How long has the Coconut Grove Playhouse (3500 Main Hwy., Coconut Grove) been out of commission? Nearly six years, which has been long enough for the building to fall into a really embarrassing condition. (Think pedestrian-endangering pieces falling off its sides.) The property is tied up in debt that no…
The Philadelphia 76ers haven’t been to the NBA Finals since 2001, and they haven’t won a championship since 1983. They’re all washed up, but their city still stinks. They’re has-beens, and it’s been so long that nobody remembers why they “had been” in the first place. They’re one of the…
The finest minds behind The Real Housewives of Miami couldn’t possibly come up with a more twisted reality script than the Opening Day roster of the 2012 Miami Marlins. The new manager is so unhinged he once stopped a news conference to announce simply: “Fuck everybody.” The center fielder tweeted…
Once upon a time, Miami’s only connections to Russia were the gorgeous models sipping free vodka in our elite lounges and the bath houses at 54th and Collins. Zoetic Stage cofounder and award-winning playwright Michael McKeever has stepped in with another tie: Moscow, his comedy about the changing tides in…
The Cremaster Cycle at Bill Cosford Cinema through April 1
In the Oscar-nominated Footnote, father and son Talmudic scholars grapple with each other and the truth
Intruders, starring Clive Owen, continues the Spanish horror movie tradition
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen offers rom-com shenanigans
Addiction Incorporated at O Cinema March 31 and April 1
The Internet has played a pivotal role in Jillian Mayer’s career as an artist. Her collaborative videos regularly appear on YouTube, where they have become wildly popular and earned the talented Miami native critical acclaim. In fact, Mayer’s short film shot in Wynwood, Scenic Jogging, was just one of 25…
During the 19th Century, when industry and science were transforming the Western world, artists across the globe became obsessed with all the new possibilities on the horizon, both good and evil. Mary Shelley imagined a man named Frankenstein dabbling with chemistry and lightening to create a monster. The German romantic…
The Rakontur 10th anniversary celebration continued last night at O Cinema, at an event bringing together some of the biggest names from Cocaine Cowboys, the company’s 2006 documentary chronicling Miami’s drug trade.Author Edna Buchanan, West Miami police chief Nelson Andreu, Sam Burstyn, Raul Diaz, and attorney Sam Rabin were all…
For Wynwood’s gray-haired arts doyenne, Bernice Steinbaum, her current exhibit “I Witness” has been one of the most personal and rewarding shows of her long career as a gallerist. But then again, she has always been a risk-taking maverick as a dealer. “I have always been very curious about why…
Right-wing whack jobs and fame whores alike have been the target of a rash of “bombings” by antsy activists as of late. Glitter bombs, an oh-so-faaaabulous form of warfare, are generally reserved for anti-LGBT politicians, while flour bombings have become a favorite weapon of choice against callous and overexposed celebs.But…
Just picture it: You and rapper/producer Timbaland meeting up in a secret Miami location to dance your hearts out … along with dozens of strangers.Cultist received a notice from Flash Mob America this week that promised to make “flash mob history” with a planned gathering somewhere in the Magic City…
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…
Yesterday, Riptide brought you video of a girl at Ultra who appeared to have, um, feelings for a tree. Strong feelings. Sexy feelings. Feelings of, dare we say, love.Then Internet commenters took this beautiful moment of passion and turned it into something ugly. We know, we were shocked, too.Sure, the…
There we were, standing on the red carpet at Lea and Roy Black’s Annual Black Gala at the Fontainebleau, interviewing reality star after reality star in the hopes of getting some juicy scoop. Things were looking dismal; so far, every celebrity we talked to had only lovely, sober things to…
Ultra Music Festival: The perfect reason to prohibit judgements, and forget inhibitions. As always, this year’s Ultra was a place to party, dance, and of course, wear your wildest fashions. Here, there are no rules. Your shoes don’t need to match your outfit; everyone can wear a skirt; and even…
Being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame is arguably the highest honor that can be bestowed upon anyone in the wrestling industry. But for this year’s Hall of Fame headliner Edge, it must be a little bittersweet. At last year’s WrestleMania, Edge was successfully defending the World Heavyweight Championship…
Science is generally considered the realm of geeky, pocket protector-types; the arts, stereotypically, attract free-spirited conformity-haters covered in paint splatters. But there’s plenty of art in science, and plenty of science in art, as Miami Museum of Science’s “Images of Science” demonstrates. The exhibit, presented by the Max Planck Florida…
Rakontur kicked off its 10th anniversary retrospective at O Cinema last night with Raw Deal: A Question of Consent, the renegade Miami film-making duo’s first and, some say, most controversial documentary.Though the boys of Rakontur are most famous for Cocaine Cowboys, the lesser-known Raw Deal played to a mostly full…
