Email Author Amanda McCorquodale

2010 Stories by Amanda McCorquodale

• New Times Seeks Writer to Review Theater, Comedy, and Other Performances

  published Dec 10, 2010

  Miami New Times is looking for a writer to review theater, comedy, and other performances both for our print edition and the Cultist blog. The ideal candidate will have at least one year professional ... More >>

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  Second Saturdays Art Walk Guide: Sleeping Soldiers and Arcade Games

  published Dec 10, 2010

  An art walk after Art Basel is like being offered a KFC Double Down sandwich after Thanksgiving. We get it. You're art-full. But we're guessing you spent most last week traipsing around art fairs show... More >>

• Swept Away

  published December 9, 2010

  Anytime a movie involves fishermen, we’re on high alert for allegory. But Undertow (Contracorriente), the debut feature-length... More >>

• Plentiful and Good

  published December 9, 2010

  Even if you’re tired from all the eye candy at Art Basel earlier this month, save room for more sweets. In honor of its 25th anniversary and... More >>

• Glow Out

  published December 9, 2010

  Remember the good old days of rave when the only thing fluorescent was your glow stick? Today’s youth aren’t content with a faint... More >>

• Photo: Another Sanrio Tattoo from Hello Kitty Pop-Up Shop, Small Art Miami

  published Dec 09, 2010

  Images from the free tattoo parlor at Small Art Miami (AKA the Hello Kitty Basel pop-up shop) keep rolling in. Here's Dokidoki Burger, the fresh tatt of Sean Ashworth. By the second day of the pop-up... More >>

• Nice Jewish Girls Gone Wild Present a Boozy Burlesque Show for Hanukkah

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Are you a constant disappointment to your motherr Are your lady cojones bigger than the matzoth balls in your metaphoric soupr Then you might be a nice Jewish girl gone bad. And we have the perfect wa... More >>

• Seven Miami: The Highlight of Art Basel

  published Dec 06, 2010

  After roaming dozens of art fairs' hundreds of rows, the whole Basel experience started to feel a little, well, manic. And it also started to feel a little alienating. The trade-show booth set-up only... More >>

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  Soothing Art Basel Heartbreak with a Couple Haikus

  published Dec 05, 2010

  For five days, the world treated Miami like it mattered. It bought us flowers and told us it liked our new haircut. It held open doors and called us at night just to say goodnight. But the smooth-talk... More >>

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  Today's Best Basel Events

  published Dec 05, 2010

  Wham, bam, thank you, mamr In the morning, the crowds will be gone, the pop-up shops and nightclubs will be empty storefronts again, and our city will have to reconcile the fact that it's no longer an... More >>

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  Today's Best Basel Events

  published Dec 04, 2010

  Ready for another Basel day post-mortemr We'll keep this quick as we have hangovers to nurse and art fairs to attend. The super secret The Island exhibit was either shut down by the city or they ran o... More >>

• Photo: Hello Kitty Tattoo From Last Night's Small Art Miami

  published Dec 03, 2010

  In the words of Sailor Jerry, cheap work ain't good and good work ain't cheap. So you could be excused for feeling sheepish about the caliber of work coming out of the free Sanrio tattoo parlor, which... More >>

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  Today's Best Basel Events

  published Dec 03, 2010

  Art Basel, AKA "hipster spring break," continues. Your feet probably hurt, and you're nearing your saturation point for all this pretentiousness. We say, enjoy it while you can. Come Monday, we'll jus... More >>

• Buy the Book

  published December 2, 2010

  This Thursday, nearly 15,000 people will queue up outside the Miami-Dade Main Library. What’s with this sudden surge in literacy? After all,... More >>

• Smoke and Dagger

  published December 2, 2010

  Imagine a late-night bonfire on the beach, everyone drunk on anarchy, and folks start burning cars and overturning trash cans as they howl. Now... More >>

• Hedge Funds and Arcade Games

  published December 2, 2010

  An art walk after Art Basel is like being offering a KFC Double Down sandwich after Thanksgiving. We get it – you’re art-full. But... More >>

• Top Ten Artworks from Art Basel Miami Beach, Plus an Award for Best-Dressed

  published Dec 02, 2010

  With all its skulls and sparkles, Art Basel is dangerously close to resembling an Ed Hardy T-shirt. Those were two big trends we saw at yesterday's Basel Vernissage as we gawked at 2,000 artists and ... More >>

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  Today's Best Basel Events

  published Dec 02, 2010

  How is everyone holding upr Eyesight blurring from too much art-lookingr Ears aching from too much rockingr Art Basel festivities go through Sunday, so save some juice. Yesterday was a big day. Design... More >>

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  Today's Best Basel Events

  published Dec 01, 2010

  Is it possible to be exhausted by Art Basel before it even beginsr While most fairs and parties haven't even opened yet (except for those annoying VIPs and press previews), yesterday might have been t... More >>

• Congrats to Knight Arts Challenge 2010 Winners

  published Nov 30, 2010

  Looks like we're not the only art fans handing out money. The Knight Foundation, that benevolent overlord who makes most great art  happen in Miami, announced the 27 winners of the 2010 Knights A... More >>

• New Times' MasterMind Awards Now Accepting Submissions

  published Nov 30, 2010

  You can stop turning tricks to buy your resin and tempura paint. The Miami New Times wants to give deserving artists some cash. Yes, we're still striving for that Utopian society where we all wear sea... More >>

• Oh, Wow, Books

  published December 2, 2010

  And just in time for Art Basel, The Standard Miami Beach is opening a bookstore within their existing shop teeming with glossy art books. Rafael... More >>

• O Opens

  published December 2, 2010

  O Cinema attained a special permit to screen films during Art Basel. The interior is practically complete, according to one of the founders Kareem... More >>

• Standardize the Books

  published December 2, 2010

  Thinking about skipping out on the Basel pretension by spending a few days submerged in mud at the Standard Spa? Well, look for an escape... More >>

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  Wynwood's O Cinema Cracks Open Its Doors with Scissors and Glue

  published Nov 29, 2010

  Art Basel, like a muffin top peaking out of too-tight jeans, is spilling out beyond the convention center. It's now like Fantastic Fest or Mardi Gras, a week-long madness that takes over an entire cit... More >>