South Florida has long been home to some of the largest and most respected mixed martial arts fight teams in the nation. Though the region is rich in talent, there’s yet to be a high-profile bout held here. That is, until Wednesday night’s WEC Championship Battle between the World Featherweight…
A potpourri of films — ranging from the poignant and political to the truly preposterous — seeks to reconcile Chile’s tumultuous past with the nuance of the present. Film Chile Miami offers a vivid panorama of Chilean culture through the lens of the nation’s burgeoning cineastes. The five-day event opens…
They told her not to open it. She was under strict instructions to leave the enticing box closed. She should have been satisfied with the gifts she had already received – beauty from Aphrodite, music from Apollo, and persuasion from Hermes. But curiosity got the best of Pandora, and thus…
The United States has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the world, and the number of women who fight the disease with heart and vigor is just as high. You see survivors running marathons, speaking at benefits, and even working in the cubicle next to you. And you don’t…
It happened just as Kathy Griffin caught a whiff of her own skin burning. Her efforts to reach mass-fame status landed her a spot on the lower-tier reality game show Celebrity Mole Hawaii. To win — and win she did — Griffin forced herself to tread barefoot across searing-hot coals…
There used to be a time when the Miami Dolphins were hailed as one of the proudest franchises in the NFL, with a long, rich history of greatness. Yet for the past decade or so, the Dolphins have played football like old people screw. The only way to watch any…
You used to cringe at the thought of having hot wax ripped from your nether region, but you took comfort in the fact that the women of Brazil invented this depilatory torture. News flash: Removing hair from places where the sun don’t shine is extreme, even in the land of…
After months of being cooped up in a tiny apartment and taking walks in tongue-dripping tropical heat, your dog is stressed out. Don’t bother calling the Dog Whisperer; just bring him to the Historical Museum of Southern Florida’s second annual Bark Brunch at the Oasis from 10 a.m. to noon…
Have you ever tried to stand en pointe? It’s not as easy as ballet dancers make it look. Wikipedia lists 28 common injuries stemming from this superhuman posture, including neuromas, bunions, hammertoes, and something called dorsal exostosis. The dangers notwithstanding, if it’s been your life’s dream to prance on your…
If the walls in Little Haiti could talk, some of the more colorful ones would likely share tales of arduous journeys over rough seas, overcoming strife, assimilation, and community joy. The walls at NE 55th Street and Second Avenue certainly have some crazy tales to tell. Legendary rock club Churchill’s…
Spoken word is the art you find at the intersection of poetry and music. Cultivated in the brains of artists who write to an imaginary beat that pulses in their heads, it is built to ignite passion, caution, or action. This stuff will make you move. Ingrid B. has been…
Jazz singer Nicole Henry is a local treasure — a cool, tall drink of water whose crooning calls to mind Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington. Her voice is smoldering and sensual, jaunty and joyful, potent and sweet all at the same time. Her brand-new album, The Very Thought of You,…
Take a step back to the Nineties, when Miami’s streets were flooded with cheap psychedelics. Acid was as much a part of many people’s social stimuli as cigarettes and alcohol. Tri-county high schools, warehouse raves, and bedrooms across the land brimmed with powerful pharmacological agents. Mind-expanding/imploding trips were delivered via…
There’s no getting around it: Lavell Crawford is a big man — a very, very big man. But when it comes to telling jokes, he’s light on his feet. Extra pounds don’t hinder his comedy — just the opposite. Crawford’s act directly addresses his weight issues … to varying degrees…
SPA V now offers Yoga classes taught by South Florida’s renowned instructor Renee Douthat, Saturday mornings. Classes will be held outside on Vue terrace, where the calming ocean sounds can be heard from the across the street. Each class is $20 redeemable off any SPA V treatment. Students can also…
The workday ends and you’re outta the office Fred Flintstone-style — “Yabba dabba doo!” — only to be smacked in the face by a line of brake lights snaking along I-95 as far as the eye can see. Gridlock is a bitch, and it can directly affect your health. Don’t…
Though the sticky floors and grimy glasses make your preppy soul cringe, you swear you love a good dive bar. And who wouldn’t? The discount drinks, colorful characters, and undeniably dirty peanuts would make any good lush happy. Still, we sense your disgust, even when you’re sloppy drunk and hanging…
If you are one of the many frustrated local singles touring trendy clubs for your next sexual escapade, you might be burned out by the typical martini-sipping, khaki-wearing yuppies who flock to the booty music—filled dance floors. It might be time for a change in atmosphere and attitude. It might…
The history of Coral Castle claims the structure boasts stones taller than the ones at Stonehenge and heavier than the ones that make up Egypt’s pyramids. And the story behind the construction of this place is as mythical as it is fantastic. There’s underage love, a man with the strength…
In pop culture, Christianity has always held a stronger connection to football than other religions, if only because the holy day happens to coincide with NFL game day. But we bet there’s a fair amount of gridiron daydreaming in temples too, especially whenever the Mo Steel flag football team gathers…
via Gen Art To hear the cast of Project Runway tell it, South Florida is the worst-dressed area in the world. “Oh, that looks like something my aunt in Boca would wear.” “Ew, that dress is so South Beach.” “She’s like a Fort Lauderdale cocktail waitress.” Uh, whatever. That’s just…
via The Moore Space A shot of Carlos Alvarez’s installation Faces, which was featured at the space earlier this year. Bummer. The Moore Space, one of Miami’s most exciting and highest profile art spaces, is closing this October. It was founded in 2001 by Rosa de la Cruz and Craig…
