A few years ago, Karrine Steffans, AKA “Superhead,” took the hip-hop gossip world by storm when she published a memoir dishing dirt on claimed former flings such as Dr. Dre, DMX, P. Diddy, Ja Rule, and Shaquille O’Neal. Now meet her heir apparent, Miami’s own Kat Stacks — a foulmouthed,…
This week, we deserve extra credit or at least a gold star. Instead of five free events for the week, we’ve supplied eight. Monday: Avoid the rain. Stay indoors by making an appointment to see Believe the Hype.Tuesday: Stop waiting for the Rapture to occur. Seek it out yourself at…
The fourth season of Burn Notice, the number one series on cable, hasn’t even hit the air yet, but USA has already renewed the Miami-set show for season five and six. In fact, the network’s president Jeff Wachtel tells Variety that the decision to move the series from New Jersey…
If you’ve been to the Miami Beach Cinematheque this month, then you’ve seen their Grey Gardens-inspired photo exhibit, shot by Andre Gabb and styled by Stefanie Del Papa. The exhibit leads up to a garage sale at the end of the month, which will raise funds for the Cinematheque’s new…
Yesterday, we asked the copy machine if we could head home early from the office. We’re ready for the weekend. Bring on the deep-toned plucks of an upright bass, the rainbow-hued parades and parties, all-you-can-drink beer, a trip to Miami’s fabled Cuban food meccas, and a night of indie blues-rock.FridayDestined…
Local Activist Marleine Bastien, one of the most influential and impassioned voices on issues facing Miami’s Haitian-American community, looks absolutely stunning in the pages of the latest W Magazine. The executive director of Haitian Women of Miami and congressional candidate, is featured in a spread shot by part-time local Bruce…
Our elitist sister paper in Broward and Palm Beach, proud home of dumpy white people, pastel tones, and boredom, today declared that new Dolphin wide receiver Brandon Marshall would be better served to find a house in Miami than in Broward or Palm Beach counties — you know, ’cause he’s…
“Self, Symbol & the Spirit” Through April 30. ArtRouge Gallery, 46 NW 36th St., Miami 305-448-2060; artrouge.com Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m At the ArtRouge Gallery in the Design district Russian dealer Gala Kvachnina is revamping her program to include more contemporary art, rather than the collection…
Kick-Ass sets itself up as an unadulterated exposé of the teenaged mind. Tired of being mugged by high school thugs in a Manhattan that’s notably scummier than the real thing, our hero Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson, a hot young thing given a perm-and-glasses nerdover) wonders, in a hilariously put-on and…
The “straw man” fallacy is pernicious, and it goes something like this: You say, for example, that drug laws ought to be relaxed. I accuse you of promoting the intoxication of children. “But that’s not what I’ve said!” you respond, and indeed it’s not — but I’d rather argue against…
You don’t have to look too hard or too far to see the influence of Cuban culture on Miami. Most Miamians take this for granted. They don’t give a second thought to the numerous stands offering café con leche, guava and cheese pastelitos, and the caffeine shots that sustain downtown…
Let’s hear it for female empowerment movies that are so graphic they could never air on Lifetime TV — flicks such as Hard Candy, Jennifer’s Body, and the latest The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. When it screened at this year’s Miami International Film Festival, women in the sold-out crowd…
In the distant past, sun dances were performed to ensure a productive crop season. So perhaps we should have had SunFest a little earlier and maybe all the tomato plants wouldn’t have died. But alas, this festival has nothing to do with Ra or any other sun god. It’s just…
Once again, it’s baseball season, folks. If it feels like just yesterday you were watching the Yankees swipe their 27th World Series title, this time from the Phillies, that’s probably because you were. Baseball season is really friggin’ long! But for those fanatics out there — and there are many…
If you’re like us, you’re powerless in resisting the Sunday-night blues. A weekend’s worth of distractions behind you, you remember you’ll have to, sigh, return to work the next day. You begin twitching at the thought of those flickering fluorescent lights and the oppression of your cubicle’s gray carpeted walls…
Sure, Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat closed out the last month and a half of the regular season by posting 18 wins and only four losses. But here’s the thing: Miami spent the final seven days of the playoff race eking out meager wins against some of the Eastern…
Those who hold a special place in their hearts for the macabre will revel in Let the Night Roar, the drum ‘n’ bass album from Ninja Tunes DJ and producer King Cannibal. This South Londoner takes his electronic productions down a darkstep path (or darkcore or skullstep if you prefer)…
“I thought he’d be paler — at least as pale as that CD where he looks like a pedophile.” That’s Jim Gaffigan, known for his high-pitched, whispered asides. He’s quite pale, and he’s aware he’s quite pale. Self-deprecation is nothing new in comedy, but Gaffigan’s stand-up comes with the constant…
“Global warming, my ass! What about our tomato crops!?” That’s been the popular rhetoric backlash of Miamians who can’t fathom how climate change is real. But just because some of Miami’s darlings have been donning Ugg boots this winter doesn’t necessarily mean we’re out of the water just yet. Environmentalist…
Don’t you hate it when your rich bachelor uncle is all, “Hey, you better pump out some kids, man.” And you’re all, “Whatever.” And he’s all, “Oh, really!” And you’re all, “Did I stutter?” And he’s all like, “Well, fine. I’m taking your inheritance away!” And then your rich uncle…
If you’ve been to the Miami Beach Cinematheque this month, then you’ve seen its Grey Gardens-inspired photo exhibit, shot by Andre Gabb and styled by Stefanie Del Papa. The exhibit leads up to a garage sale at the end of the month, which will raise funds for the Cinematheque’s new…
Oscar nominators clearly have a soft spot for Israel. In the last past two years, Beaufort and Waltz With Bashir were both contenders but not winners. But this year’s Israeli film Ajami just might win. The unscripted dialogue is mostly in Arabic; it was co-directed by Israeli and Arab-Israeli filmmakers,…
