As Dag’s fictional character Oliver asks in the 1991 novel Generation X, “‘You mean to tell me that we can drive all the way here from L.A. and see maybe ten thousand square miles of shopping malls, and you don’t have the weentiest inkling that something, somewhere, has gone very…
A jackass’s recent death has once again reminded us why drinking and driving is one giant death-causing no-no. With people’s eyes glued to their cell phones and far away from the road, “Don’t text and drive” has also become a nationwide PSA. But in this day and age when everyone…
While Transformers 3: Dumbass Subtitle rocketed its way to the number one box office spot this holiday weekend, we were less than enthused with the film. The solution seems clear as day to us: quit it with the lame robots. And since we clearly have the ear of Mister Michael…
The immigrant experience is one that is both universal and intensely personal. In her exhibit “Made in Colombia,” artist Cecilia Moreno-Yaghoubi explores the immigrant experience and the self-discovery that succeeds displacement. Using found objects, such as dolls, shoes, and clothing, the Colombian native creates her installations. Morena-Yaghoubi felt pressure to…
Drunkenly eating a cheeseburger got The Hoff one, dating Sly Stalone’s ex got Foofy-Foo one, and doing a blond brigade of future ex wives got Huge Hefner one, so, why wouldn’t tiger blood and goddesses get Charlie Sheen one?Today Comedy Central announced that the next celebrity roastee to be verbally-stoned…
In a city that is as diverse in lifestyle and taste as Miami, the International Hispanic Theatre Festival (IHTF) — presented by Teatro Avante Thursday through July 24 — has been singular in churning out quality stage productions from the Spanish-speaking world every year for a quarter century. Some of…
Annie Vazquez guest blogs on fashion for Cultist. Visit her blog at TheFashionPoet.com.The one thing every Miami girl hates hitting the mall for is swimsuit shopping. Ay dios mio, we’ve been avoiding it ourselves and resorting to slathering on self-tanning cream. But we boogied over to Mermaids boutique in South…
Early on in Forrest Shaw’s comedy career, a guest spot at the Improv put him in front of an enthusiastically unappreciative crowd. He told us, “When you first start out, all your jokes are about masturbating.” While telling a joke on the sensitive subject, hand moving back and forth in…
Pretend for a moment that Sarah Palin is elected president. Within mere moments, the United States will revert to total chaos the likes of which the Mad Max screenwriters would’ve traded two, maybe three kilos of coke for a glimpse of. And we’re fucking psyched. Not for Palin, no. We…
We love that there were dancing wolfmen, full-on raves, and nerdy karaoke at this weekend’s Florida Supercon (see videos of all three here). But the best part of any comic con are the fan outfits. And we know our photo slideshows are painfully slow to load, so we’ve pulled out…
The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) comes back to Miami to celebrate the contributions that the African-American community has made to the film industry. And this year the ABFF has yet again compiled a dizzying schedule comprised of four days of film screenings, cocktail receptions, workshops, and “master classes” taught…
If we only knew that comic cons were such a hotbed of debauchery and Animal House style antics, we’d have taken our Darth Vader helmet “out of the closet” years ago. Seriously though, when we read that the Florida Supercon was open until 3 a.m., we thought it was a…
Fashion Breakdown: Outfit made by Lovely Agony, harness on shoulders from Antiseptic Fashion, and belt by Eric Aswang…
Florida Supercon took place this weekend, and we got to go [cue fan girl squeal]. But seriously, we’ve always wanted to go to a comic convention, because deep down we’re total nerds. What we didn’t realize was just how overwhelming Supercon could be. Everywhere you turn you’re bombarded with colors,…
Last night was intense. A bit too intense. Artspoken, an indie, black box theater company, put on a “red carpet” event at its new space in Little Havana. Part of the celebration was to pay homage to the lady of the evening – Alba Raquel Barros.Barros, a very well-known Puerto…
Know the difference between a magician, an illusionist, and a mentalist? We don’t either, but hopefully we’ll get a better idea of when we see world renowned mentalist Guy Bavli at the Trump International Beach Resort at 8:30 p.m. tonight.The Israeli-born entertainer has performed all over the world including at…
What exactly is a professional zombie? No, not Larry King — meet Sonya Thompson, zombie impersonator extraordinaire for the arts. And by the arts we mean TV and movies, but we’re sure Cindy Sherman, Andrew Wyeth, or hell, even Terry Richardson wouldn’t mind giving her undead image a whirl. Thompson’s…
Every year thousand of horny, scantily clad denizens flock to Miami to indulge in their preferred brand of debauchery. “But Cultist,” you say, “Exxxotica Expo already happened this year.” To which we reply with a scoff at your naïveté. We aren’t talking about some porn convention. We’re talking Florida Supercon,…
Weekends are always a time to get away from the monotony of our lives, to put aside the mundane and escape a world of clock watching and commitments. And three-day weekends, especially ones wrapped around a holiday, well, that’s added incentive to forget your troubles.This Fourth of July weekend, which…
Florida Supercon’s Geek Film Festival starts today. Buried among the documentaries and low-budget horror films is Radio Free Albemuth. The indie film is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s semi-autobiographical novel of the same title. Set in an alternate-reality 1985, protagonist Nick Brady begins to have visions from the VALIS…
Meet Rosario Dawson. Yes, you know her, but maybe you didn’t know that she grew up in a squat in the lower east side, and she was discovered on her front porch by Kids director Larry Clark. Now she is one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. Cinderella, anyone?…
The Bolt Who Screwed Christmas is, obviously, a parody of the beloved How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Narrated by the late Jonathan Harris [Lost in Space, A Bugs Life], the animated film follows The Bolt as he tries to ruin Christmas, and his subsequent change of heart thanks to Cindy…
