Tim Burton doesn’t know it, but we are frenemies.Frenemies have a relationship that is both mutually beneficial or dependent while being competitive, and fraught with risk and mistrust. That’s exactly what Burton and I have. He needs me as an audience member, and I need him as a creative force…
So, President Obama supports gay marriage.He just moved up 69 cool points in our book, y’all!Even better news than that, though, is this: It’s finally Friday. At long last, we can kiss the last four days of torture goodbye. In about six hours, you’ll be free to partake in any…
Art Walk is heating up in Wynwood again, and with it comes a contrasting clash of imagery. You’ll see protestors. You’ll see riot police. And you’ll see an addled Britney Spears pummeling a Disney legend with her umbrella. This Saturday, starting at 6 p.m., culture vultures can swoop into a…
Pablo Francisco is a hilarious comedian with more impersonations in his bag of tricks than there are rocks in the average ounce of crack.When we caught up with him, he exploded with a full-on rant filled with amazing quotes about drinking, fighting, and doin’ the nasty. He’s performing six shows…
How does a beachfront weekend in South Beach for only $50 a night sound to you? Not into surf and sand? What about a five-star hotel in Coconut Grove, surrounded by parks and lush mangroves, for $40 a night?Oh, and by the way, these vacation spots aren’t for you. They’re…
Last night wasn’t exactly an ideal night for RAW to make its Miami debut. Aside from being a weekday, and the drenching rains hours earlier, this was the same night the Miami Heat faced the New York Knicks in the playoffs at the American Airlines Arena.Yet in spite of the…
I saw a man cry over a pair of breasts once, and I don’t blame him.Nestled between wire and lace contraptions sit the ultimate symbol of life: boobs. Ta-tas. Sweater puppies. Both functional and frivolous, boobs have been making men do strange things for hundreds of thousands of years.Miami artist…
As eye candy goes, Danielle Colby Cushman is the whole package. A self-described “dysfunctional rockabilly princess,” Cushman has some serious, pin-up style sex appeal, rocking retro eyeliner and ’50s hairstyles along with the tattoos that cover her chest.But don’t write Cushman off as just a chick on the side. On…
Like wine and cheese, pancakes and syrup, or Ryan Gosling and V-neck shirts, some of the finer things in life are best paired with, well, some of the finer things in life. Unfortunately, most of life’s finer things come with a hefty price tag, so putting two of them together…
Wynwood Art Walk: Clandestine Culture Takes Center Stage
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The Miami Marlins are not off to a very hot start. Sure, they have a brand-spanking-new stadium, uniforms, and home-run sculpture thing. But none of those things has produced hits or runs or many wins. One of the bigger letdowns has been the lack of hitting and power from outfielder…
DJ Fucked-Up is an artist of unmatched audial subtlety and a performer shrouded in a veil of mystery. Our investigations reveal he began his career as Daniel Heimenfrost, a genius with wind instruments. He achieved international notoriety for his performance of “Orificial Sacrifice,” which saw him stretch his musical boundaries…
For artist Kate Kretz, motherhood has been both a source of inspiration and a reminder of life’s delicate nature. After the birth of her daughter, she became agoraphobic, believing if she never left home with her child, nothing would harm the girl. The experience led to a body of work…
Hamlet, William Shakespeare’s brilliant tale of a Dutch prince who goes nuts trying to avenge the death of his father, has enthralled and captivated audiences for more than 400 years. And for good reason. It’s filled with amazing lines, suspense, thrills, a treacherous twist ending, ghosts, and a whole lotta…
Librarian — it’s a profession far more complex than the Dewey Decimal System. And for Ernest Greene, it was an overwhelmingly competitive field to find work. Naturally, he turned to chillwave. After earning a master’s degree in library and information science from the University of South Carolina and struggling to…
Not all musicals are good. Even fewer are great. But Disney’s The Lion King is truly one of a kind. “There is simply nothing else like it,” said the New York Times. It’s “a landmark event in entertainment,” raved Newsweek. “It’s the tits,” quipped one excited fan. From theater critics…
If Crosstown Rebels honcho Damian Lazarus is playing in Miami, it’s most likely taking place somewhere downtown. Probably at Electric Pickle or Space, where his forward-thinking sets are welcome with open arms. Lazarus doesn’t play to appeal to the Top 40 crowd, so you probably won’t hear the David Guetta…
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Lynne Golob Gelfman is one of those rare artists whose paintings transport viewers to a place far beyond the world of appearances. Gelfman creates abstract works rife with serialized geometric patterns and forms that undulate like ripples created by a stone tossed into water. At times, her canvases seem to…
