Now that our school days are long behind us, our memories are weak. Dates and names become more difficult to remember. To help retain some semblance of brainpower in a vapid, Jersey Shore world, catch the latest event hosted by the University of Wynwood, an organization devoted to advancing contemporary…
With her school girl’s haircut and slender, frail physique, Vogue’s Anna Wintour is an unlikely economic stimulator. However, this past Friday night, her brainchild, Fashion’s Night Out, spread through the country like a cancer, a very fashionable cancer. To sneak a peek at big business trying on good taste, we…
A South Florida August is like a New England March: We finally start to see the end of the bad-weather months. September is a more outdoor-friendly time, when two wheels begin to look a lot more appealing than four. Celebrate the end of summer and the onset of the breezy…
Dating sites offer participants two things: 1.) the realization of how depressing their lives have become that they have to meet people virtually instead of IRL (in real life) and 2.) the ability to provide hope that they will meet someone ever. Then there’s deciding which site is the best…
Last March, a sweaty crew of bicycle folks set forth on a Beer Snob Bicycle Pub Crawl with the intention of enjoying a few brews and a spring afternoon ride. It was the meeting of two wonderful American pastimes, drinking and cycling, both done responsibly, of course. On September 18,…
C&C Music Factory once asked: “Y’all want this party started right?” We did and we do. We wanted this gallery season started right, and Dorsch Gallery managed to do it with Bubble Raft. Last night’s season kickoff, with live music and standout sculptures, was much more than just an opening…
When she’s not designing for dance gods Twyla Tharp and Christopher Wheeldon, Isabel Toledo spends her time looking like an Almodovar character. Think lots of red, black, and beautiful bone structure. Otherwise, the Cuban-born fashion designer and artist is best known for creating Michelle Obama’s shimmery, pale yellow inauguration dress…
South Beach is a great place to pretend you’re someone you’re not. You wanna be a hoochie? Hit up a club on Washington. You’re a burgeoning cougar? Get down to the sand and display your newest boob job. Pretending you’re a baller? There’s a stretch Hummer waiting for you outside…
South Beach is a great place to pretend you’re someone you’re not. You wanna be a hoochie? Hit up a club on Washington. You’re a burgeoning cougar? Get down to the sand and display your newest boob job. Pretending you’re a baller? There’s a stretch Hummer waiting for you outside…
In the first episode of Dexter, the grizzly Showtime hit, main killer, uh, main character, Dexter Morgan notes, “Miami is a great town. I love the Cuban food, pork sandwiches, my favorite, but I’m hungry for something different now.” Right on, Dexter. We like it here, too, but we’ll stick…
Strap on your helmet and start pedaling. No, not just the vegans in cut-off shorts with fixed-gear bikes, but all of you. Tomorrow’s is appropriate for cyclists of every type, shape, and size. Hosted by the Miami Beach Bicycle Center, it’s the longest running of its kind and welcomes two-wheeling…
Holy Lord, the Miami Book Fair International 2010 author lineup has been announced, and it is off the chain. For the literati out there, that translates to “It’s outstanding!” Not that last year was too shabby, with amazing presentations by Native American funny-man and brilliant storyteller Sherman Alexie, “the reason…
Strap on your helmet and start pedaling. No, not just the vegans in cut-off shorts with fixed-gear bikes, but all of you. This Saturday’s Miami Beach Community Bike Ride is appropriate for cyclists of every type, shape, and size. Hosted by the Miami Beach Bicycle Center, it’s the longest running…
Does the idea of “poetry” remind you of your tortured teen years of unrequited love and total social rejection? Or maybe Def Poetry Jam comes to mind, with its singsong sounds and its dark themes of rape and race. Luckily, there are poetry readings that escape cliche and melodrama to…
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Knights who say Ni tell King Arthur that he must bring them a shrubbery that looks nice but is not too expensive. The Knights who say Ni would love Pots and Plants, the newest and greenest addition to the shops in the…
With all the hungry mosquitoes and stifling humidity, South Florida living ain’t always easy. But because we represent the East Coast’s party destination, Miamians bring the party even when they risk third-degree sunburns, heat exhaustion, and that nasty West Nile. The laid-back, marsh-friendly festival Swamp Stomp is an extraordinary showcase…
In Miami, we truly appreciate all types of electronica. Whether we’re welcoming the indie drone of Casiotone for the Painfully Alone or the Euro-trash techno of Paul Van Dyke, South Florida is a destination hotspot for makers and mixers of beats. With all the Winter Music tranceheads tucked safely at…
What’s that? A movie about female orgasms, you say? Zit-faced teenage boys are clambering for tickets right now. Only thing is, Orgasm, Inc.: The Strange Science of Female Pleasure is better suited for the women’s studies crowd than for a pack of horny adolescents. The documentary takes a funny and…
For the past 12 years, Miami International Fashion Week has welcomed the fashion elite to watch local and international designers display their wares. This Thursday, the runway shows will open to nonindustry folk, beginning with the Swimwear and Miami Style showcases. They start at 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively,…
It can be risky business asking a Cuban cook to prepare a Mexican meal. While Cuban food can be as simple as rice and beans, Mexican fare has the complexity of a quadruple bypass. And as evidenced in the movie Like Water for Chocolate, tears are the most common ingredient…
