Predictably, I listen to National Public Radio. Last night, after an interview with an Iranian dissident they plugged The Nina Totin’ bag named for Nina Totenberg, their legal affairs correspondent. Selling for $25, the online NPR shop says the knock-off of a Warhol (her mug is reprinted on canvas, splashed…
Hombre con flor A sense of longing and a grappling with understanding pervade the work of Rufino Tamayo as surely as the vivid, lavish hues of red, orange, and violet. And if you don’t hurry, you’ll find yourself longing for a chance to see these paintings. Tamayo: A Modern Icon…
A Night in the Clouds, a benefit scheduled for Saturday night and created to help build schools for disadvantaged children in Kampala and Uganda, has been cancelled. Visit www.justgive.org to find an alternative and equally needy cause to donate some of your hard-earned ducats to. –Raina McLeod…
Jason Handelsman “I am a retired army veteran, and my name is Donald Harding, but for some reason people call me ‘Party Hearty.’ I guess that must be my free spirit, and my good looks … and my unwillingness to do anything. Let’s go get a beer, please?” We went…
For Magnus Sigurdarson the subtropical melting pot of Miami has become a fertile conceptual stomping ground. The Icelandic artist, who has made the Magic City his home for the past three years, says the town’s fiery pulse, coupled with his dispassionate genetic wiring, helped stoke his show at the Kevin…
Real Time and Under These Circumstances One Usually Loses a Shoe: Time’s passage, the preciousness of human labor, the serendipity of finding something new in the old, and the banality of daily life converge in “Real Time,” a group show featuring David Castillo’s stable of artists. In the project room,…
Saturday Night Fever: 30th Anniversary Special Collector’s Edition (Paramount) For all of its camp-classic status as the ultimate disco-fever dream, John Badham’s movie truly is remarkable — a foulmouthed, mean-streets masterpiece that just happens to feature a Bee Gees score that spreads like melted cheese 30 years later. And, of…
In the new Neil Jordan movie, Jodie Foster plays New York talk radio DJ Erica Bain, who survives a vicious Central Park mugging and becomes an urban crusader devoted to cleaning up the city — with a Glock instead of a broom. Yes, The Brave One is that movie: the…
After Hair and the mass marketing of tie-dye, can the Sixties be shrunk to fit any further? Yes, indeed, here comes that nervous popularizer Julie Taymor, incongruously partnered with the happily vulgarian British writing duo of Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, to run this transgressively utopian moment through the…
In space, no one can hear you scream Jumpin’ Jesus, this is one of the greatest games ever! But that doesn’t mean you won’t try during Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Hardcore gamers know Metroid’s star, bounty-hunter babe Samus Aran, has been kicking ass since 1986 — back when Lara Croft…
Beyond the Gates (Fox) Blade: House of Chthon (New Line) The Boss of It All (IFC) Boston Legal: Season Three (Fox) Brothers and Sisters: The Complete First Season (Buena Vista) Catherine Deneuve: Essentials (Wellspring) The Condemned (Lionsgate) Deliverance: Deluxe Edition (Warner Bros.) Family Guy: Volume Five (Fox) Flashdance: Special Collector’s…
Our presidential elections aren’t until 2008, but the way the campaign trail is heating up, you could be excused for thinking they were this November. It seems in the drive to hang new drapes in the White House, we’ve forgotten about the depressing debacle of our electoral process. Hanging chads,…
The battle lines are being drawn and the faces are getting painted as the Texas A&M Aggies take on the Miami Hurricanes football team at the Orange Bowl for a midweek showdown today. This is a pivotal game for our hometown boys, for their defense will be tested early and…
Broken bones? Blood? Swollen-shut eyes? Yes, please! Since the dawn of time, man has been fascinated with organized violence. Whether it’s cheering on the gladiators of Rome or the gridiron gladiators of the NFL, we’re more than eager to pay good money to watch people beat the tar out of…
Today marks the beginning of autumn, and while our northern brethren experience dropping leaves and temperatures this time of year, for us the season means too many out-of-state house guests and too much potential hurricane drama. But it’s not all bad. We finally get to sleep with our windows open,…
It’s the crack of dawn on a Sunday. You’re wide awake, and you feel like doing something crazy. You need to channel that energy into a healthy diversion. Head over to Margaret Pace Park for the Publix Escape to Miami Triathlon. At 6:00 a.m., a boat will take you and…
Your dog-loving friends have been teasing you for years about your penchant for cold-blooded pets, but you’ve always chalked it up to extreme hateration. After all, when was the last time their precious Rex devoured their rodent problem in two minutes flat? We say ignore them, because today your real…
Director and producer Rudi Dolezal’s list of film credits reads like a who’s who of the music world. He has filmed Sting in Brazil, directed segments of the original Live Aid, produced more than a thousand music videos, and filmed concerts and documentaries about everyone from Miles Davis to David…
What makes a party good — like, really good? Is it half-naked girls and bottles of Cristal? Or a dark warehouse and minimal beats? Really it all depends on who you ask. According to DJ Push Button Objects, a party worth returning to is all about friendly vibes and the…
We see you shoving crumpled dollar bills into the March of Dimes box, so we figure you like to show a little love to those in need. But we also hear you yelling “I gave at the office!” at the bums along the downtown thoroughfares, so we’re guessing you like…
Singing — nay, shouting — along is a co-requisite to properly enjoying any Mötley Crüe concert. That’s partially because “Girls Girls Girls” sounds better when screamed by a stadium of Rag Magazine-reading fans, and also because Vince Neil is too wasted to remember the lyrics, so somebody’s gotta pick up…
James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business, a relentless touring machine who loved nothing more than putting on a sweat-drenched, high-octane performance for fans night after night. With his beloved cape, inimitable dance moves, and trademark “Hey!” he etched a place in rock and roll history. Right alongside…
