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.30. McLaine Oberhellmann This punk rock girl has a style all her own. McLaine Oberhellmann is…
As we mentioned in our previous post, “Inside Miami’s Botanicas: Santeros, the Devil’s Intestines, and Steep Prices,” the items being sold inside a botanica can seem confusing or even intimidating to the uninitiated. That’s why we decided to grab our santero friend and have him explain some of the basic…
Fashion Breakdown: Black body suit from Americal Apparel; high-waisted, corset skirt from Zara; black heels from cheap store, necklace by Qpony, and tattoos by John Valle from Ocho Placas…
At her eponymous space on one of the southernmost arteries of the gritty nabe, Nina Torres, an international arts consultant who relocated here from New York last year, continues her mission of cultivating emerging South Florida talent. During this month’s gallery walk, Torres inaugurated “Helium Hum,” Cristina Molina’s first local…
Wynwood isn’t the only hotspot for artists’ murals near Downtown Miami. Only blocks away in Overtown, a gallery of public art line walls on 14th Street. Both outside and inside of the Vagabond nightclub, another world of paintings is being created by local artists. Tonight, illustrator Helena Garcia will be producing…
Last August, we were interviewing one of our 100 Creatives, Spencer Morin, on the phone as he was working as a production assistant on a super secret show out in the Everglades. He wouldn’t tell us what is was, but we could have sworn we heard someone yell tripod or…
Don’t know which hand to hold the whip in? Get sex, love, relationship advice from Mistress Lera by emailing askadomme@miaminewtimes.com. Read more about Mistress Lera at Notes From a Miami Dominatrix.Dear Mistress Lera,My husband wants me to dress him up as a woman during foreplay. I am not easily shocked,…
When the “Scoop on Poop” exhibit drops on Zoo Miami this weekend, number two is number one for fun. That’s because this exciting shit is back in our toilet water by poopular demand. The traveling exhibition, based on a hit book by Dr. Wayne Lynch, last hit the 305 in…
Okay, fine, Hello Kitty, Appletinis, maxi pads, and Lifetime movies starring Melissa Joan Hart are all things that are gag-worthy femme. But what if a gal wants to knock it down a notch and just be terribly girly? Miami’s Terribly Girly, a funky little photography studio in Wynwood that specializes…
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.31. Fro RojasWhen filmmaker Fro Rojas graduated the International Fine Arts College (now known as Miami…
Are you able-bodied or disabled? Pause before checking either box — Jess Curtis/Gravity’s “Dances for Non/Fictional Bodies” may expand your understanding of those terms. As part of the 11th annual danceAble event, Tigertail and Florida Dance Association’s physically accessible component of WinterFest, Jess Curtis/Gravity offers multiple ways to explore what…
It’s Rosie Herrera’s party this weekend, and you can cry if you want to. The 27-year-old choreographer will return to her hometown to show off two make-you-laugh, make-you-bawl works that made her a star last summer at the American Dance Festival, where she shared the bill with the most important…
From a lollipop-head puking gold glitter to a pussy-fixated Chinese artist, a pair of Wynwood galleries offer plenty of eye candy to entice visitors to the booming arts district after the Second Saturday culture crawl. At her eponymous space on one of the southernmost arteries of the gritty nabe, Nina…
Tracking the parallel trajectories of three employees laid off from cushy corporate jobs at the same Boston-based manufacturing conglomerate, The Company Men is transparent in its ambition to capture The Way We Live Now from a sensitive, equitable — rather than a withering and satiric — point of view. Writer/director…
Dissolute action-movie star Johnny Marco (Stephen Dorff), first seen doing laps in his black Ferrari, has no destination in Somewhere, Sofia Coppola’s mood ring of celebrity lassitude. Coppola’s fourth feature, winner of the Golden Lion at Venice this year, is, at times, similarly aimless and empty. But those who groan…
Fully devoid of the fantasy contrivance that often sets an Ivan Reitman film (Ghostbusters, Dave) in motion, NoStrings Attached is extremely narrow in focus: It’s “just” about two people in lust struggling to put away their respective baggage in order to have a real relationship with each other. Adam (Ashton…
Written and directed by Jane Prowse, A Round-Heeled Woman is based on Jane Juska’s 2003 memoir A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance. Sharon Gless, whom you might recognize as the neurotic chain-smoking mom in hit TV show Burn Notice, turns in a candid performance as Jane,…
Our boys and girls in the armed forces deserve a little respect. And this Saturday at the Raleigh Hotel, we have the chance to show our gratitude to our homegrown heroes. “Artists for the Walking Wounded” is a benefit and silent auction where graffiti crew MSG Cartel, as well as…
The most critically acclaimed of the festival, Protektor is Israel’s submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category of the Academy Awards and the winner of the Krzysztof Kieslowski Award at the Denver International Film Festival. Described as visually stunning, the noir tale follows a husband and wife in Prague…
At the 1936 Summer Olympics, Jewish athlete Gretel Bergmann was replaced by the Nazi regime with an athlete later discovered to be a man. Based on a true story, the film holds that Gretel and her replacement developed a strong friendship and do their best to thwart the Nazi’s scheme…
We’d like to tell you about a band formed in New York’s East Village in the mid-’80s. Nope, it’s not the Tom Tom Club. Try The Klezmetics, a clarinet-rich, accordion-heavy, Grammy-winning klezmer band. In the past, the band has collaborated with Itzhak Perlman and Ben Folds Five. Their recent album…
Crank up your appetite for the South Beach Wine & Food Festival (Feb. 24 to 27) by drooling over the food of one of Miami’s hottest chefs at one of the final cooking demos at the Coral Gables Whole Foods Market. Chef Sean Brasel of Meat Market will be cooking…
