The 83rd Annual Academy Award nominations were announced today. The King’s Speech (which was quite exceptional) leads the pack with 12 nominations. But the real story of the day is the Academy’s snubbing of Christopher Nolan as Best Director for Inception. And while The Social Network and True Grit were…
The intoxicating myth of discovering terra incognita was the inspiration behind Portuguese author Jose Saramago’s tiniest tome. In his dinghy-sized 50-page story, The Tale of the Unknown Island, the protagonist asks a king for a seaworthy vessel to search for an island no one thinks really exists.The scribe’s musings on…
Miami’s finally figuring out that it’s awesome to get creative with your friends and then share your genius, or whatever, with the rest of the city. Miami Poetry Collective demonstrated this last summer at the inaugural Miami Squares at Sweat Records. The interactive poetry reading was packed with pleased fans and…
In honor of our Artopia party on February 10, 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.28. Brigid BakerChoreographer and dance instructor Brigid Baker breaks traditional instruction of ballet by combining quantum…
Things like the virtual bookshelf for the iPad and the million of other eBooks out there exist for a reason–people still love to read. Sure, there are greats like Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, and Emily Dickinson, but who needs them? It’s 2011 and people like Chelsea Handler, Ricky Martin, and…
Since 1985, you’ve seen this abrasive magic/comedy duo everywhere — from Fear Factor to their successful Showtime and Emmy-nominated show Penn & Teller: Bullshit! to the pilot episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch. And now you don’t need to turn on your television or buy a ticket to Sin City…
As reported late last night in the Miami Herald, a grand piano was found on a sandbar in the middle of Biscayne Bay. It sits about 200 yards offshore from North Miami and is visible by binoculars from the Quayside towers. Florida Wildlife officials say they have no plans to…
The idea of peace, love, and rock’n’roll is still alive — at least you can harness it around your neck. Miami designers, Tini Courtney and Jason Masik, have channeled their passion for nature into a collection of jewelry inspired by Native American designs. Their line, H.O.W.L., is full of character…
The Sundance Film Festival, which began January 20 and ends January 30, self-identifies as a “discovery festival,” meaning that it embraces its own legend of being a place where, over the course of a single screening, an unknown can transform into an industry-redefining star–even as that fantasy seems increasingly out…
Miami’s reputation continues to be smeared. We were recently voted fourth rudest city in America and third stupidest. (There’s more, but we refuse to list them all — too depressing). So be grateful for the PR boost by a couple of teenagers from Miami Beach Senior High. They won first…
A novelist, journalist, and blogger walk into a bar. The novelist asks for Johnny Walker Blue, neat. The journalist asks for a beer, a Heineken from the tap. Just as the blogger is about to order, he thinks about it and instead slaps the bartender, insults the novelist, and spits…
Women’s roles have been constantly evolving but it seems we’ve always to be all and do all. We have to head to work and be the briefcase-baring business ingénue; then do the baking, cooking, laundry, dishwashing as the happy homemaker; only before being the purrrfect negligee-wearing, sexy time sex kitten…
To say last night’s episode of Basketball Wives was a cluster f*** of crazyness is an understatement. So very much went on. Where do we being? First, we want to start with the fact that VH1 is trying to push crappy Orlando off as Miami. And to be honest–we’re a…
In honor of our Artopia party on February 10, 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.29. Daniel “Krave” FilaLook around the streets of Miami and your bound to see Daniel Fila’s…
Cultist classed it up Saturday night at the Arsht Center for the Florida Grand Opera’s second production of the 2011 season, Jacques Offenbach’s three-act opera, The Tales of Hoffmann. And since it was this correspondent’s first operatic excursion, we took full advantage of FGO’s pre-show lecture conducted by Justin Moss,…
Fashion Breakdown: Polka dot top from thrift store, borrowed yellow skirt from roommate’s cousin, socks from Forever21, pink shoes from thrift, and purse from mom. …
Wow. We never thought we’d be saying this (we really, really didn’t), but here it is: We have a completely new-found respect for strippers.After having frequented several strip clubs in our day, we had never really thought about the athleticism involved in riding a pole. Our lack of observational prowess…
Whenever you hear, “Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”, it’s rarely followed by “I’m in the lumberyard you crazy, Capulet.” But we do things a little differently in Miami. So when Shakespeare in Miami’s production of Romeo and Juliet was booted from Peacock Park in the Grove the company had…
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.Camille LambStreet artist Jonathan Crenshaw draws with his feet on Lincoln Road. “Don’t get all up…
This one on 23rd Street and NW 6th Avenue is a classic, right? The b-boy aesthetic, the colorful letters. But look closely and you’ll see a portal to another world. Follow a straight line from his right thumb to find a punched-out glory hole of sorts. What lies behind? You’re…
Were you aware that Penguin Awareness Day was yesterday? No? Well, the penguins got word that you forgot and they are mad. Don’t believe us? Look how they’re taking it out on the seals! Think about the seals! What about the seals??? Anyway, we talked to the penguins for you…
Don’t get us wrong, we think creating bike lanes on any street is a smart and safety conscious decision. But Washington Avenue on South Beach? Lord help us! If there’s one street that attracts the I-just-popped-three-bottles-at-LUX Nightclub-set, then it has to be Washington Avenue. Perhaps city officials believe that a…
