Florida fuckery is Rakontur’s bread and butter. As pointed out early on in Screwball, the latest documentary by Miami-based filmmakers Billy Corben and Alfred Spellman, WTFlorida lore dates back to the 16th Century, when Ponce de León came here seeking the Fountain of Youth. The filmmakers make an important connection…
You’ve seen its engrossing videos scrolling through Facebook. Its bold sans serif logo and millennial pink aesthetic have turned some Instagram feeds into a mood board. With products like Lidstar, Cloud Paint, and MIlky Jelly, the NYC-based online beauty brand Glossier has made a deep impact in the beauty world,…
The Japanese Spring Festival, the Sh-Booms, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, March 25 through 31.
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye,…
The Village of Pinecrest is shaking things up this year when it comes to the Easter holiday. Typically, the posh municipality hosts an Easter egg hunt at Pinecrest Gardens Cultural Arts Park – but that’s been done to death. You know what hasn’t been done at all in Miami? Twenty-five-foot…
FemAle Brew Fest, music by Muse and Thelma and the Sleaze, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, March 22 through 24.
Everywhere Cecile Richards goes, women ask her one question: “What should I do?” The organizer, women’s health advocate, and self-described troublemaker recently spoke at the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas. There, she recalls, “The number one question, no matter what the topic of conversation, the question on every…
Us. There’s something deeply satisfying about watching Jordan Peele’s Us unfold. It’s a film that wears its influences on its sleeve — everything from Alfred Hitchcock to Invasion of the Body Snatchers, with a bit of an oddball leaning a la Richard Kelly, albeit in a more palatable, less thematically ambitious fashion…
Walk into Peppermint Park at Aventura Mall and you’ll be transported to the treehouse of your childhood dreams, filled with fun and educational toys and an endless variety of sweets. You’ll be greeted by a pastel pink Care Bear dangling on an overhead shelf, a wall of unicorn-themed goodies, and a…
Thursday After wowing audiences in the United Kingdom, the creepy play The Children is making a splash in the States. The Lucy Kirkwood production, which was nominated for the 2018 “Best Play” Tony, follows a couple of retirees living a quiet life. Quiet, that is, until an old friend shows…
Latinos in Hollywood know that to truly make a difference in the industry, the change must take place behind the camera as well as in front of it. Producer Maylen Calienes, a Miamian who was born in Cuba and raised in Florida, began her career as an actor but quickly realized she could do more in a different role.
Empire Ink celebrates its 10th year in South Florida by opening a buzzworthy (pun intended, all around) new spot in Wynwood.
Nestled in Miami’s Ironside neighborhood is the first US show of one of the most promising young abstract artists of his generation. Chinese painter Jin Junjie creates three-dimensional canvasses embellished with colorful reliefs. The collection of compact work, aptly titled Small Paintings (2012-2018), presents a highly labored process. Junjie works…
O Cinema Wynwood is now officially closed. All traces of the arthouse, along with its culinary experiment next door, the Wynwood Yard, will likely be bulldozed by the end of the year to make way for a mixed-use building of apartments and shops. But life persisted for…
The Nos. 3 and 12 teams in the world will square off soon in Miami. Tickets go on sale this week.
Sweat Records’ 14th birthday party, a Reading Queer workshop, Thelma and the Sleaze, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, March 18 through 24.
It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with World Red Eye,…
When Robert Moehling was just 6 years old, back in 1959, he tried to sell his father’s batch of cucumbers on the side of the road in Homestead. He was unsuccessful, so he went out again the following day. This time Moehling handwrote in cursive a large sign on hurricane…
They say laughter is the best medicine, and comedian Kyle Grooms has generated arena-sized doses of it. Now his fans and fellow stand ups are returning the favor, funding real medical treatment for the local comic. After Grooms was rushed to the hospital due to a severe emergency, doctors made…
A free Becky G concert, St. Patrick’s Day parties, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, March 15 through 17.
Five Feet Apart. Noses blowing and heavy sobs will be heard around the world when Five Feet Apart releases this week, another entry into the odd little subgenre that is Romance Featuring One Or More Terminally Ill Characters (whose most popular film is undoubtedly The Fault in Our Stars). At…
O Cinema Wynwood is closing this weekend — but not without a final farewell party. “O Cinema was part of the first wave of Wynwood,” explained codirector Kareem Tabsch. “We wanted to honor our friends and say a bye-bye to the neighborhood to thank everyone for supporting.” The art theater…
