The Art of Painting: Malcolm Morley’s exhibit at MoCA features more than 30 large works dating from the Sixties. Born in England in 1931, Morley ran away from home at the age of fifteen and later served a two-year stretch in London’s infamous Wormwood Scrubs prison. In 1984 Morley was…
You may not yet have lost your ardor and respect for the pressure-point hammerblow Quentin Tarantino executed on American movies, but it’s difficult at this late date not to view him as an imperative inoculation with unfortunate side effects: gas, bloating, dizziness, delusions of cleverness. Imitators flock when coolness seems…
It’s difficult to tell from the image on the poster for Take the Lead, but that’s not star Antonio Banderas dancing in blue silhouette. In fact the movie isn’t even about Banderas dancing — it’s about Banderas teaching teenagers to dance. You’d think that might be a dream come true…
Carlos Estévez has taken sacrifice in the name of art to an extreme. For the past several months, the artist has risked carpal tunnel syndrome or shearing off a digit while gearing up for the collapse of Western civilization. He has been maniacally clipping images from hundreds of magazines pillaged…
If you think March Madness ends on April Fools’ Day, think again. Let the madness play on — this time, three on three. Coming to Dolphins Stadium today and Sunday, the Hoop It Up 3on3 national basketball tour invites players of all skill levels to hit the half-court and sink…
Clinton Kelly is a busy, busy man. When he isn’t ripping someone’s wardrobe to verbal shreds as the host of TLC’s What Not to Wear, he’s promoting his book Dress Your Best: The Complete Guide to Finding the Style That’s Right for Your Body. Ladies who might be wondering what…
In the Nineties, Hispanic writers were muy caliente. The wave of bilingual authors came from all corners of the globe. Spanish, Latin American, Puerto Rican, and American migrants wrote eloquently about exile, immigration, and assimilation, with books often clad in the numinous cloak of magical realism. The fad has faded…
Could you fit your entire wardrobe in the bags under your eyes? Are your crow’s feet growing to the size of Big Bird’s footprints? Has your once-youthful visage become overwhelmed by age spots? Then perhaps you need “Saturation: A Face Lift in a Jar,” a tongue-in-cheek multimedia reality check courtesy…
We all know drinking and driving is a bad idea, but little is said about the perils of drinking and washing. Cranberry-and-vodka cocktails mixed with white laundry is a bad combination, but no tears are shed over spilled drinks and stained shirts at Laundry Bar, one of the few places…
There are so many ways we could make fun of an event described as a “sexy server competition” on its Website, but how could we dis a fest that benefits the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and has the winner of America’s Next Top Model Cycle 4, Naima Mora, as the host?…
The Deering Seafood Festival is an annual relaxing, family friendly event that cajoles not only youngsters but also naturalists and fish lovers into eating up the fun. The Deering Estate at Cutler doesn’t receive as much airplay as Vizcaya or Coral Castle, but it is just as lush and resplendent…
Artist Leonel Matheu seems to have a skull full of anxiety regarding the human condition. Consequently his is a provocative world where a sweaty little fellow whimsically grapples with the suffocating hold of life’s uncertainties. “Maneuvers,” his solo show opening tonight at Dot Fiftyone Art Space, features a jaw-dropping collection…
For dinner tonight, get out of the kitchen and head to the mall, where some of South Florida’s most popular chefs will be preparing tasty delights for the whole family. Iron Chef America winner Michelle Bernstein will be cooking shredded duck confit made with Israeli couscous for the Caring Chefs…
When the ancient Egyptians were developing hieroglyphics and building pyramids, they were also quenching their thirst with beer. The brewing process dates back that far. Long after mead has faded into Renaissance fair obscurity, beer will live on in the hearts of hops lovers worldwide. And just about every nation…
Just when you thought the season was over for the Florida Panthers, the Felines continue to amaze — and daze — their competitors on the ice. After a 4-3 shootout win in Boston on March 27, the Panthers were just six points away from eighth place and the final playoff…
Whether yours are real or not, you need to have the right bra to show off your girls. (And you know you have the right bra when a female co-worker comments on how great your boobs look.) According to the experts at Wacoal, eight out of ten women are wearing…
Indian dancer Protima Gauri dreamed of creating a dance community “where dancers drop negative qualities such as jealousy, small-mindedness, greed, and malice to embrace their colleagues as sisters and support each other in their journey towards becoming dancers of merit.” That village, known as Nrityagram, exists in Southern India and…
Those who think Art Basel injected big-time art into Miami’s anemic cultural artery need to visit the Bakehouse Art Complex. Its latest exhibit proves that trash talkers, who say this town was a sorry backwater before the Swiss invaded, are spouting unadulterated hogwash. Opening tonight at 7:00, BAC smacks back…
Make no mistake, we love fishing. Love catching even more. But even if we didn’t know a sinker from a sailfish, we’d still be sittin’ — or boppin’, actually — on the docks and the Baywalk around the Miami Beach Marina all weekend. The Yamaha Contender Miami Billfish Tournament (in…
The Florida Center for the Literary Arts has brought many esteemed authors to Miami, but its latest acquisition is quite a coup. Maryse Condé is one of the Caribbean’s best writers. The center’s event organizer, Lissette Mendez, is thrilled. “I have always been looking for an opportunity to bring Maryse…
Miami has an open mike event almost every evening. But hump day just got a lot more happening. Welcome to The Bohemia Room: A Spoken Word Experience, a weekly event with a difference. Hosts Ingrid B., Alexander T. Proctor, and 99 Jamz DJ Lorenzo “Ice Tea” Thomas will set the…
Florida Marlins season tickets should come with a prescription. Being a Marlins fan will drive you crazy — the team is built up, wins, is deconstructed, and loses. Wild swings are the only constant for this franchise. Sadly this appears to be another down year, considering the limited amount of…
