John Edwards might see two Americas, but this simpleminded little game enthusiast is more preoccupied with America’s two Wii owners. One is the Nintendo fan: the cat who bought a GameCube, Nintendo 64, every incarnation of the Game Boy — and anything Nintendo releases with a “Mario” or “Zelda” in…
CANNES, France—No need for dreaming here. Each Cannes Film Festival generates its own metaphors for a 10-day regimen of visions in the dark. It’s impossible to forget, let alone transcend, one’s unnatural situation here. The opening film of Cannes’s 2008 edition clobbered participants with a cautionary allegory. Regardez: The civilized…
Pablo Picasso asserted, “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” This is doubly true for someone like photographer Barry Seidman, who spent his adulthood in New York’s competitive world of advertising. “Beached,” he says, is his solution. After many years…
For many years it was widely believed that the greatest thing about the Mai-Kai wasn’t the fire dancing (although it is hypnotizing). Or the bikini-clad waitresses (also hypnotizing). Or even the mystery drink (If you’ve never ordered one, it involves: fire, a gong, and a dancer from the floor show)…
If you’ve never seen Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano in action, you have to check him out. He’s basically a badass: Women find his roguish features irresistible; men love him because he’s always butchering people in insane ways in his films. Asano’s built some huge cult cred for turns in flicks…
Pearl Jam has always been a political sort of band — recall the Ticketmaster boycott, Eddie Vedder’s public Bush bashing, and the group’s aversion to big business, including their own record labels. Unfortunately, their political maneuvers don’t always work out. It’s like the Midas touch in reverse: Everything they endorse…
The Phillies are either the team you most want to see as a Marlins fan, or the most feared. The Marlins made their surprise run to first place in the National League East on the backs of their batters, but it’s their pitching that remains suspect. The Phillies are likewise…
Sidelines is a fantastic place. A clean, well-lit and perpetually busy spot in Wilton Manors (specifically at 2031 Wilton Dr., right next to The Naked Grape and One Tea Lounge), the clientele is loud and fun and the staff are friendly. Sidelines is also Wilton’s lone gay sports bar, and…
With the price of gas careening over $4 per gallon all across South Florida, everyone is feeling the petrol pinch. A night on the town with friends no longer just includes the cost of the bar tab and the inevitable stop at Taco Bell afterwards. And forget about being the…
Peter’s sweet, Mickey’s funny, and Mike is earnest, but Davy Jones is the absolute dreamiest. Even Marsha Brady swooned. He sings, has an accent, is a real groovy dancer, and finally, after all these years, he wants to meet you! He’ll be hanging out Sunday at the Cinema Paradiso (503…
Boy, modern hunters have it tough. Those patsies have camouflaged gear, attractive scents made of animal urine, and custom tree lofts they can sit in to wait out their prey in comfort. Our forefathers had to use carved, wooden decoys just to scrounge up grub for the table! Think about…
The Sorrows of Young Werther has come a long way since Goethe published it in the late 18th century. It was the novel that turned Goethe into an international celebrity. Napoleon carried a copy with him on military campaigns; it was stolen, ominously, just as his army reached the outskirts…
In the early stages of a band, when the important things like song structure and matching guitar straps are established, the band’s moniker remains the most painstaking piece to cinch up. But sometimes it just sticks, like Angry Pudding. Bassist CK explains, “I was messaging online with a pal and…
Publix’ produce section will seem quite different after sex therapist Lori Sarvis teaches you how to blow a banana and seduce strawberries during her “Art of Oral Sex” class. And don’t even ask what the woman has in mind for the whipped cream. [“It represents moisture inside a woman,” Sarvis…
You don’t have to be an art expert to know that the mingling of nature and women is a well-traveled motif — the whole Mother Earth thing has been driving art and philosophy since folks stopped living in caves. But that doesn’t mean there’s no tread left on the tires…
The three races that comprise the Triple Crown are always exciting, but with all the hype and success surrounding Big Brown, pretty much everyone’s getting in on the Belmont action. If you’re trying to figure out the best place to cheer on Big Brown, Casino Drive, and the rest of…
If we didn’t know better, we’d think that Carter W. Lewis’ play Ordinary Nation was one of those hip, indie films that been commanding all the theatrical attention lately — you know, like Juno, or Little Miss Sunshine, or Smart People. The story revolves around Nation Jones, a liberal academic…
New York artist Nathan Sawaya is an idyllic example of following one’s bliss. Four years ago he had LEGO on the brain, so he did what anyone else would: Quit his law career to earn a living snapping plastic bricks together. But don’t muddle mental images of your kiddie construction…
We live in an age where science has enabled 80-year-old men to continue procreating via a pill or two. And where bald men can grow hair by rubbing foam on their domes. Despite these extraordinary breakthroughs, cancer, one of the most devastating diseases known to man, still runs rampant. Fortunately,…
The best ’60s surf movies share a common bond of ultimate wholesomeness. For Those Who Think Young is no exception to the clean-scrubbed rule, making it a perfect candidate to kick off Waves of Nostalgia weekend at Cinema Paradiso (503 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale). The four-day-long event culls some…
In America — hell, at Churchill’s alone — everything that can be done, has. We’ve seen a guy light himself on fire then ride inside on a motorcycle (he was briefly banned). Lead singers have thrown their pubic hair on the crowd like an effed-up ticker tape parade. And yes,…
Four months ago in this very publication, we announced the first local Reef Fest rally — called Reef Rally — to take place at Alligator Alley (1831 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park). We told you that Reef Fest is a series of ideologically linked concerts taking place across the nation…
