Picture Stitch Bird Workshops as a sort of punk rock take on craft circles: A bunch of highly creative people who’ve taken dusty, nostalgic craftwork and reappropriated it for themselves. At past shows, they’ve wielded that DIY attitude to create durable and fashionable wallets out of plastic grocery bags, turned…
Comic book writer Harvey Pekar is perhaps best known for American Splendor, non sequitur tales from his workaday Cleveland life that were adapted in 2003 into an Oscar-nominated film starring Paul Giamatti. Though never mundane, Pekar’s work is a slice of life. His delivery is blunt and honest — a…
“Don’t think about dropping it, don’t think about dropping it…” If you ever needed any proof that the recession is hitting the middle class the hardest, just take a spin around Coral Springs. The sleepy burg – once the ultimate destination for budding family units – is literally covered with…
What passages, what fantasies lie just beyond the unknown road? TMQ is back, folks, and today we’ve got a good one for you: If you’re like me, you go out to eat at least 4-5 times a week — once or twice for dinner, and about two to three times…
Single serving pies, ready to go. And check out the nifty pie caddy! Recently I remembered how much I love pie. It happened at a tasting for Purple Pie Company, the cutest little independent pie company ever to come out of Miami. Alex Van Clief, the PPC’s Chief Officer of…
The Gods’ Messiah on Earth. We’re now a few weeks into an interesting NFL season, one in which the lowly Dolphins have already won a game! Their victory two weeks ago against New England was a celebration-worthy event, and will no doubt fuel the fires of many a tailgater heading…
Politics in this country might be too far gone for any reasoned debate, but that’s exactly why GWAR exists. As “Earth’s only openly extra-terrestrial rock band,” GWAR has the wherewithal to cut through the rotting meat of our current Presidential election and get to the heart of the issues: Namely,…
Still-life works are tricky buggers — their excitement-to-dullness ratio is unusually pear shaped, unless of course the artist’s normalcy-to-insanity ratio is also skewed towards the bottom. Luckily, the exhibit “Eye Candy: Objects of Wonder and Delight” is a collection of still-lifes by artists who lean towards the quirky. Featuring work…
When it was announced that Kimbo Slice, Miami’s favorite street fighter, would be fighting Ken Shamrock in EliteXC’s upcoming Saturday Night Fights, fan reaction was predictably sour. After all, there had been some very high hopes for Slice, whose fierce demeanor seemed to terrorize foes nearly as much as his…
What’s this? Your step is suddenly lighter than it was before, converting your walk into something of a bounce. You find yourself whistling polka tunes uncontrollably as you rhythmically dance along the sidewalk, and you have the unexpected urge to don green suspenders on lederhosen. You can feel it in…
The Miami Dolphins should still be a little heady after their improbable victory over the New England Patriots two weeks ago. But while Ronnie Brown and company completely ravaged the Pats in Foxboro thanks to a brilliant series of trick plays and a stifling defense led by Joey Porter, they’ll…
Up top: The faux German chocolate covering, Bottom: Astley gets the drop on us again. It’s happened to all of us: You get an email from a coworker, click the link that says “Cutest video of cats dressed as humans ever!” then those hauntingly cheerful drums start up. You’ve been…
[photo courtesy buymiraclefruit.com] You want change you can believe in? This evening, Grass Restaurant and Lounge will host Changing the Flavor of Politics – a fundraiser that benefits the Miami-Dade Democratic Party. Witness your palette change before your eyes, or rather on your tongue. Upon entry, every person gets a…
Murphy’s Law works after all: No sooner then we preach the benefits Florida’s clean tap water in this very publication, the hand of the Almighty descends from on high and dumps a bunch of industrial lubricant into Fort Lauderdale’s water supply. Now, residents and restaurateurs alike are scrambling to pick…
Shameless self promotion alert: Tickets for New Times own upcoming foodie event, Pairings, are available now, folks. So run on over to our Pairings minisite and get hooked up for an evening of sampling from nearly a dozen fine restaurants like 3030 Ocean, Capital Grille, Kuluck, and Cafe Seville. (Check…
Good news for fans of wine pairings: The Gold Medal Wine Tour, a for-charity, touring wine event taking place at classy restaurants across South Florida, is making a stop at Jan Jorgensen’s latest joint Two Chefs Too on September 24 (this Wednesday). For $150 (payable directly to charitable organizations like…
Heads up comes by way of a press release, so let’s head in: Proprietors Tim Petrillo and Peter Boulukos (also the chef) chose a 6,300 square feet space on Las Olas Boulevard to house the new YOLO Restaurant & O Lounge. YOLO is expected to open September 30 and will…
There’s nothing like the hard work of strolling through an art museum to work up the appetite. Fortunately, the folks at the Boca Raton Museum of Art (501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton) know this well. It is why for seven years now they’ve hosted a September food and booze night…
You had your night of debauchery all mapped out: You were going to drag yourself to a bar, initiate a drunken hookup, get into a fistfight, and then argue with the cops about it afterwards. But that was before you heard about Technosluts: The Movement. The fetish-and-fantasy party — squeezing…
“Fast Cars & Loose Women” might initially sound like some self-help guide to bedding chicks by transforming yourself into a macho man, a la Tony Click. (You know, the Tony Click? As in, Tony Click’s The Plan: Have Sex With a Gorgeous Woman Tonight in 69 Easy Steps. Damn, that’s…
You’re a wild child at heart: You play your rock tunes loud and proud (even if it wakes the neighbors), you drink straight from the milk container with the refrigerator door swung wide, and your love for speed is only matched by your unexplainable desire to buck the system. Well,…
There’s a heap of conflicting viewpoints when it comes to Alan Ball’s latest film, Towelhead. An adaptation of the novel by Alicia Erian, the most recent portal into suburban decay forged by Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) premiered at the 2007 Toronto Film Festival and won acclaim from some…
