South Florida has a robust fetish scene. The mastermind behind it all is the Fetish Factory, which hosts the monthly party Alter Ego that draws crowds of nearly a thousand people. But this weekend marks the kinky venue’s biggest soirée of the year: the Fetish Factory 15th Anniversary celebration. On…
South Florida has a robust fetish scene. The mastermind behind it all is the Fetish Factory, which hosts the monthly party Alter Ego that draws crowds of nearly a thousand people. But this weekend marks the kinky venue’s biggest soirée of the year: the Fetish Factory 15th Anniversary celebration. Saturday…
If you’re ever feeling too up, you can always count on a documentary to leave you depressed (thanks Capturing the Friedmans) or simply paranoid (we’re looking at you Food, Inc.). And this year’s DocMiami International Film Festival is no different. The three-day fest is full of people overcoming troubles or…
At the start of May, the Florida Marlins had lost their offensive mojo. Well, there’s nothing like a series with the Mets to fix that! The Marlins swept New York in a four-game series that can only be described as “a good and thorough ass-denting.” Dan Uggla and his Gamma-Ray-fueled…
Certain unimaginative, greasy-palmed greedheads think all those old, broken-down buildings lining NE Second Avenue should just be firebombed, shoveled into a dumpster, and replaced with shiny new condos. But there are others, like local artist Autumn Casey, who would rather rescue one dead edifice after another by stuffing them so…
When bow-tied architect Morris Lapidus unveiled the Fontainebleau Hotel in 1954, he was labeled a half-baked hack pushing neo-baroque architectural mishmash. Basically, the arch-modernist establishment despised his proclivity for excessive ornament. And maybe they had a point. The problem: Lapidus’s maximalist aesthetic had huge popular appeal, eventually worming its way…
He’s so short that when Kool and the Gang sing “Get down, get down,” he’s already there. His swimming pool is a rain puddle in your driveway, and a napkin’s big enough to be his towel. He hijacks his fitted caps from bobblehead dolls. He could even wax a stripper’s…
Treasure Fingers is bringing those magic fingers to the turntables. The DJ/producer is perhaps best known for his track “Cross the Dancefloor” and for remixing tracks by Miike Snow, Empire on the Sun, Little Boots, and more. Also performing live is hipster-hop MC Hollywood Holt. Resident DJs Mike Deuce, Jessica…
Friday, Green Velvet, AKA Cajmere, will be returning to Miami hopefully bringing the “Shake & Pop” with him. Funny thing is, the last time we saw the Chicago DJ was at Poplife’s Dirty Disco party at Pawn Shop Lounge (god, just felt so old typing that). Danny Daze will provide…
When the Vagabond’s Thursday-night party, Money Shot, went kaput a couple of years ago and left a void in the venue’s lineup, a group of misfits put together a little party called Shake that’s been an immense success. Now its creators are ready to delve deeper into clubland. They’ve launched…
Each December, Design Miami/ is one of the biggest and most distinct Art Basel satellite fairs on the west side of the bridge, but The Herald reports that the fair is looking to move from its annual and appropriate home in the Design District to a parking lot across from…
Ever wonder what a British luxury car would look like if it moved to Miami, hung out in Wynwood, had a few mind-altering experiences, and decided to really stick it to its stuffy, monotone aristocratic parents with some seriously eye-catching body modifications?Wonder no more. Local artists Friends With You have…
Our dream mashup of Miami-set TV shows would involve Burn Notice’s Michael Western holding back CSI: Miami’s Horatio Caine as Crockett and Tubbs take turns pistol-whipping him while screaming, “Yeah, you think your little puns are funny? How’s this for funny, punk?”Golden Girls star Betty White got the same point…
Miami’s $15 cocktails are hard to swallow. Here’s a list of six free things to do this week so you can leave your ATM card sheathed in your wallet. Monday: Think naïve Harry Potter could use a dose of the real world? Tonight, at Books & Books, hear author Lev…
The Wynwood building where Don and Mera Rubell house their collection is a Parthenon of modern art. The white walls at the 45,000-square-foot, former DEA warehouse are adorned by as many icons as there are Greek gods: Richard Prince, Keith Haring posters, loud Barbara Krugers, Warhol Maos. For 17 years,…
Finally, there’s news about a Miami public high school that has nothing to do with declining literacy rates, murder, or decreased teacher pay. Last Wednesday night, Miami Beach Senior High and the Romance in a Can Film Festival held a showcase of student-made short films. We were astonished to hear…
We don’t know about all of you but we’re exhausted from busting homophobic hypocrites and providing fodder for unfunnyman Jay Leno and funnyman Stephen Colbert. What have you accomplished this week? No matter. Everyone deserves to have a good time. So come wander the streets of Wynwood, see some art,…
Iron Man 2 will lead to 3 and probably 4, but that doesn’t mean it’s good
Elm Street remake is no dream
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Egyptian mummy finds home at Bass Museum in Miami Beach
Marco Ramirez’s pulpy supernatural thriller Broadsword gets a glam workover at the Arsht Center
