What does Rachel Maddow know about war? Plenty. The radio and TV host was born to a former U.S. Air Force captain, for starters. Maddow, a lesbian, also grew up in a conservative Catholic community in California, so she knows a little something about the internal war between fitting in…
Yesterday, Curbed Miami published a “motherlode” of renderings, floor plans, and other images showing architect Zaha Hadid’s One Thousand Museum tower, her first skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. The most appropriate word for the building? Badass. In addition to its futuristic exoskeleton, the tower will feature an “amenity deck,” which…
We’re with you, RantSports.com. When you write, “The University of Miami has swagger on the court,” we nod our heads in agreement. When you say, “You either love the Hurricanes or you hate them,” we’re like, Don’t we know it. When you say, “The U is… where some of the…
The husband-and-wife team of Christo and Jeanne-Claude made an art career out of wrapping things: packages, buildings, fountains and, famously in 1983, the islands of Biscayne Bay. Though they’re not local artists, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have had a special resonance with the people of Miami. Last year, the Miami International…
At about this time last year, the entire Internet-watching world was having a huge laugh at one very wasted Ultra Music Fest party girl having, well, a full-blown romance with a tree. She snuggled that tree. She kissed that tree. At one point, the tree got a little too fresh…
As Ultra Music Festival uhntz-uhntzes away across Biscayne Bay, the Friends of Nature Music Festival has announced plans for its own cultural celebration at Virginia Key Beach Park combining music, comedy, art, film and more. It’s a gutsy move — launching another big festival at the same park that was…
Starring on The Real Housewives of Miami didn’t make Lea Black faaahbulous, darling. It’s the other way around. The blonde powerhouse with razor-sharp quips is a huge part of what’s made the series a guilty pleasure for viewers around the world. Besides, she was a big deal here in Miami…
When Destiny’s Child reunited during the Super Bowl, the resulting snark almost preempted the performance itself. Jokes about Beyoncé’s diva swagger and dismissive treatment of the other two members of the group flooded the Internet. Perhaps nobody felt the sting more than Michelle Williams. No, not the Dawson’s Creek and…
In 2012, things weren’t looking so great for the Coconut Grove Playhouse. The Grove community rallied against its board of directors for what they say was negligence to treat the building properly. Companies such as the Aries Group, to whom the playhouse owed money, squabbled over exactly how much the…
It’s time to call it quits, ’90s pop band the Proclaimers. You towheaded twin Scot rockers had your heyday with “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles),” pounding its simplistic chords against a black backdrop as scenes from the Johnny Depp vehicle Benny & Joon flashed by. But that was two decades…
When Destiny’s Child reunited during the Super Bowl, the resulting snark almost preempted the performance itself. Jokes about Beyoncé’s diva swagger and dismissive treatment of the other two members of the group flooded the Internet. And perhaps nobody felt the sting more than Michelle Williams. No, not the Dawson’s Creek…
The New World Center and its adjacent SoundScape Park have hosted some awesome cultural events — New World Symphony Wallcasts, Borscht Film Festival screenings, you name it — but one of the most captivating uses of the space took place during Sleepless Night 2011. The members of Project Bandaloop literally…
Miami street artist Trek6 has been painting since he first held a paintbrush. At age 6, his Puerto Rican grandmother began giving him supplies from her art supply store. At the time, it might have been simply a convenient way to keep the kid entertained. But it also laid the…
No matter what the crime, no matter where it took place, it seems there’s always a Florida connection. And the theft of financial information about high-profile public figures such as Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, and even FLOTUS Michelle Obama is no exception. The Russian “celebrity hackers” who allegedly stole financial records…
Drone surveillance has been a controversial topic in South Florida ever since the Miami Beach Police Department acquired its own drone in 2010. The Florida Senate is inching toward outlawing the use of drones for police surveillance. But what about for surveillance of reality stars? The producers of The Real…
It’s that time of year again. The beaches are packed, the bars are slinging shots all night, and the petty thieves of Miami Beach have thousands of easy marks. Spring breakers have returned. And no one is happier than the tourist-junk-shilling shops along Lincoln Road and Washington Avenue. Each year,…
At the opening of “Haring Miami” last week, fans of the ’80s pop artist were wowed by the sheer size of the collection — nearly 200 works — as well as the healthy crowd that turned out to see them. Both filled four floors of the Moore Building on Wednesday…
Today is International Women’s Day. It’s a day to reflect on the place of women in cultures around the world, both in the United States, where most women are relatively well-off, and in other countries where women live under more restrictive conditions. It’s a broadly defined holiday, sure. But that’s…
The first thing you’ll notice when you walk into the Moore Building for “Haring Miami” is its scope. The exhibit promises more than 200 works by the pop artist Keith Haring, whose colorful paintings became emblematic of 1980s art. Two hundred doesn’t sound like a lot in theory, particularly to…
A man who worked at pop artist Romero Britto’s Lincoln Road gallery and shop has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, the Miami Herald reports. The man, Valeriano Torres, has allegedly also worked with Bruno Fine Art and the Miami Art Museum. According to ArtSlant, Torres also…
They say more than a million people attend the Calle Ocho festival each year. But who’s verifying those numbers? Not the partiers waving the flags of their home country. Not the vendors hawking arepas, coconuts, and pig products. And certainly not anyone spending the day as it was meant to…
MIFF 2013 Closes Out Its 30th Year With Stories of Fame, Fear, and Family
