A plot description of A Christmas Carol would be superfluous for anyone who has lived in this country for at least one holiday season. Those who didn’t grow up with the Charles Dickens novella have undoubtedly encountered any one of the hundreds of adaptations the 1843 book has undergone for…
The thrill of first love, the stability of marriage, and the pain of divorce are all present in the 14-song musical The Last Five Years — just not necessarily in that order. An off-Broadway hit in 2002 (and due for a New York revival next year with Anna Kendrick), this…
There’s nothing like a sullen, perceptive 20-something artiste to puncture the veil of contentment for the average American husband and father. At least that’s the point of view proffered by Happy, a “rolling world-premiere” play by Idaho drama professor Robert Caisley. The main character, Alfred, has been married for 14…
If you’re a lover of orchestral music, high-class events, or just good old-fashioned free stuff, Christmas has come early for you this year. We have four pairs of tickets to New World Symphony’s Absolute Jest, conducted by John Adams, this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. — and we’re giving them away,…
You know Miami stripper Skrawberry for her rap skills, her political commentary, and of course, her sexy moves on the pole. Now, you’ll also know her for her sound advice. In this weekly column, Skraw responds to readers’ questions about life, love, and beyond. Got a question for Skraw? Hit…
The phrase “The Art of Basketball” is redundant. Especially when you’re talking about our own Miami Heat, the reigning NBA Champions, and Miami’s current favorite sports franchise.NBA players are called the world’s greatest professional athletes for a reason. Whether it’s Dwayne Wade two-stepping his way through a double team, or…
The anonymous artist Invader, known for his street art of mosaic tiles inspired by characters from video gaming’s primitive 8-bit years of the late ’70s, placed one of his tiled creations literally up in space earlier this year, using a high-tech weather balloon. He has made a 45-minute movie documenting…
Like a grade-school bully who keeps yanking the pigtails of his crush, Girls Gone Wild founder and professional smarmypants Joe Francis won’t leave Joanna Krupa alone. First, he showed up on The Real Housewives of Miami, apparently for the sole purpose of spreading rumors that he’d had sex with both…
In addition to pumping out more than 4 billion cans a year of potable jet fuel, Red Bull is known for supporting a wild array of extracurricular activities. From the Flugtag to Felix Baumgartner’s space jump, their interests are anything but average. See also: – MAM’s “New Work Miami 2013″…
Right in the middle of the sidewalk behind the Miami Art Museum sits a 15,000-pound block of granite. Afternoon shoppers and downtown workers rushing to lunch stop dead in their tracks, staring at the tombstone-esque block inscribed on both sides with the word Centrust. For anyone who survived the ’80s…
How convenient for the rest of us that when Bob Bonis embarked on the Beatles’ and Rolling Stones’ first U.S. tours from 1964-66, he thought to toss his modest Leica M3 camera in his suitcase. Bonis, who served as the bands’ tour manager during these crucial first U.S. appearances, captured…
There are lots of stereotypes about Miami. We wear bathing suits to work, get our kicks on nose candy, and drive Lambos, right? And Miami females all look like supermodels, natch. In the eyes of the rest of the country, these kinds of criteria are probably what makes for “The…
The saying goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” And the Borscht Film Festival, which will host its eighth edition next month, isn’t broken. It’s just a little cracked. Earlier this year, the Borscht-produced short film Life and Times of Uncle Luke — which combined a cartoonishly colorful set…
As if your Basel schedule weren’t already tight enough, OHWOW’s It Ain’t Fair has announced a seriously buzz-worthy lineup that just might make you rethink your seemingly important schmoozing sessions at the other fairs. See also: – Ultra Violet’s Giant Laser Beam Is Canceled – Local Art Students to Show…
On Sunday, Kanye West blessed Wynwood with his presence when he stopped by Wood Tavern. Just in time for the bar’s weekly Backyard Boogie, Kanye gave Wynwood his own version of the Colbert bump, pausing to snap the above pic with the artists of La Pandilla, who created the whale…
So you caught Liz & Dick, the “Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor” schlockfest of a “comeback project,” on Lifetime last night. And maybe you loved it in all its cheesy, terribly acted glory. Maybe you loathed it, but just couldn’t look away.In any case, Lilo’s coming back, and you have…
Hey, remember when we told you about the giant laser beam that artist and former Warhol “superstar” Ultra Violet planned to shoot across Biscayne Bay during Art Basel? And it sounded pretty cool and elegant and egalitarian? And how it had the potential to become emblematic of this year’s Art…
Have you heard this one? Bella Swan, James Bond, and Abraham Lincoln walk into a bar.The bartender asks, “What are the three of you doing here?”Bella, being the whimpering little twit that she is, can barely answer. James Bond refuses to divulge any information until he’s served one of his…
If you’re reading this, you made it through Black Friday alive. Or you’re a computer-literate ghost. Either way, that bout of consumer madness is over and done with. But there’s lots more madness up ahead. And this week might be your only break before Basel. So save your pennies for…
To call Honey Boo Boo and her family trashy is wildly un-creative. But to actually re-create the pint-sized pageant contestant using trash? Now that’s wildly brilliant.See also: – Kim Kardashian and Hulk Hogan Hung Out Last Night Because Miami Beach Is a Weird, Weird Place – Wynwood Second Saturday Features…
You’re going to need a 10-gallon bucket of colada and at least three pallets of cocaine to keep up with Aholsniffsglue’s Art Basel Week. He’s launching a show called “Snipers” at the Gregg Shienbaum Gallery in the heart of Wynwood. The show opens November 29, and features tons of peluches,…
The setting is on the road. Two guys in Miami who both ride classic Italian Moto Guzzis see each other, nod, and ride on. This happens a lot in the world of vintage motorcycles. Then comes the twist that makes the whole thing sound like a missed connections ad on…
