We are just as depressed as you are about the end of the swag-bag party season. We check our mailbox every day for glossy invites to fabulous hotel parties, to no avail. What are locals supposed to do all summer long? You could watch endless hours of crappy reality TV…
Regardless of which side of the bed one rolls off, the numbing effects of the daily grind battering your average working stiff can either temper the spirit or set the wheels of future spree killers spinning. Luisa Mesa seems determined to not buckle under those nasty curve balls life often…
If you want to see the Atlanta Braves at their best, now would be the time. Perennial contenders, the Braves traditionally begin each season slowly and, just when everyone thinks the mighty franchise has fallen on hard times, they start winning. And do not stop. It’s difficult to figure how…
Please be patient. We know you are bubbling over with anticipation, but you will have to wait until July 28 to catch Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx in Michael Mann’s feature film Miami Vice. In the meantime, to satisfy your craving for pastel cotton suits, white huaraches (the original mandal),…
If the swaying palms, lapping waves, and coconut-scented balmy breezes are tempting you to stay in your bikini all day, just do it. We won’t tell your boss if you call in sick with a case of summer flu and head to the Keys. The subtropical season is just heating…
Dear Bill: I must confess. My girlfriends and I have had a bit of a crush on you since the early Nineties. We were just college coeds at the time (just the right age, huh?), but we were dazzled by your boyish charm, the twinkle in your eyes, and your…
Bob Marley’s Exodus is Time magazine’s Album of the Century. That’s a weighty title for an album of earnest reggae ditties, but it is a well-deserved one; almost every song has become a timeless classic. “Natural Mystic,” “Three Little Birds,” “Jammin’,” and “One Love” are all on Exodus. Ask renowned…
There was a time when people moaned whenever Hollywood would remake — and thus suck the life out of — a classic movie. These days, Hollywood just sucks the life out of movies that weren’t that great in the first place. Ah, progress. Well, June 6, 2006, is upon us,…
You know how in most romantic comedies the best friends are nearly always more interesting than the actual leads we’re supposed to care about? The Break-Up doesn’t play that game. Vince Vaughn is the focus and the primary source of entertainment, which is all the more impressive when you consider…
Toward the end of Saraband, the uneven new film from legendary director Ingmar Bergman, a character sits down with his daughter, a taut girl who is obviously in emotional distress. “I have the feeling that some sort of discussion is coming on,” he says. Indeed it is — as it…
Samantha Salzinger may be able to find her way blindfolded around a sex shop. At least that’s what’s suggested by her provocative pieces on display at ArtCenter/South Florida. Salzinger is one of six local artists whose work is on display in the “Alternative Photographs” exhibit organized by indie curator Carol…
Enigmatic Figures: This exhibit touts Argentine Mateo Arguello Pitt’s breakout appearance at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries. The show also features works by Aurora Cañero, Maria Gamundi, and José Benito, who provide little more than background noise to Pitt’s quirky paintings. He, at least, has something to say. The female artists appear…
Will & Grace: Series Finale (Lions Gate) The way this got hustled to shelves, mere days after Will Truman and Grace Adler said their mushy farewells, you’d think this were some classic adios — another M*A*S*H or Cheers wrapup. Alas, it was just another Very Special Episode of a show…
If the creepy, self-flagellating albino monk in The Da Vinci Code really wanted to suffer, he’d drop his flesh-shredding cat-o’-nine-tails, pick up a controller, and play The Da Vinci Code videogame. It’s that bad. Now it can be told: The Da Vinci Code game is one of the crappiest, crap-lousy…
The Bette Davis Collection, Vol. 2 (Warner Bros.) A Fine Romance (Tango) Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster (Dark Sky) Freedomland (Sony) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Fox) Hercules/Mole Men Against the Son of Hercules (Image) John Wayne: An American Icon Movie Collection (Universal) The Kids in the Hall: Complete Season 4 (A&E)…
Divine. RuPaul. Lady Bunny. The fiercely costumed stars of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Drag queens have come a long way, baby! Strut along Washington Avenue or Ocean Drive any given weekend and you might encounter one of our equally fabulous local figures, like Daisy Deadpetals, Elaine…
It feels like summertime and, yes, the living is easy. But your hair becomes a frizzy mess the second you step into the maddeningly still and humid outdoors. You are thirsty and so is your hair. Refresh your spirit and pacify your locks with Bubbles & Blowouts at the amazing…
The flashy Miami lifestyle has provided fodder for some gritty, iconic films. Think of our sweltering city, and Scarface and Miami Vice instantly come to mind. It’s a small wonder that promising filmmaker Dave Rodriguez found inspiration living in South Florida. His admittedly bitter experience as a police officer in…
From the pageantry of Polynesian fire-dancers to the contemplative mystical arts of Tibet, the spirit of the Orient is being celebrated at Miami Dade College InterAmerican Campus through June 22 at the Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival. This series of events includes films, art exhibits, dance shows, martial-arts performances, and…
What kind of car does a cow drive? A cattle-ac. And where do cows go on dates? To the moo-vies. Yeah, our attempt at bovine humor is udder-ly ridiculous, but the Laughing Gas Improv promises its milkshakes are better than ours. The farm of funny folks will be kissing major…
It is the ultimate Zen exercise, and the way gas prices are rising, walking will also soon be a key element of America’s transportation system. When it comes to hiking trails, Miami offers plenty of compelling options: the loop at Shark Valley, the boardwalk at the main entrance of Everglades…
Tippling vino is not the best thing for diabetics, but when wine bottles are uncorked at the fifteenth annual Feast Among the Grapes, the “hangover” is a blessing. Live music and dancing serve as a backdrop to what local trend-makers have called the “hippest happy hour.” More important, proceeds from…
