At Miami Art Museum, a new high-wattage exhibit conjures up the magic and mystery of cosmic influences often eschewed by modern artists who have distanced themselves from otherworldly concerns. Instead, “NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith” corrals an intergenerational group of artists that addresses ritual in the artistic process and…
Only two days after the Super Bowl, Denny’s restaurants gave away a free Grand Slam breakfast to all comers across the nation, going so far as to advertise its intentions during the Big Game. The result: Folks queued up for hours in the longest lines ever to form outside of…
It would seem that Tommie Strangie, the hilariously hirsute queen on the scene better known as Shelley Novak, was putting on the New Times during our last interview. The one wherein he declared he was retiring from the drag scene, and painted a tragic picture of Dorian Gray in drag…
Will Kate Winslet go zero for six or snag her first Oscar for The Reader? Will “broken piece of meat,” Mickey Rourke, finally be recognized as a Hamlet rather than a ham for his role in The Wrestler? Or will Slumdog Millionaire win Best Picture honors during the 81st annual…
In 1994, Winter Party Festival started as a one-off charity blowout benefiting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Now, a decade and a half later, the yearly bash has become a massive weeklong frenzy of 10,000 international guests flash-mobbing 25 events split among Miami, the Beach, and Fort…
Too short — and split up by the NBA’s annual All-Star weekend — February is a terrible time for basketball. It’s a 28-day full moon, pitted with slump and spontaneous team combustion. For proof, check out the Miami Heat. Before the month even began, our team had lost two of…
Latkes, tchotchkes, and bagels — oy vey. This isn’t the Judaism your family guilted you about. Thanks to organizations such as The Open Tent, Heebs and gentiles alike can learn there’s more to the Jewish community than just funny words and endless holidays. Schlep over to Sweat Records this Saturday…
When we first met Jeff McInnis, chef de cuisine at the DiLido Beach Club, he presented us with plate after plate of fare that melded perfectly with the Miami sun, and then finished our lunch with a coconut sorbet that made us wonder if he was, perhaps, Zeus in an…
Of course we love Obama, but let’s not forget about George Washington, the nation’s first prez. The inaugural regatta in honor of GW’s birthday happened in 1887, and now, oh so many years later, it is time for the 14th edition of the Magic City’s Washington’s Birthday Regatta. You don’t…
Gamertagradio.com is one of those thriving Miami-based web companies you might never have heard of, but millions around the world know it well. That’s the power of niche content in a global market, and the brains behind the site have successfully represented and monetized urban gaming culture. They know that…
If we ran into your office each day, tackled you to the ground, and twisted your elbow behind your head, you might ask us to ease up on our daily espresso intake. But we’d tell you that your cubicle reminds us of a mixed martial arts (MMA) ring and that…
Seventy-Ninth Street to the north, 27th Avenue to the west, 41st Street to the south, and I-95 to the East. In between is the core of north Miami that everyone knows as Liberty City. On a map, you might see it referred to as “Model City,” but only historians call…
You’ve giggled at him on television, you’ve laughed at him on his CD, and you’ve even chuckled at him on the big screen. Now it’s time to see comedian D.L. Hughley live. Whether you were a fan of his series The Hughleys, just couldn’t get enough of his HBO specials,…
Miami-based Tasha and Monica López De Victoria, known as the TM Sisters, have already garnered national acclaim for their eclectic art: 2-D, video, and interactive pieces that wed an indie aesthetic to an almost retro approach to futurism. But with “Ideal Tonight,” the TM Sisters’ first institutional solo show, opening…
Hello, Kitty: I’m in a top-secret relationship with a man whom my family thinks is a deadbeat, which might be true. But he’s the father of my child, and I can’t abandon the feelings I once had for him. I’m 36 years old and financially support myself and our daughter,…
Lest you thought the economic crisis meant it was time to start stocking up on dried legumes, here is a reason to cash in that jar of pennies. The South Beach Wine & Food Festival returns this Thursday through Sunday, and if anything, the spread has grown more lavish. As…
The Nutcracker isn’t the only story about inanimate objects coming to life. The Steadfast Tin Soldier, which enraptured audiences and drew solid reviews from critics last year, is back. It describes a crippled soldier made out of tin who falls in love with a plastic ballerina. He meets a foe…
The Confessions of a Shopaholic we need right now would be a handheld doc featuring former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain sobbing into the camera and begging the American public to forgive him for purchasing a $35,000 commode. With its curious release date — the film is meant to be…
The original Dirty Harry used a Smith & Wesson and an arsenal of one-liners to defeat his foes. But on South Beach, Dirty Hairy is Liv’s newest weekly party, and slayer of all stereotypes currently plaguing the scene. Sure, you’ve heard promoters make that claim before, but once Plum TV…
If Alice in Wonderland were retold by the Mad Hatter, it might look something like Henry Selick’s 3-D, stop-motion Coraline, in which the bored, blue-haired 11-year-old of the title (voiced by Dakota Fanning) travels through the looking glass and ends up in a world that strangely resembles her own —…
The beauty of Miami’s many sky-high alfresco party spots isn’t in the blustery winds that rip through our updos like a horny teenager on prom night. And even though we’re chin-deep in what might be the worst economic quagmire since the Depression, the beauty isn’t in the fact that the…
This week, New Times publishes a profile of Serge Touissant, Miami’s most prolific muralist and sign-painter. If you’re hungry to see more of the former graffiti bomber’s work, you could simply take a drive through Little Haiti, or you could visit Cyber Serge Land. Devout fans have started a Flickr…
