Dictators are a certain kind of selfish, insecure insanity made manifest, and if you’re going to study them, Joseph Stalin is a good place to start. “Stalin” wasn’t even his real name. When he was 30, he changed it, so it would be “man of steel” in Russian — imagine…
Ask Angela Dazzio-Martinez how she’s doing in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, and she’ll offer a rueful laugh. “I’m not even sure what time I got to work this morning,” she admits. The mother of a 4-year-old daughter, Dazzio-Martinez returned to her Boca Raton home Tuesday after evacuating twice to…
Hurricane Irma tore through Jungle Island with 100 mph gusts and massive rain, ripping apart trees and blocking pathways through the park. But Christopher Gould, managing director of Jungle Island, insists his animal park has had reason to celebrate. All of Jungle Island’s 600 animals —which include orangutans, parrots, tigers and…
The tragic truth remains that all it takes in America for a white person to get away with killing a black person is for the white person to convince the right people — a judge, a jury, a prosecutor — of his or her own fear. If a white person…
It would have been easy for Angelina Jolie’s adaptation of Cambodian genocide survivor Loung Ung’s 2000 memoir to go ruthlessly and repeatedly for the emotional jugular. First They Killed My Father is, after all, the story of a young girl hurled into one of the 20th century’s most unthinkable nightmares…
Do you shop when you’re stressed? If so, you’ll be excited to hear that many Miami-area malls are reopening after Hurricane Irma. And even if you’re saving your money for home repairs or new hurricane shutters, you could probably use some time outside your home in a safe setting. Here…
It’s a sign of hope that Bill Morrison, arcane found-footage wizard and poet of nitrate decay, is nearly a household name, with his films routinely feted at the New York Film Festival, showcased in the Venice Biennial and, most brazenly of all, released onto actual movie screens. Using only archival…
Ordinarily, a building set right on the water with massive windows facing Biscayne Bay wouldn’t be most people’s choice for a hurricane shelter. But 14 staffers at the Perez Art Museum Miami rode out the storm in the museum’s downtown venue — and they might have been some of the…
The fish, birds, and reptiles living at downtown Miami’s new Frost Science Museum survived Hurricane Irma without injury, the museum reports.
You know the usual hurricane preparations: hanging shutters, boarding up your windows with plywood, stacking sandbags. But in Florida, nothing’s ever that boring. Plenty of Floridians put their own spin on storm prep — often with hilarious or head-scratching results. Best Meme: The internet’s favorite meme made an IRL appearance…
In Eliza Hittman’s debut feature, It Felt Like Love, a young girl tests the waters of adult sexuality, offering her body up to the statuesque bros who live in her Eastern Seaboard beach town. She tries her hardest to mimic the women in pornos, the ones all the boys want,…
An alliance of grassroots organizations has banded together to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Irma and secured a 12,000 square foot warehouse at EcoTech Visions in North Miami as headquarters for disaster refief. Some of the organizations are arriving fresh from Hurricane Harvey, including Third Wave Volunteers, Humanitarian Aid…
Yesterday Irma was a Category 5 hurricane. However, after a goth dance, she is today a Category 4 and veering away from Miami.
Jane Campion’s initial plan for Top of the Lake, her SundanceTV drama about sexual violence in a rural New Zealand town, was for the story of haunted detective Robin Griffin (Elisabeth Moss) to come to a full stop at the end of the first and only season. As the survivor…
The fate of the playhouse remains uncertain. Some locals believe that neglecting to protect the playhouse from hurricane damage could lead to a massive downsizing of the venue.
This morning, Art Basel Miami Beach announced its gallery exhibitors at this December’s massive fair at the Miami Beach Convention Center. In any other year, this would be an expected move by Art Basel; the fair usually releases its exhibitor list in early September. But today’s announcement comes as Art…
Panic about the impact of Category 5 Hurricane Irma has begun to spread rapidly in South Florida. Schools and businesses have closed, and officials recommend mass evacuation. Nevertheless, health and wellness experts say it’s important to remain calm and use stress-relief techniques to quell overwhelming anxiety…
Waffle House has been there for you at your best and worst moments, from picking up bae at the Fort Lauderdale airport at midnight, to nursing a hangover over biscuits before the night is even over. Now, Waffle House might also be there for you for some or all of…
You’ve got water, canned provisions, flashlights, and generator — but do you have the necessary apps loaded into your smartphone? If there’s anything South Floridians can learn from Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic floods in the Houston area, it’s that the right app could potentially save your life. Now is…
It floats in the darkness, unspooling onscreen with a sepulchral glow. It has waited for what seems like an eternity to meet the eyes of its audience, and it senses in them both anticipation and dread. Yes, there was that bizarre miniseries back in 1990 (God, remember Tim Curry in…
As Hurricane Irma inches closer to South Florida, the entire region is at risk — and that includes its cultural venues and events planned for the coming days. Many venues and event planners will follow the lead of Miami-Dade County when it comes to staying open. Here’s what we know…
As Hurricane Irma approaches, many of these events may be canceled or rescheduled. We will update this post as cancellations are announced. Thursday Thanks to rappers like Kodak Black and Zoey Dollaz, Haitian-Americans are more prevalent than ever in popular American culture. But what about les beaux arts? The Museum…
