If you’re anything like us (which is to say, broke), you’re trying hard to find New Year’s Eve plans that won’t have you spending loads of money on a half-rate party. Luckily, this year we’re in a recession (hooray?), so the city’s party planners have made arrangements for the 99%…
Fashion Breakdown: Polka-dot blouse from Top Shop, blue skirt bought at American Apparel used to be a dress, made into a skirt by me,) shoes from thrift store, tote bag from indie record store in San Francisco, called Amoeba…
Christmas is a holiday, which essentially means it’s a holy day. And in the U.S., this most holy of days essentially shuts down the whole town. Unlike our northern relatives’ ugly sweater gatherings by the fireplace, Miamians aren’t cooped up with family, powering through the cold. Instead, we’re looking for…
There’s nothing subtle about the name Out of the Closet. It’s a thrift store! Of course you’ll find things that belong in a closet there. Duh.Out of the Closet stores seem to have popped up on every one of South Florida’s corners these days. The California chain isn’t just a…
While we were busy watching the Miami Dolphins finally win a goddamn game on Sunday — in the snow, no less — the Carolina Panthers were showing off their sports film knowledge. The team ran the Fumblerooski, a trick play that’s seldom used but widely famous thanks to the movie…
Best and Worst lists are so arbitrary and subjective. But we do them anyway, because it’s a fine way to recap the year while celebrating the good and pissing on the bad. As a theatre critic, though, it’s tough to write about productions that suck. I prefer to criticize shitty…
Glenn Terry is the creator of the King Mango Strut parade, an eccentric, satirical, and politically relevant parade initiated in 1982 and indigenous to Coconut Grove (although Terry also helped launch Wynwood’s version just a few weeks ago).Terry’s efforts to bring cohesion to the eccentric South Florida community don’t end…
As 2011 comes to an end, we’re getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we’re not alone. So we’ve asked some of Miami’s top artists, writers, film producers and other cultural geniuses about their favorite 2011 memories…
The end of the year is nigh, and it’s time to wave goodbye to 2011 with one hand, while taking a gulp of your finest bubbly with the other. Some sad sacks are happy to celebrate the New Year countdown à-la-sofa with Dick Clarke’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve and a…
Traditional Christmas parties are such a drag, usually resulting in awkward conversations with coworkers you never wanted to see outside of the office or the regrettable, booze-fueled antics of formerly estranged family members. So thank the sweet baby Jesus for Sketchy Miami. Its talented artists are channeling their holiday cheer…
If we can take one thing away from the London riots of this past year, it might be that young people in England are proper wankers. Now imagine the damage those little twats could have caused if they all had superpowers. It might look a bit like Misfits.The hit British…
Did you know that crows aren’t just those birds that dive at your head in parking lots or parks — they’re actually, like, super-genius winged creatures? We didn’t either, until we attended the TEDxMIA conference last Friday night at Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden.You’ve probably heard about TED Conferences. For the…
Well, that’s all, kids. We have officially survived 11 weeks of Tough Love Miami. Quite the feat, if you ask us. But just when you thought it was over, Steve Ward let us know last week that for the first time, all the ladies were coming back for a reunion…
Every child experiences Christmas the same way: leaving milk and cookies for Santa; sitting on Santa’s lap for the first time and thoroughly explaining in excruciating detail that an Asus something-something is no fucking substitute for a goddamn iPad so he better step it up and get his head in…
As kids, we got all psyched to go to the Miami Art Museum — partly for the art, but mostly for the gift shop. It’s a place littered with curious and fantastic items that look good but that you don’t actually need.Recently, the store got a mini-makeover, courtesy of manager…
It was a big year for television, so when facing the daunting task of compiling the best and worst, we went back into our archives. There were so many options to include. What about those Teen Moms? They were at their dramatic best, and we hate to admit how much…
Look, we’ve loved Dexter from the very first episode. We love feeling justified in rooting for a serial killer. We love its quirky supporting characters, especially that horndog Masuka. We even love laughing at its sad attempts to recreate the Miami experience. (Remember the time Dexter visited the sex offender…
The holiday season has officially begun, with the opening performance of The Nutcracker by Miami City Ballet. The company has been dancing George Balanchine’s dream of militant rats and dancing snowflakes every holiday season since 1990. Just like a seat in Santa’s lap, the setting is always the same, but…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. You know, in the sense that people look mad stressed at the mall; Coast 97.3 FM changed its format to all holiday tunes, all the time; and local news stations are littered with segments on how to stay safe during the holiday…
Fashion Breakdown: Faux purple coat from Ross, hot pink strapless top from Miss Piggy, pants are Missoni for Target, feather headpiece from Venice, shoes won on eBay, glasses made in Taiwan…
As 2011 comes to an end, we’re getting all nostalgic about the great moments in Miami culture that took place over the past year. And we know we’re not alone. So we’ve asked some of Miami’s top artists, writers, film producers and other cultural geniuses about their favorite 2011 memories…
Bleeding Palm is again turning Miami upside down, chopping it up, and making it do funny, flashy things. Their latest brilliant jab at the Magic City: the new, Internet-based South Florida fantasy world that is the Florida Turnpike website.You’re familiar with Bleeding Palm’s crazed animated images on Cultist, but do…
