A deceptively light time-travel romance, Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris uses fairy-tale devices as a way to get to the filmmaker’s familiar themes. A nebbishy screenwriter who longs to publish a novel, Gil (Owen Wilson) is working on a book set in a nostalgia shop–much to the open frustration of…
Remember that iconic, oversized, pink living room on a Design District corner? Despite the chain link fence, it’s become a mini gallery for Miami street art. Check out the above that mashes abuela Adela from ¿Qué Pasa, USA?, the Real Housewives of Miami, and the font style of The Real…
Even after O, Miami brought to town O, about a ton of poems and poetry related goings-on last month, there’s still a mini onslaught of lyricism yet to come. We’ve got one more especially aggressively wordy event that will make the sometimes bitter pill of poetry go down sO, smoothly…
Fashion Breakdown: Hat from India (gift from a friend), sunglasses vintage RayBan (originally his grandfathers from the ’70s), coral pants from Uniqlo (NYC), shirt from Calvin Klein, belt from Salvatore Ferragamo, Sperry shoes, watch limited edition from Diesel, and basic black tote…
Last week, we gave a preview of the New Theatre’s production of A Streetcar Named Desire, charging that “a theater troupe really has to have guts to take on” Tennessee Williams’ most celebrated work. Well, in the premier of the show last night, the performers and director Ricky J. Martinez…
A while back, Cultist wrote about the return of ’90s fashion thanks to a New York Times profile of the Elaine Benes look making a comeback. With Vagabond hosting ’90s Homecoming this weekend, we wanted to pay homage to the smaller accessories that made living in the ’90s so totally…
We interrupt this blog for some great news that has nothing to do with LeBron’s meteoric comeback in last night’s game. Miami area Walgreens are now selling “I Heart Hialeah” T-shirts. It’s fabulous, and it’s true. We saw the above evidence on the wonderful local blog, Sweet Home Hialeah. It’s…
Tuesday the Miami Heat will battle the Dallas Mavericks for the second time in five years. While sportscasters debate exactly how LeBron is going to disembowel Dirk Nowitzki, Cultist examines these cities by their cultural sensibilities to uncover the real winner. Riptide already did a good job of telling you…
Games aren’t supposed to be all fun. Just ask Lee Szymczyk, the mind behind ILoveFoxConn, the smart phone gaming app with a social conscience. It’s named after China’s Foxconn factory, where millions of iPhones are manufactured. Conditions at Foxconn may be so bad, there’s concern that it drove 17 of…
How did Memorial Day, a national holiday to honor fallen soldiers, become a three-day Spring Break full of parties, booze, and celebrity appearances? Keep it real this weekend as you venture through Miami’s party scene; carry a little American flag in your pocket or at least a copy of Sebastian…
There are a few different reasons that will make a video go viral. One, the content is dumb (see “What, What? In my Butt”). Two, there are people in the video getting hurt (see any skater blooper videos). And three, the video is fucking hilarious (intentionally).Escoria Films, a local outfit…
Fashion Breakdown: Hat and necklace from thrift, top from Zara, pants from LF Boutique, and shoes Zara…
The Hangover II opened this week despite a lawsuit from retired boxer Mike Tyson’s tattoo artist on the grounds that the tat’s inclusion in the film constitutes copyright infringement. The tribal style ink is featured on the face of Ed Helms who, along with Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifinakis, must…
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water…New Times hits you with Michael Miller’s feature “Snuffed”on how shark populations are increasing while fishermen disappear — okay so they’re not being eaten, but still. And as if on cue the Miami Science Museum is hosting its…
It’s the timeless tale of fading beauty, the working class of old New Orleans, rape, and a dude in a wife beater shirt who belts out one of the most famous scenes in stage and film history (“Stella!”). A Streetcar Named Desire was the play (and film) that launched Marlon…
Elastic people and daredevil gymnast types: If you haven’t already tried it out, parkour is probably the after-school activity for you. This is a sport many have never probably heard about, which involves flipping about, defying gravity, and using your brain and body in new and original ways. Those who parkour…
Shawn and Marlon Wayans have played characters with names like Ashtray, Slim, Cheapie, Gawain, Snails, and Homeless Guy during the four-year run of their homegrown sitcom in the late ’90s. As the youngsters in their successful comedic blood line, they’ve stuck together through thick and thin, bad movies and worse…
Let’s face it, whether you like it or not, unless Zombie Reagan signs a deal with the Devil and is somehow constitutionally eligible to run for president after being dead for seven years, President Obama is taking 2012. With that in mind, this coming election year is the best year…
If you think Stone Groove is just about music, you’re dead wrong. Held every Tuesday at the Vagabond, it’s an avant-garde, bohemian, poetic, open-mike, musical mashup where Miami’s creatives congregate to express themselves and be inspired by their peers. Rotating artists feature their work every month. Comedians perform. Performance artists…
When Teo Castellanos donned numerous hats and accents in his 2002 one-man production, NE 2nd Avenue, he broke barriers all over the place. Not only did he wow the city with his humorous take on Miami characters, but also he placed himself front and center on the local theater stage…
A new exhibit at the Frost Art Museum crams Chairman Mao’s Little Red Book through the shredder. In fact the gang of 12 Chinese artists whose works are on view in “East/West: Visually Speaking” traffic with the currency of American pop culture and runaway globalization in a way that probably…
With “The Art of Caring: A Look at Life Through Photography,” the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale presents in one place the best images taken by the top photographers. The blockbuster photo exhibit will include 200 pictures divided into themes such as disaster, aging, and love, and span 60 years…
