In the poem “in just-,” e.e. cummings described the world as “mud-luscious” and “puddle-wonderful” — words so perfectly befitting MotorStorm’s gorgeously sloppy off-road hijinks, the game’s designers probably had them tacked up on a wall somewhere. And had Cummings paid $60 for MotorStorm, the verbally inventive (and upper-case averse) poet…
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There’s nothing like a sad song and a cold beer when your soul is feeling a little sore, and the Titanic Brewing Company has just what you need to kill both of those birds with one heavy, heavy stone. The Wednesday night Blues Jam at the pub — named best…
Creative inspiration abounds in the Magic City. An uneventful stroll down the street can be a photographer’s dream, complete with lush scenery, quirky and colorful characters, and only-in-Miami details that can take a standard snapshot from good to great. If you’re a photographer who longs to take your creative talents…
Spa Week sounds like Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and an early birthday for women who love to be spoiled. Some of South Florida’s finest establishments will be offering their typically pricey services for a reduced rate from April 16 to 22. A mere $50 will get you an Ocean Breeze facial…
Tonight the streets of downtown Coral Gables will be hopping with coffee-lovers celebrating the first ever Starbucks Latin-American Coffee Festival. The green-awninged behemoth is rolling out new Latin-inspired flavors of their highly addictive Frappuccinos, lattes and coffees, and they want lil’ ol’ you to help celebrate with coffee and caffeinated…
Local fans get ready, because the Heat is on! Okay, sorry, but lame wordplay (and Glenn Frey reference) aside, our defending champs are on a serious roll and just might be the hottest team in the NBA right now. Apparently where there is smoke there really is fire. Thanks to…
Observing the human body push itself against the physical laws of the universe is an awe-inspiring sight — especially when Antigravity is involved. The New York-based dance company was founded in 1990, and has melded elements of traditional gymnastics, dance, and modern circus arts into its exciting playbook. Think of…
Landscapes have been a part of the artistic repertoire since the days when primitive men used iron oxide to decorate their caves. Capturing the essence of the environment around us isn’t a skill to be sneezed at. Bob Ross might make it look insanely easy, but making a mountainside fir…
Paella is the Latin dish so ubiquitous that even George Costanza’s mother made it on Seinfeld. But as Jerry Stiller’s memorably explosive reaction revealed (“Again with the pepper? What do you gotta use all this pepper for?”), good paella can be hard to find. The recipe seems simple enough —…
American comedy writer Robert Orben once said, “There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all.” And if you’ve watched Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, you already know that Orben’s words are hitting close to home…
Throughout her influential career, Rei Kawakubo has demonstrated an unerring eye for cutting an unusual silhouette. For her collaboration with Merce Cunningham, the avant-garde fashion designer took his dancers out of their tights and draped them in Quasimodo-like costumes, turning them into weirdly sculpted shapes twirling on stage. The innovative…
Miami FC es el único equipo de fútbol profesional del Sur de la Florida, which is odd, considering the sport’s global popularity and the fact that the majority of the city’s residents are Latin. In any case Miami’s USL First Division team is back for another season, kicking things off…
March is Women’s History Month, and if you didn’t get a chance to observe it as you should have, or if you just really need to conjure up some good karma toward womankind, here’s your last chance. Community Arts & Culture is holding the fifth annual Women and Culture Festival,…
Spring is here, complete with promises of beautiful breezy weather and ladylike outfits in pleasant pastel shades taking over storefront windows all over town. Meanwhile here in Miami, the sun offers only sweltering summer heat, and pit stains are spreading on your new lemon yellow blouse. Hey, good lookin’! At…
The skinny leg pant trend has left the building, and guess what’s on it’s way in? High-waisted, bell-bottomed pants a la Jan and Marcia Brady, which, FYI, are universally more flattering than the stovepipe cuts of last season. The revolving door of fashion trends slows for no one. One way…
With promises of beautiful women, delicious treats, and good times, who wouldn’t want to go to The Fifth tonight for the I Love the Ladies bash? As enticing as it sounds, not everyone can attend. This party is strictly for girls who love girls — sorry guys! This monthly event…
Experiencing winter in Miami is as unlikely as running into a giant, magical, ice-skating rodent. But the odds of the latter encounter will be pretty good tonight, when Disney on Ice skates into the American Airlines Arena. Couture designer Rene Ruiz and a few Disney characters will host an invitiation-only…
During the past three decades, Marina Abramovic has become known for her raw, unnerving performances in which she uses her body to test the limits of endurance, often placing herself directly in harm’s way. The artist has whipped and lacerated herself, frozen her body on blocks of ice, and nearly…
File this under “truth is stranger than fiction” — a modern dance company coming to Miami Beach is performing a ballet based on The Price Is Right. Seriously. The Australia-based Expressions Dance Company’s latest work, Score!, is based on the behind-the-scenes action at a reality TV game show. If there…
If you get a Santa Claus-like twinkle in your eye every time you see the letters “XXX,” then the Exxxotica convention this weekend at the Miami Beach Convention Center just might be your dream come true. Porn goddesses Jenna Jameson and Tera Patrick will be at arm’s reach, there’ll be…
Put on your walking shoes and come hungry: The fourth annual Coral Gables Wine and Food Festival gets under way tonight, from 7:00 to 9:00. The area between Ponce de Leon Boulevard and Galiano Street will show why its nickname is “restaurant row” by hosting more than 25 booths of…
