In less than a month, Miami will explode with the annual arts extravaganza that is Art Basel. But that’s not the only reason to up your cultural game before the new year. New Times’ annual MasterMind Awards are returning as well, offering grants and exposure to creatives all across the…
Hollywood, like most other industries in the U.S., has a woman problem. The ratio of male to female characters in films is two to one, making it twice as difficult for lady actors to land a role as their male counterparts. When women do snag a little screen time, they’re…
It’s official. Everybody hates Florida. Sure, the state has long been on U.S. liberals’ shit lists. Fans of voters’ rights haven’t been too impressed with us recently either. Nor have civil rights advocates, or anybody interested in keeping his face attached to the front of his skull. But just in…
Of all the places to be on Halloween in Miami, South Beach’s Lincoln Road has historically been both the most crowded and the most flamboyant. And this year was no exception. Revelers crowded the walking mall in costumes ranging from pop culture inspirations to freak show fashion. Here are our…
In theory, Miami Art Week, anchored by Art Basel, is a string of days in which the world’s most cultured individuals descend on South Florida to appreciate fine culture. But as anyone who’s actually participated in Art Basel’s myriad parties, VIP lounges, and secret shows knows, it’s also about seeing…
Here at Cultist, we don’t break a lot of gossippy celebrity news. Partly it’s because we don’t play nice with the agents and handlers of stars people care about. And partly it’s because, well, we don’t really care about that stuff all that much. So it’s extra-nice when someone else…
Porn stars, dominatrixes, something called a “G-String Crawl” — these are not things most people would consider enjoying alongside their committed romantic partner. But the X-Rated Run that’s launching in Florida this March wants to change that. In fact, organizers are offering a “girls run free” discount to couples participating…
This summer, Primary Projects teamed up with artists Typoe and Christina Gonzalez to take their Miami art mission to Chicago. The result: a shopping center covered in public art by the likes of FriendsWithYou, Jen Stark, and Bert Rodriguez. There was just one drawback: you had to travel all the…
Children might not seem like the ideal actors to perform in In the Heights, the Tony award-winning musical about the lives of an ensemble of characters living in New York City’s Dominican-American neighborhood of Washington Heights. But the Miami Children’s Theater troupe aren’t just any kids; many have graduated from…
Dave Barry is a very funny man. South Floridians have spent years reading and laughing through his columns and published books. And through local appearances and charity events, Barry has earned a ton of goodwill in the Miami community. In fact, he’s probably the only man in the state of…
From the outside, Zaha Hadid’s One Thousand Museum condo may look like a sleek, futuristic tower with a Spider-Man-esque exoskeleton. On the inside, however, the design is less tough insect, and more swirly Alice in Wonderland. This weekend, New Times received renderings previewing the inside of Hadid’s downtown project, featuring…
Dear residents of Hialeah, This morning, we’d like to call your attention to some very important news that will directly affect your daily life. And, in particular, your sexytimes. Bang With Friends, the app you Hialeahans use more than people anywhere else in the state of Florida, is no longer…
Earlier this week, New Times reported that the newly opened Riviera South Beach Hotel claimed to have commissioned street artist Banksy to design tiles that were placed around the hotel, in public areas such as its bathrooms. When a reader tipped us off to an similar-looking line of tiles sold…
Halloween in Miami is different from anyplace else on Earth. The weather is better, the people are hotter (and more comfortable putting their hot bodies on display), and the culture is as competitively showy as it gets. All that adds up to killer costumes — and plenty of places to…
When you think of great feminist triumphs, Miami isn’t exactly the first place that springs to mind. But in a Huffington Post discussion that’s gone viral this week, University of Miami law professor Mary Anne Franks made the women of South Florida proud by cooly and coherently rejecting the sexist…
Now’s your chance to get in bed with Flo Rida. That’s right. The rapper, sometimes actor, and Kate Upton spanking specialist is making yet another Miami appearance next month. And because it’ll be at Coconut Grove’s annual Great Grove Bed Race, there’s a good chance you’ll catch him between the…
South Florida housing prices are on the rise — Miami-Dade home prices have risen 18 percent since this time last year. Depending on whether you own or are looking to buy, that’s either a really good or really bad thing. If you’re a reality TV producer for the Bravo network,…
If you took note of a young Dwayne Johnson, playing football for the University of Miami back in the ’90s, you probably didn’t imagine he’d go on to become one of the most valuable assets a high-profile movie could hope to cast. Hell, even during the glory days of The…
OMG you guys, did you know that people from Miami are all Botoxed, Spanglish-speaking club kids? Unless they’re tourists, who are all cultureless walking sunburns from the Midwest. Or old people, who all wear hilarious old-people clothes like muumuus and knee socks. Enough already. It’s easy to think of Miami…
Reports surfaced yesterday that movie director Michael Bay — the Miami-lovin’ man who directed the movie adaptation of the New Times story Pain & Gain, made Megan Fox famous, and, like a cruel yet determined supervillain, inflicts movie theaters across America with a new Transformers sequel every year or two…
Tracey Emin sure must love Miami. It’s not just that this city is lit with neon, one of the British artist’s favorite mediums. Or that Emin selected Miami as the home of her first works in the collection of an American Museum; the Museum of Contemporary Art purchased Emin’s video…
In an exclusive Village Voice interview last week, street artist Banksy explained his struggles with issues of art and commerce. But in his residency in New York City, during which the anonymous stenciler plans to create a new work on each day in October, he’s doing more than just talking…
