It’s Semi-Finals week here on Dancing With the Stars and we have to admit that we are sort of relieved. Because boy was this week a snoozer! There are four couples left and unfortunately they are all the least interesting couples on the show. We don’t even have Nancy Grace anymore, who…
Part blockbuster, part narrative of the wide-open range of contemporary art over the past few decades, “American Exuberance,” opening at the Rubell Family Collection November 30th, seeks to deliver a sprawling summation on the state of our society today. Two years in the making, the expansive group offering features 190…
Ever wish you had taken the time to really get to know author and filmmaker John Sayles? Like, really get to know him, not just re-Tumblr his ROFLcopters or poke him on Facebook? This week, Sayles is giving the Magic City a mighty stone — that is, two separate appearances…
South Florida “funniest comics you’ve never heard of,” the Have-Nots have teamed up with Just the Funny — Coral Way’s comedy clubhouse for sketch and improv. They’re doing a television broadcast that is sure to be the South Florida comedy equivalent to the Power Rangers’ Megazord bio-mechanical robot vehicle, or…
We can all breathe a collective sigh of relief; the great debate as to which 50 American writers are the absolute funniest of all time has finally ended. Andy Borowitz’s new book, The 50 Funniest American Writers (Library of America), is a collection of hilarious pieces ranging from O. Henty’s…
Northwest Second Avenue was looking like the Great Barrier Reef Saturday night, with millions of organisms interacting symbiotically, and consuming the multitudinous works of art of all varieties. We flowed through the current like a tiny plankton on a mission, avoiding hungry whales, and laughing at the sucker fish who…
Miami muralist and graphic designer, Jason Seife, linked up with Big Sean and Nicki Minaj to paint the background for their extra bootylicious “Dance (Ass) Remix.” The jam is right up to date with the latest Big Freedia guide-to-twerkin. And the video directors, Mike Waxx and Mike Carson, needed visuals…
Disgusting is a new video series in which interviewing is only half the fun (trying not to vomit is the other). All interviews take place in a disgusting, Miami environment from public bathrooms to the underbelly of urban living. Today on Disgusting, comedian Forrest Shaw, director of O Miami P…
In honor of our 10th Anniversary Basel Issue, Cultist introduces “Baselphrenia,” where Miami art scenesters discuss the Swiss art fair’s impact on our cultural landscape over the past decade. Artist Kevin Arrow, one of New Times’ 100 Creatives, was born in the same town as Lenny Bruce and moved to…
Fashion Breakdown: Red leatherette bustier (no idea where from,) black bra (no idea, I’m cheap. I’m Jewish) high waister zippered shorts from Charlotte Russe, spider web stockings from Spirit Halloween store, belt from Body Central, shoes borrowed from my guitarist, and cross earring bought at Mister Hamilton…
But once the show was under way, it took only minutes to realize it was worth the wait. As we closed our eyes to the soul-startling voice of Amparo Navarro (the singer who starred as Luisa Fernanda), we swore we could feel our brain waves slow and reset. We became…
Last Night, the Alliance Theatre Lab production of Kenneth Lonergan’s Lobby Hero was ushered in by Eminem’s “Without Me.” It’s final scene was capped by some sappy elevator melody (fitting for a play that centers around a doorman — er, security guard — we suppose). It would make it easy for…
If you are one of the millions of primetime TV viewers every night, chances are you’ve heard of NBC’s new fantasy/cop-drama, Grimm. Airing Friday nights at 9/8 Central on NBC, and premiering just days before Halloween, Grimm has already shown promise as a fan favorite for the Fall season. So…
Art Basel Miami Beach, or as we fondly refer to it – hipster spring break, is only three weeks away. Except most folks don’t go to the eponymous art fair in the Miami Beach Convention Center. Entry is a bit steep at $40. But if you can sneak in, have…
The past two months, we’ve been watching and recapping Tough Love Miami for you. And after seven weeks, we might be officially hooked. We see ourselves wondering where the ladies and their relationships will go and no, we aren’t proud of it. But this week, we saw Miami girl Claudia…
It’s Veteran’s Day and gorgeous outside. If freedom and clear blue skies are any indication of what the weekend has in store for us, we’re in luck. Thank you, men and women of the armed forces, for making life in America rad. The first round of drinks are on us…
The Miami International Film Festival is breathing new life into the Floridia film scene through its Florida Focus program. Though Florida Focus is a longstanding project, new direction at the Miami International Film Festival is making it a priority. Last year, the Florida Focus section of the Festival premiered two…
You don’t have to visit a tarot card reader to divine what Miami’s top dealers are planning for the contemporary art fire sale called Art Basel Miami Beach. Instead, stop by some of the local galleries dealing their aces, court cards, and show ponies during the November version of the…
Fashion Breakdown: Jacket from Forever 21, jumper and shark teeth earrings are both by Rachel Roy, necklace from mothers jewelry box, bag from her mothers closet, shoes from Bakers, tattoos: “Gypsy” is by Jackson Valiente from Kreepy Tikki and the one on her right front thigh is by Santiago who’s…
South Florida’s equivalent to the North Pole is a little patch of land seasonally stacked with games, food, shows, and nativity right off el Palmetto. For 29 years, Santa’s Enchanted Forrest has represented Christmas in Miami. Not to mention it also help launch the career of Hialeah hottie GiGi Diaz…
Family Circus creator Bil Keane just passed away at the age of 89. For over 41 years, his daily one-panel comic has set and upheld the standard for innocence and wholesome all-ages wisdom within our nation’s funny pages. And while Circus is still in circulation, an era has ended nonetheless…
The founders of the Miami Short Film Festival (MsFF) have a great idea for combating the over-prescription of attention deficit drugs like Ritalin and Adderall: instead of making attention spans longer, just make movies shorter! While this ingenious solution to one of America’s pill popping problems does not seem to…
