Arts & Culture

“The Record” at MAM delves into vinyl’s revolutionary history

March is officially recognized as Women’s History Month, also the month Congress decided to hold an all-male panel on birth control. Many men, particularly the legislative type, have traditionally loved to speak on behalf of vaginas everywhere that might or might not want to push out cantaloupe-size humans every nine…

Take a thermonuclear reactor, throw in some dynamite, mix it in a Gravitron, and wire it to the most massive assortment of subwoofers on planet Earth, and you’ll have half an idea how hard Ultra Music Festival will be blowing up Miami. The sold-out event starts Friday at 4 p.m.,…

If you’ve dreamed of an event in Miami that would let you sample wines, enjoy a chair massage, and pet a pony while listening to Colombian fusion music, get thee to the Taste of Brickell Food & Wine Festival (1201 Brickell Bay Dr., Miami). The fest, which runs from noon…

Sad news: Universal Studios Orlando recently retired the Jaws ride. Sure, it wasn’t exactly the most thrilling attraction at the park, but it was still a classic. Cruising around Amity while waiting for that great white shark to surface was suspenseful — or lame. You can’t sail the fake seas…

Once upon a time, we were all born naked. But just as soon as our asses hit the wind, society swaddled us up in rules and norms and regulations like, “Hey, these are clothes; wear them outside or go to jail.” What with all the pressure to keep our balls,…

A couple of months ago, silent films might not have seemed impressive to fans of modern cinematography. Silent movies don’t feature huge musical scores, high-quality computer-generated imagery, or transforming creatures. They don’t even feature words. But then The Artist came along and seduced Hollywood into a night of Oscar sweeps,…

Have you seen Victory? Of course you have; it’s the quintessential European sports-meets-Nazi fighting genre film classic. But let us refresh your memory: There’s Sylvester Stallone, in the hilariously unbelievable role of prisoner of war-turned-soccer player, Capt. Robert Hatch. He and a team of other POWs agree to play against…

We’re used to seeing women on camera — sometimes as strong multidimensional leads and too often as saccharine saps chasing after unattainable men in rom-coms hatched from the minds of what we can only imagine are middle-aged guys on their third divorces who high-five each other’s PMS jokes. But women…

Remember the days before the real estate bubble burst? Our economy was at peace. The citizens walked arm in arm, in harmony with nature, with each other, and with themselves. The skies were blue and cloudless, sunny but not oppressively so, and whenever a rainbow appeared (which was not uncommon),…

Way before local citrus farmer Julia Tuttle lured railroad tycoon Henry Flagler to Miami with a bag of oranges, there were signs of life in our mosquito-infested clime. For one, the Cape Florida Lighthouse, located on the tip of Key Biscayne, had been built back in 1825 and remains the…

It’s Saturday night, meaning you’re on day nine of a ten-day Winter Music Conference. You’ve probably already spent most of your life savings on boarding, booze, and event tickets. Wouldn’t it be nice to go to an all-night rager that won’t cost you a fortune? Well, you can’t get any…

Fashion Breakdown: Blazer is H&M; skirt and shoes Bebe; watch Guess; hair by Marcelo…

Hear ye, hear ye: The Florida Renaissance Festival returns to South Florida this month, giving all you knaves and wenches the opportunity to get dolled up in corsets and chain mail and participate in bawdy songs, dances, and other faux-historic revelry. If you’re the kind of person who spends your…

It’s official: Drunk, underage Midwesterners have taken over the town. They’ve paid thousands of dollars to come to our Magic City for a full week of debauchery and sex on the beach. They’re committing all kinds of nasty, shameful acts they would never dream of doing in their rural hometowns…