You turned your back when the leftover holiday stuff turned up near the Halloween supplies on store shelves in October, and you couldn’t believe your ears when the muzak version of “White Christmas” drifted through the speakers when you were shopping at Publix last weekend. You can’t ignore it forever…
Squeeze. Slather. And rub. Your skin is protected from the harmful rays of the sun, but could you parade around a stage wearing nothing more than a teeny-weeny bikini and a sun-born tan? We’re not mad at you for declining the offer, but thousands of girls apply to be Miss…
In her 50 years on the planet, Madonna has established herself as performer and transformer extraordinaire. Nobody does over-the-top, envelope-pushing pop music better. But when it comes to her other creative pursuits, let’s just say Madge has heard the phrase “don’t quit your day job” more times than she might…
There are still a few days left before you take a bite of a turkey leg or dive elbow-deep into a bowl of stuffing, but nevertheless the holidays are here. Soon you’ll be unwinding coils of twinkle lights, chucking tinsel across a pine tree, and best of all, shopping. We…
They say laughter is good exercise for the abs, but we haven’t yet found a chuckle that’ll transform our belly from a keg to a six-pack. What we do know is that a couple of hearty giggles are good medicine for the soul. And Friday night’s Comedy with a Purpose…
In all the hubbub and joy surrounding Barack and Michelle Obama as they became the new president and first lady, we noticed a void. Actually, two: John and Elizabeth Edwards. At one point, that couple was expected to be onstage that magical night, with John accepting the job of vice…
If you’re piss-broke and wondering where to hide from the repo man, take heart. Tobacco Road, the Magic City’s oldest honky-tonk, is celebrating its 96th birthday bash with 96-cent drink specials from 6 to 7:36 p.m., and a night of booze-fueled revelry and musical merriment to drown your sorrows away…
We’ve learned so much more since we posted the trailer for Dostana, the first Bollywood feature to be shot entirely in Miami: It’s faux-homosexual content makes it something of a revolution for Indian culture (it is their Brokeback Mountain, kinda), it’s on track to being a blockbuster, and apparently the…
Famed Culture Jammer and artist Ron English is sure to fancy up some lucky Wynwood wall At the heart of Art Basel lies an unabashed celebration of commerce and luxury, but not every art piece is meant to double as an investment and status symbol that looks good hanging over…
Gap’s refined older brother Banana Republic will be sponsoring the NADA Art Fair’s 2008 preview (a benefit for the New Museum) and as part of the deal will be donating limited edition tote bags featuring the work of 6 artists. It’s the perfect gift idea for your artistically incline mom…
The Miami Book Fair may be, uh, in the books, but it’s also on the YouTubes. CSPAN, everyone’s favorite must-watch cable channel, aired some sessions from the fair, and CSPAN Junkie collected them for your viewing pleasure. Scott McClellan: What Happened: Inside the Bush White House The Fight Over Presidential…
Dennis Lehane On its 25th anniversary, the Miami Book Fair International is just that — drawing authors from around the world as varied and well respected as Salman Rushdie and Frank McCourt. Saturday morning’s marquee session, however, felt more like a hometown celebration, bringing together three of the most successful…
Nikki Giovanni was once known as the princess of black poetry, but nowadays she shares the queendom with the likes of Maya Angelou. Bold, forthright and sharp, Giovanni has paved the way for new generations of young black poets, she celebrated hip hop and recognized its power before many of…
“Wrench”, Nicola Kupersu, Color Print, 2007 Over at Crossfade we told you electro act ADULT. will be playing White Room during Art Basel week. Here at Riptide we’re charged with covering the visual arts beat, and hence are providing you with the ulterior motive for ADULT.’s visit. One half of…
Haitian-born, Miami-based artist Edouard Duval-Carrié is teaming up with Dutch beer brand Grolsch for a limited edition bottle only available at select Art Basel events. We’ll stay out of the debate over the whole idea of limited edition beer bottle as art piece for the moment, and just be happy…
A shot from a recent Takashi Murakami retrospective, via Wallpaper In addition to it’s 45,000-square foot tent, Design Miami will also feature seven satellite instillations spread through out the area. Kaikai Kiki, the studio founded by famed pop-artists Takashi Murakami, will be featured for the first time at the fair…
Before Brian Burkhardt became an artist, he toiled in the back-breaking fields of east Long Island commercial farms, where his hands were often blistered by pesticides. “I was in my early twenties and picking strawberries with migrant workers,” Burkhardt relates. “I was getting these rashes all over my arms from…
The Undoing Through November 15. Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, 194 NW 30th St., Miami; 305-573-2130, www.galerieperrotin.com. Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daniel Arsham makes you feel like you’re crossing the threshold into an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole, where elements of architecture and nature collide in a fractured…
Those of us who adored Casino Royale, the 2006 reboot of the haggard, self-parodic James Bond franchise, had some trouble trying to decide where to place it among the series’ finest. Was it better than Goldfinger? Probably not, but close. The Spy Who Loved Me? Maybe so. From Russia with…
The five-year-old didn’t laugh as much as his 40-year-old father, which, granted, isn’t the basis upon which to conclude too much. Then again, most of the adults at a Saturday-morning sneak preview of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa were clearly having a better time than the wee ones, which should be…
Adam Szymkowicz’s Nerve needs a new name. Its two characters are notable for many things — guilelessness, instability, horniness, and especially awkwardness — but their nerve is notable only by its absence. Elliot and Susan are a couple who meet on the Internet and then enjoy a first, fumbling date…
When your father is the rebel in the family, what’s a young girl to do? For Marissa Chibas, the answer was to exorcize the demons of the Cuban revolution by relating the tale of three towering figures in her life through a provocative narrative of political treachery, personal tragedy, and…
