Arts & Culture

Hey there, daddy-o. The groovy Michael Chabon will give Miamians a taste of the West Coast at an appearance to support his latest hiptastic book, Telegraph Avenue, this Monday at Books & Books (265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables). The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s seventh novel joins a list of literary successes,…

It’s week six in the NFL season, and surprise, surprise, the Miami Dolphins aren’t quite as crappy as we thought. Sure, they’ve had tough losses against the Cardinals and Jets, but a lot of that has to do with Dan Carpenter’s fragile kicker’s ego. Thankfully, bright spots have been aplenty…

Dear University of Miami fans, friends, and alumni: There has been some friendly criticism from the national media concerning the lack of attendance at Hurricanes football games this season. Silly national media. They didn’t realize this is just some sort of practical joke, obviously, by the clever football folks of…

Miami’s diverse, thriving indie cinema scene is about to get even bigger. O Cinema, named Best Art-House Cinema in this year’s New Times “Best of Miami” issue, will open a second location in Miami Shores in October. O Cinema at MTC (9806 NE Second Ave., Miami Shores) is partnering with…

Some say autumn is the season for pumpkins; others (the smart ones) know it’s the season for beer. Oktoberfest brings out all the best brews, Halloween parties offer fun gatherings for drinking them, and pre-holiday stress means you probably need to knock back one or two. In honor of fall’s…

When Jaime Ferreyros attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1981, he found himself fascinated by the infinite possibilities of what he could capture with his camera. “Shooting in black-and-white film was what I loved the most. But in 2009, my world was redefined when my…

In his 2011 comedy concert, Laugh at My Pain, Kevin Hart dedicated a portion of the set to his good friend Dwyane Wade and why they can’t kick it anymore. “That’s a good friend of mine. I love Dwyane to death,” he sad in the act. “[But] here’s the thing:…

In an effort to marry food and fashion, Toscana Divino (900 S. Miami Ave., Miami) will fly in sommeliers and designers and then pair them with chef Marco Stabile for Wine & Fashion Florence Week this Thursday and Friday. Stabile and fellow chef Julian Baker created the “L’accademia della Cucina…

Startlingly intimate and direct, 5 Broken Cameras, a first-person doc by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, requires multiple viewings for anyone eager to work out how it could have been shot with such precision and visual ingenuity under such plainly chaotic conditions. The film is an account of five years…