Philip Glass at the New World Center, March 17

Philip Glass New World Center Thursday, March 17, 2011 Better Than: The last time you raptly sat through 85 consecutive minutes of a classical concert. Philip Glass, noted minimalist composer, performed Thursday night at the fantastic new New World Center, designed by Frank Gehry. But before discussing the concert, I…

Five Signs You’re a Lady-on-Lady Hater

Women are their breed’s own worst enemy. Rather than band together and stick up for each other, they insist on making each other feel as awful as possible. There are signs of this everywhere, from the ever-so-popular, ever-so-ridiculous Bravo Housewives to the tugging of pigtails at the playground. There are,…

Coconut Grove’s Gifford Lane Art Stroll

Despite all the art walks, art festivals, art districts, art nights, art schools, and art galleries in this city, Miami just can’t seem to break free of its reputation for having more looks than culture. These days, it seems like every move the city makes is to prove how much…

Miami Beach Fashion Week Struts Down South Beach Runway

The hills are alive with the sound of… fashion? OK, so there may not be any hills around South Beach, but starting today, there’ll be plenty of fashion talk in the air as Miami Beach International Fashion Week (MBIFW) rolls into town with a plethora of events at the Miami Beach Convention Center…

Blue Valentine Asks, “Why Don’t We Get Drunk and Screw?”

When the MPAA gave Blue Valentine an NC-17 rating, cynics suggested that the so-called “kiss of death” was better publicity for the gently experimental marriage drama than anything famously crafty distributor Harvey Weinstein could buy. Then the rating was reversed–downgraded to an R without a single cut to the film–after…