First, we heard there would be a surprise speaker at the Republican National Convention in Tampa. Then we heard rumors that a Hollywood actor would be speaking. Finally, we heard that Clint Eastwood would take the stage. Still, when we tuned in last night, we were pretty surprised.Nobody told us…
Eliana Girard, a West Palm Beach ballerina, and Tiffany Maher, a jazz dancer from Plantation, made it through another round of eliminations on So You Think You Can Dance last night — meaning they’re two of only six remaining dancers in the competition.The two dancers have quietly but steadily risen…
Florida Grand Opera named a successor to Robert M. Heuer, its CEO of 27 years, yesterday. After an exhaustive search spanning the globe, the company has appointed Susan T. Danis, executive director of Sarasota Opera, as his replacement.The announcement touts Danis’ 20 years of experience in arts administration, but also…
Yoga: the relaxing, zen-like practice of stretching, posing, meditating, and generally finding peace with oneself.Gangsters: Pretty much the opposite of all that.So when we saw a flyer for an event benefiting a group called Yoga Gangsters, we couldn’t help but giggle. The name may be silly, but their mission is…
Pop culture has long relied on young women as a source of material. You’ve got your Gossip Girls, your Gallery Girls, your Bad Girls Club, and of course the HBO series Girls. You’ve got novels like Gone Girl, The Girls, and Kiss the Girls. You’ve heard about girls on film,…
We noticed yesterday that Play Dead, a Borscht Film Festival selection last year, had been posted on Vimeo in its entirety for all the world to enjoy. And it’s made quite a splash, getting featured on the Vimeo homepage this morning. Not surprising, we thought, since the short film features…
Havaianas flip flops have become an essential part of the Miami beach uniform in recent years, inspiring men and women alike to ditch those $2 sandals from Old Navy in favor of the slim straps and eye-catching colors and designs of the Brazilian brand. It’s impossible to walk down Lincoln…
See Pop-Up Pianos Infiltrate Art Basel.One of Art Basel Week 2011’s most recognizable public art series will return to town this December — and no, it’s not the traveling pink snails.The Pop-Up Piano Miami project, which debuted around town during Basel week last year, is now seeking artist submissions for…
See more Gallery Girls recaps and interviews.Gallery Girls isn’t about the New York City art scene. It’s not about young girls following their dreams. It’s not a real-life Sex and the City, where women band together to get through their daily lives.Hell no. Gallery Girls is about the girl fights.There…
Today’s magic word is: birthday.But don’t say it out loud, or everybody will scream. And not just because that’s how things are done in Pee-wee’s Playhouse. Paul Reubens, the actor, comedian, and onetime adult theater enthusiast who made Pee-wee Herman famous, turns 60 years old today.That’s right. Sixty. Pee-wee qualifies…
See DWNTWN Art Days Give Downtown Miami Its Own Art Fest.Sean McCormick’s grandfather was Dr. James McCormick, a physician who served Miami’s early developers like Julia Tuttle. Sean’s father, Edward McCormick, dedicated his downtown Miami warehouse space to Dr. James’ memory. And now Sean himself is making his own mark…
Goddammit, Isaac. You are messing with one of the few things we hold sacred: Our weekends.Thankfully, things are pretty slow this weekend on the arts scene, meaning that few culture events will be cultured because few culture events were scheduled in the first place. But several theaters, museums, and other…
See photos from the 2010 Go Topless Protest and “Topless Protesters on South Beach.”If you’re offended by the sight of topless women sunning themselves on South Beach, you’re going to want to stay off the island this weekend.If, on the other hand, you’re like the rest of us — those…
Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean-French filmmaker known for his avant-garde, surreal cult cinema classics like Santa Sangre and The Holy Mountain. His son, Adan, is also a filmmaker (as well as an actor and musician), and has similar taste. On the Kickstarter page for his upcoming project, he describes his…
See our recap of Gallery Girls, Episode One.When Gallery Girls debuted last week, people like us compared the reality show to HBO’s fictional series Girls. And other people got all salty about it, saying the comparison is unfair because Girls is actually great and misunderstood and blah blah blah.Our response?…
See what happens in the Magic City season one finale; Magic City’s redband trailer; and our interviews with the show’s stars.When word got out that Magic City’s casting directors had trouble finding Miami actors without breast implants a couple months ago, hundreds of this city’s au naturel women cursed at…
Earlier this month, we complained that Showtime was being too tease-y with their teasers about the upcoming season of Dexter, which will also be its last. Give us something to sink our teeth into, we pleaded.We asked, and now we have received.Yesterday, Showtime posted a two-minute trailer beginning where last…
See Palace Drag Queen LaTrice Royale Cast on RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars.Nobody likes to travel with a diva. But in the case of the “Drag Stars at Sea” cruise, sailing from Miami in December, approximately 1,000 passengers will be signing up to do just that.Travel site AlandChuck.travel, based in…
Today in “cartoons for grown-ups” news, Vulture reports Mad Men actor Jon Hamm has signed on to play a talking toilet in an upcoming episode of Bob’s Burgers.(Aside: Are you watching Bob’s Burgers? Not enough people are watching Bob’s Burgers. You should all be watching Bob’s Burgers.)Hamm’s known for making…
See City Commissioners Plan to Evict Burn Notice from Coconut Grove; Burn Notice Eviction Not for Public Debate, Commissioners Say.It looks like Michael Westen has overcome his latest “burn” — for the next year, at least.After months of failed talks between Burn Notice’s producers, who want to keep filming the…
Are you creative? A decent swimmer? A little bit crazy? Most importantly, are you an attention whore with no fear of heights? If so, Red Bull Flugtag is looking for you. The amateur flying — er, “flying” — competition returns to Miami on Saturday, November 3. That means now’s the…
You’ve heard it every time you travel. Standing in line, waiting to be screened by the TSA, between chugging the last of your water and clumsily removing your shoes, someone around you always says it, the one infuriating thing everyone else is thinking:”What is the point of this, anyway?”The common…
