There are enough Italian movies to keep even the most indulgent cineaste satisfied. In fact tonight there will be an overflowing indulgence of imported films to satisfy local audiences. Miami Dade College and the Italian Film Festival will kick off Cinema Italia 2007, a free screening series that will bring…
We grumble about having to go to work every day, having to drive in bumper-to-bumper traffic on our daily commute, and having to pay our stupid bills every stupid month. Imagine for a second that you aren’t able to do any of those things, that the everyday routines that most…
When you think of Celia Cruz, bright colors come immediately to mind. She presented herself as a resplendent figure, clad in primary-color stage costumes, always smiling broadly and infecting audiences with her strident voice and salsa rhythms. Her career spanned six decades, and in that time she innovated Latin music…
Even though today is (very misleadingly) ordained “hump day,” that doesn’t mean tonight has to be spent in a midweek blah fest. We know, you have work tomorrow and can’t afford to be late. No worries — the Grand Groove party upstairs at Jazid isn’t the wild display of debauchery…
Miami’s bungalows, with their wide porches, overhanging eaves, and natural ventilation, have a place in South Florida history. The homes, perfect for our subtropical environment, sprouted from 1914 to 1920 in Edgewater, Riverside, Shorecrest, Shenandoah, Little Havana, and Miami Shores. As Miami’s landscape is transformed, these bungalows are vanishing. To…
A whole lot of action always seems to be bubbling under the surface of Anna Gaskell’s photographs and films, yet it can be dumbfounding to pinpoint exactly just what that is. The New York-based artist is known for her theatrically staged works that cull references from literary and cinematic sources…
The Phillies might have made a decent homecoming opponent for the Marlins, were baseball to adopt such a tradition. For one, they’re stacked with marquee talent, even if Babe Ruth reincarnate Ryan Howard has been injured much of the season. Philadelphia still brings the inexorable Jimmy Rollins, whom Baseball-Reference.com describes…
The Maria Verdeja School of the Arts is celebrating its twentieth birthday this year — almost legal, girls! Over the past two decades the school has taught bushels of little girls to dance; little girls who grew up to be women that embarrass you on the dance floor. And tonight…
Professional basketball has changed so much since its inception. The uniform has evolved from booty shorts to culottes, the players are in the local sections of their local papers more, and a big-mouthed fan just might catch a championship ring in his eye if he yells out the wrong thing…
Rare is the straight man who will don a wig and false breasts and head out for a night on the town. Not that they are to be blamed; it’s hard to cruise chicks when you’re wearing a pink bouffant, so they leave it to the gays. But there’s one…
We all know the benefits of working out, but the gym can still be an intimidating place for newbies. Spare yourself the confusion of trying to figure out the elliptical machine and head to Self magazine’s Work Out in the Park event today at Lummus Park. From 2:00 to 6:00…
Seems like everybody has something to say about your drinking, telling you that you’re selfish and that it’s messing up your liver. Okay, so maybe the hooch isn’t so great for your vital organs, but dammit, you’re not selfish! You can prove that and get a little sauced at today’s…
DeBilzan at the Garden promises to be as surreal as an opening scene from CSI Miami, complete with music, full-body hand-painted models, a performance by Cirque du Soleil’s Sasha, top bar magician Frank Everhart, and uniformed flight attendants from Exotic Flights serving mojitos with dry ice cubes. We’re sure Horatio…
Some are calling Street Sense’s brilliant Kentucky Derby run a resurrection for a sport. Yeah, we said the “s” word. Horse racing, unlike Lotto, slots, and Indian gaming, is, in fact, a sport — that’s been dying for a generation. Tomorrow’s Preakness and today’s Black-Eyed Susan, the second jewel of…
Every day you drink café con leche, eat a pastelito, order your rum and coke as a Cuba Libre, and have no idea what any of it means. We suggest Google for the first two, but maybe we’ll slide you one delicious freebie. Daniel Guiteras, whose family owns the Globe…
Did you know that laughing burns like 10 calories an hour? We’re happy to know that there’s a way you can burn calories while sitting on your rear. This can’t be a sitcom giggle or a couple of movie chuckles, though — it has to be nonstop, hold-your-sides howling. And…
New royalty rates for Internet radio set to go into effect yesterday have been pushed back until July 15. However, if the new Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) rates are implemented, they will be retroactive to January 1, 2007. The change will give Congress a chance to discuss and perhaps pass…
He’s magical! So Francis Ford Coppola is in this little film we’re watching about the life of Francis Ford Coppola, when all of a sudden he steps out of the footage, just like Jeff Daniels does in The Purple Rose Of Cairo. The film goes on, only now Mr. Coppola…
Keller Art Basel may be seven months away, but the competition is already heating up. The fair’s charismatic director, Samuel Keller — widely regarded as one of the art world’s most influential figures — was in town yesterday, not promoting, but partying. He’s hosting an intimate bash at his swanky…
Leader of the pack Cesar Millan, can we have your job? As The Dog Whisperer, you get to travel the country, communicating with troubled beasties like a postmodern Dr. Doolittle, and making pet owners love you along the way. You get to rescue adorable puppies, meet celebrities, and at the…
Miami’s art community is pissed off at New Times, along with every media outlet in the tri-county area. And like angry villagers they gathered this past Wednesday in the bowels of Wynwood to voice their frustrations. The issue: What’s happened to Miami’s arts coverage. The panel: Alesh Houdek (Critical Miami),…
Who knows how many bottles of Francis Ford Coppola’s Directors’ Cut Pinot Noir it would take to forget that the virtuoso who made the Godfather saga was also responsible for the sentimental embarrassment known as Jack, starring Robin Williams at his self-indulgent, man-childish worst? Thankfully, though, Coppola’s days of driving…
