We’re way past having to defend the whole “graffiti is art” discussion. But the dozens, if not hundreds, of empty spray paint cans strewn next to even the most spectacular graffiti walls is still a major buzzkill. Luckily, a couple of South Florida boys now living in L.A. are presenting…
Last night at Pax (Performing Arts Exchange), the bongos were thumping, the crowd was swaying, and the scent of patchouli hung thick in the air.Okay, we’re kidding about that last part, but Words & Wine, the weekly open mic event, did have a definite “love everyone” feel to it. The…
Blank City, which opens this weekend at Miami Beach Cinematheque, is a self-defeating user-friendly primer on a group of films whose aura was enhanced by the fact that one had to brave scenester gatekeepers to find them. A loose history of underground movies from the hybridized gallery-art/loft-rock/filmmaking scene that coalesced…
We aren’t going to lie to you today and tell you we haven’t watched every episode of Basketball Wives. From the boozing at noon to the physical altercations, we just love it. While new girl Meeka Claxtion is keeping season three interesting, it’s really Tami Roman who holds this show…
This weekend, the Hyatt Regency will be filled with people who penetrate others for money. We’re talking needles here, and no it’s not a methadone convention. It’s TattooLaPaLooza, the third annual tats expo where those that ink and those who love to get inked congregate to bleed and show off…
Martin Lawrence: (noun) A funny motherfreaker. Ex. “Dude, he went on all Martin Lawrence on that bitch. It was hilarious.”Some people know him from Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing. Others are familiar with classics like House Party, and Blue Streak. Most are familiar with his hit show Martin, which…
In Analyze This, Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) tells therapist Dr. Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) about his inability to maintain an erection. They’re sitting at an empty bar, and behind the top-shelf liquor, “mermaids” with pouty lips and sensual underwater acrobatics seductively tease the two men. But behind that veil…
The man has led a thousand lives and survived them all. Now 60 years old, Manno Charlemagne has been a singer-songwriter, political activist, and mayor of Port-au-Prince. Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, Haitian authorities incessantly harassed him for being a popular advocate of political change. He received death threats. He…
Sandra Gamarra is the rare artist who might just commune directly with your soul. The Madrid-based Peruvian artist draws her inspiration from the parallels between artistic and mystical experiences. In her ongoing series of paintings titled The New Worshiper and The Apostles, Gamarra proposes that art museums are places of…
When ABC aired Pan Am, its now-defunct series about the glory days of air travel in the ’60s, we wondered if it would include Miami. After all, the airline began and ended in our city despite living out its heyday at its NYC headquarters. It was established on Miami’s Dinner…
Bad Teacher and the downside of equal rights in Hollywood
Blank City: A self-defeating user-friendly primer on the “no wave” science
“Uprooted/Transmigrations” at Pan American explores the perils and heartbreak of migration
The M Ensemble does Crossroad Blues
Not counting seemingly irrational aversions to personal hygiene and ice, there’s a lot we can learn from Europeans. They vacation longer, sit at cafés for hours on end (and not Starbucks either), and generally are more in tune with life on the street. Maybe that’s why their street performers, also…
Nothing says summer in Miami better than mangos. Year after year, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden celebrates the rich variety of the so-called king of fruit with the annual Mango Festival. Lather up in SPF lotion and head over to the garden on Saturday, July 9 and Sunday, July 10, when…
Those guys over at Beached Miami blog are a creative bunch and they certainly know how to throw a party. To celebrate the launch of Sketchy Miami, an ambitious project that seeks to make a portrait of every person in the Magic City, the duo behind the blog is hosting…
Isn’t embracing things of the past the new thing? In Key Biscayne, the Rusty Pelican is rewinding to 1972 – the year it opened – with a “Summer of 1972” menu. Start with your choice of soup or salad and follow with an entrée for, you guessed it, $19.72 (plus…
At Miami Beach’s De Rodriguez Cuba on Ocean, things get happy every weekday at 5 p.m. During the “$5 at 5” happy hour, a selection of mojitos cost only $5. Prefer sangria? Also five bucks a glass during happy hour. Pair those cocktails with tasty tapas. We’re talking patatas bravas,…
Treat your favorite person to a meal fit for a queen – or king – at the swanky Meat Market on Tuesday. The four-course wine dinner, which kicks off the return of the restaurant’s monthly wine series, features dishes that will impress your date and get you in a good…
Every year the hottest, smartest, hippest, and most talented black Americans gather to celebrate the contributions that the African-American community has made to the film industry. The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has yet again put together a dizzying four days of film screenings, cocktail receptions, workshops, and master classes…
Miami doesn’t have a homogeneous population, but that doesn’t mean we all can’t be filled with patriotic spirit to celebrate the Fourth of July. Truth be told, we probably have more celebrations planned per capita than most cities in the nation — if you count every homeowners association and dude…
