Miami is one of the most pet-friendly places to live. Lincoln Road is overrun with little dogs wearing designer labels, and there are probably just as many cats curled up in a spot of sun waiting for their humans to come home. And yet there are still literally thousands of…
We Americans can’t be blamed for our “mob mentality” when we think of Sicilian and Italian culture. The ubiquity and mass appeal of gangster movies like the Godfather trilogy, Scarface, Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, and of course The Sopranos series would convince anyone that the number one industry in all of…
It’s Friday, y’all. You know what that means:”Shots shots shots shotsshots shots shots shotsshots shots shots shotsshots shots shots shotsIT’S THE WEEKEND!”Yes, we rewrote the lyrics to LMFAO and Lil’ Jon’s song, “Shots.” If anyone has any qualms about it, please feel free to know we don’t give a damn.What…
We’re going to go out on a limb and say that the WWE is not the most female-friendly sports organization. Crowds at televised events clearly consist of more men than women; half of the female wrestlers, officially called “divas,” are girlfriends/love interests of male wrestlers; and for the most part,…
Getting your hair cut is an intimate experience, and finding a new stylist is like meeting a new sexual partner. You have to find out if you’re compatible. If they’re worth the cost and risk. You wear your hair on your head every single day, so whomever is manhandling it…
Last night’s launch of the Centro Cultural Español’s (CCE) Microteatro por Dinero felt a bit like speed dating for theater lovers. It even included some of the pitfalls of public courtship CCE could easily have avoided. It obliterated the concept of the fourth wall and placed viewers on stage along…
Can’t get enough Cocaine? (Cocaine Cowboys, we mean.)Then dust yourself off and prepare for some exciting news: There’s another sequel in the works to Rakontur’s breakthrough documentary chronicling Miami’s drug trade.We were already feeling a little overwhelmed with the outpouring of love for Rakontur this week, what with the weeklong…
Mounting a group show of more than 40 artists can be a massive undertaking for any institution, let alone one using a space about the size of an average living room. But that is what indie curator Adal Delgado has managed to pull off with his all-female photography exhibit at…
As if LMFAO needed any more of an ego boost, last night President Obama endorsed “Sexy And I Know It,” the group’s playing-everywhere-all-the-damn-time anthem to tan ass-cheeks.Well, sort of.The President hasn’t actually given any indication of his feelings about LMFAO one way or another. But some crack(ed out) video splicer…
Even with all its glitz and glamour, WrestleMania simply isn’t going to appeal to everyone. And we’re not just talking about those who think wrestling is stupid. In fact, it’s because of the added spectacle (and subsequently increased ticket prices) that many hardcore wrestling fans have been turned off by…
When the Ludus Athletics Model Beach Volleyball Tournament rolls into town this Saturday and Sunday, there will be hundreds of sexy, skin-flaunting women in a one block radius of 11th and Ocean on South Beach. And if you’re the average guy, you won’t have the skills to talk to any…
There are a lot of ugly circumstances surrounding the case of Trayvon Martin’s death. But one Florida artist has turned his feelings about the tragedy into artistic expression — and he’s hoping it’ll inspire others to speak out, too.Tampa resident Leon Bedore, who produces screen-printed art under the name Tes…
We’ve been watching the construction of the Sun Gym set for Pain and Gain with equal parts excitement and horror. On one hand, we love watching movies that are actually shot in Miami. On the other: Michael Bay’s not exactly known for his cinematic masterpieces, and last month’s rumor that…
New Theater’s Property Line: War in the burbs
“Photography by Women” at 6th Street Container through April 16
“Rita Ackermann” at MOCA through May 6
Something like 90 percent of all Internet traffic is generated by searches for porn, so it’s no surprise that New Zealand indie band the Naked and Famous gets so much web traffic from organic search hits. Sure, they’ve displayed uncanny pop ability since starting out at art school in Auckland…
For rock bands of a left-field and perhaps nondanceable bent, it’s still pretty damn hard to get taken seriously in this town. Now, imagine how much harder it would have been 30 years ago, before the artsy Miami renaissance of the past decade or so, and worse, before social media…
Consider the hamburger for a moment. If you drive by practically any street corner in America, you can find this ubiquitous meat sandwich. What other food can be eaten and prepared so many different ways? From the humble fast-food burger to Kobe renditions by celebrity chefs, we love the burger…
There’s a boatload of reasons to visit the Global Cuba Fest at the North Beach Bandshell, and none of them involves that old guy with the beard who likes to smoke. For one, the kids are gonna love the musical comedy Once Upon a Time in the Caribbean, which features…
Can’t get enough of the pomp and spandex seen on WWE’s Monday-night Raw, Friday-night SmackDown, and monthly pay-per-view events? Then let this news pump (handclap) you up: Starting Saturday, WrestleMania XXVIII brings five days of musclebound theatrics to Miami. From seeing the likes of Lucha Libre legend Mil Mascaras and…
Where’s this generation’s Gloria Steinem? The New York Times asked the question this month, and we still haven’t heard an acceptable answer. Things have changed, sure. But in this era of Planned Parenthood defunding, mandatory ultrasounds, Rush Limbaugh gender slurs, and worse, doesn’t the feminist movement need a spokeswoman just…
