When it comes to hurricanes, planning ahead is key to avoid being blown into oblivion like so much loose shrubbery. Of course, it’s crucial to check off those hurricane preparedness lists, stock up on non-perishables, and plan your hurricane party. But the simplest matter of all is where you land…
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Did you guys see that win from the Heat last night?That was some play, y’all.Speaking of play, Boston may not be in such a cheery or playful mood this morning, but, obviously, we are. So, let’s celebrate our mini victory this weekend and maybe, just maybe, we’ll have a teeny…
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This week, the New York Post released a list of the top 10 most hated people in America. Everyone from Bernie Madoff to Casey Anthony were on that list. At number seven, you will find Kim Kardashian. Say what you will about her, but the girl has taken a reality…
It’s hard being a Miami Heat fan today. If you’ve been following the saga of the Eastern Conference Finals, you know that the Heat are down two games to three against the Boston Celtics — and that tonight’s game in Boston could end the Heat’s season for good.In just a…
Man and myth: in artist Luis Pinto’s latest exhibit, opening today at Kidrobot, the two are one and the same.Pinto’s “Before the Legends of Man” creates a continuous story that takes you on a journey into world mythologies. “My work is the developing of a mythology from scratch,” he explains,…
We’re in the dog days of summer, and on Second Saturdays, that means the arrival of the ubiquitous group exhibits that pay the rent during the slow, rainy season.Every June, many local galleries shift away from solo shows showcasing their top stable ponies, toward offerings more like this Saturday’s Belmont…
It’s fitting that Bill W., a documentary that recalls the life of Alcoholics Anonymous co-founder William G. Wilson, lacks the bells and whistles of modern-day special effects and features. Wilson’s story, one of heartbreak, recovery, and heroism, is a serious one, and the never-before-seen photographs, letters, diary entries, and speeches…
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Donald Trump has a lot on his plate these days: running hotels, condo buildings, and casinos around the world; throwing yearly international beauty pageants; campaigning for presidential election. And don’t forget the most daunting task of his billion-dollar empire: keeping his hair in place. Now he wants to be in pictures…
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Ray Bradbury was a man who hated the media. So it’s with a sad irony that, we at Cultist offer a tribute to the author of our favorite seventh-grade mandatory read, Fahrenheit 451. We dug his brutal truth-telling, his words of wisdom, his work ethic.Sadly, Bradbury moved on to that…
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When Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall squared off in the Ultimate Fighting Championship octagon in Australia two months ago, it was UFC’s first fight in its new flyweight division. After a somewhat controversial ending in which Johnson was initially declared the winner, only to later find out there had been…
You know who wants to be outside in Miami these days? No, seriously, we’re asking, because we sure as hell don’t. Now that hurricane season is in full effect, South Florida feels more like the dank, humid armpit of America than, um, another part of its anatomy. Even nighttime offers…
The Roots is undeniably one of the most celebrated music collectives on late-night television. We’ll even go as far as to say the Philadelphia-based group is one of the most celebrated collectives in music, period. Since its inception in the late ’80s, cofounders Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “Questlove”…
In the digital age, vinyl records are pretty much museum pieces. With even CDs obsolete, those old black circular slabs can seem downright prehistoric. Still, there’s something about the satisfying crackle and pop of a record. And in today’s cool-kid culture of considering everything old to be new again, it’s…
To those raised by cable television in the mid-’00s, Christian Finnegan is immediately recognizable for two things: his tour of duty on VH1’s talking-head show, Best Week Ever, and his standout performance as Chad, the meek white housemate who eventually meets his demise via gut-stabbing in the classic Chappelle’s Show…
Gye Hoon Park is a budding conceptualist whose down-to-earth vision germinates from the simple form of a bean sprout. The Korean artist is known for layering organic sheets of rice paper to create a sort of a seed bed, from which he intricately cuts innumerable curved shoots that spring forth…
