Designers, not unlike artists, have a profound interest in the way people live with objects. By definition, they make work that is first and foremost utilitarian; an active part of one’s day-to-day routine. Artist and designer Emmett Moore isn’t just interested in the human body’s relationship to the various furniture pieces…
The Star Wars fandom is at an all-time high these days. Thanks in part to the new film, game, and TV projects launched by Disney. It’s no surprise then that lightsaber-wielding nerds created an unofficial official holiday back in 2011 centered around its most well-known quote. Since, the annual celebration…
When Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, died in 2003, a 200,000-strong crowd converged on Miami’s Freedom Tower to send her off. That’s nearly three times more than the 75,000 who gathered in Memphis to bid farewell to Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, in 1977. Way before…
If nothing else, Captain America: Civil War stands as something of a corrective to this spring’s other superheroes-bludgeoning-each-other opus, Batman v Superman. While that film was severe and downcast, Civil War is expansive, at times even light. BvS strove to redefine its superheroes to fit newer, darker, borderline-sociopathic molds; Civil…
Three hours before sunset on Saturday, a crowd of over 50 people gathered around a small stage at The Wynwood Yard. Organizers took the microphone and announced a few simple rules for the day’s activities. There are twelve spots on your map; each team will get their first clue that…
A Special Day is definitively multicultural. The play is based on an Italian text, performed by Mexican actors, and spoken in English. Two stage companies — New York’s The Play Company and Mexico City’s Por Piedad Teatro — co-present the work. It’s set to take place in Miami Beach, one…
Miami immigration lawyer Julie Christine Ferguson passed away in Washington DC April 21. She was 49. Ferguson was much admired among her legal colleagues for her free spirit, kindness and work ethic. She often took on tough, financially unrewarding cases, as well as being actively involved in humanitarian causes. Tall,…
Yesterday was decision day, when tens of thousands of high school seniors must commit to college. Malia Obama, the president’s daughter, is headed hedaed to Harvard University after a gap year. Another student at the nation’s most esteemed university will be MariaVictoria Paredes — a Cuban emigrant who came to the…
Happy Monday, Miamians. This week brings plenty of events, and the best part is they’re all free. Monday Jazz Jam at Churchill’s Pub: Get jazzy at Churchill’s weekly jazz jam. Green Monkey Yoga at Bass Museum: Grab your mat and head to the beach for a free session beginning at…
It’s easy to think, based on the marketing, that the first feature film from acclaimed comedy duo Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele will be a hundred minutes of an adorable kitten dressed in a do-rag and gold chain for easy laughs, but Keanu is so so much more than that…
“I’m HIV positive,” is a phrase that, for a very long time, people feared without much understanding. Over the years, humanity has finally figured out that HIV is treatable and its transmission preventable. The recent Paris 05:59 (Theo et Hugo dans le meme bateau) depicts the virus in a less glaringly…
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 WorldRedEye, New Times…
Is it too much to ask that all these holiday-themed rom-coms — Valentine’s Day, New Year’s Eve and now Mother’s Day — one day merge with the Halloween movies? Michael Myers might be the only one in either franchise with a truly cutting response to all the rhetorical musings about relationships romantic,…
Another month, another opportunity to watch some classic movies in Miami. With summer still a couple of months away, it’s time to check out some good ol’ classics instead of the big blockbusters. Here’s what’s showing around town in May. Blue Starlite Drive-in May 6 and 7, the Blue Starlite…
Before Barack Obama opened diplomatic relations with Cuba, a filmmaker was breaking down barriers to shoot the first Hollywood movie there in 55 years. In 2014, after years of clearing red tape with the U.S. State Department and working with Canada, producer/director Bob Yari began shooting a film about Ernest…
The best time of the week is finally here — the weekend — and Miami offers just about every activity. It’s three days of festive cacophony of music, art, and frosty tropical libations. Be sure to stop by the Anderson Bar on Sunday for its first weekend pool party, called Miami…
If you thought the billionaire played by Steve Carell in Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher was eerie, please allow me to introduce you to the real John du Pont. A dangerous concoction of lonely and paranoid, du Pont was blessed with money and mobility and cursed with the kind of childhood that…
In the past year, actor Hector Medina has starred in two of Cuba’s biggest international co-productions. He played Yunisleidi, the transgender love interest in the controversial El Rey de la Habana. And now, he stars as Jesus in Viva, which opens in Miami theaters tomorrow. In Viva, Medina plays a young hairdresser…
With the MiFo Gay and Lesbian Film Festival in town, there’s an abundance of options for audiences to check out some queer films. This could be your only chance — otherwise, you’ll have to wait months and hope for a theatrical or online release. Halfway through the festival, there are…
As traffic gets progressively worse, Miamians are (finally) starting to get serious about alternative transportation. The city just announced plans for six new rail lines. And since May is National Bike Month, the celebration is bringing citywide attention to two-wheeled travel. In order to commemorate and show support for cycling, Pérez…
Fairy tales were meant to be oral stories. Translating the tangents of old women in far-flung villages (whose chips on their shoulders about, say, their brother’s failed shipping business might inspire long asides about the shipping industry) into written texts doesn’t always make for the most linear, easy read. In…
Queen B kicks off her highly anticipated Formation World Tour tonight at Marlins Park, marking a 40-stadium journey around the globe. As Miamians eagerly wait for her to grace the stage, we can only imagine how fierce she’ll look, which is why die-hard Beyhive members need to look the part too…
