They just don’t make public service announcement movies like they used to. Seriously, how hardcore is this 1976 Swine Flu PSA? Did John Carpenter make this thing or what? No wonder the 1976 outbreak was no big deal–this video would scare the living crap out of Chuck Norris. Which begs…
It’s been a long while since we’ve had a Mickey Rourke update. Let’s see what our favorite redemption case is up to? Oh, he’s signed on to star in a remake of 1986 British gangster film Mona Lisa. Larry Clark, who has made a career out of almost exclusively filming lower-class,…
Reasons why Terminator: Salvation will likely be unwatchable:1. No Governor of California 2. It’s directed by McG: But despite these two enormous strikes, some of you will go anyway, and if you’re going to go, you might as well hit the promo screenings. Here they are: Monday, May 18, 7:30…
Artist Kevin Arrow’s new exhibit, “Burning Bright,” at the Farside Gallery in Westchester
Luis Gispert Through June 27 MoCA at Goldman Warehouse 404 NW 26th St., Miami 305-893-6211 mocanomi.org Wednesday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m. At first blush, the fetching cheerleader with Bettie Page bangs and twinkling blue eyes appears to be the stuff of a teenager’s wet dream. That is until…
No Child… Through May 17 at GableStage at the Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Ave., Coral Gables; 307-446-1116; gablestage.com Here’s an original story idea: An idealistic teacher goes to an inner-city school and teaches a bunch of toughs about the beauty of learning and art, and gives them an inkling of their…
Despite the fact that the Israelites were blaspheming, making the Golden Calf always seemed like a lot of fun. Tired of waiting for God to reveal Himself? Make your own statue–it only makes sense. MOCA’s occasional art workshop for adults, titled “Arts for All”, takes a spiritual turn this Wednesday…
When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was elected President of Brazil in 2002, many thought the Marxist revolution had begun. A notorious advocate for worker’s rights–he lost a finger in a factory accident at 19–Lula nevertheless proved to be rather moderate as a leader, prompting some of his constituents to…
Don’t be confused by the title of The Jew and the Gentile, vocal assemble Serraphic fire’s newest concert. Even though it sounds like two-thirds of an antiquated joke, this performance contains some serious classical music. A combination of “the father of Jewish composition,” Salamone Rossi and his Catholic contemporary Claudio…
The Wallflower Gallery has been a cultural mainstay in downtown Miami for 12 years, from back when Miley Cyrus was still named Destiny Hope and Harry Potter had only two books about him. During that time, the folks behind the community arts space have never discriminated against any local art…
It’s no news to anybody that LPJ rocks the muthafuckin’ hizzy every time they hit the stage. Whether you’re catching them in an intimate setting like Jazid, where they take up a full corner of the lounge, or they’re onstage in the middle of the street in a festival like…
When the mainstream media and trendies of yore decided, in the late 1970s, that punk version 1.0 was over, the Vibrators never got the memo. Perhaps, in true spiky Brit fashion, they just ripped it up and spit on it. Either way, the London-based band boasts the unique distinction of…
As wildly desperate as we were in expressing our love for the Smiths in the 80’s, we had nothing on the new crop of Latino-American Morrissey fans. Resonating with Mozzer’s recurring themes of alienation, morbidity, transcendence, and existential dread, these new devotees, who are often first- or second-generation Mexican immigrants,…
Reality shows live and die on the personalities of their hosts. While The Apprentice has been adding celebrities to try and off-set Donald Trump’s ineptitude, while Jeff Probst made himself so inseparable from the Survivor brand that even Mark Burnett spent the money to re-sign him in 2005 when he…
Miami is a convention town, the junket heaven of the Southeast. Essentially identity-less, we’ll put on whatever mask your industry requires. Porn? No problem. Electronic music? Easy. Boating? Challenge us, please. We’ve also somehow become the art fair capital of the world, with more little tent shows congregating beneath the…
Ingrid B has been South Florida’s pied piper of spoken word and soul music for years, leading folks away from the fray of parties where “they don’t dance no mo’” (as Goodie Mob put it) and injecting them with her unique brand of entertainment. Artists and party people alike have…
Imagine if Christopher McCandless, instead of heading into the barren Alaskan wilderness, had traveled into the wilds of backwoods Australia. And instead of trying to become one with nature, he was trying to become the first Westerner to walk down the Prince Regent River to the King Cascade Falls, a…
Who told you knitting was for octogenarians? Local designer Karelle Levy is throwing that idea on its head by producing unique, colorful pieces that are anything but that sweater your granny gave you for Christmas ’88. One look at Levy’s hooked-up confections and you won’t dare think some bespectacled bitty…
Ahh, good ol’ rumbullion. Ye olde English colonies called it kill devil — both for its hangover-inducing properties and its medicinal powers. Mix it with some lime juice and a little sugar, shake it, and it becomes a daiquiri. A splash of Coke and a squeeze of lime make it…
Just a few weeks ago, the Florida Marlins pitching staff was being called the best in baseball. Now they might as well be called “Denny’s” for their propensity for serving up grand slams willy-nilly, a whopping five so far this season. They’ve also set a franchise record for most consecutive…
Four decades ago, aspirations of peace and love filled the nation. It was a time when music and fashion were a revolution all their own, and the hippie and flower child — free-spirited, strong-willed, and buck-naked — ruled America. Back in the day, Greynold’s Park was Miami’s own hippie hangout…
Our city’s inaugural sewer line began dropping waste into the Miami River in 1896, and by the 1950s, 29 others were getting in on the hazmat action as well. A solution — in the form of a treatment plant on Virginia Key — was eventually found, but the resulting shit…
