Some people are really good with their hands. Spencer Morin is one of them. You might know him from the Drinking and Drawing events, Miami World Cinema Center, or the Borscht Film Festival. Let’s just say his hands are all over the place. In a good way. And now he’s…
If you dig satanists, blind albinos, and Mick Jagger, you’ll absolutely love Kenneth Anger’s Invocation of My Demon Brother. Made in the very dark year of 1969, this awesomely evil 11-minute masterpiece stars Anger, Anton LaVey (AKA the High Priest of the Church of Satan), Charlie Manson sidekick Bobby Beausoleil,…
Florida gave women the right to vote in 1969, 50 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Our state’s treatment of ladies improved exponentially, though, when one feisty feminist took up residence in Coral Gables in the ’50s. Roxcy Bolton demanded that women get equal pay and access to…
So you’re a huge fan of mixed martial arts who thinks you know everything about bashing and grappling. Well, were you also aware judo is considered the grandfather of MMA? In its 128-year existence, the gentle Japanese way has given birth to combat sports such as sambo and Brazilian jujitsu,…
All he wanted to do was dance. No, not Billy Elliot. Kevin Bacon as Ren in Footloose, or as we like to call it, Flashdance in farm country. No one has since matched the euphoria of Bacon doing axels off tractors. Despite his manic dancing, though, Footloose was panned when…
Forget channel- and web-surfing — vaudeville was the original form of entertainment for short attention spans. This Thursday night, a variety show called the Millionaire Tramps Vaudeville Debut will land at Churchill’s Pub, with Dangerfun!’s handpicked selection of South Florida tramps. Settle in for some stand-up and sketch comedy by…
Funny white men. The world’s comedy dens are saturated with them, so it’s really hard to stand out. But comedian and reality-TV host Bert Kreischer gets noticed right away. Way back in ’97, Rolling Stone named him the “Number One Partier in the Nation.” The mag wrote a six-page article…
Imagine being in a roomful of sweaty, writhing women grinding against each other while an electro soundtrack fills your head with synth beats and ironic lyrics. Is that Elly Jackson from La Roux giving you the eye? Nah, it’s just some androgynous hottie with a red pompadour. But check out…
Just in case you’re too lazy to pry your ass off the couch and go grab a hard copy of New Times, we here at Cultist do this thing every Wednesday that we like to call “This Week in Print.” Basically, we do the skimming so you can do the…
Cultist recently asked veteran comic Paul Mooney about what he thinks about the dreaded n-word. A few days later, Dr. Laura used it on her radio show, citing that black comics use it all the time. Today, it was announced that Dr. Laura is losing her show over her n-word…
Florida was America’s film capital until the Puritanical residents of Jacksonville ran those industry heathens out to California in the 1920s. But Miami knows how to treat those denizens of debauchery, which is why they keep coming back to Miami to film movies. In Celluloid City, we spotlight some of…
[jump] On her site, Ikard scolds me, claiming that I give out unsafe advice, and going further: “Not every Dominatrix receives their skills and education in the same way, but a Domme without some form of proper mentoring is like a firearm in the hands of an untrained gun user…
Much like the pink slime that made the toaster dance in Ghostbusters 2, Miami’s anger is morphing its graffiti murals. We already showed you the raging muppets armed with box cutters. And now here’s another violent scene over on NW Sixth Avenue and 28th Street. Wall-E is there but surprise,…
Last night, on Episode 3 of Bad Girls Club Miami, the ladies get a serious dose of testosterone. Miss Erica and Danielle bring home some dudes. They’re pretty grimy, but every girl needs some love, ya know? Erica looks about 45 and her new lover Jeff looks about 17. Having…
[jump] Name: FaninaOccupation: Bass player for Prettie PleezeDescribe your style: Old SchoolWhat’s Prettie Please sound like? Artsy rock and roll…
Most people associate open-mike poetry nights with tie-dye, sneaky hits from Pyrex bowls, crusty flip-flops, and the stink of patchouli. But the Bohemia Room at Vlada Lounge is the “Boom Boom Pow” version of those hippie nightmares. Sure, there’ll be some political ranting, but it’ll likely be followed by Marvin…
Certain secret societies require prospective members to take a blood oath, sacrifice a non-essential body part, and sign away all their worldly possessions. But the Bas Fisher Invitational only asks $16 and the ability to make funny faces. Meet those minimums and you’re an approved part of the Weird Miami…
Little Haiti is a lot of things. It’s full of Haitians and Haitian culture. It’s a little dangerous in parts. But mostly, it’s colorful. And a lot of that color is the work of muralist Serge Toussaint. If you’ve spent any time in Little Haiti chances are you know his…
Nostalgia, as it relates to sports apparel, has always been a tricky subject. Remember when throwback jerseys were all the rage? Wearing one now would get you more side-eyes than having “Chippy D” in your Google search history. (Seriously, don’t look that up.)But if you’re looking to be sporty without…
All of fashion’s elite — Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Christian Dior — hail from France, so it’s only natural they were all inspired by legendary French dressmaker Madeleine Vionnet. You’ve probably never heard of her, but the “queen of the bias cut” is the reason we ladies no longer…
The more we learn about this year’s Miami Book Fair authors, the more it looks like a fantastical dinner party where Jesus Christ and Winston Churchill come over for Limoncello and shrimp carbonara. As we announced last week, the lineup already includes a cocktail of Sir Michael Caine, Jonathan Franzen,…
For such a superficial city, Miami does alright by its bibliophiles (that’s book lovers for you who aren’t). We have a big-time book fair every fall, successful independent bookstores like Books & Books, and a healthy helping of the two major chains Barnes and Noble and Borders. But without exception,…
