Sun Life Stadium will host soccer, the world’s game, this Saturday night. But Sunday, Caribbean soca will pump through the stadium and even along the streets of Miami Gardens. For the Miami Carnival in the Gardens festival, Broward and Miami-Dade come together to ogle a long procession of island beauties…
Ever catch yourself watching Sesame Street and think, Cookie Monster is funny, but he needs more dick jokes? Well, don’t fret. Because Stuffed & Unstrung is what happens when Jim Henson’s puppets stop teaching kids the alphabet and start letting the expletives and adult-content humor fly. Boasting more than 80…
If the flesh in your erotic dreams is Kobe beef, mark your calendar for the Friends of James Beard benefit at Red the Steakhouse Sunday, October 9, at 7 p.m. Red’s chef, Peter Vauthy, will host chefs Daniel Ganem (Kane Steakhouse), Douglas Rodriguez (De Rodriguez Cuba), and Andre Bienvenu (Joe’s…
In her book The Farming of Bones, Edwidge Danticat recounts the 1937 massacre of Haitian workers in the Dominican Republic. It won the American Book Award in 1999 and launched the Port-au-Prince-born author as an emerging literary talent. Since then, she has become the de facto voice of the Haitian…
Everything you need to know about Italian cinema you can learn from the ’80s classic Cinema Paradiso. Rich people sit in balconies and spit on the lower classes, affairs are consummated in theaters’ dark corners, priests keep all the raunchy scenes to themselves, and, of course, teens masturbate in the…
Swedish power-poppers the Sounds have been saddled with Blondie comparisons since the beginning. It’s an obvious but accurate tag. Like that legendary New York New Wave act, the Sounds are fronted by an unforgettable, high-cheekboned, blond beauty with a fierce stage presence and sharp style. But musically, the comparison isn’t…
The spotlight will again be on Haiti when University of Miami history professor Kate Ramsey talks about her book The Spirits and the Law: Vodou and Power in Haiti. She argues that when the government outlawed spells and superstitious practices, it reinforced the marginalization, stigmatization, and exploitation of the Haitian…
The increasingly distant connection between food — the stuff that grows, walks, flies, and/or swims — and “food” — the semi-edible material that pops out of a box, can, or drive-thru window, is the source of much contemporary hand-wringing. But how did food become “food”? The question is political, anthropological,…
The late author John Updike once wrote that his goal was to “give the mundane its beautiful due.” That spirit is alive and well in “Manifest and Mundane: Scenes of Modern America,” a new exhibit at the Wolfsonian on display Monday and running through August 2012. Those who believe art…
Dealing with divorce isn’t easy. The person abandoning ship typically ends up anchored with guilt while the other drowns in rejection. But rather than busy herself with gardening or clearing cupboards to fight stress, photographer Lamia Khorshid holed up in a Coral Gables hotel room to come to terms with…
Creative types and seasoned art collectors once thumbed their noses at Cafeina Lounge, deeming it unsuitable to hang shows. Tray-toting waiters and blaring DJs can make it hard to contemplate the work on exhibit. Enter Wynwood pioneer Dustin Orlando, who has been invited to add gravitas to the hipster lounge…
Wouldn’t it have been awesome to have two older brothers with a shit ton of film knowledge to steer you away from films that have Dane Cook in them? Miami artists Kevin Arrow and Barron Sherer are not your brothers. But they have generously made their film expertise available to…
When it comes to Miami, we have had our fair share of reality shows call the 305 home. From Jersey Shore to Bad Girls Club, it seems cable networks love to embarrass our city one drunken bar fight at a time. And while we have another one coming right around…
For men, crying is an activity best performed after a death, a championship loss, or in the shower listening to Dido after learning the Arrested Development movie is a no-go. Prior to the pussification of the West, which began mere minutes after whatever Mad Men’s cancellation date is set as,…
Fashion Breakdown: Top and skirt from a “crappy” boutique in Westchester, Princesa, shoes by Dolce Vita, necklace from Barney’s, purse is vintage, glasses from the “Medicare collection” given to her by her ophthalmologist, and manicure was done in a Westchester nail salon…
For the last few months, we’ve been hearing rumors that not only is a second season of Real Housewives of Miami happening, but they are already adding a few new A-listers to the lineup. While we have heard that everyone from Tracy Mourning to Tara Solomon are in the running,…
Forged is one of those rare cases when an indie film fires on all cylinders. The story of Chuco, an ex-con with a horrific past, uses a stylized aesthetic, decent to good actors, technical acuity, and an engaging story to keep you interested and entertained throughout the entire film.The film…
Our initial impressions of Dancing With the Stars last week, the first week we ever watched the series, was mild shock at just how not obnoxious the show is in comparison to its contemporaries. And though we, as fans of crazy people, were upset that Ron Artest was kicked off…
When we first encountered Zack Balber’s work, he was exhibiting photos of hookers at the Spinello Gallery. He’d arranged to split sales with their pimps after paying the streetwalkers $10 for a “date” to pose for him. “Tamim,” his first solo show at Fredric Snitzer Gallery, opens on October 5…
Miami Beach is going to be crawling with loud, feisty, LGBT this Saturday for Orgullo, the first ever Hispanic LGBT pride event. Organizers put together a saucy line up of Hispanic entertainers, including Jose (from Minuto de Fama), Adora & Teddy Behr, Marytrini, Mariloly, and Shanay Bright. Unfortunately, multi Grammy…
Put your mother-effin cans up. The Art Basel madness has already begun, and the streets of Wynwood are already benefiting. The Wynwood Walls public mural park founded by Tony Goldman and curated by Jeffrey Deitch is expanding from the Shepard Fairey, Futura, and Kenny Scharf pieces that are already there…
What’s better than diverse and subversive stage readings presented by young, hungry driven actors? Nothing. Except when those stage readings are boundary busting, thought-provoking plays, have the actors interacting and discussing said play with the audience, and when it’s cheap. Cheap is good!Ground Up & Rising, the award-winning theatre and film…
