The ever-changing lineup of films at the Miami Beach Cinematheque means that there’s rarely an evening when there isn’t something new for you to see. Tonight it’s “Being Jewish in France,” presented in collaboration with the National Center for Jewish Film. Tuck into a seat (or the Cleopatra chair if…
Historians have already begun comparing the 1990s with the 1920s; both share exorbitant wealth, optimism, and blindness to the coming recession. But take one look at Vizcaya, Miami’s architectural gem from the early ’20s, and you realize the 1990s fell well short in the opulence category. James Deering spent eight…
There are those lucky few born for the loftiest pursuits, such as the office of the president of the United States of America. Then, there are others, even luckier, who were put on Earth to get their wee-wees and vajayjays wet in exchange for cash money. The rest of us…
Want to watch two teams of robbers compete to steal bank money in a fast-paced and humorous short film? Of course you do. The One Last Time, an eight-minute film written and directed by Scott Weintrob, kicks off the Miami Short Film Festival’s night of Pulse-Pounding Cinema, a series of…
It’s damn near impossible to ignore the fact that there’s an above-average number of luxury cars lumbering through our palm-lined streets. While many American cities still gawk at Lex coupes, the Beemers, and the Benzes, those who can afford exquisite rides in our city are all about the rumble of…
You know them as the vagabond poets squatting in front of Gallery Diet every Artwalk in Wynwood. You know them as the super-stylish-über-sexy-typewriter fetishists, the specialists of dirty limericks, odes about dogs, sestinas on Hialeah, and haiku on lipstick lesbians, car repairs, and robots. They’ll break your heart and make…
Composer Pierre Boulez once said that the solution to the declining audience for opera was to blow up the opera houses, the kind of overly dramatic line that, quite frankly, belongs in an opera. If drama’s your thing, you can’t do better than the original pairing of one-act operas showing…
When Jason Taylor was traded to the Washington Redskins last season, it left a huge void in the Miami Dolphins. Watching JT strut around in those burnt-red Redskins colors was like watching Bizarro Superman. It just didn’t look or feel right. Lucky for us all, the Fins re-signed Taylor this…
There’s something drunken about the word “klezmer,” maybe because much of the music it stands for developed at weddings where, inevitably, the dancing crowd consumed a little too much wine; the young felt, perhaps, a little too much joy; and the elderly felt, perhaps, a little too much sorrow. Those…
Heirloom jewels may be something to scoff at when you’re turning Sweet 16 and want those shiny diamond studs from Tiffany & Co. But once you’ve matured and realized that there were beautiful pieces made before the Bling Bling Era, you’ll notice the value in a piece with a history…
It’s been 26 years since the Miami Book Fair International first hit our lil’ city, and since then it’s become one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. Though the preliminary excitement doesn’t quite match the all-out roars you hear leading up to drug and alkie-friendly WMC or…
“Before there were blogs, there were webzines,” says Roofless Records head Matthew Preira, who started booking shows with Florida’s Underfoot as a kid. Then he transitioned from staging ska, punk, and hardcore events to four years of college booking bands, promoting campus fests, and getting acts to score films live…
Do not be alarmed by the cloud of smoke you see moving slowly toward the Miami Improv at the Shoppes of Mayfair; that’s just the tour bus of one Pauly Shore, aka The Weasel, who’s doing something that may or may not resemble stand-up comedy this Saturday night. Your early…
Second Saturday is back again, and this month we’re highlighting some happenings on the north side of I-195. As the Design District has added top-notch gallery spaces such as Bas Fisher, Spinello, and Locust Projects, Art + Design Night has become a must-stop for art lovers. For drunks and foodies…
Not unlike Saint Paul, Francisco De La Torre has had an epiphany: For serious art converts, all roads lead to Wynwood. So after three years in the wilderness, he’s fleeing the margarine confines of Coconut Grove and praying for the rebirth of his Butter Gallery at the grittier corner of…
The Wynwood Art District, Lincoln Road, and even Calle Ocho has its own art walk, and now this cultural craze is going way down south to South Miami, also known by its totally trendy abbreviation, SoMi. The second season of the SoMi ArtWalk runs from November through May on every…
How can you not love Anthony Bourdain? He travels the world getting drunk and eating weird shit, yet still keeps his composure long enough to have a successful show on the Travel Channel. And now the 28-year culinary veteran brings his panache to South Florida when he hosts the Celebrity…
The toughest fashionistas won’t let a dirty word like “recession” get in the way of their shopping obsession/compulsion/addiction. And based on scientific data we’ve collected (our bank statements, the receipts balled up in our wallet, etc.), it seems buying less often isn’t an option — it’s all about buying smart…
Just as Miami Heat fans are holding their breath waiting to see if star Dwyane Wade will re-sign with the team, Cleveland Cavaliers fans are worried LeBron James will leave when he enters free agency at the end of this season. At least the Cavs’ management has made moves to…
Bored with fall’s slasher films and winter’s Christmas-themed snoozer’s? Bite into some celluloid with a little more substance. Nokomis: Voices of the Anishinabe Grandmothers documents Ojibwe women’s attempts to restore and preserve their Native American culture and heritage. They recall painful memories of growing up trying to conform to a…
Caribbean beats may be in Miami’s blood, and when you track the rhythms back to Africa, their enduring presence does make a sort of sense. But of all the beats in all the world, wouldn’t it make just as much sense for us to embrace the rhythms of East as…
Hey, lost soul. Word is, you’ve been searching for some kind of trippy party shaman to lead you on a spirit quest to the center of your very own inner outer space. True? OK, then, it’s totally time you took a tab of that Space Voodoo Crystal stuff. Hence, today’s…
