Every week there’s an arbitrary new ranking released by some dubious website or publication: Miami ranks last in number of Ivy Leaguers, first in number of Brazilian butt lifts. It’s great fodder, but how does Miami stack up when it comes to the stuff that actually matters? Last night at…
If you’re even remotely into fitness, it’s likely you get tired of the usual suspects: spinning, boot camp, CrossFit, yadda, yadda. Same old sweaty lineup. Dullsville. Lots of people end up abandoning their workout routines out of sheer boredom. Luckily, Miami’s has some newer fitness additions that make burning calories…
You really shouldn’t need another excuse to pull your bike out of its rusty retirement, but if you do, Emerge Miami’s got it. Miami’s local cycling slash social activism crew has hosted a total of 99 rides, and for #100, they’re joining forces with Celebrate Diversity Miami (CDM), a new…
Warning: Video is NSFW. Imagine big, burly men thrusting their hips on stage underneath bright florescent lights. The shirt buttons pop and a chest full of hair is revealed. The Velcro on the handmade police-inspired costume snaps off and BOOM: a pair of boxer-briefs. Dollar bills start flying. No, it’s…
Babaloooooo! For those lucky enough to catch I Love Lucy on Nick at Nite back in the day, you’re well acquainted with the antics of Lucy, a quirky redhead desperate for stardom. Her handsome husband Ricky Ricardo, the Cuban bandleader and crooner, was the unfortunate soundboard for all of Lucy’s…
In addition to bendy limbs and lots of patience, becoming a yogi also requires cash money. Because no one will accept inner peace as currency. Lucky for wannabe yoga instructors with a cash flow problem, United Yoga University and Yogic Arts Teacher Training are gifting one lucky winner with a…
With all the fuss about what goes into our bodies, it’s easy to forget about what goes on them. Given that our skin is the largest organ (and arguably the most sensitive), it’s just as important to read the labels on beauty products as it is on foodstuffs. Luckily, green…
Miami is the city of the selfie. Our art-flushed eyes are used to a certain amount of visual stimulation — at least that’s what we’d like people to believe. Truthfully, we must just really like looking at and talking about ourselves. Self-obsessed as this city may be, everybody gets bored…
Gender identity and feminist theory — “I would like to say that the content in this show references these issues in a subtle way. What I am more interested in, is the dialog that happens afterwards or before,” says curator and INKUB8 artist resident Liz Ferrer about Spectual Sextrum: Audio/Visual…
Good thing we live here, because if we wanted to visit Miami, we’d have to shell out some pretty big bucks. In an Index compiled by Bloomberg, Miami rated the priciest city in the U.S. for lodging, and top fifth in the world. That’s after Geneva, Dubai, Kuwait City (really?),…
A very wise person once asked the deep, philosophical question: Who run the world? That same sage soul answered the ultimate question: girls. That’s right, ladies, we run the world. It’s high time everyone gets the memo. We jest, but in all seriousness, being a woman is a special thing…
There’s been a lot of talk about weed lately. The whole state of Florida is alive with the promise of legal medical bud. We drive past billboards that just say “marijuana” like every day, and we couldn’t be more stoked about it. We’ve had plenty of practice, so when the…
It’s been said that the man makes the clothes, not the clothes that make the man, but local stylist Chiara Solloa thinks that’s only half the story. “You can be anybody if you’re wearing the right clothes,” Solloa says. “It makes you feel a certain way, and that’s what I…
Trying to name all the funny moments that occurred in Steve Martin and Martin Short’s self-described “Very Stupid Conversation” is kind of like trying to count all the grains of sand in the Sahara. Frankly, there are too many to mention. Even before the two comedy legends took the stage…
Florida, why you always gotta go there? A St. Petersburg art gallery plans to put even more eyes on the recently leaked nude photos of female celebrities like actress Jennifer Lawrence and model Kate Upton. As part of LA street artist XVALA’s “Fear Google” campaign, Cory Allen Contemporary Art (CALA)…
Legendary comedienne Joan Rivers has died at 81. Rivers never fully recovered from complications during an August 28 surgery in New York City, where she suffered cardiac arrest and was later placed in a medically-induced coma. On September 2, daughter Melissa Rivers revealed her mother was on life support. “It…
Beyoncé “Queen Bey” Carter turns 33 today and for some reason, this momentous occasion hasn’t become a national holiday yet. Maintaining her status as America’s favorite pop star since the Destiny’s Child days, the recent relative scandals have been, dare we say, refreshing. There was that once-questionable trip to Cuba,…
Ladies, let’s get real. Going out is awesome, but those heels are fucking awful. Don’t you wish there wasn’t so much expectation to get so covered in make-up and squeeze into that tight dress every time you want to get your drink on? Some of us love fussing over our…
Thank you, Jungle Island, for endorphin-boosting work distractions. To celebrate its upcoming Neighbor Days special this weekend, Jungle Island invites the public to help name two newborn cuties: a capuchin monkey and a miniature zebu. See also: Vulcan the Liger Is Back Home at Jungle Island…
Miami may be known for many things, but history isn’t always foremost among them. Oh sure, there’s the ancient Tequesta ruins squeezed beneath a rare stretch of untilled land adjacent to downtown, and the Freedom Tower, which serves as our complement to Ellis Island. We can boast an array of…
Burlesque is not quite like your typical stripping. It’s more performance art done scantily clad and heavy on the sex appeal. So, like, classy strippers who keep some clothes on. Though modern audiences often associate burlesque with hot ladies like Bettie Page, Dita Von Teese, and sadly, the movie Burlesque…
The survival rate for homeless animals is pretty dismal. So dismal, in fact, that we won’t delve into all the details here and ruin your sunny morning. Instead, we’ll talk about this Sunday’s Animal Adoption Fair at Fort Lauderdale’s War Memorial Auditorium, a chance to meet, greet and hopefully head…
