Flip through your favorite gossip rag or the pages of Ocean Drive magazine. If you see a photo of a celebrity smiling at some Miami hotspot, Seth Browarnik probably had something to do with it.As the man behind World Red Eye, Browarnik has been shooting celebrities and local nightlife for…
Unless you forcibly blinded and deafened yourself after the onslaught of Twilight paraphernalia over the past couple of years, you’ve likely heard the nationwide shrieking of tween girls that signals the approach of The Hunger Games film release date (March 23). But don’t let the Harry Potter-sized hype fool you…
Miami may be one of the vainest cities in the country — but at least we look good doing it. In that spirit, we’re indulging our love of the superficial by spotlighting fashion finds in the 305.The Find: Lobster print silk shorts by Bianca Colette. The Shop: ISA Boutique has…
Nice guys always finish last. Assholes always get the girl. It’s a dating cliche, but to a certain extent, it’s true. If I had to pick a joke to use on a girl I’m chatting up at a bar, I wouldn’t go with “Why don’t aliens eat clowns? Because they…
Finally, the Basketball Wives are back in Miami and head straight to dinner to do what they do best: talk smack. And because the blogosphere is still talking about the little throw down between Tami Roman and Kesha Nichols, we are glad to see the ladies haven’t forgotten it, either.But…
The dark days of Winter have come to pass. Daylight Savings Time is back in effect. Drunken revelers have invaded our city. Yes, Spring is here, which means that ABC has once again made room in its schedule, which is otherwise full of shows with the word “bitch” in the…
It’s spring in South Florida, and you know what that means: the annual migration of a truly fascinating breed, the common Spring Breaker.So many of these specimens choose our home as their March and April vacation destination. Some make pilgrimages from far-off states in the Midwest. Others live and go…
Sorry, celebrity stalkers — we’ve had no official sightings of multibillion-dollar Transformers franchise director and part-time Miami Beach resident Michael Bay, nor have we seen any member of the the A-list cast he has assembled for Paramount Pictures’ Miami-based black comedy Pain and Gain, starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne “The Rock”…
Photography by Pamela Wasabi”>Fashion Breakdown: Purple dress (one year old; designer unknown); belt came with a skirt from the clearance rack at JC Penny; purse and leather boots from DSW; necklace from “a weird store in Alabama”; tattoo of bird in cage from Ocho Placas; Louisiana map tattoo: “I got…
Judging from the looks that walked the runways at Funkshion this weekend, the rest of the world thinks of Miami as a hybrid of Orlando and Las Vegas. There was the glitzy, showgirly Miami; the bikini-thonged Miami; and a touching, refreshing salute to Haitian culture in Miami. For better or…
View more photos from “The Record” at Miami Art Museum here.The Miami Art Museum’s new exhibit “The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl” opened Saturday night, drawing a bright mix of artists, art enthusiasts, and collectors to its mixed media group show exploring the intersection between visual art and music in…
Attention, Miami filmmakers: Your city’s funkiest, most 305-inspired film festival wants your work.Submissions are now open for the eighth year of the Borscht Film Festival, scheduled for the end of 2012. And if you have a film in the works — or even just an idea for a film –…
Carpe diem: seize the day. You guys know that saying, right? That’s what we did when we found out the Wayans Bros. were going to be in town.Shawn and Marlon Wayans touched down for three days of stand-up shows at the Miami Improv. So naturally, Cultist scurried over, pulled all…
Miami Music Week and Winter Music Conference combine to make this week pretty freaking great. Sadly, not all of us are able (or willing) to shill out hundreds of dollars for access to associated shows…and we haven’t even mentioned the ever-popular musical and monetary clusterfuck that is Ultra Music Fest.Whether…
There’s a reason the grassroots crowd loves the Gifford Lane Art Stroll. For one, it’s still enough under the radar that it doesn’t attract snooty types. Once a year, the thousands who flock to this sun-dappled corner of Coconut Grove gather at a street tented under a canopy of leaves…
Ah, the many cliches of St. Patrick’s Day: the wearing of shamrocks, the jaunty Irish music, and of course, the drinking of green beer. We have nothing against tradition, but isn’t it time for a few new tricks? Green beer has been done to death. And frankly, we’re tired of…
When he was 5 years old, Rodolfo Roman’s dad took him down to the studio of defunct AM station, Union Radio, where he learned the hard knocks of running your own radio show. Union Radio was the spot where independent journalists who emigrated from Central American countries like Nicaragua, where…
For most of the year, 22-year-old Denise Puente lives in a house with her parents and does medical billing for a doctor in Coral Gables. She likes taking pictures and hula hooping on the beach.But every February, she runs off to the Rainbow Gathering in Ocala National Forest to live…
They say that in times of economic hardship, fashion trends skew toward nostalgia and tradition. If that’s true, then yesterday’s Miami International University of Art & Design showcase of student work, presented at the Moore Building as part of Funkshion, is a sign of national recovery.Some designers went all-out wacky…
As a proud Miami resident, It’s hard to watch Bravo without feeling a little bitter. Why do Beverly Hills and Atlanta housewives get all the fame and glory, while our own tv series chronicling the lives of the Magic City’s wealthy, catfight-y ladies was nearly canceled due to low ratings?Well,…
Man, oh, man! It’s Friday, y’all. Another week of work has finally ceased and we’re granted two whole days to do whatever the hell we want.Getting wasted on green beer? Bottoms up! Hitting up your favorite DJ’s show? Dale. Perusing an art exhibit? Why, yes, thank you! Doing absolutely nothing?…
Fashion Breakdown: Boho white top from Mango in Spain; blue navy slacks from Forever XXI; sandals from DSW; headpiece from Wynwood Green fair vendor; purse bought in France…
