That Alice from Wonderland is one little strumpet. And we’re not the first to say so. In fact, there’s a long list literary, cinematic, and artistic voices out there that can give you a bunch of sexual interpretations of what falling down a rabbit-hole really means. And the latest, from…
If nothing else, “Nine Nation Animation,” which opens at Coral Gables Art Cinema this weekend, proves that there’s a lot more to the animator’s art than either the cutting-edge ultra-realism of Pixar or the flat functionality of sitcoms like The Simpsons. The nonet of brief films on display in the…
“When the night falls, the legendary creature Chupacabra awakens, and he’s ravenous. Devour as many goats as possible, jump over cliffs, evade your enemies and terrorize entire villages. Give life to the myth (or legend) of the Chupacabra and create panic.”This is not a joke. What you just read is…
Sloane Crosley wrote the cover story for the worst-selling issue of Maxim in its history. And anyone who fails at that lad rag scores with us. A former book publicist, the essayist and humorist has been called a modern-day Dorothy Parker by writer Jonathan Ames for quips such as “Life…
La Pageant Diva, whether you think it was warranted or not, received the loudest cheer at the Borscht Film Festival. The hilarious satire of glamor, beauty pageantry, and celebrity obsession parodied such movies as Black Swan and The Birdcage. It stood out when juxtaposed against some of the more artsy, complicated work of…
Music and art programs are dropping out of Miami Dade Public Schools like flies hit by a cloud of Raid. Lucky for us, the private sector is stepping in with programs like Piano Slam to patch the gaping holes left by budget cuts. Piano Slam Volume 3 is a celebration…
Fashion Breakdown: Dress, bracelets, and earrings are all from Forever XXI; necklace from a kiosk at Midtown; bag by Kate Spade; shoes Top Shop; and nails Black Shatter by Katy Perry for OPI…
Last night, the New World Center was packed, more girls than boys, a younger vibe than older, not a lot of color, but a great mix of couture. This was a big night. Everyone needed to look dapper. Put on your best threads, those new shoes, that pretty party dress,…
They say Miami is big event town. That it takes serious noise to get our lazy asses out of the house to show up at some gallery, or game, or premiere. We think that’s a bunch of hooey, but even if it isn’t, slouches should have no problem getting off…
Most people know the names of Miami founders Julia Tuttle and Henry Flagler. But practically nobody has heard of H. Graham Branscomb. But if Tuttle and Flagler gave birth to the Magic City, you can say that Branscomb brought death to it first. Branscomb was the first person to be…
Last night’s Literary Death Match was probably the first and last time an audience at Purdy Lounge will hear beautiful, funny, thoughtful poems read from the dance floor. Wait, that’s not true. Tonight O, Miami, the month-long poetry festival funded is also hosting Broken Social Spam there, mixing poetry and…
Calling on the great Bedeekin. Do you read me, Bedeekin? We’re sorry, blog reader, you caught us trying to contact Time-Peace’s “Intergalactic Consultant.” His full name is Bedeekin Oobe, an inter-dimensional being who offers Miami’s favorite neo-hippie watchmakers guidance. He’s just one of several cosmic elements that have contributed to Time-Peace’s…
Historically, the babes in video games have been, well, babes. Scantily dressed and kicking the other characters’ teeth loose — sometimes it’s hard to pay attention to their mad fighting skillz when their boobs look 3D. But hey, isn’t that one of the reasons you picked Anna Williams for this…
We’re still basking in the awesome afterglow of Borscht 7. Perhaps one of the smartest moves the Borscht crew made that night was starting the show with Piratas, Julian Rodriguez’s film about his beloved boat nearly being stolen by canal pirates.The film, which includes Julian running down the streets in…
Miami sculptor, Daniel Fiorda has often played the role of urban archeologist in his oeuvre. He has used everything from racing boat pistons, to the metal guts of discarded convertible couches to increasingly obsolete technology in his expansive series of works.He has created menacing robot warriors, soaring totems, alien insects…
Fashion Breakdown: Coat, short, belt, shorts from thrift store, boots are Pleasers, bottle cap necklace is La Bottecap…
Two Royal Wedding posts in row? Didn’t we just call it sickening and suggest vomit bags? Well, dear readers, it seems as though a lot of you care a whole lot about these nuptials. (Here at New Times HQ, we have a robot that roams the halls shouting the most…
Finally. A few Americans are getting back to their colonial roots and rejecting the fairytale of tomorrow’s Royal Wedding. While it doesn’t pack the same punch as throwing tea into Boston Harbor, South Florida’s Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is injecting a little real-word cynicism into the affair. They’re giving away…
South Florida loves its soccer. It’s the favorite sport of much of our imposing Hispanic population, undoubtedly number one among our European imports, and, of course, tops for our sexy soccer moms. Even so, we didn’t know just how much Miami loved soccer until we looked at what’s going on…
Graffiti: The art of marking a surface to convey a message. Poetry: The echoes of the sound of your synapse relays crackling.Combine the two and you’ve got poetry bombing, the method Agustina Woodgate is using to realize her project for the O, Miami poetry festival.For the past month, the artist…
Movies stay with you. Horror flicks scare, rom-coms mold our ideas of love, and dramas tear at our hearts. Filmmakers are aware of the impact that they have on the human psyche and that’s what they feed off of.But it’s that select group of films that forever stays with us…
Sick of telling yourself that the adult-referenced jokes thrown into your kid’s Disney movies aren’t so bad? Want something to do with the family that won’t make your friends cringe when you try to tell them about it? Then come for a night of live, explosive, energetic, unleashed raw entertainment!…
