There’s something sexy about space. All that darkness and void filled with objects that defy comprehension. It’s mystery has inspired speculation from the first moments man dared to look up after munching a few grams of prehistoric mushrooms. It’s believed the starry sky caused Egyptians to build pyramids where they…
On March 5, the Miami film community rejoiced at the announcement that the Miami Community Redevelopment Agency, headed by chairman Marc Sarnoff, is set to invest $11.5 million of taxpayer money to transform the downtown school board skills center into the new 70,000-square-foot Miami Entertainment Complex (MEC). MEC, to be…
Like any good left-leaning, open minded, modern American, when it was announced that the Confucius Institute at Miami-Dade College would be pairing up with the Miami International Film Festival (MIFF), I broke out my changshan, checked to make sure my chi was in balance, and made reservations at my favorite…
It’s so easy to laugh at the Brooklyn Nets’ misfortune. The team that attempted to manufacture its way to a championship is learning the lesson the Los Angeles Lakers learned last year: the Miami Heat’s success of bringing multiple superstars together on one team isn’t as easy as it looks…
Does Miami Beach even realize how lucky we are to have the Miami Beach Cinematheque right in it’s backyard? The central nervous system of Miami’s art house film obsession has flowed through the velvet carpets on their walls, and placed itself firmly in their comfortably padded chairs for the past…
Not more than 6-months after Diana Nyad crossed the 110-mile open waters between Cuba and Key West, known as the Straits of Florida. Now, she takes on a challenge that is bound to be more aggravating, treacherous, and full of shark-infested waters than any challenge she’s yet faced. What could…
As a Miami Heat fan, you’ve got to hate the New York Knicks. Whether it’s because of the ridiculous way Jeff Van Gundy hung onto Alonzo Morning’s leg during the 1997 playoffs, or the media’s insane perspective that Carmelo Anthony has the right to sniff LeBron James’ gold-plated underwear, there’s…
It’s an odd phenomenon when the world loses a celebrity. People are stricken with grief for a stranger they only knew through the lens of a camera. There’s a familiarity that exists, like a feeling of deja vu, all because this person played a character, be they beloved, hated, or…
It’s the first game back home after the All-Star break for the Miami Heat, and it’s time for LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh to put up or shut up. For the first three years of this team being together, Heat fans have ridden the same roller coaster of…
James Brown sang that it’s a man’s world, and Jerry Lewis said that there’s no such thing as a funny woman. Then comes Amy Schumer, the foul-mouthed, cherubic comic that takes their words and makes them look like unenlightened cavemen. As a successful comedian, Schumer still comes under scrutiny simply…
Lewis Black is that one uncle who comes over for Thanksgiving and ends up turning a conversation about gravy into the delusional behaviors of American consumerism. He’s the same uncle who probably sits in the corner while sipping a glass of Scotch, mumbling at the Thanksgiving football game, and eventually…
Revel in the awesome manifestation of human engineering that is a monster truck. These 10,000-pound behemoths figuratively ejaculate nearly 2,000 horsepower of raw, automotive aggression. That means they can go from zero to 100 miles per hour in the length of your driveway, which then catapults them two stories in…
Calling all artsy, high-brow, Miami cultural snobs: It’s time to get off your high horses and enjoy the raw, visceral pleasure of Monster Jam. Take your art walks, museum tours, and fancy cheese and wine nights; lock them in a 1987 Buick LeSabre; and run it all over with a…
“Miami makes me insane,” Lewis Black says over the phone after the conclusion of our 20-minute interview. “Down there, I felt like I had a weight problem. In New York, I feel like my weight is normal. When I get to Miami, I think, Jesus, I’m a fat pig.” We…
The game is over, the tears have been shed, and the Seattle Seahawks are going to spend the next six months bathing in Jacuzzis spilling over with champagne and thong-clad white women. But while many Americans focused on Peyton Manning’s sorry interception face, some of us fast forwarded to the…
Miami Heat fans, it’s time we faced the truth: Our team is infuriating. There’s always a point during the regular season when it becomes a little too obvious that the main concern of our players is not overextending themselves. They play down to their competition, fall in love with their…
Speedos. Sparkles. Hot, sweaty man meat. Typically, this kind of homoeroticism is saved for Club Twist. But add a little face paint, a lot of yelling, and jumps from the top rope, and suddenly it’s the pinnacle of man-tertainment. The WWE loves Miami this time of year, probably so its…
It’s way too easy not to grow up. Given the explosion of the video game industry, comic book movies, cosplay, and comicons the age of the manchild is officially here – and it’s only just begun. Get ready for Marvel Universe LIVE!, a massive arena production based on all your…
This is it, the match up NBA fans have been dying to see. Two of the NBA’s most popular teams, on the NBA’s spotlight weeknight game. Our hometown Miami Heat versus the Los Angeles Lakers, featuring a star-studded lineup of… Jodie Meeks? Nick Young? Xavier Henry? Don’t forget Pau Gasol,…
Those poor Boston Celtics. The team went through a full-blown fire sale last season and now sports a roster of players that upon close examination looks like a toilet bowl the morning after a late-night Taco Bell run. As recently as last year, the intra-conference rivals drew a national spotlight…
Jo Koy is the quintessential example of the modern-day American comedian. He’s ethnic enough to be able to rip jokes about his own ethnicity and get away with it, but he’s American enough that he’s the perfect example of assimilated introspective insights. He’s also been featured on every type of…
Come on, NBA. Must fans be forced to endure the farce you’ve hoisted upon the city of New Orleans? The Big Easy’s pro basketball team is named the Pelicans, primarily because the NBA confoundedly lets a team in Utah continue to be called “the Jazz,” much to every sports fan’s…
