Ernesto García Sánchez paints with brushes that are works of art unto themselves. One is a double-ended pole that he holds over his shoulder to color one canvas in front of him and one behind. Another is a rake-like contraption for creating three images in a row. A third looks...
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Compared to many American cities, Miami has a relatively short history. Much of that history involves real estate development booms and busts. The end result is that many of the area's city and neighborhood names are either shockingly obvious, highly descriptive, or a result of someone just thinking the name...
33 Kitchen 3195 Commodore Plaza, Coconut Grove; 786-899-0336; facebook.com/33kitchenmiami. The man behind the Asian-influenced Peruvian food at 33 Kitchen in Coconut Grove is Chilean-born chef Sebastian Fernandez. He worked at the Coral Reef Yacht Club for 14 years before leaving to open 33 Kitchen with his Peruvian wife, Leslie Ames...
Jean-Michel Basquiat's art has always been steeped in language. From the beginning of a spectacular career that began with graffiti and continued with partnerships that included Andy Warhol and Blondie, he blended art with words. Enigmatic phrases such as "Make soup, build a fort, set that on fire" and "A...
Stephen Frears’ Florence Foster Jenkins is a likable study of delusions of grandeur. Working from real-life material, Frears creates an alternately funny and mysterious portrait of someone whom most viewers either don’t know at all or regard as an odd footnote in musical history. We first see Florence (Meryl Streep)...
On a Sunday afternoon back in December 2014, Charlie Silberman boarded a county bus at the Omni Bus Terminal with his psychiatric service dog, Oscar. He was grateful for the ride — at that point Silberman says he had already watch two separate buses pass him by. But as he...
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John Taglieri is a self-described "blue-collar worker kinda guy." In 2005, the now-70-year-old restaurant owner with a tan that sets off his blue eyes and white hair put money down for a one-bedroom condo in the preconstruction Trump International Hotel & Tower Fort Lauderdale. Lured by the New York businessman's...
It’s always intriguing to see how outsiders portray Miami in their work. When artist or authors use Miami as inspiration and research in their work, reflecting our city’s strange sense of normality back at unsuspecting consumers, it sometimes presents an even more authentic version of ourselves. Lauren Weisberger, author of...
The futuristic dystopia of the arty sci-fi romance Equals will be familiar to anyone who’s seen the likes of Gattaca, The Island or THX 1138. It’s a cool, rational, lifeless world, blanketed in whites and grays and blues, and peopled with unfeeling faces — a world whose citizens will express...
In a result widely forecasted in polls, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has won their party's perspective primaries in Florida by hefty margins. Clinton is besting Bernie Sanders all across the state, but is doing particularly well in the tri-county area of South Florida, which is home to the state's largest...
Today marks the statewide election primary, which means a slew of high-profile federal and local races across South Florida end today. Thankfully, by around 10 p.m. tonight, South Florida will likely be done hearing about Alan Grayson's cowboy boots (and domestic violence accusations), Andrew Korge's attempted non-bribery of his opponent, and accusations that Debbie...
Last March Governor Rick Scott signed one of the most sweeping anti-abortion laws in Florida's recent history into law. It is scheduled to go into effect on Friday. One of the new law's key provisions is that it requires any doctor performing an abortion to have admitting privileges at a local...
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Eight minutes into the pilot episode of Cinemax’s new crime show Quarry — an uneven but largely rewarding translation of Max Allan Collins’ crime books into emotionally challenging, character-driven television — Marine Lloyd “Mac” Conway, Jr. (Logan Marshall-Green) returns home a day early from his second tour in Vietnam. By...
Miami doesn't even know it, but it desperately needs a Baba Yaga. Luckily, Miami has a Baba Yaga Mama. We know this is a lot to process, but don't worry — we'll explain. Local artist and Knights Arts grant winner Shira Lee Abergel is looking for the community's support in...
Bottle release parties at J. Wakefield Brewing (JWB) Company are always huge events. But now the brewery is set to release new bottles and its first cans on July 2. Get ready, JWB brandmanager Alex Gutierrez says, because it's "going to be a big-assed day." There will be two varieties...
Thursday The year 2016 has been rather tumultuous for Wynwood, but not even Zika could put a damper on the galleries, restaurants, and watering holes that make up Miami's artsy, mural-covered neighborhood. Sure, it was a challenge, but local businesses, including the Wynwood Yard...
Ever spent an afternoon asking Cuban exiles what they think of President Obama and his Democratic comrades? The responses would probably sound something like this: "That communist has driven this country into ruin," one gray-haired patron yells as he sips café con leche at the counter of the inimitable Versailles...
London is one of the greatest cities in the world. It's got centuries of history, non-stop culture and great architecture. You know what it doesn't have? Particularly great summer weather and a beach. So this summer, Londoners looking for a bit of subtropical thrill can get a small taste of...
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The hidden treasure at Sweet Liberty Drink & Supply Company in South Beach is the "She Said Yes." It's a flowery, aromatic affair that includes sherry spiked with gin, sharpened with muddled raspberries, and then dashed with cucumber. "It's a low-alcohol cocktail," says a raven-haired, curvaceous beauty behind a glass-and-steel...
In 2012, Aluna Francis and George Reid released their first single, "You Know You Like It." And though the duo's first album, Body Music, was still more than a year away, that debut track proved to be a fantastic piece of future-pop-meets-R&B with a hint of garage, a perfect introduction...
OCTOBER "Narciso Rodriguez: An Exercise in Minimalism" October 9 through January 8, 2017, at the Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, FIU, 10975 SW 17th St., Miami; 305-348-2890; thefrost.fiu.edu. From creating Michelle Obama's 2008 election-night victory duds to conquering the runway with his signature style, Cuban-American fashion designer Narciso Rodriguez...
Octave Mirbeau’s The Diary of a Chambermaid, a 1900 novel about the depravities in all social strata written from the point of view of a servant named Célestine, has famously been adapted twice before, by two of cinema’s immortals. Benoît Jacquot’s uneven take on the material won’t challenge the stature...