There is an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm in which Larry David visits his dad in a nursing home and joins him for a game of bingo. Larry quickly fills his card and shouts an exuberant, nearly in-your-face “Bingoooooo!” But when his card is checked, the caller says she never…

Ever since I saw Carrie Bradshaw sip her signature cosmo for the first time, I scratched that cocktail from my list. It just became so cliché, like gold-plated name necklaces and men named Big. Although I do enjoy watching Sex and the City (I have the DVDs), I never want…

Fifteen minutes. It can feel like a lifetime or no time at all. Waiting at the doctor’s office? It seems like forever. Making out with your boyfriend? Time just flies by. The entries in the fifth annual Miami Short Film Festival? Well, there are films that fit into both of…

With the holidays approaching, everyone has been busy making lists of gifts they want to receive and those they will give. But go ahead and cross the Miami Art Museum off of your gift-giving list, because the museum just got a big one. In fact it is the largest single…

Before the iPod, people used to actually wear giant headphones and carry clunky Walkman cassette players while running down the street. Even after skip-protected CD players came out, an evening jog was still accompanied by stuttering versions of your favorite tunes if you hit uneven pavement. Gosh, if only you…

Let’s go bowling! Those three little words are usually met with a resounding groan. The balls are heavy, those holes will most certainly ruin your manicure, and who wants to stick their feet in shoes that have been worn by, like, hundreds of people? Hey, at least you no longer…

You have been hiding photos of that two-carat emerald-cut Tiffany diamond set in platinum (yes, the one with the baguettes) in his sock drawer and briefcase for months. And although you would have preferred that when he finally proposed, he had done it in any way other than on the…

My mother is concerned I am taking this drink-of-the-week gig too seriously. “Do you have to go out drinking every week?” she asked. “Isn’t that too much?” It’s a tough job, Mom. Maybe I shouldn’t tell you that this week I went to M-Bar at the Mandarin Oriental (500 Brickell…

Nathan Horton heard a who? after he was kicked back to the fourth line for a couple of games, but that’s what happens when you’re not toeing the line. At least he took the demotion seriously and picked up his pace to work his way back to the front with…

You’ve got to love sports. Well, that is unless you don’t and you consider yourself a sports widow or widower. If that is the case, stop reading now and head to the mall. Otherwise, football and basketball fans will be treated to a one-two punch today. The Miami Dolphins, who…

You have been spending too much time with your new boyfriend and not enough with your old one. You know, the really hairy guy who licks your face and is sitting by the door, waiting for you right now. Take both boys out tonight for the Gen Art and PetStyle…

Sure, you might be single, but are you savvy? Even if you’re not lucky enough to be chosen as one of Miami’s 50 Savviest Singles, you might still be able to pick one up for yourself. Hosted by the New Times and Hope Center, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive…

Hey, kids! Chuck Norris wants you to be careful when you are searching for facts about him on the Internet. You see, not everything is true (no, he really cannot make a woman climax just by pointing at her and saying, “Booya!”), and not everything is suitable for young eyes…

The view of our skyline full of cranes and skeletal structures dotted with sweaty construction workers is as commonplace as the soaring buzzards around downtown Miami. But we are not here to salute hardhat-clad men and women, teetering on scaffolding 100 feet in the air. No, this month is about…

We do not mean to alarm you, but the holidays are sneaking up. Since you forgot to make plans to flee the country and convert to another religion to avoid the hassles of shopping, baking, and visiting in-laws, it is time to begin making your lists. Vodka? Check. Wine? Check…

This long-distance dedication goes out to an organization that loves pets and kids: the Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt-A-Pet. In celebration of its 70th anniversary of providing services to homeless pets and instilling children with respect for animals, the HSGM Soffer and Fine Adoption Center will be buzzing with activities…

Although I pass the old Lido Spa Hotel on my way to the office every day, I had yet dared to hurdle over the potholes and construction equipment to make it inside the hip renovation now known as The Standard. A project of famed New York hotelier André Balazs (as…

Shortly after moving in with an old boyfriend, our apartment became haunted by this chair. This hideous, shiny, orange, high-back swivel number, which we unaffectionately called Mr. Marmalade, moved on its own; it was not comfortable and was just plain creepy — kind of like Noah Haidle’s play of the…

The season is still early (they play until, like, June, you know), but the Florida Panthers are doing their part to make sure the Dolphins remain the worst professional sports team in South Florida. At press time, the Cats had just put an end to a four-game losing streak at…

Once you are out of school, it is difficult to make new friends. Sure, you have your work friends, but when you hang out with them, you just end up complaining about your nagging boss. Maybe it’s time to take your mother’s advice: Get out there and do something. There…