Sure, you might be single, but are you savvy? Even if you’re not lucky enough to be chosen as one of Miami’s 50 Savviest Singles, you might still be able to pick one up for yourself. Hosted by the New Times and Hope Center, a nonprofit organization that provides comprehensive…
You have been spending too much time with your new boyfriend and not enough with your old one. You know, the really hairy guy who licks your face and is sitting by the door, waiting for you right now. Take both boys out tonight for the Gen Art and PetStyle…
Vizcaya is a pretty amazing place: a National Historic Landmark that exemplifies the profound indulgence, natural wealth, and unbridled opportunity that defined South Florida before it became so glutted with humans as to be damn near uninhabitable. Super-rich guy James Deering built the winter mansion on ten acres along Biscayne…
Aaron Spelling certainly injected Shakespearean ambition into his glittering prime-time soap operas — Melrose Place was a total tragicomedy — but here’s a theatrical mashup we never could have envisioned: Ted Lange starring in a touring production of King Lear. Lange, he of the red tux, perfectly spherical ´fro, and…
Mondays are not usually a walk in the park, but a recent one was a doozy. An accident on the Dolphin Expressway created traffic of historic proportions. It took more than an hour to drive from downtown Miami to Town Kitchen and Bar, and all I could think about during…
Japanese women have known for centuries what many American women are finally figuring out: Kimonos are mad fly. Not only does the traditional Japanese costume evoke effortless elegance, but also the shape of the garment is universally flattering. However, large sleeves and fancy buttons do not a kimono make. Learn…
You’ve got to love sports. Well, that is unless you don’t and you consider yourself a sports widow or widower. If that is the case, stop reading now and head to the mall. Otherwise, football and basketball fans will be treated to a one-two punch today. The Miami Dolphins, who…
That’ll be $375, please Although Locust Projects is billed as a small alternative space, the gallery’s annual fundraiser held this past Saturday at its eponymously named Wynwood spot was anything but. The event attracted not only some of Miami’s biggest names in the business, but also their cash. For three…
Me-ow Halloween is the perfect holiday for all us selfish types (I include myself, naturally). Think about it: What other holiday boasts a complete absence of religious banter, no one to take time to thank or remember or honor, a lack of needless gift giving? And the best part –…
Asian Art from the Bass Museum Collection and Treasures from the Bass Museum of Art: With a bushel of blue-ribbon shows, the Bass has embarked on perhaps its busiest programming season. Deciding on which shows to see among the museum’s expansive menu might be as slippery as handling a hog…
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan is funnier than its malapropic title — the audience with whom I saw the movie wasn’t laughing so much as howling — and even more difficult to parse. Eyes wide, face fixed in an avid grin, Sacha Baron…
Milestone in motion picture history: On Halloween weekend 2006, Saw III grossed $34.3 million to become the Iraq war-era’s bloodiest chart-topping torture movie whose victims don’t include Jesus of Nazareth. Only God or Jack Valenti knows how this work of pure entertainment got away with an R rating “for strong…
Among the many splendors of Florida Grand Opera’s thrilling new Aïda, not least of them the arrival of a young powerhouse named Angela M. Brown in the title role, is this fact: For the first time in its adventuresome 65-year history, the company and its opera fans have the venue…
Fahrenheit 451: Cast in the, er, glow of the recent public school book-banning controversy (Vamos a Cuba) and fresh off of its selection by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts as this year’s “Big Read,” Fahrenheit 451 lights up GableStage in its Southeastern premiere. Adapted for the stage by…
For more than 1500 years the basic technology of Maya weaving has remained the same. Contemporary Maya weavers still use the backstrap loom to create the dazzling textiles and clothing they wear today, just as their ancestors did in pre-Columbian times. “Flowers for the Earth Lord: Guatemalan Textiles from the…
The season is still early (they play until, like, June, you know), but the Florida Panthers are doing their part to make sure the Dolphins remain the worst professional sports team in South Florida. At press time, the Cats had just put an end to a four-game losing streak at…
Today at lunch, you can march to a different tune from the rhythmic beats of one of the world’s oldest musical instruments, the drum. Jazz at Wolfson presents drummer Danny Gottlieb, who has come to a city with the pulse to match the beat of his drum. Gottlieb, who studied…
Shortly after moving in with an old boyfriend, our apartment became haunted by this chair. This hideous, shiny, orange, high-back swivel number, which we unaffectionately called Mr. Marmalade, moved on its own; it was not comfortable and was just plain creepy — kind of like Noah Haidle’s play of the…
Although I pass the old Lido Spa Hotel on my way to the office every day, I had yet dared to hurdle over the potholes and construction equipment to make it inside the hip renovation now known as The Standard. A project of famed New York hotelier André Balazs (as…
Annie Leibovitz is arguably the most famous photographer alive. Even a passing fan knows at least a few facts about her: She shot that famous and poignant portrait of John Lennon and Yoko Ono hours before Lennon’s untimely and cruel death; she also took that unforgettable Vanity Fair cover photo…
This long-distance dedication goes out to an organization that loves pets and kids: the Humane Society of Greater Miami/Adopt-A-Pet. In celebration of its 70th anniversary of providing services to homeless pets and instilling children with respect for animals, the HSGM Soffer and Fine Adoption Center will be buzzing with activities…
Every year the Jewish Book Festival gets better. For the 2006 event, visitors can expect a constellation of literary stars. Rabbi Edwin Goldberg, Daniel Libeskind, Ruth Andrew Ellenson, Brian Fogel, and Sam Wolfson are among the luminaries who will appear at venues throughout Miami, from the University of Miami campus…
