Arts & Culture

As the presidential election approaches, the nation is once again embroiled in a series of arguments over the treatment of women in government and society. But in many other places across the globe, the war over women’s freedoms is fought with more than just words. The documentary Half the Sky:…

It’s hard to meet a girl to take home to Mama, especially if you’re a girl who likes girls. Gay clubs and lesbian bars are fun and all, but what about women looking to hook up in settings that don’t involve strobe lights, cigarette smoke, and random straight people? Local…

The first TED Talks — short for Technology, Entertainment, and Design — went down in 1984, but only in the past few years, the YouTube era, has their popularity taken off. Sponsored by the Sapling Foundation, the official talks bring together some of the best brains in the world to…

Creatively, Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill gave birth to a stellar, albeit short, catalogue of mid-’90s hip-hop with the Fugees. Biologically, however, Hill’s baby is 50 percent Marley. And Wyclef had nothing to do with it. “Anyone who has seen the footage [of the 1997 Fugees concert in Haiti] might…

Miamians love our cars. Can you blame us? Try catching a bus on a Saturday afternoon or the Metrorail after the sun goes down. To Miamians, cars aren’t just a mode of transportation; they’re an extension of ourselves. We stick fancy tailpipes on them, drop them, paint them funny colors,…

Jonathan Larsen’s Tony Award-winning musical Rent has become so well-known that even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve probably found yourself humming the lyrics to “Seasons of Love.” You know the song, the one that goes, “Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes,” over and over. The equal parts heart-wrenching/rock-’n’-rolling…

From the disturbing causeway face-eating incident in Miami to Maryland’s homicidal housemate, the word “zombie” probably appeared in more headlines this year than ever before. And the zombie mania isn’t over. Now that Halloween’s almost here, the undead are about to walk again — specifically, in the first-ever South Florida…

After nearly five years on hiatus, Venezuelan dealer Genaro Ambrosino has returned to the Miami arts scene. Ambrosino, who was one of a select few locals to make the cut during early editions of Art Basel Miami Beach, collaborated with Lissette Garcia, a local art advisor and independent curator, to…

The title of the art exhibit “101 Dresses” might conjure thoughts of a certain horrible rom-com starring Katherine Heigl. But rest assured: These dresses are not that kind of frock. Adriana Carvalho’s culminating solo exhibition as an artist-in-residence at ArtCenter/South Florida (800 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach) showcases her evolutionary journey…

Since the moment El Tremenda Mierda first lit up in victory, Miamians have been bemoaning the parking fiasco surrounding Marlins Park. Five thousand parking spots for a 37,000-seat stadium makes for a major math problem. But perhaps the park’s planners had a little more in mind than a bumper to…

After nearly five years on hiatus, Venezuelan dealer Genaro Ambrosino has returned to the Miami arts scene. Ambrosino, who was one of select few locals who made the cut at the Miami Beach Convention Center during early editions of Art Basel Miami Beach, is opening General Audience Presents together with…

D-Wade and LeBron may dominate our city’s courts — but soon, they won’t be the only game in town. Miami’s athletic assets are about to include a hot, scantily clad bevy of beauties known as Miami Spice.Miami Spice isn’t just a new basketball team. It’s a bikini basketball team. And…

Miami’s December Art Week, during which Art Basel and several other art fairs set up around the city, is one of the biggest art events in the world.Banksy, the English street artist whose film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, was nominated for an Oscar last year, is one of street…