At times, Miami may not seem like the friendliest city for children. Given our reputation for Brazilian bikinis, drunken debauchery and EDM, it’s no wonder some parents (and bewildered aunts and uncles) are clueless about how to occupy their kiddos. Luckily, Miami is a complex metropolis. There are actually lots…
Hacking scandals are a dime a dozen. From Wikileaks to Edward Snowden to the Sony debacle late last year, subversive tech-savvy hackers are using our interconnected world to undermine established power centers. Amir Baradaran is looking to use that same interconnectivity to subvert canonical art establishments across the world. The…
You’ve worked hard to enjoy the weekend, and now it’s finally here. This weekend the Magic City offers up some of its best entertainment, from museums to 70s rockers, Weezy, and theater. It’s all at your fingertips. Happy weekend, Miami. Friday: KC & the Sunshine Band at Hard Rock Live: If…
Calling all fashionistas. Now that we’ve got your attention, it’s time to let you know that the spending forecast for this weekend looks rather high. That’s because the Gilt City Warehouse Sale is coming back to Miami for the first time since November 2013, and so do the savings since…
Forget pigs in a blanket. Pigs in pink bows, bathing suits and pearls are way better. That’s why the world has fallen in love with Priscilla and Poppleton, two very adorable, very photogenic mini pigs. Prissy and Pop, as they’re colloquially known, are Instagram celebrities, boasting a whopping 422,000 followers…
Cards Against Humanity is arguably the best game in the history of ever. It puts Monopoly, Pictionary, and even Scrabble to shame. A crass, pop culture-inspired laugh riot, it’s the ultimate bonding experience for friends and strangers alike. And now there’s a version that’s all about Miami. The folks at…
Bet you didn’t think an entire show could be based on a Friends joke. Comedy Central UK’s I Live with Models centers around Tommy, a schlubby barista thrown into the Miami fashion industry when his perfect hands are discovered. His new hand-modeling career comes with a new living situation, sharing…
For all its complexities and portrayals in pop culture, war is an act that tears and disjoints, fractures, and reshapes those who fight it and those who love them. Basetrack Live explores what happens after the fracture. A theatrical character study, it focuses on the real lives of Marine veteran,…
With Miami’s creative world on the up and up, the need for affordable working spaces is growing rapidly. And while traditional places like Büro, Pipeline, and Miami Shared have had their share of success, creatives are seeking spaces that offer more than just office space, but a shared community where…
On a recent Monday morning, artist Xu Bing stands at a lectern at the Frost Art Museum. He’s teaching a group of fifth-graders from North Miami’s W.J. Bryan Elementary, a museum magnet school, a new language he calls “Chinglish.” Xu’s unconventional lingo is a method of writing English words in…
We’re two films in to the kiddie-dystopia Divergent franchise, and it’s still unclear if the sequel’s director, three screenwriters, eight producers, and especially original novelist Veronica Roth have bothered to double-check a dictionary. Divergent, and now this new sequel Insurgent, tracks the monotone mishaps of Tris (Shailene Woodley), a very…
“The public really doesn’t listen when they’re being told straightforward facts,” says the Amazing Randi. The magician, escape artist, and tiny lion of principled skepticism, now north of 80, leans forward in a black chair, all knees and elbows and Old Testament beard. If it weren’t for that sharpie’s suit…
It’s not every day that one experiences a film that explores both the perils of domesticity and sadomasochism with a genuinely romantic narrative. Yet, that’s exactly what Peter Strickland does with his latest film, The Duke of Burgundy. The film depicts a sadomasochistic partnership between two women: lepidopterist, Cynthia (Sidse…
Gallery Diet has been a part of Wynwood’s art scene long enough for all our readers to be able in imagining its layout; so we’ll say out loud exactly what you’ll think when you walk inside: what a waste of space – and intentionally so. Mateo Tannatt, an LA-based artist…
Céline Sciamma’s pained, thrilling, observational tale of growing up broke and black in slab-like Paris flats is no rebuke to Boyhood, but its besties-dancing-to-Rihanna rhapsody eats the lunch of that bit where Richard Linklater has Ethan Hawke drone on about Wings. They sing, “We’re beautiful like diamonds in the sky!”…
In the action thriller The Gunman, Sean Penn, at age 54, looks neither old nor young. He’s been in training to look this age for a long time. Even as a relative kid, in 1982’s Fast Times at Ridgemont High, his sailor-on-shore-leave mug had a wry, quizzical roughness to it;…
For most of us, just getting our dogs to sit still for an Instagram shot requires a pound of bacon and a hefty dose of Pet-Ease. Then there’s Q the pom, Miami’s model canine and subject of a new book: A Handbook for Dog Walkers. Miami-based photographer Tomáš Werner was helping…
While the name sounds almost charming, Doral’s Coco Farm was anything but. The 70-acre property was a house of horrors for chickens, goats, pigs, cows, and dogs. Animals were bought and slaughtered in the presence of customers; stabbed with rusty blades and sometimes boiled or skinned while still alive. Thankfully,…
We spent the last week counting down the fifty films shot and set in Miami. And let’s be honest some of them were bad, some were forgettable, and some were just downright offensive. But we’re finally to the good stuff. Here are our top ten Miami movies, from comedy to…
Thank you, St. Patrick’s Day, for giving average lads and lasses an excuse to get belligerent during the work week. Whether you’re gearing up for the sloppy holiday or resisting the temptation, Miami provides plenty of options for this unpredictable week. Doubly lucky for you, we’ve compiled a big pot…
If anyone understands beauty upkeep, it’s you, Miami. Yes, New Times is getting a little nip and tuck and coming back to you very soon looking a bit more, um, refreshed. While we’re gone, there won’t be any new content on our site until midday Monday, March 16. (It takes…
Spring is the season in which we traditionally embrace notions of rebirth and renewal. It’s a time when the weather starts getting warmer, when we become eager to clean house, do some gardening, or to escape the soul-withering environs of the big city to commune with nature. See also: Locust…
