When I heard about a new community for the homeless in Homestead, the first thing that crossed my mind was, wow this is another case of local government relocating those they deem “undesirables” away from town.But my twitchy inner skeptic got bitch-slapped when Carlos Alves, AKA Miami’s “Mosaic Man,” took…
Ten episodes and two reunions later, its hard to believe that our beloved Basketball Wives has come to an end. Watching all the ladies, even Eric Williams and his teeth, had become a great start to our workweek. And while the new series, Basketball Wives LA, will do their best…
Miami boasts a vibrant art scene with Art Basel and the Wynwood Art District. But most locals know the true art lies just beneath our shoes. With the recent completion of the Biscayne Boulevard resurfacing project, our sidewalks have come alive with dog walkers, health enthusiasts, cyclists, hobos, and people…
A scary movie is nothing but a pattern; a circumstantial plot that moves from one point to the next,systematically taking its viewers into a familiar world. In one version the chick might be the hero, while in another she’s the victim. There are serial killers and ghosts, and there’s always…
Fashion Breadown: Dress from a private boutique, bag from her grandmother, and stars and stripes heels from Jeffrey Campbell…
Every now and then, a play with a fantastic script comes along and is utterly wrecked by stiff acting and shitty phoned-in directing that makes you want to jam a dental drill into your eye socket. GableStage’s production of The Brothers Size, which opened last night at the Biltmore, is…
Having a busted family life is nothing new in Hollywood. Actually, it’s almost part of the deal to make it -it’s in small print just under the part that says you must pretend to hate paparazzi but secretly crave their attention. But it’s good to see now and again that…
After summer 2010, the city of Miami Beach will never be the same. Not only did the Bad Girls Club take over our city, those Jersey Shore kids did too. If there was ever hope that we would never hear the phrase, “I’m in Miami, Bitch,” ever again, they ruined…
Dear Hollywood Starlet,We have followed you from the beginning of your blossoming career in Hollywood. We watched you squeeze from the vagina of small-town America and be born into the limelight of our hearts. We have stood by you when you took that nonspeaking role in the latest uninspired horror…
South Beach might be the clubbing capital of the world, but North Beach could be challenging its southern brother for title of most culturally significant neighborhood on all Miami Beach. Not even two months after the Byron Carlyle Theater got a major boost with news that award-winning Broward Stage Door…
Say what you want about the great city of Miami: we all chose, or are forced, to live here and don’t lie, you know you love it. Tourist and celebrities come from around the world to our beaches and even MTV thought a whole season of their moneymaker Jersey Shore…
The reason you have Monday off is that President Cleveland needed to appease striking workers after six laborers were unjustly killed by his federal goons. Over the past century or so, Labor Day has morphed into a long-overdue respite from overwork and day-job fatigue. In Miami, we like to honor…
Calling all photo students! Village Voice Media (Miami New Times’ parent company) is recruiting undergraduate photo students for its Fall 2011 Photo Intern Program. By “student,” we do not mean “a student of life.” There’s no cash offered with this gig, only credits. Don’t bother applying if this doesn’t apply…
Fashion Breakdown: Leather biker vest from H&M, shirt from Funky Sexy Couture, pants from Urban Outfitters, boots are Steve Madden, black cuff gift from boy friend, watch is Michael Kors, hair dyed with red Provana…
When most of us think about art galleries, we envision rows of paintings and an ambience of elegance. Plant the Future, a boutique gallery in Wynwood, delivers on the second count, but surprises the average gallery-hopper on the first. Instead of paintings, Paloma Teppa — an Argentine artist trained in…
It’s time for Burning Man, folks. Burning Man is a weeklong annual hippie circle jerk, held in a Nevada desert, meant to promote “radical self-expression.” They also literally burn a wooden effigy.Yes, Burning Man has become the most popular spectacle of freedom and self-reliance in the United States. Freedom is…
Many of Miami’s creatives are transient, showing up on our shores and disappearing as quickly as the tides. The Art on the Street series will document this overlooked and ever-changing element of South Florida culture.Camille LambKJ Anderson paints on walls in MidtownKJ Anderson says people are surprised when they hear…
Poor Daryl Hannah. Not only is her first name a boy’s name, but she just got arrested at an environmental White House protest. Cut her some slack, guys. Clearly she’s confused her real life with her life as a mermaid in Ron Howard’s 1984 film Splash and was just trying…
Not all cameras are created equal nor do they often merit equal billing with the photographs in a show. But when celebrated Brooklyn-based shutterbug, Thomas Roma gutted a Nikon back in the ’80s and milled an adapter out of aircraft aluminum to go between the Nikon body and a Mamiya…
Optic Nerve XIII: MOCA’s short film fest goes national
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy: Gen X gets the sexual revolution it deserves
Tarell McCraney’s The Brothers Size grows at GableStage
