If you still doubt that Miami has promise as a budding hotbed for independent film, you’re clearly just not paying attention. Four short films from the Borscht 2011 Film Festival have been selected to be showcased at the 2012 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas,…
The original title of this post was “Six Things You Don’t Know about Kate Upton.”But y’know what? We all know the real reason you’re reading right now. And it’s not, as they say, “for the articles.”Still, we had to add some something between these shots and videos of the Melbourne,…
Miami’s not exactly renowned for its fabulous public transport system. But this month, there’s a new company trying to get you off the streets. Miami Water Taxi bills itself as a fun way for tourists to check out our city, as well as a fresh new way for locals to…
Prepare to be shocked.No, seriously. If you’re interested in playing Ultimate Taser Ball — and you should be, because according to its website, it’s “the future of sport” — you literally need to be ready to be electrocuted at any time. When we discovered a promo video for taser ball…
Who says Miami’s not an international trendsetter?Right now, the Fall 2012 ready-to-wear collections are showing in the tents at New York Fashion Week. Fashionistas that we are, we’ve been tracking all the action. And though much of what we’ve seen has been that typical New York black-and-grey boringness, a few…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 150 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling our honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
This past weekend’s news about R&B and pop icon Whitney Houston’s death still seems unbelievable to us. But even with all the demons that seemed to haunt her until her untimely passing, we’d still like to remember her as The Voice.So let’s take a look back at a bit of…
Showtime finally confirmed yesterday what we already knew: the second season of its sports documentary series, The Franchise, a weekly show that gives viewers behind-the-scenes looks at professional baseball teams, will feature your Miami Marlins.”Miami is not only one of the most sexy and cosmopolitan cities in the country, but…
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: A pair of white skinnies with an exposed zipper peeping out of…
Valentine’s Day is one occasion when most folks — even those of us who like to live outside the box, then take a chainsaw to it until all that’s left are infinitesimal flecks of cardboard — choose to go the traditional route, and showering our mates with flowers, candy, and…
There’s no denying Miami’s weird-ass ways. So every other week, Welcome to the Future addresses the absurdity of life in the Magic City — in comic art form, naturally…
Look, you’re not the only one who’s bitter and alone on Valentine’s Day. But don’t turn into one of those cowards who are “happily single” and labeling it a Hallmark holiday. Nobody likes to be alone on V-Day — but that doesn’t give you an excuse to lock yourself in…
Fashion Breakdown: Top and cardigan by J. Crew; sunglasses by Dior; earrings from Chanel; jeans are from Citizens Of Humanity; belt by H&M; shoes from House Of Harlow; bag by Michael Kors…
Miami New Times’ Mastermind Awards honors the city’s most inspiring creatives. This year, we received more than 150 submissions, which our staff narrowed to an elite group of 30. We’ll be profiling our honorable mentions, and eventually the finalists, in the weeks to come. This year’s three Mastermind Award winners…
As your Cultist correspondent writes this report, she is still holding an ice pack to her cheek as a result of minor impact injury from being pelted with thousands of tomatoes at the Flying Tomato Smash & Bash that took place at Tobacco Road on Saturday. The sticky soiree, a…
When you’re living in Miami, spotting celebs is nothing new. But it’s on a different level here in New York — especially at Fashion Week. Let’s just say the A-listers are running rampant. In one day, I ran into Dita Von Teese, Anderson Cooper and a couple of Jonas Brothers…
Is the Magic City ready to challenge well-established art capitals around the globe as a cultural destination? Can we convince the world’s 1% that there’s a sustainable, year-round market here for contemporary art? Nick Korniloff thinks so. That’s why he’s debuting the inaugural version of Art Wynwood this weekend. “We…
With the recession in full effect, and Valentine’s Day dinner reservations at a premium, plenty of couples will be staying in to snuggle over a movie on February 14. But what film to choose?There are thousands of lists of romantic films floating around in cyberspace, and most of them are…
We know what you’re thinking: “Goddammit, I hate Valentine’s Day.” We know, we know. We hate it too. It’s mere commercialized mockery of love and affection — baloney with a side of bullshit.We’ll bet tons of you readers out there won’t have anyone to snuggle with on the night of…
Remember the time Lady Gaga arrived at the Grammys in an egg? Or the time Nicki Minaj showed up as a leopard-Elvira hybrid? How about Jennifer Lopez’ famous, plunging green dress?At most awards shows, celebrities get all dolled up in designer gowns and diamonds and parade around like royalty. Grammy…
February has been a pretty rough month thus far. In the past 12 days alone, The Real Housewives of Miami has been confirmed for a second season; we found out everyone is cheating on everyone; and Rick Santorum won three caucuses, which is just…we can’t.In the spirit of improving the…
It’s official: Fashion Week is in full swing and it’s everything I ever expected it to be. Everywhere you turn, it’s clothes, accessories, hungry models, obnoxious editors, celebs, hot foreigners, etc.But there is some bad news. If you weren’t a fan of the styles of the ’90s, you wont be…
