“I’m an optimist,” says Cuban journalist Yoani Sanchez, “if I wasn’t an optimist I wouldn’t be able to live in Cuba. You need a lot of optimism to live in Cuba,” Sanchez said during a panel discussion at the eMerge Americas conference on May 4. Sanchez made the comment during…
Jacolby Satterwhite’s En Plein Air: Diamond Princess, a film commissioned by Miami’s Borscht Corporation and Perez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), is in many ways an homage to our generation: It’s mesmerizing in a way that makes you feel like either you’re on drugs or staring at your iPhone, two very…
It’s hard to stand out when you’re just another “fabulous” luxury condo going up in Miami. In our construction-crazed heyday of towering cranes and glass towers, a condo in downtown Miami is just another face in the crowd. Though this wouldn’t be the first time a developer has used the…
Because you know it’s not just the dudes that deserve to be called out. When it comes to dating in Miami, we really have to ask: Are we meeting terrible men on Tinder because there are terrible men trolling the women of Miami, or are we just putting all the…
One of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s first exhibitions since the very public dispute between the City of North Miami and MOCA’s former board, “Alternative Contemporaneity: Temporary Autonomous Zones” presents works by more than 50 of Miami’s established and emerging artists. The show seeks to create a temporary autonomous zone…
Here in Miami, we’ve gotten used to landing on best and worst listicles. With our particular brand of tricked-out tropical realness, you either love us or you hate us. Sorry we’re not sorry. For the second year running, Conde Nast Traveler has asked its readers to report on America’s friendliest…
For many fashion is an art form not unlike sculpture or architecture, and in many ways one that more perceptively illustrates history. How would we visually identify the 1970s without bell bottoms? The 1920s without bobs and drop waists? The 1990s without grungy jeans and flannel shirts? Studying and documenting…
Whether or not you have a background in modern dance, Delma Iles and her company of dancers at Momentum Dance Company want spectators to look beyond the movements they see on stage. Drawing inspiration from modernist paintings, classical music, and devastating real life experiences, the company’s artistic director and her…
As if dating in this town isn’t hard enough, Tinder is here to remind the woman of Miami that rock bottom is actually a lot deeper than we previously thought. Oh sure, it’s great for a laugh, and its even enjoyable when you’re drunk and trolling Tinder guys with your…
Quickly emerging as one of the most prominent creative communities in the world, Wynwood and its walls were recently hand-picked by Google as an artifact worth preserving. The Google Art Project’s Street Art Collection has enlisted the participation of over 55 street art collectives across 34 countries in order to…
Pérez Art Museum Miami’s latest exhibition, “Tàpies: From Within,” is a major historical survey of Barcelona-born artist Antoni Tàpies, whose life was dedicated to an exploration of spirituality and humility. In partnership with Fundació Tàpies and curated by former Tate Modern director Vicente Todolí, “From Within” is a reconfigured retrospective…
Everybody Leaves offers commentary on post-revolutionary Cuba. The film focuses on nine-year-old Nieve Guerra, a pawn in a war between her alcoholic father and artistic mother. Based on a novel by the same name by Cuban poet and novelist Wendy Guerra, Everybody Leaves (Todos Se Van) is meant to unravel…
You may not realize that Cuban filmmaker Jessica Rodriguez makes documentaries. The Havana-born, Madrid-based 28-year-old has a gift for making her subjects forget they’re telling their most personal secrets to an unknown audience. “I think people only tell us what they want to, and the things they don’t say are…
Miami’s crown jewel, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), has launched a series of time-based art installations, which debuted last week at the museum’s bayfront home. “Waves” is a series of specially commissioned, collaborative performances by musicians, visual artists, and multimedia filmmakers interested in exploring the intersection of music and art…
Whitney Cummings is concerned she may be a little too PG for Miami’s brand of raunchiness. “I’m actually worried I won’t be edgy enough for Miami,” the actress-slash-comedian-slash-writer told me as we talked about her upcoming show at the Magic City Casino on February 13. I Love You, first produced…
Miami’s beloved H-Town has landed itself on yet another ‘worst of the worst’ list: this time, on WalletHub’s Best and Worst Cities for Valentine’s Day 2015. Ladies, can we honestly say we’re surprised? Considering the Hialeah stereotype is a man that lives with his momma and spends half his income…
We came, we saw, we conquered: Model Beach Volleyball, arguably the largest promotional event to hit the sands of Miami Beach, hosted its sixth annual event this weekend at Lummus Park. Who doesn’t love being surrounded by beautiful, sun-kissed people, the sound of techno-pop wafting through the air and a…
It’s that time of year again: LeSutra’s Model Beach Volleyball Tournament hits the sands this weekend for some good old-fashioned competition. One of the most anticipated events among Miami’s who’s who — and your average local meatheads — this famous two-day volleyball tournament pits Miami’s top modeling agencies against one…
Ted Baker’s aesthetic is at once buttoned up and cheeky, the ideal wardrobe for someone who understands it’s all in the particulars. “I’m a huge fan of Ted Baker because it doesn’t lack any flair for hidden details,” said the MANnequin Party’s Gino Campodonico, a Miami fashion blogger and ambassador…
