Arts & Culture

Too shy to get on stage and improvise a scene or tell a completely made-up story on the fly? Don’t be, says Carlos Rivera, managing director of Just the Funny Theater and Training Center. “Humor happens when you put two things that don’t normally go together, together,” he explains. In…

When the Florida Marlins went to Texas to face the Houston Astros on April 8, they arrived with a record of 3-3. They left three days later with 5-4 and went on to win 11 of their next 15 games. Conversely, the Astros won seven games during the same stretch,…

You don’t have to be a big kahuna, beachcomber, or surfer chick to get leid during this weekend’s balmy Second Saturday Art Walk. Just follow the torches and ukulele music wafting from the Harold Golen Gallery, where the art dealer is celebrating his annual Fine Art Tiki Show with some…

You see them everywhere. They’re on your front lawn, blocking the driveway, as you’re trying to get to work. They’re nestled in countless bowls in your mom’s, grandmother’s, and great-aunt’s kitchens. They’re lugged into the office each morning by a frenzied co-worker looking to get rid of another boxful. Even…

Many consider Miami a little northern province of Cuba. And that’s not necessarily a bad a thing. For one, you don’t need una esquina Habanera to get your colada fix. You can get a killer cafecito on just about any corner in town. And, of course, there’s the small matter…

Although written in 1990, just after the first intifada (Palestinian resistance), the provocative and explosive stage play Masked still packs a palpable punch in its candid depiction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The play follows three Palestinian brothers torn between their obligations to family, ideology, and survival in a West Bank…

Guy Bavli can stop his heart from beating. He correctly predicted Israeli election results on television two weeks before they were announced. He bends spoons and sign posts with his mind. But can he part rush hour traffic on I-95? Stop the ticker of that bearded madman 90 miles south…

Just as journalists embedded themselves in Afghanistan, filmmaker Andrew Rossi bunkered down in the newsroom of the New York Times. His documentary Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times shows a paper considering its own extinction for the first time in its 160-year history. In the battlefield of…

The immigrant experience is both universal and intensely personal. In her exhibit “Made in Colombia,” artist Cecilia Moreno-Yaghoubi explores the perils of being uprooted and the self-discovery that succeeds displacement. Using found objects such as dolls, shoes, and clothing, Yaghoubi creates 3-D displays. A native of what some others call…

You know Orlando Jones, even if you don’t know Orlando Jones. The 20-year veteran of practically every entertainment genre imaginable is as recognizable for his successful run in Hollywood as for being the face of “Make 7-Up Yours” ads at the turn of the Century. His impressive resume includes starring…

The idiot box has given Latino actors a bad rap. We’re used to doe-eyed melodramatic performers in every telenovela scene on Spanish-language television — and that’s just the men. Don’t get us started on the crappy, overwritten dialogue. Truth is, Hispanic culture has produced some of the best dramatists in…

Sometimes a woman needs to just show a man how to get it done. That’s why we appreciate California transplant and proud Jamaican Jahneen Leslie, AKA Mommy Warbuck$, and her Sugar Free event that takes place Saturday at Eve. Not content playing second string in a man’s world, Sugar Free…

Madonna once asked, “Do you know what it feels like for a girl in this world?” Look dudes, no matter how many women’s studies classes you’ve taken or how much Lifetime TV you’ve watched, the female experience isn’t one you can just stumble upon or even easily understand. Maybe psychedelic…

Annie Vazquez guest blogs on fashion for Cultist. Visit her blog at TheFashionPoet.com.Wearing feathers in one’s hair might be something hippies or Native Americans did years ago. But, these days, feather extensions are the “it” accessory to don in one’s locks. Hollywood A-listers like Selena Gomez, Tori Spelling and Steven…

Supercon. The word immediately elicits a disturbing picture in the mind: a crowd of middle-aged men with sweaty palms and dressed up in Spiderman costumes and prosthetic Spock ears. They’re lined up waiting for autographs. For decades, that was an accurate depiction of what went down at comic book conferences…

If you’ve ever visited a museum and found yourself alone in a gallery in front of an artwork that has transported you magically to an otherworldly place then Sandra Gamarra is the rare artist who might just commune directly with your soul. The parallels between artistic and mystical experiences are…

Fashion Breakdown: Top from Urban Outfitters, red high-waisted pants from American Apparel, shoes from Prada, and purse from vintage store…