Art Capsules

Big Juicy Paintings (and more): “Juicy” features nearly 50 works from the permanent collection, including a number of new acquisitions making their Miami debut. The brawny exhibit is complemented by a handful of works on loan from area collectors. This marks the first time since 2002’s “Miami Currents” that MAM…

Turning Tricks

I Am a Sex Addict (IFC) Caveh Zahedi has made a movie of our times — a strange mix of self-absorption, shamelessness in the pursuit of fame, and sex. Most shocking of all is that it works. Part fiction and documentary, confessional and comedy, the film traces the history of…

Monkey Trials

What could be more fun than monkeys trapped in plastic hamster balls? That’s the strange philosophy of Super Monkey Ball, a puzzle series that debuted in 2001. Much as with Marble Madness, the goal here is to cross the finish line without falling off a floating platform. Except that this…

New Times‘s Top DVD Picks for the Week of September 12, 2006

Ballets Russes (Zeitgeist) The Batman: The Complete Second Season (Warner Bros.) Beavis and Butt-head Do America: Special Collector’s Edition (Paramount) Bottoms Up (Sony) Disney Princess Stories, Volume 1: A Gift From the Heart (Disney) The Girls (New Yorker) Goal! The Dream Begins (Disney) Grey’s Anatomy: Season 2 Uncut (Buena Vista)…

Still Scary After All These Years

One, two, Freddy’s coming for you. Three, four, better lock your door…. If that misappropriated nursery rhyme sends chills down your spine, then you remember A Nightmare on Elm Street, the horror film that launched a million sleepless nights (and shone a light on a delicious new actor named Johnny…

Let’s Get Funked Up

Sometimes dancing to the same Top 40 hits every week at your club of choice can get a bit stale. Sure, there’s a reason those tracks top the charts, but if it’s something a bit more underground you seek, then venture to the Funk Phenomena party every Tuesday at Blue…

Just Say No to Mom Jeans

We thought it would never happen, but everything Eighties is back in style. Ankle boots, leggings, skinny jeans with zippered ankles, oversize sweaters that fall off the shoulder. Even jodhpurs, plaid skirts, houndstooth vests, and big hair are popping up in all the latest fashion magazines. But you don’t have…

Writing While Intoxicated

What do you do with a drunken sailor? Although Natalie MacLean might not know exactly what to do with an inebriated seaman, she likely has a funny anecdote about one. Honored in 2003 as the World’s Best Drink Writer by the World Food Media Awards, MacLean has penned numerous articles,…

Baked for Goodness’ Sake

Although none of the treats will be as magically delicious as Nancy’s popcorn balls on Weeds, you are sure to find a tasty pastry to satisfy your munchies at the Great American Bake Sale today from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Fountain Court in Aventura Mall. Local bakeries and…

It’s Dolphin Season

The Dolphins closed the preseason by trouncing the Rams, the roster was trimmed, and they opened the season with a 28-17 loss to the Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, even with their sidelined QB, Ben Roethlisberger. Yes, there was a bad call (didn’t you see Saban throw the red flag?),…

Paying the Rent

A fat line lies between saying you understand what it’s like struggling to survive, and actually doing it. Jonathan Larson knew that line and lived on the side of the latter. In fact he wrote Rent, the Broadway musical detailing just that. Set in New York’s East Village, the famed…

Remixed Tradition

The Peruvian band Kuyayky has one of those unique rags-to-riches stories that one usually sees only in the movies. The seven-member family band moved to America in 1993 and started out literally on the streets of South Beach. “We started playing on Ocean Drive. That’s how we were able to…

Mmm … Beer, Mon

Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom might be more renowned for their exports, but many of the islands in the Caribbean also know how to create a refreshing brew. Ale-heads can sample the varied flavors of the islands at Beer Hype, a festival that offers a guaranteed good time. “We’ll…

We Are All Prom Queens

You still have the hoop-skirted cotton-candy-pink dress and dried-out wrist corsage, along with the photo of you and the wrong guy smiling uncomfortably beneath a canopy of metallic balloons and streamers. They say you can’t go back, but tonight you will finally have a second chance to go to the…

Keep It Clean

If you value your lazy days spent relaxing at the beach, then it wouldn’t be a bad idea to pitch in and help clean up some of Miami’s own natural wonders. By participating in the International Coastal Cleanup Day through a few hours of volunteering, you can aid in the…

Give Us Space

Don’t expect tidy scenes of domestic order in this exhibit by four Cuban-American women artists. “A Room of One’s Own” features the work of Teresita Fernández, Maria Elena González, Quisqueya Henríquez, and María Martínez-Cañas and examines how architecture and the physicality of space shape our daily realities and our perception…

Philanthropic Brewmeisters

Hurricanes, weddings, three-day weekends. People will use just about any excuse to get drunk. But thanks to the CHARLEE Benefit Tapping Party, Titanic Brewery and Restaurant is giving everyone a good reason to drink up. CHARLEE (Children Have All Rights: Legal, Educational, Emotional) is a nonprofit organization that helps severely…

Forget Them Not

How do we feel about all of these 9/11 shows coming out? Is it too soon? Do we really need to see the replay over and over again? The jury is still out as to whether it’s exploitation, but at least it’s some sort of closure for the people who…

Where the Air Is Sweet

In most of the Western world, Sesame Street is more than a mere children’s television show. It’s a cultural landmark, complete with universal lessons, familiar songs, and beloved celebrities. Bob, Maria, and Gordon take a back seat to cuddly icons like Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Grover, and Elmo. The amazing…

Men-O-Pause

We all know women’s bodies run on a biological clock. When the alarm sounds, it means menopause has set in, complete with all the typically unpleasant physical adjustments. Well, Dr. Scott Einhorn is here to educate the gents about their own ch-ch-ch-changes. He’s offering an interactive community presentation that deals…

This Jazz Freakin’ Rocks!

You knew that many of those noodly thrash-metal virtuosos from the Eighties would stick around in other genres, didn’t you? They’re still out there in jazz combos or writing excessively baroque numbers for symphonies, but the king of this segue is perhaps Alex Skolnick. The brilliant guitarist began his career…

Wine-ing About Art

Picture a bacchanalia, and the image of well-healed art aficionados sipping cheap Chablis from plastic cups won’t likely flow to mind. That’s about to change at ArtCenter/South Florida, where organizers of a new Art & Wine Series have called down Dionysus himself to bestow divine intoxication and assist with a…