Many of Miami’s creatives are transient, showing up on our shores and disappearing as quickly as the tides. The Art on the Street series will document this overlooked and ever-changing element of South Beach culture.”I prefer performing for children; they are always happy and adults are always angry,” jokes 25-year-old…
In a culture where unconventional families have become utterly conventional, The Other Woman inspects the idiosyncrasies and repercussions of one modern, improvised union. Natalie Portman plays Emelia, a recent Harvard Law graduate who falls in love with and soon marries her boss Jack (Scott Cohen), an already-married father of one…
British soccer stadium Forest Green Rovers Football Club recently instituted a ban on burgers and sausages. Its vegan owner first barred the team’s players from partaking in red meat for “health and performance reasons,” and then extended the policy to patrons as well, reasoning that if the food wasn’t good…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Short Order offers a three-part story on a date gone wrong.We scooted across Biscayne to Jamboree Lounge (7005 Biscayne Blvd.). Now, the outside of this joint, with the playful font on its sign and the warm red and green lights that shine across its door,…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Short Order offers a three-part story on a date gone wrong.Weeks later, I awaited Ken at Metro Organic Bistro (7010 Biscayne Blvd., Miami). He courteously suggested the venue because I had noted my veganism in e-mails and on my profile. I sat at the bar…
In honor of Valentine’s Day, Short Order offers a three-part story on a date gone wrong. This one is by writer Camille Lamb. Regular columnist Riki Altman will be back Friday with Part 2 of Lesbian Lady Love at Bourbon Steak.. My last boyfriend came into my life as a…
When Florida Memorial University does a homecoming show, they do it loooooong. The first performers came on at 7 p.m., and the last one didn’t leave the stage until close to midnight. Maybe the other attendees knew this in advance and so decided to conserve their energy, refraining from such…
Many of Miami’s creatives are transient, showing up on our shores and disappearing as quickly as the tides. The Art on the Street series will document this overlooked and ever-changing element of South Beach culture.There’s an adage: “Do one thing, and do it well.” These words are rarely followed up…
Cante flamenco, or traditional flamenco songs, evolved from the wailing cries of persecuted Moors, gypsies, and Jews excommunicated from España after the Spanish Inquisition. Their suffering spawned a passionate music and dance tradition unique to Spain. This Friday and Saturday, as part of the sixth annual Flamenco Festival Miami, hear…
Or, “How to Succeed at Veganism Without Really Trying.”Vegans are humans too. Like most Americans, we have only so much time to dedicate to food preparation. So it is an error when outsiders ponder the vegan lifestyle and automatically throw up their hands in mock exhaustion, shouting “I’d never have…
To be honest, we expected more from Penn & Teller after growing up bona fide Comedy Central junkies, eagerly watching Mystery Science Theater 3,000, The Ben Stiller Show (all five or so episodes), and yes, The Unpleasant World of Penn & Teller. On that show, the duo toured Britain, performing…
Donna McKechnie is a real old-school Broadway broad. She ran away from her home in Detroit when she was 15 years old to join a touring dance troupe. She scored her first Broadway role in 1961’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and hit it big in 1975…
We’ve all been there. Things aren’t going well in your relationship. Every time your boyfriend says your name, the hot metallic taste that precipitates vomiting fills your mouth. Or that sing-songy way your girlfriend wishes you “Good mor-ning!” It used to make you feel grateful to be alive. Now it…
In honor of our Artopia party on February 10, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.26. Yaddyra Peralta”My ambition is for my poetry and fiction to exude the sweet muck of…
Have you been taking your dog for granted? When is the last time you serenaded him with Cat Stevens’s ode to Fido, “I Love My Dog”? What are you getting your four-legged best friend for Valentine’s Day? If you haven’t even considered these pressing questions, you need a refresher on…
Many of Miami’s creatives are transient, showing up on our shores and disappearing as quickly as the tides. The Art on the Street series will document this overlooked and ever-changing element of South Beach culture.Camille LambStreet artist Jonathan Crenshaw draws with his feet on Lincoln Road. “Don’t get all up…
Many of Miami’s creatives are transient, showing up on our shores and disappearing as quickly as the tides. The Art on the Street series will document this overlooked and ever-changing element of South Beach culture.On the northwest corner of the sidewalk outside Walgreen’s on Lincoln Road, a woman’s lanky body…
In 1970s New York, the Durst family was a powerful force in the world of real estate, with a fortune estimated at $650 million dollars. Of the four children, the eldest, Robert, was a rebellious type. He married a beautiful woman named Kathie, and the two were quite happy, living…
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 profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.37. Alfonso VegaPhotographer and Massachusetts native Alfonso Vega moved to Miami four years ago. His highest-profile photography has…
White Wedding is Coral Gables Art Cinema’s second film in a row with an African theme. (White Material — that sure is a lot of white — opened earlier this month). This time, the flavor is farcical as South African groom-to-be Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) and his best man Tumi (Rapulana…
The Love of Three Oranges has long and historical footprints leading up to its run at the PlayGround Theatre, where it opens next week. It started as a fairytale written by Italian courtier, soldier and writer Giambattista Basile in the early 17th Century. Its form changed when playwright Carlo Gozzi,…
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 profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 43. Nick DuckartWhen Nick Duckart first told his folks that he wanted to be an actor, they…
