Saudade is an untranslatable Portuguese noun that describes a feeling of yearning that goes deeper than the English equivalent miss. And saudade is what so many expat Brazilians feel, no matter how acclimated or integrated they might have become with life in the U.S. After all, their rich culture and…
Photo by Nate “Igor” Smith During the Gathering of the Juggalos, Cave-In Rock, Illinois, becomes a sonic disaster zone. Even if you’re a rap lover, it’s hard to keep your mind sharp with all of the noise. But within the cacophony of sounds, a few incredible Juggalo statements were somehow…
Nate “Igor” SmithA juggalo photographed on Wednesday, the first day of The Gathering, 2013.By its organizers’ own assessment, the Gathering of the Juggalos is an event filled with the most misunderstood people of all time. Juggalos are generally looked down upon by “normal” members of society, thought of as losers,…
Nate “Igor” SmithA juggalo photographed on Wednesday, the first day of The Gathering, 2013.At some point in your life, you may find yourself sitting in a minivan in rural Illinois, stressed out as you wear a metal butcher knife pendant around your neck. Your ankles are covered in mysterious goo…
Wynwood owes a debt of gratitude to the late, great Tony Goldman, who was instrumental in putting this small warehouse neighborhood on the arts-and-culture map. Goldman, an eccentric real estate visionary known for developing SoHo in New York City as well as Ocean Drive and Eighth Street in South Beach,…
From her early days as lead vocalist of Banda Eva, Brazilian songstress Ivete Sangalo has enjoyed a solid, steady career, becoming her home nation’s biggest-selling solo artist with a string of axé music hits aimed not only at the four-day Carnaval holiday but also the perennial micaretas, which are weekend…
Two years ago, in an interview with the Brooklyn Rail, the well-known performance artist Ulay talked about how the art of the 1960s and 70s had been a crucial opportunity for altering the definition of what art is, but had failed. During this time, Ulay, as well as contemporaries like…
Like a list of highest grossing movies, the week’s top selling comic books are filled with familiar names: Batman, Spider-Man, X-men, Superman, Sheltered… Wait, Sheltered? There’s not even a man at the end of its title, but the first issue of a creator-owned comic book about a separatist community recently…
Friday night’s gallery opening at Michael Jon Gallery sparked seedy flashbacks of my trips to New York’s Lower East Side, where my friends and I would hit gallery after gallery in search of the next great artist. Unlike its more grown-up sister, Chelsea, where established artists are backed by gallery…
If you frequent Wynwood, you’ve noticed the changing landscape: new murals, new construction, new businesses, and fresh demolitions in the small pockets of residential areas amid the warehouses. I’ve witnessed six houses on 27th Street between North Miami and NW Second avenues come down in the past couple of months…
Recently I had an artist — a very successful sculptor, actually– sit me down and explain to me the loss of the ability to “do” in our society. Do you know how to make your grandmother’s best meal? I don’t either, but in the house in which I was raised,…
Liz OhanesianWhen religious protestors showed up at Comic-Con, attendees responded with absurd signs. In Southern California, you can be certain that the bigger the event, the more religious protestors you’ll see across the street. Oftentimes, convention-goers will counter the protestors with signs bearing absurd slogans. That was the case in…
Rob InderriedenSan Diego Comic-Con is a lot of things to a lot of people. You can bemoan the commercialization and curse the movie studios, but while you’re doing that, be sure to appreciate the magic of thousands upon thousands of super-fans dressing up as their favorite characters for no other…
Twenty years ago, Emily the Strange first appeared on t-shirts and other odds and ends. Now, the 13-year-old girl with the long black hair, black dress and penchant for cats is the star of novels, comic books, iPhone apps and so much more. Most recently, she’s been fronting a band,…
Liz OhanesianJ.G. Quintel, creator of Regular Show, left, meets Muscle Man come to life. J.G. Quintel has been going to San Diego Comic-Con for a decade now. He started out his journey here as a fan, a CalArts student who caught wind of the event from his brother. Quintel would…
Want to know where to go and what to do in Miami? Your essential mobile guide — also known as our Best Of app — just got better. You already know you can count on the Best Of app to offer restaurant, shopping and nightlife recommendations from Miami New Times’…
Want to know where to go and what to do in Miami? Your essential mobile guide — also known as our Best Of app — just got better. You already know you can count on the Best Of app to offer restaurant, shopping and nightlife recommendations from Miami New Times’…
“I’m sweating like crazy, actually,” says Dutch producer Palmbomen, AKA Kai Hugo, from his mother’s home in the south of Holland. “Especially when I play live. When I play live, I’m really soaking wet. It just heals me, always, when I play. The same when I DJ. Yeah, I like…
Tropical Storm Chantal might be dead, but Florida hasn’t entirely escaped disaster this month. Gov. Rick Scott inked a mostly toothless law making it illegal to sell drug paraphernalia as of July 1. This law isn’t new, but it’s something that lobbyists have been skirting for years due to technical…
Michael Jordan’s head rested on Scottie Pippen’s chest with his arms around Pippen’s torso and Pippen’s right arm over Jordan’s shoulder as they walked to bench with seconds remaining in game five of the 1997 NBA Finals. A game where Jordan played 44 minutes and scored 39 points after waking…
Some things just seem to be made to go together: peanut butter and jelly. Beyoncé and Jay-Z. And of course, art and cocktails. This week, art and cocktails will come together brilliantly at The Drawing Room at the Freehand Miami. Every second Friday of the month, a local artist will…
We’re well into summer, but it’s “snowtime” in Miami. No, Hell hasn’t frozen over… yet. It’s the return of Slava’s Snowshow to the Magic City. After a record-breaking run at the Ziff Ballet Opera House five years ago, the production is back following sold-out engagements in Buenos Aires, Mexico City,…
