Now that you’ve had a day or two to decompress from the holidays, you may be struck, like many of us are, with a touch of post-holiday melancholy. Maybe it’s having to go from home-cooked meals back to your regular diet of Cheetos, vodka, and cigarettes. Or maybe it’s the…
With all the recent holiday goodwill and merriment, we thought we’d found the perfect antidote in tomorrow night’s Lewis Black show at Hard Rock. But it looks like you’ll have to find your hilarious well of vitriol somewhere else. The modern-day grinch’s show has been canceled. We will surely miss…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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.47. Bill BilowitOver the phone, Bill Bilowit’s voice is deceiving. He sounds youthful and energetic. But the 53-year-old…
What a year 2010 has been. Who knew in one year we would see so many make-ups, break-ups, and even a meat dress or two? And what about all the amazing gems that have entered our lives? Snooki, all the bitches on Bad Girls Club, and the guy from “Double…
Here are the best and worst plays of 2010. If you caught the good ones, congrats. You really saw something special. If you caught any of the bad ones, my condolences. Don’t let it put you off the form. There’s fabulous stuff out there. This is my last year-end roundup…
Fashion Breakdown: Military camo jacket, white shirt, black pants, Rasta belt, and Ace Hardware store chains…
Wearing glasses just got a whole lot cooler. HungChains are glasses chains that revolutionize the way you wear your shades. These chains were spawned right here in Miami and have quickly started to crawl across the globe. In the summer of 2009, the Miami-raised designers were inspired by digging through…
Our first response to an exhibit cataloguing the traumatic events of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake? No thanks. But considering that “Richter Scale” is the emotionally-charged, sensitive work of Chinese artist Hung Liu, we decided to take a look.Bernice Steinbaum has represented the Changchun-born artist for over two decades. Liu produces…
Technically, Cultist has only been around since July, so this is really a roundup of Miami’s best street fashion from the last six months. But that’s long enough to spy some trends. Lord help you if your mama gave you thick thighs and a little junk in your trunk, because…
Some claim Miami has no memory. Maybe, but no one is forgetting teacher, choreographer, and erstwhile Miami-resident Gerri Houlihan. A former soloist with the Lar Lubovitch Dance Company, and schooled in Martha Graham and Jose Limon technique, Houlihan remembers as much as anyone alive about the making of modern dance…
So, Vh1 didn’t give us what we wanted this holiday season. How could they not air a new episode of Basketball Wives during Christmas weekend? They know very well we just spent the last few days with our insane families. It’s just plain mean. We need our fix, Okay? So…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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. 48. Alette Simmons-JimenezArtist Alette Simmons-Jimenez says of her upbringing, “my background is totally mixed media.” Only an…
Some of us got stuck at the office this week, a strange five-day limbo that falls between Christmas and New Year’s. You may have blown your load on vacation days too early or your bosses just felt like acting like bosses and forced you to come in. So you should…
Between Art Basel, Miami’s beaches, and SoBe’s endless stream of meticulously sutured and sculpted bodies, it may seem like you’re bombarded with nothing but aesthetically pleasing stimuli every minute of every God-forsaken beautiful day. Well, soon the Arsht Center will offer you the chance to stare at a big hairy…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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.49. Tawnie SilvaWhen you see artist Tawnie Silva in the flesh, you wouldn’t expect that he uses so…
When we wrote our Who’s Who of Season 2 of Basketball Wives, there were only six wives (well, quasi wives) on the show. But last week, the puppet masters behind our new favorite reality show introduced three more ladies. And as there was no new episode of Basketball Wives last…
When describing her seemingly unglamorous and difficult job — maintaining Wynwood’s streets — Glendina Roseborough said, “it is rewarding, because it gives me my independence back.” Before last year, she struggled to find employment and soon found herself without a home. Now, only a year later, she’s thriving, along with Shawntina…
Fashion Breakdown: Red top hat from Village Hot Shop, red bra self made with Swarovski crystals, black velvet jacket from grandma, black satin dress from Cache, socks from We Love Colors, and boot from Beatnix…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, 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.50. Ginger BardotFor a town as sex-infused as Miami, it’s strange that burlesque dancing is not more mainstream…
The last 12 months marked an unforgettable arts season. In 2010, Miami’s gallery and museum circuit offered a dishwasher full of dildos, a mummy found festering in a Wynwood warehouse, a show celebrating Miami’s criminal soul, and torture implements designed to mutilate cherished genitals.And the unimaginable has happened. In an…
Fashion Breakdown: Glasses, faux wood from the antique glasses vendor during Art Deco Weekend Fair on South Beach, bag from Flamingo, jeans Urban, and top Forever 21. The boots were found at Lotus House thrift…
If you’ve ever spent a summer in New England, you know the deal: lobster in the bathtub, freezing cold ocean water, ice cream shops, and mini-golf. These are the happy thoughts that define your youth and that overshadow the memories of lactose intolerance, chapped skin, and a slow-moving, though lovely,…
