The Sony Ericsson Open begins tomorrow on Key Biscayne, and that means the tennis world’s most notorious one-man circus is coming to town. Forget the athletes; we’re following Richard Williams, dad of the top-seeded sisters and Palm Beach Gardens residents Serena and Venus. Richard’s antics include telling a reporter: “The…
Fans of manic stand-up chock full of random associations and funny voices can breathe a sigh of relief. After being admitted to a Miami hospital earlier this month in the midst of his “Weapons of Self-Destruction” tour, Robin Williams was transferred to Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, where he underwent successful…
It wasn’t until Pearl was a second-year law student that he began to play around with the idea of turning his research into something fictional.
Somewhere in a factory in Candyland, there’s a giant grid of John McCain portraits, casting 44 slightly insane smiles into the pinkish darkness
It’s impossible to imagine a better city than ours as a host for the mojo-manic exhibit currently on view at the Miami Art Museum. After all, who hasn’t run across a decapitated chicken offered to the Yoruban gods? Or perhaps stepped into a pile of ground-up blanched bones and cemetery…
The Glass Menagerie By Tennessee Williams. Directed by Ricky J. Martinez. Through March 29. New Theatre, 4130 Laguna St., Coral Gables; 305-443-5909, new-theatre.org Where the hell is Tennessee? You’ll never miss Mr. Williams more than when exiting the tiny auditorium at The New Theatre, fresh from a new production of…
No longer weighted down by the perukes she had to wear in The Duchess, Keira Knightley returns to the simpler chignons of Atonement in another World War II-set prestige piece with a starchy literary pedigree — this one scripted by her mum, Sharman MacDonald. Knightley sings and affects a Welsh…
No one does raging unlovability quite like John Malkovich, who’s a total gas when he drops the bombast that often bogs down his more serious roles. Not that Buck Howard, the once-great mentalist now playing to half-empty theaters in Hicksville, lacks for pathos — or glory. His lounge act is…
These are very important times for the Florida Panthers. Seven teams have a realistic shot of finishing the season in the final four spots to make the playoffs. At the time of this writing, the Cats are tied for the seventh spot in the conference, but only four points out…
Pitch for a “Matthew Pearl-style” novel: After Danielle Steel’s death in 2015, her youngest son finds an unpublished manuscript among her effects. Rather than being one of her trademark romance novels, the book exhibits a complex and disjointed plot realized through the first-person accounts of several different Habsburgian villagers at…
So your blog has Pulitzer-worthy shots of your dog in a sweater, your friends’ feet in a circle, and our skyline from the causeway. But listen up; you’re not a professional photographer till somebody pays you. So get some money, shutterbug – today’s 5th Annual South Beach Photomarathon is reinforcing…
Erik DeLuca wants to seduce you into taking a sensory skinny-dip with him. The interdisciplinary artist and composer has spent months off the coast of Miami using scientific mikes called hydrophones to create a reenactment of the azure waters sensuously lapping at our shores. Tonight at 8:00 at the Herbert…
Dame Edna Everage is the most notorious drag queen in the Anglo-Saxon world. She’s a hybrid of Lou Dobbs and Ursula (the octopus queen in the Little Mermaid). There are more fake jewels on her dresses than grains of sand on a beach, and her trademark cat-eye glasses have tentacles…
The Cheeseburger bill has yet to be passed, so if you feel like McDonald’s Big Macs are the catalyst for your back fat, go ahead and sue Ol’ Ronald Mc. Or you can abandon the drive-thrus altogether for your meat-on-bread needs and have a bite at the 8 Oz. Burger…
Two weeks. Thirteen cities. Sixty-five teams. One champion. March Madness is the most exciting tournament in all of sports and it’s getting kick-started right here in Miami. The first and second rounds of the 2009 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament will be held at the American Airlines Arena on…
The history of comic books is inseparable from the history of Jews. Most pioneers in the genre were Jewish — Will Eisner, Stan Lee, and Art Spiegelman, to name just a few — and the newest member of their ranks is J.T. Waldman, author and illustrator of Megillat Esther, the…
Clotheshorse researchers have determined that people spend more money at the mall if they’re allowed a cocktail and a sick soundtrack for their shopping pleasure. Sure — give us a few vodka tonics and we’ll make out with the mannequin and slap up the store’s manager. That’s right, we’re gonna…
Have your weeknights gotten a little stale? Hungry for something different? When was the last time an event with some real flavor fired up your Thursday? Well then, how’d you like to swallow a nice, meaty chunk of Top Chef Tom Colicchio and his extensive culinary knowledge? Consider yourself served,…
In the illustrious words of über-babe Heidi Klum — when it comes to style, you’re either in or you’re out. Since you still don’t understand what’s so cool about the skinny jean phenomenon, you probably need to see what’s considered “in” this season at the 11th annual Miami Fashion Week…
For kamikaze comedians, there’s a split-second just before impact when the laugh track gets so crazy that it sounds like someone’s screaming. Too often — in cases such as Lenny Bruce, John Belushi, or Sam Kinison — there’s no time left to bail. But now and again, some drugged-out joker…
At last year’s Sony Ericsson Open, we embarrassed all of our friends by throwing popcorn at legally blind referees, booing when a player didn’t dive for a base line drive, and chanting “Hey, hey, hey, go-odbyyyyyye” when our guy won. For the past 364 days, we’ve been boning up on…
Tired of nuking the same Amy’s Veggie Burrito every night? It’s time to step thy game up and learn some healthy cooking skills. The Heart of a Chef Festival is hosting a Live Cooking Demonstration today at the Aventura Whole Foods. Chef Kurtis Jantz of Neomi’s Grill at the Trump…
