When hearing the term “Latin American Art,” the uninitiated might expect to encounter bright paintings of tropical landscapes, bull fighters swirling their capes, or maybe even a sultry mulata casting a fetching glance at the spectator. But then you’d be dead wrong and oblivious to the world class talent from…
“Where my money? I need, I need, I need cash!”Maybe Rick Ross wasn’t singing about the everyday grind of paying bills. But there once was a young Rick Ross, who struggled to find a way to balance his creative ambitions and cash flow. In “Everyday Hustlin’,” we talk with Miami…
You always have to cut indie films a little slack. The films have little to no budget and they are usually a first time for the writer, director, and actors involved.All She Can, screening as part of the Maya Indie Film Series, is definitely an indie project. The cuts are…
You can hardly blame Chris Tucker for being a little distracted during his show Saturday night at the Fillmore Miami Beach. If we owed the IRS $11 million, we’d probably be preoccupied too. But unlike Tucker, we don’t have huge hilarious bulging eyeballs to effortlessly smooth over glitches in our…
Fashion Breakdown: Wolf shirt is vintage from One of a Kind, skirt from LF, shoes are Zoe Boots Sam Edelman, ring LF, and purse from Zara…
Sanford Ziff is a dirtbag. He’s practically spitting on the memory of his dead wife, Dolores, when she’s supposed to be resting in peace. To recap, Dolores died in January. Sanford and Baroness (yeah, Baroness!) Beatrice Clancy wed in July. And in September, Ziff is telling everybody he gave the…
You might know Tom Shadyac as the director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, Liar Liar, Bruce Almighty, and a bunch of other Hollywood mega hits. But you probably don’t know what he’s been up to lately. After a 2007 cycling accident that almost left him permanently incapacitated,…
Do you enjoy paddling endlessly through large bodies of water? Do you like helping charities? What about puppies? And ice cream? Perhaps, then, the Big Heart Paddle event tomorrow at the Miami Yacht Club is for you — minus, a puppy and ice cream scoop or two.The event, benefiting Bravery…
One Hundred Thousand Poets for Change is a worldwide poetry gathering — basically the largest organized poetry event in history. Sound like a grandiose statement? It is. This Saturday, there will be 650 events in 95 countries, including 13 events in South Florida alone. Expect a poetic dialogue promoting environmental,…
After conducting a penis count of major NYC art institutions in the ’80s, activist group Guerilla Girls asked, Do ladies have to be naked to get into the Met? Only five percent of the exhibited artists were women while 85 percent of the nudes were female. While we haven’t done…
Weed. Miami knows a thing or two about a thing or two. But Colorado knows better. Hell, they’ve (sort of) legalized our favorite plant. Miami artists Natalia Molina and Carlos De Varona recently headed west to document the process of growth and cultivation of marijuana in a state-of-the-art facility serving…
All together now, Miami: “La-di-da-di, we like to party. We don’t cause trouble, we don’t bother nobody.” That’s right, Slick Rick is the climax to another packed 305 weekend of concerts, film festivals, and stand-up. It’s a heady stew that includes a little Ace Ventura, a Jackie Chan sidekick, backspin…
Over the years, certain catch phrases have become a part of pop culture. But nothing has caught on for the 21st century like those from a show that left us too soon, Chappelle’s Show. A few that stand out are “F*** yo couch” and “Charlie Murphy!” We’ll never have the…
A Charlie’s Angels reboot set in Miami could easily be a straight-up jiggle-fest. Don’t images of Farrah Fawcett’s iconic red, one-piece or Cameron Diaz romping around half naked, sweep through your subconscious as soon as you hear the name Bosley? Not to mention there’s more exposed breasts and thighs on…
Like some of the most iconic figures in sports and performing arts history before him, Edward Villella, founder and director of Miami City Ballet, announced Thursday that he was leaving the company just as it had reached the pinnacle of success in its more than quarter century of existence. First…
Fashion Breadown: Staring at Stars chiffon kimono jacket, lace dress from LF, shoes by Camper, vintage Coach bag, vintage chandelier necklace and belt, tiny heart charm necklace from clay_pot.com, and hair by Keith at Vidal Sassoon…
We were way ahead of the story released by Deadline.com yesterday that “revealed” that Universal Pictures was developing a new version of Scarface. While we didn’t exactly break the story, let’s just say we had a hunch when we suggested the five best and worst actors to play Tony Montana.That…
In Jennifer Lopez news, the soon-to-be ex-Mrs. Marc Anthony has been spotted riding ’round South Florida in a drop-top Bentley. No, she didn’t treat to herself to $250,000 whip. Jenny from the block is in Miami filming scenes for her new film project, Parker. In the film, Lopez plays a…
Dumbo needs to get his drink on tonight, because today is Elephant Appreciation Day. And, man, do we appreciate this massive mammal. We don’t want to hear any noise about hiccups or creepy hallucinations either, Dumbo, because if our eyes have taught us anything, it’s that being elephant size is…
Borrowing its title from a Philippe Garrel flick, Sunny Suits’s solo currently up at the Fred Snitzer Gallery in Wynwood, transports viewers into the private world of her friends and lovers.Her photos also bring to mind Nan Goldin’s iconic visual diaries even though Suits, who once worked with the famous…
In the golden age of Hollywood, Hispanics didn’t get much screen time, and when they did it was usually playing a character that depicted Latinos in a poor light. After decades of playing maids, landscapers, rapists, banditos, and the like, Latino actors have finally come into their own.The Maya Indie…
If you’re anything like us, you may remember the excitement you felt when you heard that Real Housewives of Miami was no longer a rumor, but actually happening. And again, like us, you can remember the disappointment you felt when you actually got to watch the first episode. It wasn’t…
