So maybe your college years consisted of spending afternoons at the library and nights with your face buried in a book. If you were being studious while your classmates were having sex, sex, and more sex, it’s not too late (or illegal) for you to get in on the action…

The infusion of Latin traditions into Miami culture requires that upon entering Miami-Dade County, you trade in the rules you used to live by for a set saturated in Goya spices. Here coladas are piping-hot and sipped for breakfast instead of on-the-rocks and guzzled by the pitcher, and when you…

Throughout the nation, spring break has officially sprung, and in case you haven’t noticed, busloads and planefuls of fun-seeking college kids have landed on the island to our east that we call South Beach. And of course, not far behind them are the corporate sponsors — some trying to take…

If you’re in a surly mood, we suggest you avoid Miracle Mile for the next few days, because thanks to the 10th annual Carnaval on the Mile, the place is going to be crawling with happy people. And believe us, it’s contagious. The actual festival happens tomorrow and Sunday, but…

It was the late Eighties when your high-top-faded, parachute-pants-rockin’ best friend popped a tape in the boombox and the sound that floated from the tinny speakers was both fresh and familiar. It fused Motown-ish harmonies with hip-hop beats and R&B grooves. You called it “bangin’,” but the real name for…

If your workweek was especially grueling and no happy hour in town could cure your sickness, the wonderful weekend has brought solace for your woes. And no, it doesn’t include a trip to the flea market for some ammo. It’s MeZuNeen at Circa 28, and if the promise of tattooing,…

For as long as you can remember, the only thing your midsection has been good for is parking beers during marathon couch sessions. Although we don’t deny that holding up the ol’ ale is an important job, your gut might love to do something else with its time. And we…

So you’ve planned a romantic night with your honey: dinner, wine, dessert, and then a little wink-wink. You’ve got the amorous fixin’s at hand — melted chocolate and jumbo strawberries ready for dipping — but just the thought of preparing the oysterrific main course has been making you nervous all…

Traditionally the only time you shop for a cause is ’cause you need a new pair of shoes, ’cause you’re depressed, or ’cause it’s Friday night and you just got paid. But at Macy’s Shop for a Cause Day, you can use your hard-earned bucks for good. MACtown, Inc. has…

When you saw an über-hot Kevin Bacon infect a small town with dance fever in the film Footloose, it made you want to boogie-oogie-oogie up and down Biscayne Boulevard with your version of the moonwalk. If you tried that today, a jolt from a Taser would likely be in the…

Tonight it won’t matter how fly your shoes are or how much you spent on them, because the real stars walking the red carpet at Jungle Island just might chew up those pumps if they get the urge. The Humane Society of Greater Miami’s annual Adopt-a-Pet fundraiser, Pawpurrazzi, will bring…

It’s safe to say that in 1989, when Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds released his album Tender Lover, “the game” – a.k.a. male/female relations — was changed forever. Not because the superpretty R&B soulster came out with a song crooning about whip appeal in a way that was all sex appeal and…

As a kid, you were taught wolves were evil. Hell, the Big Bad Wolf even made you think twice about taking a basket of goodies to your ailing grandma. But then you hit puberty and that monster turned into the coolest thing ever, and you wished Michael J. Fox’s Teen…

You might think a model’s life is easy, glamorous stuff, but you couldn’t be more mistaken. Put it this way: While your tush is parked in a cushy chair for eight hours a day, those glorified mannequins are expected to have hair and makeup teams pull, crimp, tweeze, and contour…

You thought your coif was edgy, Miss Fauxhawk, but until you’ve launched a helicopter from your dome, your look is still plain-Jane. The style soldiers who go to battle in Hair Wars, photographer David Yellen’s book about the unconventional styles shown at the infamous hair show of the same name,…

:In the world of Latin dance, some consider the rumba to be the most sensual, and judging by its slow underlying rhythm and seductive hip motions, we totally understand how it got that reputation. The newest spot to get your rumba on is Chocolate’s Place , named for the singularly…

It’s another lazy Sunday and a wild-haired munchkin and his equally wolfy pops are strolling down Biscayne Boulevard hand-in-hand, searching for Cutz Barbershop. They’ve waited all week for Father and Son Sunday, and judging by the overgrowth of hair framing their faces, we don’t blame them. The pair reaches the…

We’re still months away from the June wedding season, but any bridezilla worth her salt has been planning the nuances of her big day for months – if not her whole life. And for good reason — it’s not easy figuring out which knot to tie, broom to jump, and…

In high school, while you were learning geometry, we were cutting class to get drunk under the bleachers. Since we can’t remember the last time we were required to recite the cosign of a square, we figure it was time well spent. Back then we felt like we wanted information…

The last time comedian Mike Epps hit a Miami stage, we were too wasted to remember what happened. Did he or didn’t he discuss Martha Stewart’s incarceration and say, “They lockin’ old white cookbook bitches up!”? Ah well, this wouldn’t be the first time the hooch made us miss out…