All the talk of death penalties in Miami this week has Old Sparky considering coming out of retirement. But, of course, the talk involves allegations about Miami’s favorite football team — the Miami Hurricanes, in case you didn’t’ know – and possible sanctions. The Miami Dolphins, on the other hand,…
Is it too soon to start talking about life post University of Miami football? The bodies are not even cold yet, and already we’re thinking about what how UM can redirect money and effort that once went to the soon-to-be euthanized program. On a quick note, UM football will never…
Maybe you’re thinking, wait a second I’ve already been to the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center to see several performances, what’s this poppycock about a grand opening in October. Don’t worry, nobody’s trying to pull a fast one. Sure, the center already hosted several shows, but those were part of…
We’ve soured a bit on public art in this city. What with proliferation of Romero Britto and all manner of silly animals being idolized like heathen gods. We blame Chicago for the latter, after all it was the “Cows on Parade” exhibit that started this whole craziness. Well, it looks…
Miami might be suffering through summer doldrums when it comes to its cultural offerings, but somebody forgot to tell that to a pair of photographers opening heavyweight exhibits in the next week. Joel Meyerowitz, the only photographer allowed to document the devastation of 9/11 immediately after the attacks, will display…
Admittedly, our gaydar at Cultist is not always what it should be. We still think Justin Bieber is straight, maybe even Charlie Crist. So we don’t mind admitting we were floored yesterday when we found out about a petition started by an Illinois resident to “allow” Bert and Ernie to…
It’s been almost a year since Cultist first wrote about Tony Tango, that locally shot indie comedy about a dancing fool by the same name, and the project is still struggling to waltz its way into the popular consciousness. But it’s not for lack of trying. There’s a several new…
Ordinarily, Cultist likes to steer clear of government meetings and politicians (we leave that junk for our Riptide brothers!). So you’ll excuse us if we’re a bit late in reporting on an important vote (excuse us, we just threw up a little in our mouth) that happened in the last…
Remember back in the day when the whole family sat around the living room watching the Honeymooners or The Ed Sullivan Show or Bonanza on a behemoth boob tube and stand that took up half of the space in the room. Of course you don’t. But trust us, televisions -…
That’s the great thing about Miami. One minute you’re taking advantage of free Wi-Fi at Starbucks and the next you get verbally served by Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez. Diaz and A-Rod walked into the Starbucks in downtown South Miami at around 11 a.m. this morning only to face an…
If you never understood soccer — what with its low scoring and insistence on using your feet instead of hands — but are open enough to admit that there may be something to a sport that the entire world loves, this might be your chance to finally get it. Futbol…
The South Miami Manatees join the infamous list of animals found loitering along sidewalks and public right of ways as part of misguided art in public places programs. The movement may have started with the Chicago Cows, but South Florida has repeatedly lowered the bar with flamingos on Miami Beach,…
We take a perverse pleasure in making fun of all things beauty pageant related. We rattle off reasons why the events are arcane, badmouth seemingly well intentioned pageants in underprivileged areas like Overtown, and generally chastise anyone and anything associated with them (with the exception of New Times’ own Miss…
Admit it, you were swept up by the passion of soccer this month when U.S.Women’s World Cup soccer team made a heroic run to the final game, only to get your heart broken when they lost in penalty kicks. If there was one player who was the center of all…
We don’t mean she got stinkin’ drunk, though we’re not saying she didn’t either (she did party pretty hard at, among other places, the Wine Cellar at the Forge). We just mean she celebrated her birthday hardcore — about a month after her break-up with Mark Anthony — with some…
The City of Miami turns 115 years old on Sunday. That seems old, we know, but really it’s quite young for a major metropolitan city in this country. Maybe that explains why our fair city, while an exotic, world famous tourist destination, brimming with potential, is still often viewed as…
We just finished with Swim Week. Fashion Week comes at the end of winter/start of spring. And everyday in the Magic City seems like an exercise in a city-wide catwalk – what with all the fashionistas strutting around with mostly ridiculous duds. But what if you’re a regular Joe who…
And to think some people continue to look up to the New York Times (even after that whole Jayson Blair unpleasantness). Even with legions of Casey Anthonys cavorting in our midst, it turns out the Gray Lady is still of the mindset that graffiti is evil and worthy of entire anti-graffiti…
Don’t you just love it when something so distinctly Miami puts the Magic City in the national spotlight, and that something doesn’t involve a collective hatred from the rest of the country for our beloved Miami Heat. Yeah, us too. Luckily, as of late it’s been different all stars who’ve…
“Juan of the Dead. We kill your beloved ones. How can I help you?” That’s a line from the star of what’s being called Cuba’s first horror flick, Juan of the Dead, and yeah, it’s freaking awesome. From the shots of Havana being overrun by zombies (mistaken for Americans, an…
Just when you thought reality TV couldn’t sink any lower…wait a second. We’ve already used that line, several times. The truth is there are no depths to which reality shows will not sink. Have you heard bout the new Casey Anthony show? We haven’t either, but trust us, a pitch…
We don’t begrudge the Internet. We wouldn’t be writing and you wouldn’t be reading this if we did. But there’s something about print that just can’t be replicated. Maybe it’s how natural it feels to read it on the crapper, or the grainy, inky feel of newsprint, or the way…
