So you’ve seen The Dark Knight four times in the theater and twice in IMAX. You’ve begun marking off your official Watchmen and Terminator: Salvation calendars for 2009. But until then, what’s a local geek gonna do to while away the summer? We’ve got just the event for you —…

Don’t look now, but another corner of Miami has gotten all classed up in the hopes of becoming the next new downtown destination. If you haven’t cruised along Biscayne Boulevard lately, you might have missed the hot new waterfront restaurants that have opened up. Our current fave is Prime Blue…

Black leather. Pierced nipples. Corsets and rope. Lots and lots of rope. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what turns on noted fetish photographer Lochai. His very sensual NSFW website (www.kirinawa.com) drips with images that juxtapose tough against tender, and the delicious friction that can result from unexpected…

Jeopardy! can be so daunting. We don’t know about you, but all of those questions about geography, world history, and foods that start with the letter q seem impossible to answer. But ask us about wacky celebrity baby names, Eighties one-hit wonders, and reality TV romances, and prepare to have…

Interested in beautifying your environs? Design District Magazine in conjunction with the MDD Marketing Council are hosting the 8th Eye on the District event. This neighborhood event will feature four prominent businesses: two showrooms (Oggetti and Neoteric Home), an art gallery (Miami Art Group Gallery)Miami Art Group GalleryMiami Art Group…

Let’s look back to a magical year called 1984. Vanessa Williams had to leave the Miss USA title behind in the wake of her Penthouse scandal. The first Mac computer went on sale. And the musical rivalries of the day were Madonna versus Cyndi Lauper, and Michael Jackson versus Prince…

When you visit any other city, you’re totally game to stroll around the main thoroughfares and take photos of the architecture. But when you’re at home, you’re like, Forget that, sucka! It’s summertime and you’re full of excuses why you should do anything but venture into the great outdoors. But…

Even though every episode of his self-titled TV sitcom began and ended with Jerry Seinfeld doing what he’s always loved best, it’s still a little disconcerting to see him in a purely stand-up setting. You know in the back of your mind, the sitcom’s theme song is burbling every time…

Mini lobster season in the Florida Keys begins Wednesday, and there you go, slipping on your flippers and searching for your snorkel like you know what the hell you’re doing. Every year, fools like you head down to the turquoise waters and dive in with nary a care in the…

This city is chock full of restaurants where you go to be seen by the scenesters, and you can’t swing a Serrano ham on South Beach without hitting a celebrity chef. It’s all about decadent ingredients, stunning locations, and, at the end of your meal, a devastating check. Don’t forget…

According to Wikipedia, that oft-debunked fount of publicly produced information, the pay-it-forward concept was first inspired by Benjamin Franklin in 1784. But we the people had to wait until 2000, when Kevin Spacey took the help-thy-neighbor theory to the big screen, in a flick that can be best described as…

Not quite breakfast, not quite lunch, entirely delicious — brunch is just what your body’s calling for on a lazy Sunday. It can cure what ails ya, whether you woke up with a killer hangover from the previous evening’s debauchery, or you have a case of the blahs and just…

For fitness, for fun, or just because you can — there are so many reasons to lace sneakers on your feet and get out into the sunshine for some exercise. Here’s an even better one: for charity. One of the most popular marathons is looking for a few good Miamians…

“Just remember one thing: We are loved in Belgium and in Italy,” Matt Dillon bragged in Cameron Crowe’s seminal Seattle-music-scene flick Singles. Lots of bands will tell you the same thing: When stateside airplay doesn’t materialize, they turn to Europe, where apparently rock-starved fans gobble up their warmed-up sonic leftovers…

The people of Planned Parenthood get a lot of shit for their efforts. For more than 90 years, the organization has specialized in educating the public about safe sex and the risk of STDs, as well as protecting women’s health and safety. PP often comes under fire from anti-abortion activists…

Your whole life has been dedicated to the thrill of competition. You shed blood, sweat, and tears over your sport of choice, and rack up medals and trophies in your ongoing struggle to be stronger, fitter, faster, and better than the rest. Finally, one day you make it to the…

You get to the theater, and it practically smacks you in the face — that waft of hot, buttered goodness. Popcorn is one of those snacks you typically don’t crave until you catch a whiff of someone else making it, and those pimply-faced concession workers know they’ve got your number…

Want to make a hipster snarl? Just utter this innocuous sentence — “Wanna go see Dave Matthews Band?” — and watch the fun begin. The mere suggestion of attending such a patchwork and patchouli-laced event will make your skinny-jeans-wearing, electronic-music-loving friends recoil in horror. Few bands are as polarizing, as…

What are the brilliant minds at the Miami Science Museum thinking? By day, the educational institute features family-friendly offerings such as Lizard Day and the ongoing “Dinosaurs of China” exhibit. By night, it transforms into an adult-pleasing spot via the monthly Fabulous First Friday shows as well as regularly scheduled…

Tupac Amaru Shakur was more than just a rapper; he was a promising actor, a published poet, and to his true fans, an icon that might or might not still be here among the living. Few musicians have inspired such devotion and universal admiration, and even fewer are as open,…

We’re seeking any opportunity to retreat from the oppressive heat, and fewer places are cooler (in every sense of the word) than the cinema. But ugh — the very thought of dealing with the insane summer blockbuster crowds and the just plain rude audiences is enough to make us want…

Indigenous to Asia, adored in Africa, celebrated in the Caribbean, and loved throughout Latin America: Is there any fruit more universally admired than the mango? We certainly have a difficult time coming up with a more versatile fruit. The sweet, succulent flavor is equally delicious in sugary fare such as…