It’s as rare as seeing Sasquatch or the Chupacabra. But when Mike Miller suits up for the Miami Heat and his thumbs are in working order, good things happen. (It’s not quite the same when his thumbs are busted up like they were most of last season, or when Sasquatch…
Who’s the world’s most badass documentary filmmaker? Pamela Yates is a strong contender. As a baby-faced emerging director 29 years ago, she provided the only known footage of genocide carried out by the Guatemalan army during a civil war that pitted a military junta against indigenous peasants. Unafraid in her…
Prediction: Pinball, a seemingly forgotten pastime once enjoyed by children, teens, and adults alike, will see a worldwide resurgence, particularly a spike among the hip, 15- to 55-year-old demographic, by the end of 2012. We’re basing this forecast entirely on SoundScape Cinema Series’ showing of Tommy this Wednesday at 8…
Men think they have a lot of work to do for Valentine’s Day. Little do they know the time and the pain women put in just to get ready for a V-Day date. At least Femme Factory, bringing over 30 beauty, spa and apparel vendors to Grand Central today, is…
Let’s take it back to the basics: Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, classic Russian ballet masters. That’s what the Grigorovich Ballet Company is all about, with no apologies. The company was founded by someone still referred to as “maestro,” Yuri Grigorovich, the famed choreographer and director of the Bolshoi Ballet from the ’60s…
It’s hard out there for a performance artist—or almost anywhere else, for that matter. Performance art is one of the most challenging and unusual forms of creative expression around, and as a result, it fits in almost nowhere. Luckily, the Miami Light Project provides recognition for these artists with its…
You probably only recently recovered from the time you spent with your family during the holidays. Your mother persistently asked when you’re getting married, your father tried to push the Republican presidential candidates on you, and your sister’s 4-year-old wouldn’t take a break from his shrill screaming. Family drama is…
Hip-hop has become one of the most significant and influential movements in music and dance during the past 30 years. It has changed the way we look, move, and groove. Unfortunately, it has also been mired in misogyny. The groundbreaking Brooklyn group Decadancetheatre is changing that for the better. The…
Fashion Breakdown: White blazer from Ralph Lauren; jumper and boots bought at Macy’s; net necklace from Arielle Depinto; white canvas bag from Freegums; black bicycle helmet from a friend; glasses from LensCrafters; nails from Jen Stark…
If you’re a Vh1 junkie like ourselves, there is a good chance you have caught classics like Rock of Love Bus with Bret Michaels or Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch. But no one did fake love competitions better than Flavor Flav with Flavor of Love. If we told you we had…
We generally loathe the Shit [Insert Lame Stereotypes] Say meme. But when it comes to Shit Miami Girls Say … and guys, it’s spot-on. So we were super, super, super excited to see that the crew behind the original is back with Part 2. Check out all the new additions…
They’re snuggly. They’re snooty. They’re hilarious. Is it any wonder our Internet tubes are clogged with cats? They’re like a living, breathing, addictive substance — one huff, and you become a raging Elmyra: “I’m gonna hug you and kiss you and love you forever!”We estimate that for more than a…
This week, Miami’s lucky number is six.Hot on the heels of the city’s ranking as America’s sixth trashiest Spring Break destination, Inside College has ranked the University of Miami at #6 on its list of “most fun” institutions of higher learning in the U.S. — beating out every other Florida…
Today is Working Naked Day! But don’t get too excited. As much as you want the cute girl from accounting to know that you have a totally sweet tattoo of a hyena using nunchucks while surfing on the back of a giant piranha on your ass, today is not the…
Miru Kim’s not the only lady who’s gotten naughty at Primary Projects. With her solo show opening February 11, artist Jessy Nite sinks her teeth into the seedy world of the rich. According to Nite, the title “Bad As I Wanna Be” is about more than just partying and “being…
The Step Up movies all have essentially the same plot: Boy meets girl. They dance. They fall in love. They live, and dance, happily ever after. But there’s something a little different about Step Up 4: It all takes place in Miami.From the looks of the trailer, released this week,…
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…
The accolades just keep on coming, Miami. In an announcement that surprised no one, COED Magazine released its top 10 list of the trashiest spring break destinations in the U.S.A. — and our very own Miami Beach ranks #6.The magazine, which is also known for its daily snapshots of women…
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 digital print fabric loop from Habit Boutique by S.Marcos. While this is…
“What’s the Puppy Bowl,” you reluctantly ask? It’s Animal Planet exploiting a bunch of cute puppies and forcing them to play their own brand of football on national television on Super Bowl Sunday. Yes, it’s a thing.The fact that people even enjoy rugby’s pussy little cousin football at all is…
Magnus Sigurdarson stands on the corner of Ali Baba and Barack Obama Avenues in Opa-locka while holding a cardboard sign that reads, “Occupy My Innocence.” “The ‘Other’ is in the White House,” cracks the Icelandic artist, who has appropriated the Moorish-themed municipality as the conceptual stomping grounds for his show…
We expected the Republican primary to be a horror show. But we didn’t know it would come to this.If you’re an Internet dweeb (like, uh, this friend we have, yeah, that’s how we know about this stuff), you’ve already heard the legend of Slender Man. He’s an evil shape-shifter that…
