Email Author J.J. Colagrande

2011 Stories by J.J. Colagrande

• Fairness and Foulness

  published December 22, 2011

  Is fair really foul? And foul really fair? Find out when Miami's Mad Cat Theatre Company kicks off its 12th season with MacBeth and the... More >>

• The Curiously Funny Forrest Shaw On Best of Comedy In 2011

  published Dec 23, 2011

  As 2011 comes to an end, we're getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we're not alone. So we've asked some of Miami's top arti... More >>

• Borscht Film Festival's Jonathan David Kane and Andrew Hevia Talk 2011's Best Films

  published Dec 16, 2011

  As 2011 comes to an end, we're getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we're not alone. So we've asked some of Miami's top arti... More >>

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  Inside the Actor's Studio with Paul Tei

  published Dec 15, 2011

  As 2011 comes to an end, we're getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we're not alone. So we've asked some of Miami's top artist... More >>

• Poet Emma Trelles Loves Patti Smith, Hates Fascists

  published Dec 15, 2011

  As 2011 comes to an end, we're getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we're not alone. So we've asked some of Miami's top artist... More >>

• Amanda Montoya Pelicano Takes Flight

  published Dec 05, 2011

  rIt was dusk and the fading twilight glistened purple and orange across the gentle ripples of Biscayne Bay. A mile from land a fishing boat dumped a bag of chum in the water and a crowd of hu... More >>

• In Defense of Mr. Brainwash

  published Dec 02, 2011

  rMr. Brainwash invaded South Beach Wednesday for his second annual "Under Construction" Basel beach bash. The night romped. The two story 25,000-square-foot gallery was filled with MBW's latest ... More >>

• Explore the G-Spot

  published November 17, 2011

  The mysteries of the G-Spot will finally be revealed — and by none other than Miami’s own queens of hipsterdom and psycho-pop flair:... More >>

• Grolsch Promotes Miami Artists with "G-Spot" Project and Bike Ride

  published Nov 21, 2011

  At long last, the mysteries of the G-spot are finally revealed."G-Spot: Get the Green Light" is currently exhibiting at ten different venues in Miami. The unique and interesting partnership between a ... More >>

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  Michael Moore Closes Out Miami Book Fair with Stump Speech

  published Nov 21, 2011

  Michael Moore closed out the 28th edition of the Miami Book Fair last night with a standing-room-only discussion promoting his new book Here Comes Trouble. The book is a collection of non-fiction stor... More >>

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  Chuck Palahniuk at Miami Book Fair: Fainting, Projectiles, and Guts

  published Nov 20, 2011

  Chapman, the biggest auditorium on the Book Fair grounds, was packed. It was a young crowd, pretty white for Miami, one might think they were in Austin or Portland. In Hipster-biblio-ville, there's pl... More >>

• Crazy Hairy Ants Occupy Miami

  published Oct 13, 2011

  Hairy crazy ants are on the move in Florida. In record hordes, they've invaded homes, federal complexes, and public spaces in urban areas. These ants are crazy because they move fast; hairy due to the... More >>

• A Stray Dog in Little Haiti Loses His Bitch

  published Oct 05, 2011

  It's hard out here in these streets, especially on overcast days like today. Dog days of summer, y'all -- gray and humid and shit. Everything's crazy and I'm really going through it. I'm lost like a m... More >>

• Shall We Earthdance?

  published September 15, 2011

  Earthdance is an international get-together in the name of peace, sustainability, and social justice. One love, peace-out, and all that... More >>

• Writing the World

  published September 8, 2011

  Have you been around the world? Are you looking for your baby? Are you not sure where he is or why he's gone away? Are you even aware of this Lisa... More >>

• One Hundred Thousand Poets for Change Hits Miami on Saturday

  published Sep 23, 2011

  One Hundred Thousand Poets for Change is a worldwide poetry gathering -- basically the largest organized poetry event in history. Sound like a grandiose statementr It is. This Saturday, there will be ... More >>

• Downtown Yoga Celebrates Sixth Birthday with 65,000-plus Downward Dogs

  published Sep 13, 2011

  Six years ago yesterday, Yoga in the Park downtown held its first free class. Woo hoo!! There were only nine attendees. That first class practiced near the water because Hurricane Wilma had ripped apa... More >>

• Robert Fontaine on His Wynwood Gallery and Second Saturday Art Walks

  published Sep 12, 2011

  The Robert Fontaine Gallery is one of the hippest and most internationally relevant art galleries in Miami. Relatively new to the block (since January 2011), formerly known as the Art Modern Gallery, ... More >>

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  Miami Beach Jellyfish Issues a Warning to Beachgoers

  published Aug 29, 2011

  My existence stings. Yes, I'm pretty. Hypnotic even. Lucid and beautiful. Yet no one appreciates me. The real me. I'm just a nuisance! Do you ever feel like thatr Is your prettiness also a poisonr Do ... More >>

• Miami Gator Tries to Talk Himself Out of Redland Kitchen

  published Aug 02, 2011

  There are 1.3 million of us in Florida. Why pick on mer Is it because I wandered into your houser Was I really uninvitedr The doggy door looked open to me. Sorry about your dog, by the way. If it make... More >>

• Lester's Hosts Inaugural Comedy Night with Moustache Ride

  published Jul 14, 2011

  Last night a clothes-line of plastic mustaches lined the windows of Lester's as an eclectic, all-ages group of about 60 buckled up for the the Moustache Comedy Ride. This special inaugural showcase fe... More >>

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  A Miami Cock Talks Cockfighting From the Frontlines

  published Jul 14, 2011

  I am no chicken, mayne. Never call me a chicken, ok. I might run, but not from fear. There is a cockfight, tonight, in Hialeah. I am showcased in the main event. I will win this match because I am a k... More >>

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  Five Quintessentially Hipster Films Deconstructed

  published Jul 11, 2011

  Trying to define "hipster film" is not really hipster. It goes against the independent subcultures that hipsters proclaim to inhabit. It's like, whatever, suit. Fuck off, what do you knowr However, hi... More >>

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  Jackie Gleason Rises From the Dead to Explain Broads, Dames, and South Beach

  published Jun 22, 2011

  This is the strange but true tale of how I recently spoke with Jackie Gleason, one of the most beloved South Florida entertainers in history. I must admit, it's impossible to exactly explain the logis... More >>

• Attention All 305 Mobsters, VH1 May Expand Mob Wives to Miami

  published Jun 17, 2011

  The VH1 hit-show Mob Wives is looking to expand its programming to another city. Miami is on the short list along with Chicago and Vegas. Would the 305 be a good choicer Yes. After all, everyone knows... More >>