In Venus in Fur at GableStage, even the weather is choreographed. The play opens with a bracing thunderclap, one of many meteorological intrusions from sound designer Matt Corey. There’s no storm outside, at least not one we can see or hear battering the windows of the set. But, like brief…
When you think of the theater capitals of the world, you think of London, with its famed West End, and New York, with its Great White Way and dozens of other highly regarded companies. And at about this time next year, Miami will be one step closer to joining them…
When we interviewed the dreamy Daniel Craig for last week’s New Times, he left us not only with a feeling of hope for a better tomorrow but also with a doodle. Rather than turning his pen into a jet ski to escape our attempt to bisect him with eyes like…
As Art Basel looms for the 10th year in Miami Beach, WLRN will air an hour-long documentary on its influence on the Miami art scene. Through the eyes of several local artists and art scene movers and shakers, Rising Tide: A Story of Miami Artists presents a brisk, hour-long overview…
It’s been half a century since Ian Fleming introduced the world to James Bond, his evil nemeses, and of course, those sexy Bond girls. But after 50 years, the time has finally come to stop calling them “Bond girls” and start referring to them as “Bond Women.” These are adult…
If December is a perfect storm of tourist money, then November’s Wynwood Art Walk was a busy, local scene. A bustling NW Second Avenue hosted thousands of pairs of feet tromping through the city, spending dollars, and soaking up the creative atmosphere. The streets were a canvas for manic expression,…
Miami is home to the number one basketball team in the world, fame hungry reality stars, models, and acclaimed visual artists. But what many of us fail to realize is that Miami is also home to several authors, many of which are Pulitzer Prize winners, bestsellers, and established professors. We…
Green Room in Downtown Fort Lauderdale had to deal with New Times shenanigans as we celebrated our first annual South Florida Web Awards Saturday night. See also: New Times’ South Florida Web Awards at Green Room slideshow Nominees from Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Palm Beach gathered for drinks and performances…
It’s mid morning, and by now, let’s hope your weekend hangover is starting to subside. Whether you’re still hurting from Saturday night shenanigans or more recent Sunday evening escapades, a few more cups of coffee, some water cooler hydration breaks and a greasy breakfast sammie should help. To further aid…
For this special Sunday presentation of Real Housewives of Miami, we all find ourselves at the model beach volleyball tournament — an event we actually had the pleasure of attending last year. (Well, it was a pleasure for at least the first 10 minutes, after which we realized we needed…
We’re already more than a week into “Movember,” the charity initiative that puts men’s facial hair on proud display, and by now you’ve probably spotted dudes sporting everything from peach fuzz to bristly beards. (Hey, some dudes are hairier than others.) Either way, skipping the shave is a way to…
The biggest name at this year’s Miami Book Fair International is the white-suited New Journalism legend Tom Wolfe. His mammoth new novel, Back to Blood, purports to paint Miami in all its sexy, tribal, orgiastic glory. But the book with the most insight into the Magic City is actually a…
The American cigar market is a multi-billion dollar industry, the largest, and most lucrative in the world. And Miami is set to take its piece of the action with nationwide distribution of limited production runs of high-end rolls by the Wynwood Cigar Factory, manufacturing right in the heart of the…
Imagine this: Javier Bardem stops by your place unexpectedly, and he just won’t leave. You have a pleasant enough chat about his role as the villain in the new James Bond film, Skyfall, opening today. “Everything has to make sense with the story you’re telling,” he says. “Otherwise it is…
Reading is sexy. Books too. And authors. (Swoon.)The Miami Book Fair International (MBFI) is around the corner and we have been diligently researching MBFI’s sexiest offerings — both on the page and off.See also:- A Geek’s Guide to Miami Book Fair InternationalThere’s a noted rocker, true and sensuous tales of…
Few photographers captured the toil and turmoil of everyday survival that Parisians faced in the aftermath of World War II like Willy Ronis. The French lensman’s work, on display in a retrospective at the Dina Mitrani Gallery, is one of a number of shows worth catching at this weekend’s Second…
So. How about that president?! Listen, we’re not here to shove political propaganda down your throat. But we are here to tell you about booze, babes, and bikini basketball. Because that’s what Cultist does best. This weekend is jam-packed with stuff to do. But that shouldn’t be a surprise. This…
In Miami Beach, culture can be hard to come by. This is, after all, a town for whom celebrities turned out in force for the opening of a retail clothing chain.So when real culture’s within your grasp, you’ve gotta act. Like now, for instance. We’re giving away two tickets to…
Your average bookworm would get an absolute thrill from the Miami Book Fair International’s lineup next weekend. Uber-geeks, on the other hand, are going to totally, well, geek out. Event organizers have carved out an awesome space just for us nerdy types.See also:- Miami Book Fair International Announces Author Schedule-…
UR1, the music and art festival hitting Bayfront Park during Art Basel, is hosting a slew of big celebrities: Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West, Santigold, Animal Collective.But the biggest name to appear at UR1 is undoubtedly Andy Warhol.See also:- UR1 Festival Brings Giant Laser Beam to Downtown MiamiThe pop artist, famous…
Having a building as historic as the Lincoln Theatre, originally opened in 1936, transformed into a shopping destination can be a bit jarring at first. As we stepped foot within the massive space last night for the private opening of H&M’s flagship in South Beach, we wondered: Would anything remain…
To say the web ties worlds together seamlessly with invisible streams of data would be a gross understatement. So New Times is celebrating Miami’s greatest with our first annual South Florida Web Awards. We’ve scoured online media from news, to arts and culture, to food and music, and Twitter and…
