These days, burlesque is a term as abused as a stripper’s feet at the end of a night in clear heels. Oops, that was a bad comparison — especially because, dammit, despite all the misuse, burlesque is not, in fact, a euphemism for stripping. In its classical form, the term…
What happens when you put Denzel Washington, Eddie Murphy, and Jay-Z in a blender? No, not a flesh-and-guts gazpacho that only Hannibal Lecter could love. You get comedian, master mimicker, and Saturday Night Live cast member Jay Pharoah. Nailing his first impression at age 6 when an audible copy of…
Lionel Richie. His hair is fucking crazy, bordering on crazy awesome. However, throughout the decades he has made efforts to tone it down. That mustache, on the other hand, has stuck around like his daughter’s herpes. We’re not insinuating Nicole Richie is a slut, by the way, it’s just that…
Combine stunning views of Biscayne Bay at one of Miami swankiest hotels with the last day of the workweek and ridiculously inexpensive mixological cocktails and multiculti munchies, and you’ve got an evening that should make anybody happy. That’s the new happy hour at Café Sambal at the way-luxe Mandarin Oriental,…
Since Bill Clinton decreed it so in 2000, June has been Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. There are few places better to celebrate than Wilton Manors, where the LGBT population is more than 1,000 percent higher than the national average. This Sunday, the town will hold its 12th annual Stonewall…
Good luck having a career like Rubén Blades. The world famous Panamanian salsa singer and songwriter has been in over 35 major Hollywood movies, is a lawyer (with a master’s in International Law from Harvard University), and received 18 percent of the country’s presidential vote in 1994. The dude gets…
With everyone here in transit or on a seemingly permanent mental vacation, Miami abounds with weird, sad, and funny stories. Unfortunately, by simply eavesdropping, you don’t get the full deal. Why is that lady a bitch, or why is that person on the cell phone crying? Luckily, Lip Service lets…
Many of you probably remember watching Gallagher smash things to bits on television in the ’80s. But his comedy isn’t for everyone — his recent humor sometimes borders on racist, homophobic, and cheap. Gems like “If Obama was really black, he’d act like a black guy and get a white…
Teams in baseball’s National League never played those in the American League, and vice versa, with the exception of the World Series. But in 1997, in an effort to drum up excitement, MLB instituted inter-league play, wherein matchups are scheduled at various points in the year. Baseball purists despise it…
There’s no better way to say, “Dad, you’ve never been there for me when I needed you,” than to take him to a botanical garden on Father’s Day. That’ll show him. But this Sunday expect Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden to be brimming with daddies who aren’t looking for excuses to…
Ed Templeton spent a large portion of the ’90s suffering concussions and bloody body parts on the world’s skate ramps. The former pro skateboarder, and current artist and ANP Quarterly editor, might be off his wheels competitively, but he’s still on the road. He has exhibited extensively abroad, and as…
We’ve always been a little confused by Bart B More’s name. B More, whose real name is Bart van der Meer, is Dutch, but his DJ moniker suggests Baltimore, Maryland, specifically Baltimore club music. There is little, if any, “B More” influence in his music. Electro, techno, and house are…
If you like to exercise vicariously, get ready for Universe Weekend, taking over the Hyatt Regency this Thursday through Sunday. The hotel will be filled with pumped-up men and women who have devoted their lives to downing creatine shakes and picking up heavy stuff. The most pumped will compete in…
If you were disappointed by the lack of James Franco at the James Franco event during O Miami, you may finally get to hear the mega star read prose aloud. And you can even do it in the privacy of your own bedroom — right there next to your Freaks…
Given the recent burst of arts-driven culture in Miami, many of us are learning what it’s like to live as artists. (Translation: we are creative and poor.) In the independent film Gabi on the Roof in July, which opens tomorrow at O Cinema, idealistic 20-year-old Gabi vies for her older…
June is arguably the best time of year to be gay. Or queer, or bi, or trans. In Miami, we have an extra reason to celebrate our pride with Out in the Tropics, a performing arts festival with an LGBT theme. Don’t get us wrong – the gay theme is…
Next time you’re passing through Wynwood, make sure to check out this neon-tastic mural by Francesco Lo Castro and Rocky Grimes on the exterior of the Workshop (171 NW 23rd. St., Miami). (Workshop is a “creative collective” with locations in NYC, L.A., and now Miami. Check their Facebook page for…
Exxxotica 2011 has come and gone, and the New Times blogosphere pummeled you with content every steamy, dripping, latex-y step of the way. But we forgot one crucial detail: Miss Exxxotica 2011. The annual beauty pageant selects one lucky amateur participant to be the official queen of the convention. As…
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Ever since 1997, when Florida stopped requiring riders over 16 to wear helmets, we cringe every time we see someone on two wheels without a cranium cap. Don’t get us wrong, we’re not necessarily worried about the safety of the rider. We just have an understandable aversion to vomiting in…
Spend enough time at your local dive, and just about anything can seem like art. A mound of butts in an ashtray becomes worthy of the title installation. The bartenders, bouncers and drunks are performance artists, appropriating the machinations of a shithole filled with weirdos. Art Basel mania would seemingly prove…
Yeah, we know what you are thinking. Parade? Doesn’t the Miami Heat have to win the championship, or even a third game, first? Nah, that’s just how we do. We celebrate the season before playing a single game. Then we party like it’s 1999 when we beat the Boston Celtics…
