Email Author Amanda McCorquodale

2010 Stories by Amanda McCorquodale

• Yak From Cenac

  published December 30, 2010

  “So you’re comparing fart applications to a man who pioneered civil rights,” Wyatt Cenac responds after a software developer... More >>

• Collection Agency

  published December 30, 2010

  Your grandpa claims he palled around with Al Capone. One day, a strong wind blew away the mobster’s Fedora and gramps caught it. “Keep... More >>

• Dude, Where's My Food Truck?

  published December 30, 2010

  Anyone who’s worked in a windowless warehouse at a commercial park knows the highlight of the day for years was the noon arrival of the roach... More >>

• Transylvania Holograms

  published December 30, 2010

  Choreographer Twyla Tharp once said, “Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” So if you didn’t get a vacation at... More >>

• Toys Art Us and Peregrinos

  published December 30, 2010

  Choreographer Twyla Tharp once said, “Art is the only way to run away without leaving home.” So if you didn’t get a vacation at... More >>

• Dark Horse

  published December 30, 2010

  During the January Second Saturday Art Walk Tennessee painter Jason Shawn Alexander has a solo exhibit at 101/exhibit in the Design District. In... More >>

• Lords Hotel Opens to a Lively Crowd of Drag Queens, Richie Rich, and Tinsley Mortimer

  published Dec 30, 2010

  The Fort Lauderdale drag queen scene is putting Miami's to shame lately. (Seriously, where are Miami's drag showsr Where is our Lipsr) So we were pleased to see so many queens at last night's Lords Ho... More >>

• Urban Outfitters Now Selling Toupees

  published Dec 30, 2010

  We didn't want to say anything, (but pssst, your scalp is showing). Luckily, the hipster Walmart has the solution. For a mere $30, Urban Outfitters is selling 8-inch pieces of hair, which you are supp... More >>

• Lewis Black's Hard Rock Show Canceled

  published Dec 29, 2010

  With all the recent holiday goodwill and merriment, we thought we'd found the perfect antidote in tomorrow night's Lewis Black show at Hard Rock. But it looks like you'll have to find your hilarious w... More >>

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  Vote for Miami's Best Street Fashion from 2010

  published Dec 28, 2010

  Technically, Cultist has only been around since July, so this is really a roundup of Miami's best street fashion from the last six months. But that's long enough to spy some trends. Lord help you if y... More >>

• 50. Ginger Bardot

  published Dec 24, 2010

  In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents "100 Creatives," where we feature Miami's cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profilesr Email cultist@m... More >>

• Top 2010 Films vs. the Ones You Actually Watched

  published Dec 23, 2010

  We recently released our picks for the ten best films of 2010, written by LA Weekly film critic Karina Longworth. And as soon as we saw Greenberg (the pick for the second best film of the year), we kn... More >>

• Generation Whine

  published December 23, 2010

  “I feel like this outfit screams ‘I’ve been living in Ohio for the past three years. Take me to your gross apartment and have sex... More >>

• Bombs Bursting in Air

  published December 23, 2010

  The Chinese invented fireworks in the Seventh Century to scare away evil spirits. By the 14th Century, that same chemistry was harnessed for... More >>

• Big Orange is Back

  published December 23, 2010

  The Chinese invented fireworks in the Seventh Century to scare away evil spirits. By the 14th Century, that same chemistry was harnessed for... More >>

• W Magazine Features Jillian Mayer and Her Scenic Jog Through Wynwood

  published Dec 22, 2010

  Is W magazine obsessed with New Timesr First they nabbed an interview with our Art Basel coverboy Bert Rodriguez, and now they're profiling one of our picks from our People Issue, Jillian Mayer. Okay,... More >>

• Win Four Free Tickets to Opening Night of Rock of Ages

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Just a small town girl. Living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going anywhere. Just a city boy...Don't stop believing. Despite the fact that your hair band days are now 20 years behind ... More >>

• MasterMind Awards Submission Deadline (January 7) Fast Approaching

  published Dec 21, 2010

  This week, the whole world seems to be buried under craploads of wrapping paper and credit card bills. But we know you're out there, Miami artists in need of cash, and we're trying to hand you some fr... More >>

• Buy From Indie Artists and Local Authors This Week at Miami's NDS Market

  published Dec 17, 2010

  Hitting the malls and big box stores this weekend, the last before the big yuletide gift exchange, will be about as pleasurable as having a rowdy gang of creepy leprechauns tickle you with their callu... More >>

• Burlesquing the Mistletoe

  published December 16, 2010

  The best thing about vaudeville is you never know what to expect. But if it’s December and Shameless Burlesque’s Holly Peño is... More >>

• Run for the Border

  published December 16, 2010

  A camera follows as a man and woman finally reach Chichen Itza, the Mayan ruin in the middle of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. But they still... More >>

• Going Tribal

  published December 16, 2010

  What was the best way to get the U.S. government’s attention in the Sixties? Pay a visit to Fidel Castro. That’s what Buffalo Tiger did... More >>

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  Britto Opens Exhibit at Louvre While Miamians Rally to Have Him Impeached

  published Dec 16, 2010

  Miami has long been the central infected zone of an epidemic named Romero Britto. And it's time to start talking quarantines, because the artist's glossy pop art has not only infiltrated Paris, but th... More >>

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  O, Miami Launches Census of Dade County Poets

  published Dec 14, 2010

  "There once was a man from Nantucket, with" ... a few more words and we'd qualify for the O, Miami's Poet Census. The inaugural poetry festival, which begins this April, wants to do a head count of al... More >>

• Sundance Selects Borscht Animation About Key Biscayne ("Xemoland") for 2011 Festival

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Before there were terrorists, there were older brothers. They convinced our five-year-old selves that vacuum cleaners were really crazed, human-eating machines and that Brussels sprouts were actually ... More >>