Arts & Culture

During a time when most of her snot-nosed peers where draining a keg at a frat party, Maya Lin was busy designing national monuments. At the tender age of 21, while still an architecture student at Yale, Lin was making history for her design of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has never been a barometer for the popularity of films in America. The apparently whimsical vicissitudes of Oscar have become something of a joke among Hollywood artists, who always claim that it’s an honor just to be nominated even if they really…

First Port Royal was known as “the wickedest city on earth,” a mecca for pirates, privateers, and prostitutes who enjoyed the spoils of this thriving coastal town in Jamaica. After the earthquake of 1692 caused two thirds of Port Royal to crash into the Caribbean Sea, they called it “the…

Oscar Wilde once said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” And since your artistic abilities are nonexistent (besides drawing a bath and “painting a picture” with your long-winded descriptions), you gotta find a way to lose and find yourself. Try Handmade. Opening tonight,…

Va va voom Every now and then, my job brings me closer to my idols. Unfortunately, most of my idols are dead. Still, through interviewing Damian Marley or Ferdie Pacheco, I have learned a little more about Bob and Muhammed Ali. I gained far more insight that I expected from…

During a recent visit to Gary Nader Fine Art, a forklift weaved perilously close to pricey marble and bronze sculptures in the main gallery. The driver was hauling several crated Pablo Atchugarry works to a loading dock where a truck waited to transport the Uruguayan’s striking Carrara pieces to their…

“People Under the Stairs” and “Vacuuming Gave Me Carpal Tunnel”: Locust Projects cobbled “People Under the Stairs” in a fortnight, and despite the rush, the show fires on all cylinders. A quartet of locals tinkered with illusions of depth in the gallery space, at times tilling the field of commonplace,…

Explaining the appeal of the WarioWare series is like trying to describe a fever dream: It doesn’t make sense unless experienced. Nevertheless, here goes: Mario’s bizarro-universe twin, the greedy Wario, has invented over 200 absurd micro-games in a scheme to get rich and corner the videogame market. Quantity is job…

It’s easy to hate Valentine’s Day. The weight of expectation hangs in the air every February, and the pressure on your wallet mounts as the day draws near. Store shelves creak under the weight of prepackaged floral arrangements and heart-shape boxes. But what if your lovah is one of those…

Miami is among the healthiest cities in America, so considering the consistent availability of deep-fried empanadas, locals must love to work out. If your current exercise ritual is beginning to bore you — or, gasp, you’ve hit a plateau — run, jog, or walk to a computer and join the…

For those who have agonized in front of a mirror, wondering whether your ass was too fat to shake on South Beach, “The Model at Hand” should inspire you to get that rump rolling without shame. Busting out tonight at 7:00 at ArtCenter/South Florida, the exhibit features work by resident…

Chocolate and wine are essential for the romantic’s favorite day of the year, and if we may, we suggest a third addition to that list: curiously strong mints. If you want your evening to conclude with a goodnight kiss and then some, bypass the typical menthol candy and chewing gum…

Several story lines surrounding the Heat might draw you to today’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs at the American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami). Can Dwyane Wade summon the heroics to defeat one of the Western Conference giants? Can Shaq, after all of his injuries, still handle Tim…

Close your eyes and imagine what Dinner in Paradise might taste like. The feast would likely include the freshest vegetables, the most succulent meats, and a heaping helping of manna for dessert. There won’t be any miraculous flakes from the sky served tonight at Paradise Farms, but host Michael Schwartz…

Giselle is a timeless ballet that has inspired audiences for nearly two centuries with its story of lost innocence and unrequited love. It’s the tale of a youthful servant girl who falls for a nobleman disguised as a peasant. She dies of the proverbial broken heart after learning of her…

Eighty-eight percent of the nation’s cut flowers come in through Miami International Airport. Baby’s breath from Ecuador, roses from Colombia, asters from Costa Rican, and orchids from Thailand will all be deposited, inspected, and – if need be — fumigated in a warehouse right off of our airport’s busy tarmac…

Did you know that rhinos have sex for hours at a time, reaching their ooh-aah point every two to five minutes? Or that there’s a type of rodent that mates every fifteen seconds for sessions that ultimately last an hour (no, not your rat ex-boyfriend)? If you want to know…