At long last, Whit Stillman has adapted a Jane Austen book. To be sure, he has touched on her work numerous times — particularly in his 1990 directorial debut Metropolitan, in which an argument about Mansfield Park gave us the immortal line “I don’t read novels. I prefer good literary…
The first time I saw the documentary Weiner, at Missouri’s True/False Festival this past March, Donald Trump was boasting about the size of his cock during a presidential debate. Given the recent direction of our electoral politics, you might think that a film about former New York Representative Anthony Weiner…
The guiding principle of Lewis Carroll’s classics Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass is that logic does not exist. You tumble down rabbit holes and into mirrors willy-nilly, and you try to survive, feeling what you feel, having fun when you can — oh, and try not to drown…
Businessman Cesar Morales is launching the Allapattah Market, located on the outskirts of Wynwood. He hopes to open it in the fall. For the past three years, Morales’ bar, Wood Tavern, has hosted El Mini Market the last Sunday of every month. The outdoor fair showcases local artisans, artists, and…
Instagram user @oye_dairon (Dairon Vazquez) posted a video to his account Saturday afternoon with that familiar theme song from Game of Thrones. Wholly appropriate since the fifth episode of Season 6, “The Door” aired last night on HBO. (If you haven’t seen it yet because that rock you live under…
Happy Monday, Miamians. This week brings plenty of events, and the best part is they’re all free. Monday Adrienne Arsht Center Farmers Market at Arsht Center: With the expert guidance of The Market Company, the Adrienne…
Something troubling is afoot in Westeros: The heroes are beginning to outnumber the villains. The sixth season of Game of Thrones has already seen Jon Snow’s return from the dead, Arya Stark’s vision restored and — courtesy of two Stark children’s long-awaited reunion — the show’s first-ever tears of joy…
Pedro Telleria studied medicine at the University of Havana in the 1920s. He was later a successful builder and contractor in Miami’s MiMo district in the 1950s. And somehow, in all that time, he became one of the most influential Cuban orchestra leaders. Yet, if you did a quick Google…
Forget Seattle, Portland and Austin, Miami is the most beard-friendly city in America by measure of social media posts and Google searches, according to the nation’s biggest maker of facial trimmers. Wahl Inc, does an annual review of of cities, and Miami barely topped Washington, DC, last year’s winner, in…
Think of your favorite city and an old, iconic structure probably comes to mind. There’s the Empire State Building in New York, the White House in Washington, D.C., the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. As Miami is one of the most culturally…
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend — and Miami offers just about every activity. It’s three days of a festive cacophony of music, art, and frosty libations. Miami Flea returns this weekend, where you can find locally designed clothing and accessories, potted orchids and succulents,…
Never one to betray the courage of his convictions, Luca Guadagnino excels at the unrepentantly grandiose and ludicrous. The title alone of his previous narrative feature, I Am Love (2009), signaled operatic sweep and loony sincerity, qualities further exalted by the film’s visual ravishments and seductive voluptuousness. The Italian director’s…
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times…
Ilisa Rosal founded Ballet Flamenco La Rosa in 1985 and the company soon cultivated a renowned reputation for presenting flamenco, in all its forms, to local, national, and international audiences. This weekend it will premiere “La Gaviota,” a flamenco ballet and “Al Grano.” The program showcases the talent of artists…
Leslie Pantin is passionate about Cuba. Like really passionate. Nearly 18 years ago, the Cuban born American had a dream. He realized that for a country so full of tradition, there was not one known festival or event that honored its culture. So, in 1999 when everyone was worrying about…
Let’s break the bad news this way. Maria Bamford’s new Netflix series isn’t a disaster. It’s sometimes funny — it’s got comic genius Maria Bamford in almost every scene! — but only its finest moments bear the stamp of sensibility. Too often, this fitful, clamorous show feels Bamford-flavored rather than…
In addition to its current elephantine residents, Zoo Miami is about to get another one. This one, however, is inanimate. In celebration of Endangered Species Day (which is tomorrow, May 20), Trend Group (the world’s largest producers of full body glass mosaic, gold mosaic, and Venetian enamel) has donated a…
In 1990 and 1991 respectively, the following two books were published: The Year 200 by Agustin De Rojas, and Los Gusanos by John Sayles. The former was only available in Spanish, and the latter failed to make the impact that it might have made had it been published today. Every…
Beatriz Concha adjusted her dual-colored pink and violet wig before she promenaded into the Miami Airport Convention Center on Saturday morning for Out Con, Florida’s first LGBT comic book convention. At the event, which more than 500 people attended, the 22-year-old local sold artwork featuring famous animé characters at her…
Thursday, May 19 Satire is one of the highest forms of comedy, but that doesn’t mean it has to be stuffy. It takes a keen eye for observation and a blunt tongue for delivery. Comedians walk the fine line between offensive and hysterical with the grace of the flying trapeze…
This Friday, Cuba will celebrate its Independence Day. In Miami, Cuban-Americans will let out a collective sigh. After all, the island has almost never really been independent — after a struggle to gain independence from Spain at the turn of the century, it became an American playground. Then it fell…
Dance Now! Miami brings choreographer Edward Stierle’s evocative Lacrymosa home to South Florida this weekend. The performance comes more than 20 years after its premiere with the Joffrey Ballet and since the untimely death (at age 23) of Stierle, a Hollywood, Forida native. In Lacrymosa, the work and the life…
