Arts & Culture

After much debate, size really does matter. The preferred measurement: small, you know, less than 15 inches. Honestly, where do you expect us to put anything bigger? And even if we did have the wall space, our wallets couldn’t bankroll the large-format art pieces usually found in galleries. Luckily, Artformz…

For some folks, Monday Night Raw is the time of the week that’s set aside for sex without contraceptives. For the men and women of the WWE, it’s almost the same, except with a thin layer of spandex covering their you-know-whats, million-dollar pyrotechnics, and an arena full of fans scoping…

If you’re wondering, “Who in hell is Pupy y Los Que Son Son?” you’re not alone. Only the most dedicated Cuban musicologists are likely to have heard of the band. So let’s delve into a little history lesson. Cuban musical director César de las Mercedes Pedroso Fernández, AKA Pupy, formed…

Sometimes we choose to adapt, and sometimes we’re forced by circumstance. This Saturday’s Miami on Stage season finale presents a pair of experimental performance pieces, Hilo and Sipping Fury From a Tea Cup, that trace the ways individuals navigate the internal, the external, and the possibility of transcendence. Written by…

Even though a million rappers are repping the robo-voice these days, T-Pain is still the reigning king of Auto-Tune. He specializes in futuristic slow jams such as “N Luv (Wit a Stripper),” “Buy You a Drank,” and “Chopped ‘n’ Skrewed” that sound like they were made by a really romantic…

In 1924, the factory town of Cicero, Illinois, was a corrupt city-state run by mob boss John “Papa Johnny” Torrio. There was liquor and gambling. The cops were on the take. Elections were rigged. The Chicago Tribune even gave the place a nickname: “the Free Kingdom of Torrio.” Naturally, then,…

Hailing from the sprawling South American metropolis of Buenos Aires, multidisciplinary Argentine artist José Luis Landet makes his home in Mexico City while shuttling his work across the globe to cities such as New York and Turin. In a way, this kind of nonstop international crisscrossing and compulsive border-hopping seems…

Afrojack spins arguably the quintessential 2010 South Beach sound: a sleazy hybrid of electro, fidget, and hip-house, with a pinch of diva-vocalized pop-house revived by the Swedish House Mafia at the turn of the decade. This is evident in his choppy rework of the rework of Robyn’s “Show Me Love”…

Ever since the World Cup began, we’ve been on a strict diet of all things footie-related. That’s why a night at the movies has to be the Ken Loach Retrospective at the Miami Beach Cinematheque. He’s one of England’s most acclaimed social realist filmmakers, but his latest, Looking for Eric,…

When Afrobeta scored the sweetest time slot at Ultra Music Festival’s Bayfront Live Stage just before Orbital’s performance, we really hoped the duo would make the best of it and rep Miami well. Not surprisingly, they did, and perhaps that’s why they’re crossing the pond. Tony Smurphio and Cuci Amador…

Remember when indie dance parties were low-key affairs with cheap drinks, a lax door policy, and great music? Luckily for us, there are people looking to bring that back. Back in the day, Nightdrive started at the News Lounge but never seemed to gain the popularity it deserved. It was…

Between a tooth-loosening car accident, allegedly brandishing a firearm on a busy street and being accused of hatching a murder plot, broke hip-hop mogul Marion “Suge” Knight has a pretty full plate these days.Who could punish him for forgetting about that little lawsuit he filed against Kanye West and the…

Pop Quiz:  Who’s Bree Tanner?a.) A character on Full Houseb.) An altar boy George Rekers hired to carry his groceriesc.) A baby vampire from the Twilight seriesRemember in Eclipse, the third novel in the Twilight Saga, when Victoria created an army of baby vampires to avenge James’s death? Well Mormon/vampire…

Last week, New Times brought you the story of “soupnazi,” the Miami superhacker who stole more than 41 million credit card numbers. This week’s featured cyber-pirate looks a lot better in midriff-exposing silk — and is a master at dancing the hora. In 1998, dark-haired and alluring Argentinian Aisha Ismail…

Monday: Pick up the phone and make an appointment to see new work by resident artists of the David Castillo Gallery, including Susan Lee-Chun, Frances Trombly, and Glexis Novoa.Tuesday: There’s no charge to hear tales of the 5th Street Gym and prize fighters like Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray at…

Talk of Miami fashion still prompts mentions of pastel blazers, even though that cultural reference is now over twenty years old. We’ve moved on, world. Take notice. But how best to describe Miami’s street style? One word, “effortless,” says Shareen Rubiera-Sarwar, a Miami stylist who’s worked for Dolce & Gabbana,…

What’s the plan this weekend? Huddle up. Club kids, make a beeline for Space’s 10-year Anniversary party. Hipsters, stampede the Cold War Kids/Hold Steady concert then barter your labels at Swap Miami. Older Cubans, flip through old yearbooks and vintage Beny Moré recordings at Cuba Nostalgia. High brow set, listen…

Cuban ballerina Lorena Feijoo returns to south Florida this weekend, joining Cuban National Ballet alum and former Miami City Ballet dancer Rolando Sarabia in Marius Petipa’s production of Don Quixote.The Cuban Classical Ballet of Miami is presenting the performance this Saturday and Sunday (8 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively) at…

It seems like the easiest possible way to make art: Draw up a set of exacting blueprints and then hire a bunch of lackeys and gophers to carry out the fine details of your grand plans for dominating the worldwide art system. That’s what Warhol did. And now, that’s what…

When the ancient working stiff was preparing for his journey into the afterlife, little did he know he would spend decades gathering dust in a musty Wynwood warehouse. But that’s exactly where the Egyptian craftsman dating back to the 25th or 26th Dynasty (808-518 B.C.) was found inside a polychrome…