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…
Luther Campbell, New Times’ own weekly columnist, has written a book about his fight for truth, justice, and Liberty City. Posing with fists up on the cover of The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City, inside Uncle Luke tells a “raw and powerful true story of…
In a sentence that no one would have predicted we’d write ten years ago — H&M is opening a location in Hialeah. The new store is set to open its doors tomorrow, November 19. The ever-popular Swedish clothing brand has 25 other stores in the state of Florida (with 399 nationwide),…
Oh, Basel. Despite popular belief, doing Miami’s infamous art weekend right isn’t just about getting into the best parties, but a chance to gain firsthand knowledge of who’s who in the contemporary art world. With countless galleries putting their best foot forward at over 20 satellite fairs around the city,…
More than 600 nonprofit organizations and 13,000 people are set to raise millions of dollars for The Miami Foundation’s fourth-annual Give Miami Day on Thursday, November 19. Arguably the most active day of philanthropic giving has already raised nearly ten million dollars since its inaugural event in 2012, setting a…
Among the many art fairs that surround Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA always manages to stand out. The satellite fair is particularly focused on highlighting artists that are underexposed and looked over by the established art market. Unlike the commercial behemoths around them, these art fairs are less interested in…
Thursday, November 19 Forget the South Beach Wine & Food Festival and its NYC sibling. For a new generation of conscious, sustainability-minded foodies, Seed Food & Wine Festival reigns supreme. The chic five-day fest — a Miami original — includes all kinds of events, such as a yoga brunch, a…
Although the history of the Cuban Revolution is a subject rarely found in schoolbooks, it’s a subject very familiar to the people of Miami. In one way or another, we’ve heard the stories of how a young Fidel Castro rose to power by overthrowing the unwanted Fulgencio Batista and most…
Theeb, a foreign-language film from Jordan, made its South Florida debut during Miami Dade College’s 32nd-annual Miami International Film Festival (MIFF) earlier this year. During the festival, the film took the screenwriting prize and left audiences — and critics — in awe. Told from the perspective of the nomadic eyes…
Bookstores aren’t usually prime real estate for celeb-spotting. The lobby of the Mandarin Oriental, the Standard Spa, or Louis Vuitton in the Design District are more likely candidates. But this is the week of the book fair, which means all bets are off, and bibliophiles of every persuasion (including the super…
The cycle of gentrification can be harmful, if not closely monitored. Gallery Diet’s new outpost, far afield from the clamor of Wynwood, South Beach, and the Design District, marks the first foray into uncharted territory for the art world. A considerable schlep inland from Biscayne Boulevard, Nina Johnson’s move from…
Films festivals are often a dime a dozen, with some cities pretty much boasting a fest for every subgenre and topic imaginable. But some aspire to a higher purpose, namely education, and Mountainfilm is one of those. Mountainfilm in Telluride is a 37 year old documentary film festival in Colorado,…
In its 32nd year, Miami Book Fair International brings a bevy of authors — both world-renowned and local gems — to downtown Miami for eight days of all things literature. With headliner Patti Smith having given a successful talk the opening night of the festival last Sunday, and the likes…
With the spectacular The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2, the best in the series, Jennifer Lawrence closes out the franchise that made her the biggest star of her generation. Since The Hunger Games began in 2012, she’s starred in four of them and only six of everything else. Luckily,…
How funny, really, are dick pics? Millions of them must be snapped and shared each year, as inducement or harassment, celebration or shaming. Perhaps Harper’s Index could tell us the tonnage of coal mined each year to power the transmission of American crotches. So when a dick pic turns up…
It’s clear why Angelina Jolie Pitt became a star. She was a sexpot with talent, and, just as crucially, her feline beauty was a sexpot breed we’d never seen. Past glamazons like Marilyn Monroe, Ava Gardner, and Jayne Mansfield trailed a whiff of insecurity. We could sense they were wounded,…
The thought of writing a series that spans a century with each chapter representing a year might sound daunting to some authors. Jane Smiley, however, is not just any author. With her latest novel, Golden Age, she closes out what has been dubbed the Last Hundred Years trilogy, a series…
In mid-flight, traveling from Miami to Rome, Sara Kontoff Baker couldn’t help but stare outside her small, cabin-sized window at massive land masses scattered throughout Europe’s landscape. She was intrigued by “nature’s intervention,” some areas heavily forested and others largely destroyed. “I had this idea where I thought maybe I…
Who loves coffee, writes lyrical poems about feeding cats, and kicked off the 32nd Miami Book Fair with a tremendous bang? Why, that could be none-other than National Book Award winner and living rock music icon, Patti Smith. The 68-year-old celebrates the 40-year anniversary of her seminal album Horses and…
Call Achy Obejas anything but a jack of all trades: the accomplished author, journalist, and translator claims the only thing she peddles are words. “I always think it’s really funny when people say ‘the multi-talented Achy Obejas’ because actually I have very limited talents,” she says, a statement that’s unequivocally…
An annual artistic tradition, the Mad Hatter Arts Festival is coming up on its 11th year. For each edition, hatted Groveites spend two days browsing aisles of art, enjoying an outdoor movie screening, and celebrating the creative spirit of Coconut Grove. From fedoras to sombreros to trucker caps — anything goes…
Books, books, and more books. From Bookleggers to Exile Books, Miami has become a hub for local literary lovers. Every November, however, this book craze brims to international proportions with the Miami Book Fair. For residents and more, a week of unique, colorful events await you, many of them totally…
