The most boldfaced name attending the book fair is an author so devoted to literature that he didn’t stop reading the children’s book The Pet Goat even as the Twin Towers fell. We got our hands on an early draft of George W. Bush’s Decision Points — and we must…
Seventy-eight-year-old Gay Talese is a strange combination of ire and grace. “It’s one of those rare occasions where the writer of record didn’t do much work,” he answers when asked about his newest book, The Silent Season of a Hero. Of course, Talese put a hell of a lot of…
In Cuban Ballet, author Octavio Roca utilizes words and lush photographs to tell the story of Alicia Alonso, Cuba’s most prominent prima ballerina and choreographer (and also one of the most powerful women aligned with the island’s government). The author, son of a former Havana ballerina, also explores the lives…
Literacy is such hard work, so reward yourself for your learned sophistication, you little culture vulture, you, with a pair of Twilight Tastings that are part of the Miami Book Fair, held at Miami Dade College’s Wolfson Campus. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 18 and 19,…
Thanksgiving isn’t the only celebration in November, though. The third Thursday of the month (Nov. 18 this year) marks the annual release of Nouveau Beaujolais, the simple, fruity, easy to like wine that’s as much a triumph of marketing as it is wine-making. Check out the new vintage at a…
Leave it to the South Beach Whole Foods Market to give you a hand in with your Turkey Day entertaining. On Friday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m., the market’s fromage expert (otherwise known as Cheese Whiz or Morgan) will teach a free class in Easy Entertaining so your…
You know the Golden Rule: He who has the gold, makes the rules. Well, here’s another one: He who has $35 in gold (or the equivalent in spendable cash) gets to rule over an array of seafood and wine, plus goodie bag and live entertainment, at Palmetto Bay’s Golden Rule…
Salman Rushdie talks (and writes) a lot about the dual nature of Islam, but the notorious author is quite a study in contrasts as well. First, you have Salman Rushdie the intellectual, known for his comprehensive knowledge and understanding of history, a man whose name was included in the title…
Art Basel preview in Wynwood
The House of Yes and No Exit depict two versions of hell
Miami art this week: Witchcraft in the White House
Caught up in the whirlwind of Art Basel is a traveling rug exhibit that involves the late, great Alexander McQueen – the David Foster Wallace of the fashion world. The British designer took his own life last February after an extended battle with depression, and haute couture suffered a huge…
For something completely different, The Restaurant at The Setai is offering an Asian-style holiday dinner—four courses for $85 per person, plus another $30 for specially paired wines. After an appetizer course, choose from steamed double-boiled turkey soup, Thai-style Chilean sea bass and five-spice apple tart tatin. Thu., Nov. 25, 6…
Quattro Gastronomia Italiana puts the boot (as in Italy) to the traditional holiday meal, dishing up three courses for $70 per person. Feasting begins at 4 p.m. and runs until no one can eat any more. Among the choices are pumpkin strudel with foie gras; turkey breast stuffed with focaccia,…
The new 1500° at SoBe’s Eden Roc Renaissance is offering an all-American buffet from 4 to 10 p.m. On the menu are butternut squash soup, DIY salad, selection of meats and cheeses, assorted small plates and side dishes, carving station with turkey and roast beef, and quartet of desserts. Oh,…
If you really want to put the thanks in Thanksgiving, thank the folks at Island Queen Cruises for doing all the work (and clean-up) for you, while you and your honey chow down on the traditional buffet-style T-Day dinner with all the fixin’s, then lounge around in a state of…
Oh, Miami. We’ve been adulterous with our thoughts. We’ve been secretly pining for other cities, romanticizing their street markets. When the lights go off, we dream of going in and out of the aisles of London’s Spitalfields Market and running our fingers over smooth ceramic jewelry at Brooklyn Flea. A…
Now that Art Basel is a mere three weeks away, we should all link up in a human centipede chain and get protective of our local art scene. We’re all for the hoity-toity art fair and the strange spin off events (Alexander McQueen-designed rug anyone? Hello Kitty pop-up shop? Why…
Here in the United States, it’s easy to take filmmaking for granted. We throw millions of dollars on the table to produce a flick about talking Chihuahuas. And it’s only a matter of time before Jersey Shore goes full-length feature. But for much of the world, which exists outside Hollywood’s…
“You may have four to five different women in your life, but you’ll only have one [soccer] club,” says a fan in the documentary Argentina Fútbol Club, premiering at the sixth annual Argentinean Film Showcase at M the Miami Dade College Tower Theater (1508 SW Eighth St., Miami). Yup, they…
Some books make really bad movies — take Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch. While others, such as There Will Be Blood, have made really, really great movies. Luckily, the students at New World School of the Arts have good taste in both lit and flicks. At the end of October, NWSA…
Perhaps best known for his iconic photos of beefcake Olympic athletes clad solely in tighty-whities for Calvin Klein, Bruce Weber is a fashion maverick whose provocative spreads regularly grace the pages of glossies such as GQ, Vogue, and Vanity Fair. But since 2003, the free-spirited shutterbug has focused his lens…
