Sunday is an ideal day to go to church or sleep in late, have brunch or bake on the beach, wash your car or take a well-deserved afternoon nap. The Sabbath can be a great, golden day that offers a rejuvenating portal to the work week, or a completely self-indulgent…
Shagitzes and shikses may want to brace themselves as they trudge through this kakameyme article, or better yet, grab a copy of Michael Wex’s Born to Kvetch: Yiddish Language and Culture in All of Its Moods, as that is who will be kibitzing today at the Books & Books Bal…
Anthony Spinello cut his teeth as the barely legal curator of Liquid Blue Gallery, learning how hard it can be to survive in the dog-eat-dog art world. Although his stint with the flash-in-the-pan space might have soured another greenhorn on the nature of the business, Spinello dove ahead unfazed to…
New York artist Christian Holstad’s creations are simultaneously quirky and poignant. He uses drawings, soft sculptures, and large-scale installations to make statements about everyday life, or to evoke nostalgic images of love and loss. His first U.S. museum exhibition, “The Terms of Endearment,” is opening at the MoCA at Goldman…
There are few things more frightening than a frantic Miami driver barreling down South Dixie Highway in a gleaming, gas-guzzling SUV, chattering manically into the cell phone clipped to his ear. It is even scarier for our city’s cyclists, who are forced to barely share the streets with selfish drivers…
Amazingly au courant on their take on identity politics, members of Tracy + the Plastics appear to be comfortable in their own skins and with each other as band mates. They are also happy sharing stage space with the public. Perhaps it is because Tracy, on vocal and keyboards, Nikki…
Most customers stop by the Fresh Market to pick up high-quality meats, precooked gourmet meals, mouthwatering desserts, and fresh organic produce. As you emerge with a cart laden with premium groceries, don’t forget to grab a hot dog on the way out. Today is Fresh Market’s 12th Annual Sidewalk Sale,…
During a tropical storm warning, most people immediately head to the gas station or the grocery store to stock up on vital supplies. An eclectic and enthusiastic group of folks head away from material safety and toward the salty embrace of Miami’s beaches. The surfers come out in numbers when…
On or about September 8, 1608, two indigenous Indians and a ten-year-old slave boy were caught in a storm, forcing them to land their canoe and encamp. The next day the three, seeking salt for a slaughterhouse to use as a preservative, were back at sea, where they spotted something…
“They always say a picture paints a thousand words,” says David Palmer, co-program director with Yanis Pikieris of Miami City Ballet’s Contemporary Dance Series. “Well, choreography is many pictures; it’s movement.” And this statement reflects tonight’s series opener, an intimate look at Twyla Tharp, a master contemporary choreographer. The program…
The Elie Tahari line of women’s clothing is smart and sophisticated. This season’s silhouettes are sleekly flattering: tweedy skirts that fishtail midcalf, and modern A-line shapes that hover above the knee. The jackets are funky and feminine in shades of rich chocolate, burnished gold, and burgundy. The current collection by…
We know you have had a busy summer playing indoors with that cute boy you met at the pool, but you really need to get out of the house and expose yourself to a little culture. Tonight from 7:00 to 9:00, you two can gaze at the stunning photography of…
Your boyfriend is a bit friskier than usual and your dog won’t stop barking at the sofa. Could it be the vegetarian chimichangas you fed them? Maybe, but it is probably just a case of full-moon fever. Put Brutus in his crate and take your handsome man (your dog and…
If you haven’t lived here when Miami has hosted the Super Bowl, then you haven’t seen the city at its glitziest. The Magic City becomes electric with football fever, and the celebratory atmosphere is almost impossible to ignore. Next year the big game will come to town for the ninth…
Granted, this might seem like a jarringly odd comparison, but like the recent dud Phat Girlz, Heading South deals with the hot-button issue of middle-age women discovering their sexuality anew thanks to the efforts of muscular black men with exotic accents whose standards of female beauty are more flexible than…
Low, which is to say no, expectations can be a wonderful thing; expect nothing, and maybe you’ll get that little outta-nowhere sumpin-sumpin that turns an otherwise unfulfilling occurrence into a vaguely rewarding experience. It’s not like Invincible boasts the most promising of credentials: a first-time filmmaker (Ericson Core, the cinematographer…
Like the shambling VW van its hapless characters steer from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, this antic extended sitcom from first-time feature makers Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris is a rickety vehicle that travels mostly downhill. When his seven-year-old daughter (Abigail Breslin) gets a surprise slot in a beauty contest, a…
The Mystery of Irma Vep: Crisply directed by David Arisco, its costumes magically engineered by the sensational Mary Lynne Izzo, and gleefully performed by the comically gifted John Felix and Tom Wahl, The Mystery of Irma Vep is a delirious descent into madness that sticks to the ribs and never…
New England is home to the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), which is dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and celebrating bad art. Miami boasts Art Fusion Galleries, which seems dedicated to selling it. MOBA is housed in the basement of the Dedham Community Theatre outside a men’s bathroom, where at…
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…
Arrested Development: Season Three (Fox) The final collection of Arrested Development discs feels sadly incomplete: only 13 episodes this time, the result of Fox’s inability to attract viewers to one of TV’s greatest comedies and the network’s unwillingness to give it a full farewell. But none of that diminishes the…
Have you ever looked into onrushing traffic and imagined how much damage you would cause with a simple crank of the steering wheel? If so, FlatOut 2 is the racing game for you. The latest entry in a genre best described as Evel Knievel meets NASCAR, FlatOut 2 lets you…
