Email Author Devin Desjarlais

2012 Stories by Devin Desjarlais

• This Art Is Dirty

  published June 7, 2012

  Humans do a lot of things that, if you think about them too much, are downright inexplicable. Wine is delightful, but who figured out that rotten... More >>

• Party in a Garage — An Arts Garage

  published April 26, 2012

  Delray Beach's ongoing performing arts project, the Arts Garage, is a product of the Creative City Collaborative, a program dedicated to "infusing... More >>

• Get Fancy With the Brits

  published April 19, 2012

  Kingshead Pub is saying “off with your head” to the high hooligans and requesting your attendance at a “Fancy Dress... More >>

• Give Mother Earth Some Sugar

  published April 19, 2012

  Celebrating Mother Earth doesn’t have to come with patchouli and hemp handbags. Many South Florida locations are decking the halls with pine... More >>

• Get Mooned

  published March 22, 2012

  A couple of months ago, silent films might not have seemed impressive to fans of modern cinematography. Silent movies don’t feature huge... More >>

• Jewelry Sale at the Museum

  published March 1, 2012

  Jewelry sales are normally reserved for the fashionistas of New York City, ladies hell-bent on getting the best deals on this season’s... More >>

• Great Scot! Let’s Party

  published March 1, 2012

  The Scottish people are much more than haggis, kilts, and accents as silky as milk chocolate. They’re a group of people with culture as... More >>

• Sweet and Sassy

  published February 23, 2012

  Sorry, kids; watching beautiful women gyrate ever-so-subtly on the raised platform stage at Respectable Street (518 Clematis St., West Palm... More >>

• Eat Your Heart Out

  published February 23, 2012

  In the heart of South Florida, there’s a little community of men and women who don’t care much for spending their time shopping at... More >>

• Feminists, Unite!

  published February 16, 2012

  Feminism is alive and well. Enjoy that Saturday at Norton Museum of Art (1451 S. Olive Ave., West Palm Beach) with the “RAW... More >>

• Rags to Triumph

  published February 16, 2012

  “The Pitmen Painters” are a gaggle of British miners in 1930s England. These cats enroll in an art-appreciation course only to... More >>

• Art Is

  published February 9, 2012

  We’re into movements (who isn’t?). We were into Picasso’s Blue Period, and we were into Andy Warhol’s pop art, and... More >>

• Submissive Cherub Can Steal My Heart

  published February 9, 2012

  Sex is one of the most taboo acts in human existence. Catholics seem to think it’s injurious to a person. And then you got the hippies... More >>

• They See Derby Grrls Rollin',They Hatin'

  published February 2, 2012

  On the one hand, we get why you sit at the sidelines for football, soccer, and basketball — tickets for those seats are expensive but... More >>

• True Garage-Sale Divas

  published February 2, 2012

  We can put up with the used clothing piled on both sides of a driveway. We can understand the mothball smell coming from a couch that’s for... More >>

• Heat, Bulls, and Hormones

  published January 26, 2012

  Forget spending time with your family Sunday, because that day is reserved for booze and balls. Sweaty man meat, firmly grasping their ball... More >>

• Everything Is Better With Dinosaurs

  published January 26, 2012

  It's common knowledge that everything is better with dinosaurs. Take chicken nuggets, for example. Or Chef Boyardee. That's exactly why your kids... More >>

• Thought Middle Was Awkward Enough?

  published January 19, 2012

  Take the awkwardness of adolescence one step further by incorporating elements of academic insecurity and stage fright. The new play at Lake Worth... More >>

• What's Your Wrestle-Lution?

  published January 19, 2012

  Several locals were sick of watching wrestling. They wanted to feel the glory themselves. They wanted to face a beefy opponent, partake in the... More >>

• Whoopi!

  published January 12, 2012

  What does the name Whoopi Goldberg mean to you? Does it might remind you of The View and involve horrible flashbacks of sitting with... More >>

• Get Cultured on Cocktails

  published January 12, 2012

  Cocktail hour is an inconspicuous time of day that quivers underneath various layers of cultural hegemony. It's an hour frequented by both the... More >>

• What Would a Buddhist Nun Do?

  published January 5, 2012

  Imagine leaving your home (let's say England) for a life in India at age 20, making a vow to attain enlightenment "in the female form -- no matter... More >>

• Wild Hair at the Kravis Center

  published January 5, 2012

  Hair is one of those musicals that ensures Broadway will never go out of business. Parents with young children should be warned... More >>