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Showing 13883 - 13904 of 33083More Hair spray Than Hairspray
OK, so this summer’s film version of Rock of Ages was pretty much a bomb — a star-studded, $75-million quagmire that, if it’s lucky, might receive a consolation-prize Oscar nomination for costumes or sound mixing. It’s unfortunate that this messy adaptation was most audience members’ introduction to the otherwise winning…
Thirty’s Company
South Florida has a rich history of bringing same-sex plays to the stage, but theater about the transgendered? Their glass ceiling has yet to be fully broken. Which is why a play like Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own Wife, which will be presented by Zoetic Stage this…
Miami’s Five Spookiest Halloween Attractions
Miami has a country-wide rep for being a scary place. Not only is the thought of our multi-cultural population a political conservative’s worst nightmare, but the “Miami Zombie” incident earlier this year didn’t do much help to win favorable opinions across the nation, either.Whatever. If there’s one thing Miami is…
MIA Goes Broadway: The Arsht Center Brings the Great White Way to the Magic City
The Adrienne Arsht Center’s Broadway in Miami 2012-13 season raises the curtain on a lively lineup of entertainment that brings new dazzle and classics to audiences eager to step out with a song.See also:- The Five Most Exciting Stage Events at the Arsht This Season…
Skrawberry’s Guide to Letting Your Husband Love Strip Clubs
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
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Bacardi Buildings Sold to National YoungArts Foundation for $10 Million
When Bacardi moved its headquarters to Coral Gables in 2009, it left behind two ornately tiled buildings at 2100 Biscayne Blvd. Preserved by historic status, but too pricey for most buyers in a down economy, the structures have sat unused for the better part of the last three years.See also:-…
Airport 24/7: Miami: Guns, Peanut Butter, and Doo-Doo at MIA
Airport 24/7: Miami is the Travel Channel’s latest reality send-up, following a rag-tag bunch of airport employees at our very own MIA.& The series premiere introduces us to the cast of characters and laid down a good framework for a season which is certain to be rife with “only in…
Design Miami 2012 Visitors Will Enter Beneath A Giant Inflatable Canopy
In 2011, Design Miami attendees who tired of wandering around Fendi’s cloth furniture and scoping out the Audi on the light-up flooring congregated outside the fair’s entrance inside a giant wooden structure, sort of an open-air cave for artsy hipsters.In 2012, we predict, they’ll mostly just stand around outside and…
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Broke Versus Airport 24/7: Miami: What to Watch Tonight
As South Florida’s film industry continues to develop, locals have more and more chances to see a slice of Miami on their tv screens each night. Two made-in-Miami projects debut tonight, in fact: Rakontur’s 30 for 30 documentary Broke, and Travel Channel’s reality series Airport 24/7: Miami.See also:- Billy Corben…
International Contemporary Jewelry Fair Brings the Bling During Art Basel
They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. But rubies, opals, sapphires, emeralds and platinum will do in a pinch. So if you’ve got big bucks and a special lady in your life, the International Contemporary Jewelry Fair (ICJF) is the perfect place to score big points.See also:- MIA’s Seafair…
Goodbye, Gallery Girls: Amy’s Redemption and the Mystery of the Missing Liz
Oh, Gallery Girls. We hardly knew ye. In just eight episodes, you wowed us with your hipsterness, entertained us with your twisty mouths and your bird couture, and annoyed us with your French press coffee and your senses of entitlement.See also:- Angela Pham on “Blonde Drama”- Last week’s Gallery Girls…
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Miami’s Five Best (and Cheapest) First-Date Attractions
When it comes to first dates and getting to know the real person behind a potential mate’s OkCupid profile, sometimes dinner and a movie just don’t cut it. It doesn’t take Dr. Phil to figure out that a boring courtship can lead to a boring relationship life, which of course…
The Ten Hottest Tricked-Out Rides at the Nurotag Car Expo
Nurotag brought import, luxury, sport, domestic, exotic and retro cars to woo auto geeks at Wynwood’s Soho Studios Saturday. And it wasn’t just a showcase — the audience got to decide the winner of “Best in Show” by tweeting and Instagraming their favorite car’s unique hashtag, which was visible on…
Dexter, Season Seven Episode One: Last Night’s Five Biggest Spoilers
For fans of bloodthirsty murderers, noirish narration, and vigilante justice, last night was a long-awaited holiday. Dexter, Showtime’s drama about a serial killer who kills serial killers, returned with a season seven premiere that might foreshadow one of the best seasons yet.Past seasons of the show have dragged a bit…
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Four Fall Activities You’ll Only Find in South Florida
After a long, internal-organ-fryingly hot summer, fall has finally arrived here in the Magic City. Sure, our climate conditions have remained relatively the same since July — rain, sunshine, rain, more rain, you know the drill. But soon, we’ll be lounging by the pool on those perfectly balmy days that…
Gallery Girls‘ Angela Pham on Art Basel, Miami Stereotypes, and Liz and Amy’s “Blonde Drama”
Tonight, we say goodbye to Gallery Girls. It’s show we love to hate to secretly really love. (If our alma mater finds out we’re fans, we’re pretty sure they’ll take back our diploma.)See also:- Liz Margulies: “Amy is Her Own Worst Enemy”- Last week’s Gallery Girls recapFor us, the show,…
Free Events This Week: Oktoberfest, Unlikely Heroes, Titanic Blues Jam
Well hello again, October. We’ve missed your liberal stance on day-drinking, your copious amounts of candy, and your (eventual) dip in humidity.And while the weather might not feel much like fall yet, autumn is upon us. So spend the week pretending you live in a city with seasons and get…
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Miami’s Five Biggest Sapingos: September Edition
Last Sunday morning, estaba cojiendo tremenda nota en after hours y la nota me dio una idea to dedicate one of my weekly articles to naming the five biggest sapingos in Miami for each month.See also:- Pepe Billete’s Guide to After Hours- Pepe Billete’s Open Letter to Micky Arison- Pepe…
Miami Indie Cinema Fall Preview: Miami Connection, For Ellen, Tom Wolfe, Bettie Page, and Beyond
Good news for local indie film fans: Miami is flooded with a plethora of choices for the coming months. See also:- Samsara: A Stunning Film Meditation- Miami Connection: The Best Trailer You’ll See All DayIf you love cinema, the fall and early winter can be both the most rewarding and…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Looper‘s Violence, Morality, and Mind-Melding With Bruce Willis
He garnered national attention at a young age playing an alien posing as teen in 3rd Rock from the Sun and infiltrated the human subconscious as a dream architect in Inception. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is no stranger to science fiction, and he’s put on one of his most interesting performances to…
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Dexter Returns Sunday: Designer Jessica Kender on Season Seven, Florida Weirdness, and Creating Miami on the West Coast
Shows about Miami are notorious for misrepresenting the city’s look and layout. But if ever there were a show that got Miami right, Dexter would be it. The equatorial light streams in hard through partially opened shutters. Touches of saturated color–blood reds, hot pinks–make white, otherwise boring rooms pop. Neon…