Smithsonian Institution

Good Spielberg's Bad Moments

What should we make of radiant Lincoln and blubbering Private Ryan?

Interview: The Smithsonian is Still Courting Aretha Franklin on the Eve of South Florida Show

​Aretha Franklin called New Times before tonight's gig at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood to discuss her forthcoming album (A Woman Falling Out of Love), to tell us to call her "professor" and a little bit about that hat. Yes, that one.New Times: Do you ever vacation in Florida? Franklin: I always com ... More >>

Top Chef

In praise of the Julia half of Julie & Julia.

Celia the Queen Screens at Regal Cinemas South Beach

Art Basel Invasion!

Screw the recession. The nation's number one art fest is bigger than ever.

Sweet Belle of Success

The intoxicating Celia Cruz sends us swooning at the Bass

Vote for Culture

What exactly does that mean? Today we know it means that two museums will receive hundreds of millions of dollars to build hulking structures in a waterfront park. But on November 2, most people had no clue

Tumbling Chairs

The people of Miami take a crash course in art, parks, and democracy

Making the Grade

How well are Miami's art schools keeping up with the scene? Ask them.

Ferocious Rhythm

Tabla master Ustad Zakir Hussain put the beat in world beat

The Art of the Done Deal

As the FIU student gallery makes way for a retail store, some students are seeing red

End of the Road

Thirty years later, Harry Belafonte finds closure in a once-lost project

Secrets Kept

Finally an exhibition you can dance to

Cross-Country Marriage

Miami's Only Midday Millennium Moment

Picture Memory City

"Habana, Mayo 1997"

The Art of Digging It

Paintings by Lynne Golob Gelfman

Growing Miss Daisy

Keith Moss doesn't wash his car. He waters it because plants are growing out of it. Isn't that crazy?

Art to Burn

Will the arrival of Cuban artist Manuel Mendive provoke another fiery response from anti-Castro forces?

The Politics of Music

Forget the protests, the visa hassles, even the bomb threat that marred MIDEM. In the end, Cuba's finest musicians rocked the house.

Night & Day

April 23- 29, 1998

Hungry Is the Hunter

Lawmen, developers, and environmentalists have made Everglades hunters feel like an endangered species

The Beat Generator

Ezequiel Torres's handcrafted bata drums reflect both an art and a calling

Calendar for the week

Exhibiting History and Endurance

The Grim Keeper

The sexton's post at the Miami City Cemetery is a burial ground for troublesome municipal employees. But Clyde Cates wasn't about to just roll over and die.

Calendar for the week

The Bloom That Vexes

In a popular Keys diving spot, marine researchers find two species of algae that tend to favor polluted waters

Still-life Preserver

The life of an outdoor sculpture is a tough one. Which is why SOS! wants to hold public agencies accountable for the works of art.

This Space for Rent

Millionaire developer T homas Kramer's Portofino Group baited its hook with $15,000 -- and reeled in a wall at the Bass Museum