Email Author Erica K. Landau

2011 Stories by Erica K. Landau

• Marketplace of Groovy Ideas

  published December 15, 2011

  With populist politics dominating the national conversation these days, who wants to get caught occupying the mall and big-name retailers? Brand... More >>

• Midnight in Coral Springs

  published November 17, 2011

  A little bit of fin-de-siècle Paris will come to Coral Springs on Thursday when the Coral Springs Museum of Art presents... More >>

• One Bubble

  published November 10, 2011

  In 2009, the music-cum-art venue the Bubble was the first to inject life into the burgeoning downtown arts neighborhood that now houses... More >>

• Fort Slaughterdale

  published October 27, 2011

  It may pain our vegetarian friends to learn that during the early 20th Century, a slaughterhouse stood where many of them gather to schmooze on... More >>

• Get Your Skeletons Out of the Closet

  published October 27, 2011

  Downtown Fort Lauderdale may not seem like the ideal backdrop for the Mexican holiday Dias de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. No desert... More >>

• Shroud Eater Beats the Hell Out of Metal's Female Stereotypes

  published March 10, 2011

  Welcome to Beezlebub's Cave, the downtown Miami practice space of grrrlcentric, sludge-metal trio Shroud Eater. Found at the end of an unlit... More >>

• Bubble of Love

  published February 17, 2011

  This generation’s ironic posturing seems obsessed with previous generations’ habits and trends. Sometimes the imitation isn’t even... More >>

• What’s Your Type?

  published February 17, 2011

  You only notice typography when the arrangements are off. If you’re reading a sobering sentiment, it should be visually delivered with some... More >>

• Janette Valentine’s Day

  published February 10, 2011

  There’s hardly a day that relies more on gender stereotypes than Valentine’s Day. Lingerie, flowers, and expensive dinner tabs,... More >>

• Eat Your Heart Out for Valentine’s Day

  published February 10, 2011

  If your significant other is taking you to Italy for Valentine’s Day this year, you can stop reading. For the rest of us, the closest... More >>

• "The Killing of Sister George" at Rising Action Theatre Separates Lesbian Stereotypes With One Thing – Lipstick

  published February 3, 2011

  The title role of The Killing of Sister George is an aging and sadist lesbian whose character on a British soap opera has met an... More >>

• Joan of Arc to Bring Atmospheric Post-Rock to Talent Farm

  published January 20, 2011

  The enigmatic, dreamy rockers Joan of Arc used to be a punk band that fellow Chicagoan Ben Weasel of gutter pop-punk outfit Screeching Weasel... More >>

• "Clybourne Park" Is a Smart, Hilarious, and Hilariously Offensive Play at Caldwell Theatre

  published January 20, 2011

  Caldwell Theatre's adaptation of Clybourne Park is refreshing in its biting and direct exposition of the dumbed-down dialogue, latent... More >>

• Lesbianism Wanted

  published January 13, 2011

  People might give Wilton Manors all the credit as the center of gay cheer and merrymaking in South Florida, but years ago, Lake Worth was voted... More >>

• The Adolescents to Lead the Punks at Respectable Street

  published January 6, 2011

  More than a decade before Weezer's "Blue Album" toasted undone sweaters, surfboards, and Happy Days, the Adolescents' highly influential... More >>

• Opposites Attract

  published January 6, 2011

  It’s fair to say no one would call Fort Lauderdale an artropolis. In fact, Broward is a bit of a cultural dead zone when you compare it to... More >>