Bowl Sunday for crisp, hand-cut corn chips the color of pale cinnamon bark that are utterly greaseless and as authentic as can be.

Peru has one of the world's great cuisines, but in South Florida it's often lost among so many other Latin destinations. Some of the best dishes from the land of the Incas are still found in neighborhood nooks like homey Saxsay Café, hidden in a Sunrise strip shopping center.

No ticket? Celebrate the Super Bowl in style with delicious at-home sips. Mix up a pitcher of Bacardi Cuba Libres for a crowd or, for a more intimate gathering, Club 50 Wheat & Mint beer cocktails like the ones out-of-towners will be drinking at exclusive bowl events.

CBS News chief Sean McManus said Wednesday that it’s unfair to criticize Katie Couric’s multimillion-dollar salary at a time news division jobs are being cut and that he expected the evening news anchor to stay at the network “for a long time.”

Comic Jon Stewart told Bill O’Reilly that the “no spin zone” ringleader had become the voice of sanity on Fox News Channel, although “that’s like being the thinnest kid at fat camp.”

Authorities have charged motivational speaker James Arthur Ray with three counts of manslaughter for deaths that happened after a sweat lodge ceremony he led in northern Arizona last year.

The hit of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival – 8: The Mormon Proposition. Watch this video to hear more about the film and the issue.   Order of Appearance: Fred KargerJoe Solmonese. President. Human Rights CampaignCity Attorney Dennis HerreraState Sen. Scott McCoyGavin Newsom – Mayor of San FranciscoSpencer Jones & Tyler BarrickLinda StayBruce Bastian – [...]

Brazil's best-known writer is making it clear he doesn't want Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair involved in planning for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Dr. Conrad Murray expects to surrender to Los Angeles authorities this week on charges relating to the death of Michael Jackson, his lawyer told CNN on Tuesday.

Claudia Llosa, realizadora de la película peruana multipremiada y nominada al Oscar, dialoga con BBC Mundo. La noticia de la nominación de la multipremiada La teta asustada al Oscar en la categoría de mejor película en lengua extranjera le resultó “inimaginable” a su realizadora, la peruana Claudia Llosa. Tan inimaginable como la historia que relata: [...]

Carey Mulligan, the 24-year-old star of "An Education," prepared herself for Oscar nominations in a peculiar way: She watched a film about drug addiction: "Requiem for a Dream."

Marika Rivera, a daughter of the Mexican artist Diego Rivera, has died in England, her son said Tuesday. She was 90.

A list of the nominees for the 83rd annual Academy Awards. The Oscar ceremony will take place on March 7 and will be televised by ABC.

Germany's award-winning "The White Ribbon," which won the top prize at Cannes last year, will compete with another prize winner, the melancholy Peruvian drama "Milk of Sorrow," and three other films from Israel, Argentina and France for the Oscar for best foreign language film.

The science-fiction sensation “Avatar” and the war-on-terror thriller “The Hurt Locker” lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each, including best picture and director for James Cameron and ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow.

For would-be sugar daddies perusing SeekingMillionaire.com — ''the meeting place for wealthy and beautiful singles'' — there was much to like about profile No. 160127. ''Bree'' identified herself as a 23-year-old model from Newport Beach, Calif., and the accompanying photos showed an emerald-eyed beauty with a mane of silky brown hair.

School lunches don't exactly have a great reputation. The daily smorgasbord of pizza, Tater Tots, soda and other fattening fare has come under fire as obesity continues to be a national health crisis. In Free for All, sociology professor Poppendieck explains how nutrition-deficient meals came to dominate America's school cafeterias and outlines a slew of [...]

James W. Hall ranks at the top echelon of Florida mystery writers. Whether he's exploring another entry in his ongoing series about Thorn, Key Largo's most reluctant amateur sleuth, or writing a standalone novel, the writer's solid plotting, affinity for characters and concern for Florida's ecology never fail to make for an exciting story.

A Swedish hip-hop artist who ran down and killed a man at a Hollywood crosswalk has been convicted of second-degree murder.

For Taylor Swift, Sunday was all the more special as it was a historic night for Nashville music.

Etta James' manager said the R&B singer remains hospitalized in Southern California as she recovers from sepsis, an infection.

Cuban salsa stars Los Van Van drew hundreds of protesters and thousands of fans to their first concert in Miami since protests of a 1999 show turned violent.

Cuban salsa stars Los Van Van drew hundreds of protesters and thousands of fans to their first concert in Miami since protests of a 1999 show turned violent.

As horrific images of Haiti flashed across the screens, murmurs of recognition floated through the audience at Univision Network's live celebrity telethon, many people nodding as they recalled disasters in their native countries.

As horrific images of Haiti flashed across the screens, murmurs of recognition floated through the audience at Univision Network's live celebrity telethon, many people nodding as they recalled disasters in their native countries.

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Popular Cuban dance band Los Van Van returned to Miami on Sunday, greeted by enthusiastic fans and angry protesters.

If Cuban band Los Van Van's 1999 Miami concert was a turning point, marked by controversy so intense that it closed the doors that had opened to Cuban music here in Miami, their concert Sunday at the James L. Knight Center seemed to signal another shift — to a new level of openness between Cubans [...]

With all the competing high-tech distractions available today, classical concert programmers may be asking too much of most people to expect them to sit for two hours looking at nothing more visually stimulating than 90 ordinary people in evening clothes playing musical instruments.

With all the competing high-tech distractions available today, classical concert programmers may be asking too much of most people to expect them to sit for two hours looking at nothing more visually stimulating than 90 ordinary people in evening clothes playing musical instruments.

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen says she gave birth to her son in a bathtub and that it didn’t hurt a bit.

Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen says she gave birth to her son in a bathtub and that it didn't hurt a bit.

The $32.8 million Tampa Museum of Art, which opens to the public Saturday, rises on the historic banks of the Hillsborough River across from a Moorish, late-19th century, minaret-topped University of Tampa building that once served as headquarters for officers waiting to be deployed to the Spanish American war in Cuba. Teddy Roosevelt and the [...]

The intersection between the savage and the civilized, the semi-permeable membrane between animals and humans, fascinates T.C. Boyle. His writing style, too, is a raw mix of the terrifying and the titillating. Think Christopher Walken as an angelic serial killer. Think Kokopelli.

You might think that football and art are poles apart, but not in South Florida, which is now decked out in Super Bowl-themed art.

The $32.8 million Tampa Museum of Art, which opens to the public Saturday, rises on the historic banks of the Hillsborough River across from a Moorish, late-19th century, minaret-topped University of Tampa building that once served as headquarters for officers waiting to be deployed to the Spanish American war in Cuba. Teddy Roosevelt and the [...]

The intersection between the savage and the civilized, the semi-permeable membrane between animals and humans, fascinates T.C. Boyle. His writing style, too, is a raw mix of the terrifying and the titillating. Think Christopher Walken as an angelic serial killer. Think Kokopelli.

You might think that football and art are poles apart, but not in South Florida, which is now decked out in Super Bowl-themed art.

CASTING<p/>10 a.m.<p/>There will be an open casting call for families interested in having health and wellness expert Jillian Michaels of “The Biggest Loser'' give them a fitness and nutritional overhaul. Shops at Midtown Miami's Fountain Plaza, 3401 N. Miami Ave., Miami; www.castingduo.com/jillianmichaels.

It is not that Juan Formell, the leader of Los Van Van, Cuba's most famous dance band, doesn't have political views. It is just that he doesn't come to the United States to promote them, he says.

You got a sense of how “Lost” ranks in the scheme of things when President Barack Obama saw it coming — and blinked.

Fallen fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander used drugs, threats and the lure of modeling jobs as he conducted a campaign of sexual molestation involving a dozen women, prosecutors said Friday in a case that echoes charges that sent him to prison in California.

Grammy-winning R&B singer Etta James has been hospitalized for about a week near her Southern California home for treatment of various ailments.

Etta James' son says the 72-year-old R&B singer is hospitalized in Southern California with a serious infection but he expects her to be released soon.

There's no place like home. And starting Saturday, there will be no place on the planet quite like the Miami Children's Museum, as it kicks off The Wizard of Oz Children's Educational Exhibition.

Imentally wrote the rough draft for this column as I handed my car keys to the valet at Maracas Mexican Bar & Grill, 3001 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale. I've been to enough Mexican-themed joints to know what to expect: faded Corona flags, guys loopy from too much tequila and mariachi music dribbling out of [...]

South Florida Youth Symphony-Family Day Concert Momentum Dance Co.: On sale from 10 a.m. Monday; 4 p.m. March 21; Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami; $12. 305-547-5414 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Prolific playwright Israel Horovitz has also played director for the newest production of his Sins of the Mother, opening this weekend at Florida Stage.

Daddy Yankee, who recently signed a record deal with Sony Latin, held a press conference at the Viceroy. At the celebratory bash, the 32-year-old reggaeton singer unveiled a new single and handed out samples of his new fragrance, DY.

Its inspiration, the Spanish-language Betty La Fea, lives on endlessly in the telenovela world. But Ugly Betty has dropped its last stitch.

There's no place like home. And starting Saturday, there will be no place on the planet quite like the Miami Children's Museum, as it kicks off The Wizard of Oz Children's Educational Exhibition.

It is not that Juan Formell, the leader of Los Van Van, Cuba's most famous dance band, doesn't have any political views. It is just, he says, that he doesn't come to the United States – or to Miami, where Los Van Van play Sunday night – to promote them.

Dozens of gay South Florida civic leaders are furious that a Grammy-winning DJ and a major Miami Beach nightclub group have again scheduled a dance party at Mansion that they fear will lure gay tourists — and their money — from a Winter Party Festival fundraiser March 7.

South Florida Youth Symphony-Family Day Concert Momentum Dance Co.: On sale from 10 a.m. Monday; 4 p.m. March 21; Miami-Dade County Auditorium, 2901 W. Flagler St., Miami; $12. 305-547-5414 or www.ticketmaster.com.

Performance by Brazilian chanteuse accompanied by her husband, bossa nova guitar master Ramatis.

About 48 million viewers watched President Barack Obama's first State of the Union address on 11 networks, with Fox TV drawing the biggest share.

Barely a week after his knockout win in the Massachusetts Senate race, Scott Brown is boasting that he can beat President Barack Obama.

There's no place like home. And starting Saturday, there will be no place on the planet quite like the Miami Children's Museum, as it kicks off The Wizard of Oz Children's Educational Exhibition.

MSNBC's Chris Matthews says President Barack Obama has done so much to heal racial divisions that he "forgot he was black" while watching his State of the Union address.

Winter is the best time to people-watch in South Florida, and these three outdoor dining spots in Coconut Grove, Coral Gables and South Miami offer not only affordable al fresco food but prime viewing for our favorite spectator sport.

James Davis, aka Elaine Lancaster, attended a private birthday party for Miami philanthropist Adrienne Arsht held at Prelude by Barton G inside the Arsht Center. Davis, who left the dress and wig at home, was joined by VIP guests Elena Carpenter, Woody and Judy Weiser, Rick Arriola and John Richards.

A California Highway Patrol report says Pasdar was pulled over shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday after officers saw his Ford F-150 truck doing 94 mph and straddling two lanes on Interstate 405.

“With ultimate power comes responsibility,” host Alison Sweeney told the Red team’s Melissa and Lance in week four on “The Biggest Loser.” The couple’s joy in winning a competition was brief when they learned they would have to choose three other teams to be burdened with disadvantages.

He's done L.A., New York, London and Milan. Now fashion designer Michael Kors has set his sights on South Florida.

Dennis Hopper’s wife says she believes the actor is divorcing her because of his declining health and influence from others.

Dennis Hopper's wife says she believes the actor is divorcing her because of his declining health and influence from others.

The world's longest surviving octuplets are celebrating their first birthday at their California home.

Talk show host Nancy Grace doesn't want her deposition in a central Florida wrongful death lawsuit videotaped.

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In a rare performance, Elton John is set to sing amid the ruins of the Maya site of Chichen Itza in Mexico on April 3.

Actor Pernell Roberts, who played the eldest Cartwright brother in TV’s “Bonanza,” died at his Malibu, California, home Sunday at 81, his lawyer said.

Grammy-winning pianist Earl Wild, who learned his craft from students of Liszt and Ravel and became one of America’s masters of the keyboard, has died at age 94.

A moment of pride has turned to sorrow as “American Idol” contestant Michael Lynche has been cut from the competition after violating a confidentiality agreement, according to a report.

Despite rumored anti-gay protests, a Sundance Film Festival documentary about the Mormon church's role in a 2008 California political battle over gay marriage played to a friendly audience on Sunday in Park City.

When famed Cuban dance band Los Van Van performed in Miami on Oct. 9, 1999, thousands of rock- and bottle-throwing demonstrators outside the now-demolished Miami Arena outnumbered the concertgoers inside. The incident capped months of controversy over the band's appearance and reverberated in the national media, branding Miami — almost as deeply as would the [...]

When famed Cuban dance band Los Van Van performed in Miami on Oct. 9, 1999, thousands of rock- and bottle-throwing demonstrators outside the now-demolished Miami Arena outnumbered the concertgoers inside. The incident capped months of controversy over the band's appearance and reverberated in the national media, branding Miami — almost as deeply as would the [...]

The Bass Museum of Art's exhibition of the Mexico-based Colección Jumex — considered the most important private collection of international contemporary art in Latin America — begins with a giant light bulb hanging from the ceiling, the work of Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, and the question: ''Where do we go from here?'

In 2002, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld decreed that the generals and admirals in charge of the unified combatant commands could no longer refer to themselves as commanders in chief. Only the president would thereafter hold the title. But in his new book, Gary Wills cautions us to refrain from regarding the president as everybody's commander [...]

Hang out with South Florida radio personalities Paul Castronovo and “Young'' Ron Brewer and you're bound to laugh.

Hang out with South Florida radio personalities Paul Castronovo and “Young'' Ron Brewer and you're bound to laugh.

When famed Cuban dance band Los Van Van performed in Miami on Oct. 9, 1999, thousands of rock- and bottle-throwing demonstrators outside the now-demolished Miami Arena outnumbered the concertgoers inside. The incident capped months of controversy over the band's appearance and reverberated in the national media, branding Miami — almost as deeply as would the [...]

The Bass Museum of Art's exhibition of the Mexico-based Colección Jumex — considered the most important private collection of international contemporary art in Latin America — begins with a giant light bulb hanging from the ceiling, the work of Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, and the question: ''Where do we go from here?'

In 2002, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld decreed that the generals and admirals in charge of the unified combatant commands could no longer refer to themselves as commanders in chief. Only the president would thereafter hold the title. But in his new book, Gary Wills cautions us to refrain from regarding the president as everybody's commander [...]

Hang out with South Florida radio personalities Paul Castronovo and “Young'' Ron Brewer and you're bound to laugh.

When Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, the richest man in the United States, came to the Sundance Film Festival here this week, it wasn’t movies on his mind, it was education — your kids’ education.

The Utah-based Mormon church plays a starring role in a new Sundance Film Festival documentary about the 2008 ballot initiative that has banned gay marriage in California.

Jean Simmons, the stunning beauty who sang with Marlon Brando in “Guys and Dolls” and played Ophelia to Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet, has died. She was 80.

Colombia's colonial port of Cartagena intoxicates the director of Britain's Hay Festival literary franchise, whose fifth annual gathering in the Caribbean city's walled ramparts takes place next week.

Ponce De Leon explored Key Biscayne on his first mission to the New World in 1513 and claimed it on behalf of the Spanish king. The Florida Renaissance Festival commemorates Ponce De Leon's legacy with more than 100 costumed performers, five stages with continuous entertainment and stage acts from around the world. Families will enjoy [...]

The Hour of the Tiger, an American woman in Japan tries to conquer her fears as she considers rescuing a geisha from her money-hungry master. Gwendolyn Lai plays the geisha in the world premiere piece by Riley, a South Florida playwright and author who has written a number of works on the Bahamas.

The 13th annual festival continues through Sunday. Presented by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE). All remaining films are at Sunrise Cinemas-Intracoastal Mall, 3701 NE 163rd St., North Miami Beach. 305-949-0064. Tickets are $11, $8 seniors and students with ID, $7 members, except for Coco, the closing night film, which is $13, [...]

See La Creacion and other works by the Uruguayan artist.

Roxy Olin and Whitney Port from The City posed for a pic at Wall inside W South Beach. Veteran actor Michael Caine made friends with reality star Kim Kardashian at Ocean Drive's anniversary party at Delano. Also spotted at the soiree: A-Rod and Ocean Drive co-founder Jason Binn. On the other side of town, birthday [...]

Classic opera by Donizetti tells the gripping tale of a beautiful woman tricked into marrying a man she does not love. Starring Cuban-American soprano Eglise Gutierrez (Miami) and Mexican soprano Maria Alejandres (Broward).

Bring the family and learn how to leave a small green footprint while enjoying a free raffle from Whole Foods, storytelling, belly-dancing, live jazz and a concert by South Florida folk singer Grant Livingston.

Local jazz singer has been entertaining South Florida fans for years; Van Dyke Cafe, 846 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; 305-534-3600 or www.thevandykecafe.com.

A new proposal from Mexico's ruling party could send musicians to prison for performing songs that glorify drug trafficking.

A luxury real estate auction company reports that Cher’s Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean has been sold to an Arizona buyer for $8.7 million.

A luxury real estate auction company reports that Cher's Hawaii home overlooking the Pacific Ocean has been sold to an Arizona buyer for $8.7 million.

As the emotions of joy and grief swirled around her, jazz singer Luciana Souza found it difficult at times to work on her album. In the space of nine months, the Brazilian artist mourned the deaths of her father and mother while also celebrating the birth of her first child.

Sci-fi extravaganza ‘Avatar,’ Iraq drama ‘The Hurt Locker’ and coming-of-age story ‘An Education’ earned eight nominations apiece for the British Academy Film Awards.

Sci-fi extravaganza 'Avatar,' Iraq drama "The Hurt Locker" and coming-of-age story "An Education" earned eight nominations apiece Thursday in the race for the British Academy Film Awards, Britain's equivalent of the Oscars.

Soleá, the W Hotel's newly launched Spanish stunner, is as warm and welcoming as a cup of steaming chocolate on a cold winter night. This is not the same Soleá that made its faltering debut in August. After being pushed to open for breakfast, lunch and dinner with a watered-down Mediterranean concept, restaurateurs Karim Masri, [...]

Known for its Dominican tapas menu, Mamajuana Café serves up a berry mojito that will leave you feeling like you're on vacation.<p/>D.I.Y.

Nearly 100 years ago, Theodore Roosevelt wrote in Through the Brazilian Wilderness of catching and eating pacu, a nut- and seed-eating cousin of the piranha that he found “good-sized,'' “deep-bodied'' and “delicious.''

The 13th annual festival continues through Sunday. Presented by the Center for the Advancement of Jewish Education (CAJE). All remaining films are at Sunrise Cinemas-Intracoastal Mall, 3701 NE 163rd St., North Miami Beach. 305-949-0064. Tickets are $11, $8 seniors and students with ID, $7 members, except for Coco, the closing night film, which is $13, [...]