What can you get for $10 at the Swap Shop? In past years, we’ve haggled over knickknacks from animals to construction equipment to a handgun. We bought a fat-tailed gecko from a toothless woman who had, amongst other animals, prairie dogs and baby alligators. On another occasion, we held our…
Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.14. Edwidge DanticatBorn in Haiti, Edwidge Danticat moved to the United States when she was twelve. After living in New York, she decided to relocate…
Oh Basketball Wives, how we have missed you. The show came back last night after its hiatus bigger and better than ever. Royce Reed continues to confuse us. In the first five minutes of her trip, she explains that her throat feels like “golf balls with razor blades.” First, great…
Fashion Breakdown: Straw fedora hat and stockings from Urban Outfitters, friend’s dress, off-white sweater from Juicy Couture, purse from Jessica Simpson, and black military boots from Steve Maden…
Happy freaking Valentine’s day! You’re single, miserable and over it with your lonely life, but don’t start mixing the strychnine in your cocktail just yet. Stop and smell the other lonely people around you! Enjoy the day, not as a happy time, but as a time to openly wallow and listen to…
It’s not like there weren’t enough cool wedding venues in South Florida already, but adding another one to the list never hurts. There are plenty of Bridezillas out there. And this one, the new Thalatta Estate Park in Palmetto Bay, is sure to become among the most popular in South…
Sorry, Thea Goldman, but we love the free booze-a-thon every second Saturday during the Art Walk. Yes, we make it a point to check out some of the work and support local artists, but isn’t everything better when you have a libation in hand?And while every subsequent art walk seems…
Sex in Miami is a lot like the city’s heavy humidity. It’s omnipresent, suffocating (if done right), and always leaves you sweating. So when we found out that local porn studio Reality Kings filmed a porn movie on Monument Island, home of the Henry Flagler Memorial — well, we weren’t…
Greetings Artopians. Here are some physics. All mass has gravity. The bigger an object is, the more it draws to it, and the bigger it grows. Get the point? Wynwood is attracting new galleries, and a new one opens this weekend, all the way from France.J.G. Platform is dedicated to…
Think Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holiday? Well, you’re right. It’s all about cards, candy, and other bullshit all to show the one you care that you love them. But if you’re in a couple, you’re semi-forced to celebrate it. And why shouldn’t you? It shows your boo your devotedness…
Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 15. Juraj KojsArtist Juraj Kojs makes music with things and art with people. He uses everyday objects, computers, lights, and manpower to create interdisciplinary…
Congrats to the MasterMind 2011 winners! At last night’s Artopia, we recognized local artists in three categories: visual, narrative, and sound. Each of the nine finalists greatly enriched the Miami art scene in the past year. But in the end, the $1,500 genius grants went to artist Christy Gast, filmmaker…
Endless nostalgia has drilled into our collective heads that the ’60s and ’70s were times of rapid change for music. But often overlooked, though, is that similar upheavals of style and form were going on across all of the arts — even dance. Among those leading the charge for the…
Fashion Breakdown: Hat Zara, shirt Y3, sweater vintage Lacoste Izod, shorts Obey, socks Target, shoes American Apparel, zipper bracelet from Top Shop, ring local designer from the Launche Arte Market, and sunglasses Vintage Jean Paul Gaultier…
Acclaimed performance artist Xavier Cha, currently enjoying a residency at de la Cruz, will be holding auditions during this Saturday’s Art Walk. For those courageous enough to try out, we hope you emailed in your headshot – the deadline was February 4. But even if you don’t have a time…
We really had hoped to dislike America’s Next Top Model. Pretty girls with waifish proportions prancing down runways and being scored on their looks? In theory, we’re offended. In practice, we can’t look away. Here’s the thing: Top Model showed us that awkward girls with angular, almost grotesque features often…
Many of Miami’s creatives are transient, showing up on our shores and disappearing as quickly as the tides. The Art on the Street series will document this overlooked and ever-changing element of South Beach culture.There’s an adage: “Do one thing, and do it well.” These words are rarely followed up…
In honor of our Artopia Party tonight, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 16. Cat DoveWith a beautiful name like Cat Dove you would expect a girl who is interested in…
Originally written by legendary French filmmaker Jacques Tati, The Illusionist, which opens in Miami this Friday, is a touchingly simple and beautifully drawn film by renowned animator Sylvian Chomet. When Tati died in 1982, he left behind the screenplay for The Illusionist, which he had intended to be shot in…
Did you hear about the ninja-like granny from Northampton, England? She beat down six sledgehammer-toting hipsters on mopeds with her handbag while the gang of burglars attempted to break into a jewelry store (video posted below). Shortly after the pocketbook-pounding, the old broad disappeared, like a super hero into the…
Most of us know about World War II and the widespread genocide carried out by the Nazis. Many, though, are unaware of the fact that that the Nazis stole tons of money, possessions, and artwork from their victims. Stories like that of Max Stern, the art historian, gallery owner, and arts philanthropist, who had…
Local artist Aholsniffsglue’s signature eyeballs splack the side of a warehouse facing I-95 in Wynwood. Inside, the Margulies Collection’s “New Exhibition” will leave your optics in the same wide-eyed state of wonder. The show is programmed by longtime Margulies curator Katherine Hinds to “activate the space” via video works and…
