Some people think music, art, and fashion are all that matters. You can see them leaving the club as you’re driving to work. Don’t hate; participate. Forget about gas prices, the mortgage, alimony, court costs, your man, your lady, the election, the war — they’ll still be there when you…
You might worship the produce dude at your local Publix, but everyone knows you find the best fruit in Homestead. Want a sugary-sweet mango with bright orange juices that run down your chin? Or a banana that will have your corn flakes singing “Hallelujah”? Homestead, baby. And this weekend, the…
Guys know a glass of wine at dinner can make a shy date go from blah to rah-rah-sis-boom-bah. But we ladies know what else a glass of vino can really do. That’s why more than half the folks peeling back the wrapping, popping the cork, and letting the dry, sweet,…
Hemingway Days are here again — that special time of year when the Conch Republic returns to its roots, as personified by its most famous resident: Ernest “Papa” Hemingway, the legendary American author, outdoorsman, and alcoholic. Though Papa took his own life nearly 50 years ago (via shotgun — and…
You get to the theater, and it practically smacks you in the face — that waft of hot, buttered goodness. Popcorn is one of those snacks you typically don’t crave until you catch a whiff of someone else making it, and those pimply-faced concession workers know they’ve got your number…
Linda Evangelista once said she and her colleagues “don’t wake up for less than $10,000 a day,” and Naomi Campbell’s ongoing antics could have us thinking they’re all PDA-chucking hotheads. The truth is, though, models are just like us. No, their thighs aren’t as thick, hair not as stringy, and…
As if the crazy kids of today didn’t have enough problems, they’re also mostly film illiterate. It’s heartbreaking. Take, for instance, the YouTube video we just watched of two teenage brothers attempting kick flips over a kiddie pool filled with KY jelly while wearing their older sister’s thongs on their…
Quisqueya Henríquez: The World Outside From the Bronx Museum comes the widely acclaimed survey of 17 years of work by Cuban-Dominican artist Quisqueya Henríquez. The exhibition showcases the artist’s proclivity for self-determination and versatility through photography, sculpture, drawing, sound, video, and installation. From her early photographic documentation of seaweed arranged…
Tramaine Berryhill’s set for The Fannie Lou Hamer Story is a strange stars-and-stripes affair — all wood, all old-looking, all dusty. The designs are big and loud, but the colors are faded; it’s the kind of structure out of which ghosts of old carnival barkers might step. The platforms upon…
When 27-year-old British adventurer and archaeologist Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie first entered the Nile Valley in 1880, he probably believed the people of Atlantis had built the Great Pyramid of Giza — and perhaps the Bible’s mysteries were encoded in the ancient structure. “Back then everyone still thought it…
The Sixth Sense, starring Bruce Willis as a dead man, was writer-director M. Night Shyamalan’s breakthrough, but its followup, Unbreakable, starring Bruce Willis as the walking dead reborn as a superhero, was the filmmaker’s masterpiece. It remains the most quietly influential of all recent superhero movies, the unacknowledged template for…
You want a history lesson? Take a class. You want clanging swords, sneering villains, storybook romance, and bloody vengeance? Here’s a brawny old-school epic to make the CGI tumult of 300, Alexander, and Troy look like sissy-boy slap parties. “Do not scorn the weak cub; he may become the brutal…
High energy New York City-based band Ultrafine will meld fresh electro pop with organic beats when they perform at Circa 28 to celebrate Independence Day. Come check out their only local stop, avoid that South Beach scene, and celebrate Uncle Sam with downtempo grooves. Fri., July 4, 9 p.m., 2008…
Odds of meeting one of the Beatles have gotten only slimmer over the years — the seminal rock band has been tragically depleted to half. Now all we’ve got left are Paul — and let’s be honest, what are your chances of ever encountering him if you’re not a vegetarian…
When you were a kid, your parents shoved limp veggies, Crayola-hued turtlenecks, and Sunday school down your throat, claiming it was all “good for you.” But now the community is your daddy, and when the powers-that-be put together a show, you best believe it’s going to do your body good…
Once upon a time, in a magical era called the Eighties, Mickey Rourke was a sex god. Lusted after by millions for his stunning, boxing-honed body and handsomely thuggish face, Rourke shot to stardom with big-screen roles in Diner, The Pope of Greenwich Village, and Rumble Fish. The films 9…
The political process in Florida is screwed up. Miami-Dade votes don’t count. Democrats and Republicans alike use the media to manipulate reality in their favor. Well, Miamians, now is your chance to be heard. Get up, stand up for the popular vote and cast a ballot, even if you’re falling-down…
Hey, party animal, if you’re lost in a jungle of lame club nights and drowning in a sea of watered-down cocktails, you’re probably in need of some relief. Unfortunately that life raft was too big to fit in your purse, and there’s not enough rope at Home Depot to pull…
Pen in hand, you watched hopefully as your favorite television chefs prepared pieces of culinary heaven. Maybe your attempts at catching glimpses of The Naked Chef’s “little chef” preoccupied you. Maybe you were intimidated by Martha Stewart’s perfumed menace. Whatever the reason, the dish you prepared looks more like something…
“Toot,” goes the pitch pipe, and you’re on. If you knew what was good for you, you would wring the sweat from your hands and force the tremors from your voice. You might be a big ball of nerves, but there’s no time for that this Saturday. Because when MTV…
Indian-British author Salman Rushdie is probably one of the most renowned fiction writers alive and working. This isn’t necessarily as a result of his books — although Shame, Shalimar the Clown, and the Booker Prize-winning Midnight’s Children are certainly worth shouting about. Despite Rushdie’s popularization of magical realism and his…
When the thermometer reaches “scorching” and the humidity seems to be at 100 percent, move over, low-pressure hoses and sputtering fire hydrants — there’s a new water park in town. You don’t have to travel to another county for your watery wonderland fix anymore: The City of Miami has finally…
