Only inertia will bring people to Michel Gondry’s 3-D spectacle, The Green Hornet. Opening amid persistent negative buzz in the mid-January dead zone, this long-germinating prospective franchise, based on a character that first saturated the nation’s radio waves in 1939, seems pretty much DOA — although in the absence of…
The Bass Museum has always been a beautiful and sort of mysterious place on Miami Beach. The Art Deco coral building sits north of Washington’s club central and just far enough away from Lincoln Road’s shopping madness that there aren’t people wandering in with a Crocs bag, asking to use…
Some people say you can never be too rich or too thin. Russell Simmons may not have the tiniest waist, but he certainly has one of the fattest wallets. But Simmons values more than just cash in his pocket. He’s also a highly spiritual dude. Following his first book, Do…
When you watch the premiere of Kourtney and Kim Take New York (and you will), keep your eyes peeled for the studded, black turban-plus-headband on the first K’s head. It’s from Gold Saturn, a line created by Miami designer David Jon Acosta. Cute and kitschy, his newest collection, Road Trip,…
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.37. Alfonso VegaPhotographer and Massachusetts native Alfonso Vega moved to Miami four years ago. His highest-profile photography has…
Today marks the year anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti. The 7.0 magnitude quake took the lives of over 230,000 people, injured 300,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless. This catastrophe brought international attention to this small country and the world has come to its aid. With the heavy…
The new year means a lot of things for a lot of people: maybe loose some weight, be a better friend, have more sex, stop smoking so much weed, etc. And for all you singles out there, we’re going to guess finding l-o-v-e is also on that list–maybe even above…
A bunch of phonies like saying they read the New York Times. They think it makes them sound smart. Here’s a quick test to measure their Times pedigree. Throw out the name Thomas Friedman and watch their reaction. If you get a blank stare, they’re stinking fibbers. If they nod,…
The session is over. You smile and promise to come regularly. She puts on a tight grin waiting for you to get out of her space. You try to start a post-session conversation hoping the next time she’ll give you a big discount, because you were such a great pet…
The organizers of the Miami International Art Fair, the Magic City’s newest arts confab have suffered a sophomore meltdown this year. The midwinter showcase, boasting over a 1,000 artists represented by 65 galleries from 17 countries was to unveil the “Modern Ice Museum” housing dazzling ice painting by Canada’s Gordon…
Fashion Breakdown: Scala hat, Park and Ronen plaid blazer, Marc Jacobs star shirt, Club Monaco bow tie, Hermes patent leather belt, American Apparel slim fit white jeans, Marc by Marc Jacobs striped socks, and Salvatore Ferragamo patent leather shoes…
Ted Williams, the dude with a voice like Lurch’s from the Adams Family, was “detained” Monday night by the Los Angeles Police Department following an altercation between he and his daughter at Hollywood’s Renaissance Hotel, according to Los Angeles Times. The paper’s sources say the investigation is ongoing, and no…
If you’re a student at Florida International University, you might have noticed a sea of sharp, stylized graffiti; intense, handwritten messages; and brightly colored landscapes popping up on campus this week. The ten tents are part of Frost Art Museum’s outdoor exhibit “Base Paint Tent,” one of very few art…
Dear Kim Kardashian: There’s something that’s been bothering us about you lately. No, it’s not your budding “music” career, your fragrance, diet pill endorsements, or the fact that you’re famous for getting manicures, lunch, and having a nice ass. Nor is it because you’re such a shamless media whore that…
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.38. Natasha Lopez de VictoriaIf you’re a Miami scenester, you might already know Natasha Lopez de Victoria and…
Have you always loved the play The Diary of Anne Frank but felt it was missing something — like a rubber chicken, whoopee cushion, or Hitler getting a pie in the face while Eva Braun slipped on a banana peel? Such was the thinking of performer Frannie Sheridan when she…
Miamian Annah Rondon used to manage a Christian church. Now she blogs full-time about sexperiments, the joy of eating ox tail, and duck boners. Maybe not the most intellectual or elegant topics, but definitely amusing and entertaining. Her blog, Red Means Go, is hypnotic with its simple stick figure cartoons…
Most major cities have publicly funded museums, giant freaking buildings full of art. We do things different in Miami, where private citizens with great art collections step up to the plate, open them to the public, and offer tours for school kids. That’s culture, baby. For instance, the De La…
Although a lot of the galleries were showing ongoing exhibits that have been open pre-Basel, the streets of Wynwood were as full as they’ve ever been on Saturday night. Sure, some white cubes offered new work, which included glitter vomit, kitty rayguns, and hologram transformers. But it was pretty apparent…
On January 12, 2010, Haiti was devastated by an earthquake that left 220,000 people dead, 1.5 million homeless, and 19 million cubic meters of rubble and debris in Port-au-Prince. The earthquake also brought people of all kinds together to raise money and contribute man power for relief efforts. One of…
Thanks to demure, well-respected celebrities like Pam Anderson, Paris Hilton, and Vanessa Hudgens, leaked celeb nudes are old hats. So why post about yet another one, involving a Jersey Shore cast member? Especially on this fine arts blog? Because this particular instance really sets our fingers aflame.According to an exclusive…
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.39. AholsniffsglueAholsniffsglue is a Dade County monster. Everyone from Brickell stockbrokers, to Miami Heat ballers, to visiting models,…
