Mark Wahlberg, star of The Fighter, is probably used to a little bit of physical abuse on the set. Maybe he even enjoys it.At least that’s what we were telling ourselves as we watched him sprint, tumble, and dangle precariously above the asphalt — taking it all in with amusement.This…
Easter Sunday is almost upon us, and for plenty of people, that means stiff church pews, guilt-inducing sermons, and forced family time.All that stuff gets old quick, even among the pious. And we at Cultist are, well, not so pious.If you’re like us — i.e. you didn’t know Easter was…
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
It’s hard to be a ninja in Miami. It’s hot in those black stealth suits; the humidity makes everything slippery; and we’re way behind our California competitors when it comes to the art of ninja warfare. (Damn the West Coast and its proximity to Japan.)Still, that didn’t stop G4’s American…
Flashback to the gym scene, circa 1995. Nipple-grazing tanks, spandex shorts, and Chuck Taylors abound (as do ‘roid rages and tacky fades). Lucky us — these glory days are returning to the streets of Miami with Michael Bay’s newest flick, Pain and Gain. And the film’s casting directors held an…
Before I became the president of Miami’s only fake university, I wrote for the Miami New Times, where I learned there were certain key words that dramatically increase the readership of any blog post — words like “iPhone,” “lesbian,” “LeBron,” etc. “Poetry” wasn’t one of them.So to let you all…
Even with all its glitz and glamour, WrestleMania simply isn’t going to appeal to everyone. And we’re not just talking about those who think wrestling is stupid. In fact, it’s because of the added spectacle (and subsequently increased ticket prices) that many hardcore wrestling fans have been turned off by…
The Rakontur 10th anniversary celebration continued last night at O Cinema, at an event bringing together some of the biggest names from Cocaine Cowboys, the company’s 2006 documentary chronicling Miami’s drug trade.Author Edna Buchanan, West Miami police chief Nelson Andreu, Sam Burstyn, Raul Diaz, and attorney Sam Rabin were all…
Right-wing whack jobs and fame whores alike have been the target of a rash of “bombings” by antsy activists as of late. Glitter bombs, an oh-so-faaaabulous form of warfare, are generally reserved for anti-LGBT politicians, while flour bombings have become a favorite weapon of choice against callous and overexposed celebs.But…
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
Being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame is arguably the highest honor that can be bestowed upon anyone in the wrestling industry. But for this year’s Hall of Fame headliner Edge, it must be a little bittersweet. At last year’s WrestleMania, Edge was successfully defending the World Heavyweight Championship…
When WrestleMania XXVIII comes to the Sun Life Stadium on April 1, it brings with it almost a week of WWE-related events ranging from a golf tournament to the WrestleMania main event. Some attendees are diehard fans who never miss an episode of Raw or SmackDown; others just have a…
Long before Julie “Catwoman” Newmar played a robot in the short-lived ’60s TV sitcom My Living Doll (episodes of which have just been released on DVD, if you’re into that sort of thing), another, different kind of mechanized gal was breaking somebody’s heart. Her name? Coppélia.She was the creation of…
Jaap Blonk is tall. Really tall. That’s the first thing Gustavo Matamoros, founder and artistic director of the South Florida Composers Alliance (SFCA), Subtropics Experimental Music Festival, and now director of the outdoor Listening Gallery at the ArtCenter/South Florida, has to say about the Dutch experimentalist. Also, that he’s big…
It’s official: Drunk, underage Midwesterners have taken over the town. They’ve paid thousands of dollars to come to our Magic City for a full week of debauchery and sex on the beach. They’re committing all kinds of nasty, shameful acts they would never dream of doing in their rural hometowns…
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
Unless you forcibly blinded and deafened yourself after the onslaught of Twilight paraphernalia over the past couple of years, you’ve likely heard the nationwide shrieking of tween girls that signals the approach of The Hunger Games film release date (March 23). But don’t let the Harry Potter-sized hype fool you…
Sorry, celebrity stalkers — we’ve had no official sightings of multibillion-dollar Transformers franchise director and part-time Miami Beach resident Michael Bay, nor have we seen any member of the the A-list cast he has assembled for Paramount Pictures’ Miami-based black comedy Pain and Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne “The Rock”…
You were a little flat at the end of your performance of “Happy Birthday” there, Wolf ViolinistThe last few days, Village Voice Media’s indefatigable music staff has been regaling you with stories of the best from SXSW 2012. In the midst of these discoveries, we’ve been culling another list: the…
Marco Torres50 Cent and Eminem at the Austin Music Hall. More photos below.If you’re familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day…
Though the name Mykki Blanco is already a sort of nom de plume — we’re talking about a performative alter ego, after all — Ms. Blanco has another one, the Cosmic Angel. Think about that for a second: a supernatural creature from space, wielding protective powers and harmonious vocal chords…
For most of the year, 22-year-old Denise Puente lives in a house with her parents and does medical billing for a doctor in Coral Gables. She likes taking pictures and hula hooping on the beach.But every February, she runs off to the Rainbow Gathering in Ocala National Forest to live…
