We scored a sneak peek of All Good Things, which opens at Coral Gables Art Cinema this weekend. And we haven’t seen something this uplifting since Capturing the Friedmans, the 2003 documentary about child molestation. Andrew Jarecki directed both, but Good Things is his first foray into fiction. Well, not…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.32. Annie HollingsworthAnnie Hollingsworth is a visual artist, dancer, choreographer, and writer who says she is a Brooklyn…
For local poet Renda Writer, it all started with a swan. Not a pirouetting, stab-happy, Mila Kunis-obsessed black swan, but a white one, swimming in the middle of Central Park shortly after 9/11. And it was the curve of the bird’s neck that inspired Writer to write “Half Hearted,” a…
Fashion Breakdown: Light brown sweater from thrift but it’s actually Banana Republic, dress from Fly Boutique on the beach, black stockings from American Apparel, shoes from Salvation Army in Pennsylvania…
In California, weed cures all. From back pain to panic attacks, epileptic seizures to ingrown hairs, just about any symptom (and $200) merits a doctor’s note allowing you to smoke medical dank without the threat of incarceration. But we live in Miami, a city where bricks of yay and pounds…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.33. Preston L. AllenCall Preston L. Allen an explorer: one who journeys to uncharted territory in the earth,…
When Marcel Duchamp first exhibited his Fountain in 1917 little could he have guessed the men’s urinal would become one of modern art’s iconic landmarks. He probably never thought that his pissoir, entered in an exhibit as a Dadaist prank, would inspire later artists to create works using bodily fluids…
The Tales of Hoffmann, presented by the Florida Grand Opera and opening at the Arsht Center Saturday night, is a 19th century, three-act opera by German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach. And, as it is with the best operas, the stirring tale involves forbidden love, ominous symbolism and, of course, tragic untimely…
There was an ugly time in this country when soldiers returning home would get spit on by rabid hippies. But times have changed and now even those who are anti-war know that it’s not cool to be anti-soldier.Our boys and girls in the armed forces deserve a little respect. And…
Sixty Jews recently meet at a Utah resort to discuss what it means to be Jewish in 2011. The identity summit, Reboot, included some notable pop culture makers (Jenji Kohan, creator of “Weeds,” and Ben Greenman, an editor at The New Yorker). One its founders Rachel Levin told the New…
Good news. Rakontur, the Miami-based media studio founded by Alfred Spellman and Billy Corben, is debuting its film Square Grouper at the South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW). The bad news: SXSW is in Austin, Texas, so unless you are planning to attend you’ll have to wait a bit longer…
The Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee opens this Wednesday at Actor’s Playhouse. It tells the story of six junior high kids (all played by adult actors) locked in a spelling bee competition while dealing with the quirky torment of prepubescent life. The importance of…
If there is one thing we have learned about these this season of basketball wives, it’s that there is no shame in their game. Only days before, they were physically assaulting one another (or trying to at least). And on last night’s episode, they just have a nice little day…
In honor of our MasterMind genius awards, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.34. Cristina MolinaWe all know who Sigmund Freud is, right? Well, take about one-part Freud, add it to…
What does a nun, a hyena, bartending aliens, and Ted Danson have in common? Whoopi Goldberg. Caryn Elaine Johnson — who revealed last Saturday night that her stage name is a result of the comedienne “having a lot of gas” — has had quite a career. It’s been 30 years…
Last night was a big night for television lovers. First, Miss America was on. But who really cares about beauty pageants if it’s not Toddlers & Tiaras? Then, our personal favorite Big Love was back on. (We love ourselves some polygamy, what can we say?) Then, there was the Golden…
Fashion Breakdown: A-line, patch skirt dress from France and Steve Maden over-the-knee, suede boots…
Known as the “mob’s accountant,” Meyer Lansky was financier who worked with golden era gangsters like Charles “Lucky” Luciano and childhood friend “Bugsy” Siegel. Though often portrayed as a secondary character in Hollywood mob hits, Lansky might have been the most influential crime boss of the entire Twentieth Century, helping…
Despite the shaking, nipping, and the sad, sad look on your feline’s face once you’ve secured a tiny sombrero onto his head, dressing up your favorite four-legged friend is, well, fun. We say fully indulge in the impulse guilt free today because it’s National Dress Up Your Pet Day! Yup,…
In A Round-Heeled Woman, Jane Juska is a 66-year old divorced schoolteacher who hasn’t had sex in 30-odd years and thinks it’s about time to get some nooky. So she puts out an ad in the New York Review of Books that gets straight to the point: “Before I turn…
Some of us are really attached to our astrological signs. We’re proud of being majestic Leos, stubborn Tauruses, and extroverted Aries. However, according to astronomer Parke Kunkle (yes, that is his real name), you may be fronting the wrong sign.Kunkle has declared that there are actually 13 zodiac signs instead…
The unfinished New World Symphony’s state-of-the-art campus sits on Miami Beach like a wrapped present on Christmas Eve. The building, designed by superstar architect Frank Gehry, has the city drooling in anticipation of its reveal. What does a building that cost $200 million to build look like?Last night, Cultist got…
