At first glace, Young Goethe In Love seems like Germany’s version of Shakespeare In Love. The parallels of the two men and their literary works of genius are certainly there. Much like Shakespeare In Love, Young Goethe portrays the literary giant as a young man, listless, wandering, his genius untapped…
Attention, Human Beings! We have some news that is cool, cool, cool. We’ve been worried that the critically adored, genre-defying, pop-culture-skewering show Community would never return from the purgatory of “indefinite hiatus” imposed by NBC last year. But on Friday, the network’s entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt told reporters that Community…
Tina Fey. Not only is she a Bossypants, but the Philadelphia-born comedian, writer, and producer is also a hater — according to fellow Philadelphian and NBC co-worker Questlove. The afro-picked drummer went on Bravo’s new late night show, Watch What Happens: Live, and called Fey out for not showing his…
Upon opening the door to Richard Höglund’s “Hysterical, Sublime…” show at Gallery Diet on Friday, our first reaction was to blink. The interior is so brightly and glaringly white and pristine that it hurts for just a moment until your eyes adjust. At first, the white overpowers everything. Then you…
Ah, Facebook. It’s both the best loved and most hated site on the Internet, providing you with hours of procrastination material at the office while simultaneously providing evil corporations with your personal information. With each new timeline twist and resetting of its privacy settings, users worldwide utter one universal cry:…
If you’re anything like us, you’re still groggy and discombobulated after a weekend in which you definitely should not have had so many Jack and Cokes. But before you can move on to next weekend (and to a whole new set of irresponsible decisions), you’ll have to grit your teeth…
Fashion Breakdown: Led Zeppelin T-shirt; red cross necklace; LeSportsac bag; Batman button pin and skull stockings from eBay; skort and Docs from Goodwill; pony from Peru…
More than an awesomely titled play by prolific playwright Stephen Adly Guirgis, The Motherfucker With The Hat, which opened last night at GableStage, is a production taut with tension, is sardonically funny, and is carried by its sharp, quick, vulgar and whip-smart dialog that is both hilarious and thought-provoking.It’s a…
There’s no doubt that Miami City Ballet is graceful. The debut this weekend of “Viscera,” a new work by choreographer Liam Scarlett, proves the company has guts. The 25-year-old choreographer with Britain’s Royal Ballet created the piece specifically for MCB dancers by channeling the power of the principal women. On…
Have you not heard of the Have-Nots? They produce comedy with a purpose, according to their mission. Miami comedians have joined forces to form a tribe of talent, putting on shows of the highest quality.They’ve asked Johnny Trabs — extremely funny guy, CBS Miami’s “Best Comic in Miami 2010,” SunPost…
Miami’s hotties have long been overlooked by the rest of the nation. (We think they’re just jealous.) So it’s refreshing to see one of our own get the recognition she deserves — especially when she’s this fun to look at.Livin La Vida host Stella Vidal was ranked #52 on mostbeautifullist.com’s…
During last night’s triple overtime showdown between the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks, NBA Hall of Famer-turned-broadcaster Charles Barkley opened up about his new gig as Weight Watchers’ celebrity spokesperson. During a first quarter commercial break, Barkley told his TNT comrades Reggie Miller and Marv Albert that Weight Watchers is…
Happy New Year, Miami. That’s it. That’s the last time you’ll hear us say it. We’re six days removed form the start of 2012 and calling faux pas on anyone blurting out well wishes this deep into the new year. Consider this weekend roundup your final holiday gift — we’re…
Just stroll the halls of the local asylum, and the mellifluous yet deranged cries from the psych patients are sure to convince you that music and mental illness were simply made to go together. In any case, that’s the conclusion Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkie came to when they composed…
Fashion Breakdown: Turtleneck top from American Apparel; earrings are her own design (Piaz Jewelry); shoes from Aldo; shorts, vest and leg-warmers all from The Atelier E (her own label)…
Greed. Corruption. Mountains of cocaine. If you read those three words and the image that pops to mind is of Emma Stone, we are genuinely concerned for you. But we also know you’re not alone. Stone recently signed on to play a wild child who travels to Miami to sell…
If you’ve never heard of it, then you better recognize: It was here long before Art Basel and Art Miami started to draw in huge crowds at the end of each new year. Kicking off the beginning of the new year for Miami’s art circuit is the 61st Annual Beaux…
Ted Rall says the end of world as we know it is near. According to his vision, the economy will continue to deteriorate, the government will disintegrate, and the United States will either break apart into mini-fiefdoms or be ruled by a neo-fascist junta. Rall is not a fortune teller…
You can’t say you didn’t see it coming. With the growth of Miami’s arts scene have come trepidations about the effect of our creative community’s largess on the artists and the work within it. There’s been a backlash brewing for awhile now, and Kiki Valdes’ “The Outsiders” exhibit, opening Saturday,…
When we were given the task of reviewing Tough Love Miami back in October, we were more than excited. We won’t lie; we love ourselves some reality TV. But what would come of these write-ups is something we never expected. Along the way, we have actually become friendly with a…
John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, the 1974 spy novel generally regarded as the writer’s finest, is predicated on a pair of enigmatic personalities: the colorless bureaucratic master-spook George Smiley and the double agent the Soviets have planted near the top of British intelligence whom Smiley must unmask.Although not…
From Marcel Duchamp to the Negro League: Notable Miami art shows in January 2012
