Maybe it was Danica Patrick’s latest plan to take on NASCAR fulltime in 2012. Or perhaps it was the droves of women in Saudi Arabia taking to the wheel in an attempt to reverse the ban on female drivers. But it does seem like it’s an exciting time to be…
During classes at her breezy second-floor yoga space Red Pearl, you can count on Karen Gavrilov to get you into your very best downward-facing dog. After class, though, Gavrilov’s hidden talent is her knack for food finds. You can often hear her dishing with students on the new place to…
Do something entirely outside of tradition, yet still throw a gentle nod Oktoberfest’s way. Saturday, Grapevine Juice will host ARToberfest, a night of art, music, raffles, food, and drink at Speakeasy Lounge — this won’t be a local bar’s bastardized version of the main Munich event. Ten artisans — including…
Lady Gaga might not do it for you. But give her a pompadour, sideburns, and a dirty white T as her butch alter ego Jo Calderone and that’s the stuff that haunts your wet dreams, no? Same here. Thursday, all preconceived notions of gender stereotypes go out the window as…
Unless you were buried under a stack of Justice League International comics recently, you no doubt caught the interwebs all aflutter around DC Comics’ plan to make all new comics available online for day-and-date digital publication. At first, it sounds positive, right? Save trees and free up that spare room…
First, they introduced a Strawberry Shortcake-flavored coffee this month, and now the company responsible for millions of Americans’ morning productivity is considering switching to cage-free eggs. Dunkin’ Donuts, it’s like you’re reading our minds!…
Next time your art school nemesis gives you grief for staying put in your hometown while they rack up student loans at Pratt, force them to do a Google search on Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer. In her short career, the FIU grad has given birth to herself on film, made…
He once called Bon Jovi’s “It’s My Life” a “classic,” his Twitter account relies heavily on God talk, and he is rumored to date only freakishly beautiful girls who look like his ex, Kim Kardashian, but even with these revelations, Miami Dolphin’s running back Reggie Bush can still bring the…
As a kid growing up in Florida, you were most likely given the following rules of survival: (1) Don’t go anywhere without an SPF of at least 30. (2) Don’t swim past the buoys. (3) Don’t light those illegal fireworks until you father gets home to help you. (4) And…
What do Oreos, 7-Eleven apple pies and those Dollar Store staples Mrs. Freshley’s Oatmeal Creme-filled Cookies all share in common? Besides their empty wrappers stuffed between my car’s backseat? That’s right, all three are vegan. But while these PETA-approved snacks can satisfy a sugar craving in a pinch, calorically, they can be…
I don’t have to tell you that purchasing a Vitamix blender can be life-changing event. Mostly because there are already groups like Vita-Mix or Die!!! or I LOVE my Vita-Mix to do so. But I will tell you that the bond you can form with the handy blender that has helped millions…
A Heineken ad featuring the Dead Kennedys’ “Too Drunk to Fuck” has been pulled over concerns that it would encourage binge drinking.The classic punk anthem that has long served as a satirical ode to brainless behavior was used in an ad to promote Heineken’s Kronenbourg 1664 beer. In a statement released…
Admittedly, I can’t even suck on a ringlet of my own hair without convincing myself I’m developing a case of trichophagia. So when word came this week that scientists working at a university in Beijing were developing a method to create “large quantities of human-derived gelatin” for eh, human consumption, I…
If you still have the image of Rocky Balboa guzzling down six raw eggs for breakfast before heading to a boxing session at the meat-packing plant as your guide to optimal muscle mass, it might be time to get acquainted with Brendan Brazier. As a vegan professional Ironman triathlete, best-selling…
In Food Trucks: Dispatches and Recipes From the Best Kitchens on Wheels, author Heather Shouse visits more than 100 food trucks across the country (including South Florida) and handpicks recipes from some of the tastiest trucks in the roadside business. Shouse talks to Clean Plate Charlie about everything from how…
I know what you’re thinking. Unless it’s taking an extra lap around the buffet line to see if you’ve missed anything or gently rolling out of the doorway postmeal, cardio and brunch should never be thought of as activities done in tandem. That is, unless it involves hula hooping and…
Girls, if your future selves could impart bits of wisdom on navigating the land mine that is teenage relationships, they might go something like this: (1) There is no salve for first heartbreak, but there is something satisfying when said heartbreaker finds you on Facebook a decade later and you…
Call it the short end of the wishbone or a stereotype left over from June and Ward Cleaver days but for many families — while mom gets relegated to menstruation talks — dad still lays claim to the “big” talk about your first set of wheels. While this can be…
Earlier this month, while some high school seniors were ditching classes to catch up on lost episodes of 16 and Pregnant (it’s too addictive to avoid), one impressive Nova High School senior took pen to paper and later spatula to bowl to craft the perfect sticky sweet sendoff as she…
Just ask anyone who rode the subway home donning a New York Mets jersey following the 2000 World Series — just because two sports teams spawn from the same region, yeah, that doesn’t guarantee any amorous feelings between the fans. In fact, sometimes the fans’ proximity to one another can…
Sometimes they’re all doe-eyed and deadpan, like a cross between a drowsy Audrina Patridge and a ’70s-era Blythe doll. Other times, the characters created by Lisa Perz (AKA Coma Girl) are perfectly mischievous with a sly “I didn’t do it” air splayed across their face. Inspired by Cyndi Lauper and…
If your home furnishings mimic your favorite local pub or an IKEA clearance, that’s not your fault — you decorate what you know. But this doesn’t mean you don’t secretly daydream for extravagance. Friday, the Museum of Art’s All Together Now group of 20- and 30-somethings with an interest in…
