The last time somebody went to war with February, it was a disaster. That was when Elisabeth Achelis, of Brooklyn, spent 25 years lobbying various international authorities to endorse her “World Calendar” concept, which would have burdened February with an unthinkable two extra days. She worked tirelessly to gain acceptance…
Rumors are flying that captain Olli Jokinen is being shopped around the league. According to the Toronto Sun, Jacques Martin and his captain can’t co-exist and the superstar center is most likely the one to take the fall. While this can’t be good news for most Panthers fans, something has…
It’s not going too far to believe that Harland Williams might be certifiably insane. If you’ve ever caught his antics on film – say in Something About Mary, Half-Baked, or Employee of the Month – you’d at least think some of his wiring is totally crossed. But just like Leeroy…
Before queer eyes went on national television to teach straight guys and gals the difference between a fauteuil and a footstool, Dorothy Draper, queen of all tastemakers, dictated good design. She — not Lilly Pulitzer, mind you — was the first to suggest that chartreuse and turquoise went together better…
Unknown Hinson has squeezed a lot of livin’ into his years as a psychobilly musician. Of course, being a vampire helps. All the good stuff happens at night. So far, he’s been thrown in the slammer for: three counts of murder, 19 paternity suits, vampirism, and some intermittent grave robbing…
There is crockery, and then there is crockery. As in the earthenware bowls and other vessels commonly used to store things in and serve them from, and as in the ceramics found in “Peter King & Xinia Marin: Ceramics for Architecture & Music,” now at the Coral Springs Museum of…
According to the accepted wisdom in these parts, Florida Stage is just about the best thing going. Like Caldwell Theatre to the south and Palm Beach Dramaworks to the north, it’s a big-budget company with high production values and a clientele that smells a little like medicine. Unlike those theaters,…
Across the Universe (Sony) The Apartment: Collector’s Edition (MGM) The Aristocats: Special Edition (Disney) Blonde and Blonder (First Look) Boy Meets Girl (Unearthed) Drive-In Cult Classics: 8 Movie Collection (Navarre) Feast of Love (MGM) Fierce People (Lionsgate) The Jane Austen Book Club (Sony) Midnight Express 30th Anniversary Edition (Sony)Psychotronica: Volumes…
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Warner Bros.) Beautifully shot, masterfully acted, and 19 hours too long, Assassination is an uneven mix of the artful and the arty that never had a shot at bringing in the audience that Brad Pitt’s chiseled melon should’ve delivered. Pitt…
In Starting Out in the Evening, a new film by Andrew Wagner, a pneumatic graduate student spreads honey over the face of the elderly New York novelist she’s trying to seduce. Later, the two will lie down on his bed with their hands by their sides, and later still, he…
When a friend recently told me that she’d been confused by the poster for the Matthew McConaughey-Kate Hudson fortune-hunting romp Fool’s Gold adorning her local multiplex — that she’d thought for sure this movie had already come and gone — I understood her bewilderment. Even as a professional film critic…
Long have we waited to be taken down to the Paradise City, where the girls are green and the grass is pretty, or whatever. Now, thanks to Burnout Paradise, we know what all the fuss is about. Burnout, the crash-happy racing series from EA, puts the pedal down once again…
Showing us where they’ve been and how they got there, the pieces in “New Works by Derek Anstis and Terre Rybovich” are each a sort of map. Anstis’ paintings are based on a cartographic landscape model. His colorful grids warp with the topography of the landscapes so that geometric patterns…
She’ll be expecting you to impress her with something cool and creative for Valentine’s Day. What she won’t be able to predict is a soaring early start. And she’ll never guess that your plans involve trapeze action. (No, not that kind of action, gutter brain.) The lovely circus folk at…
When a computer named Big Blue is the most famous practitioner of your craft, you know you’ve stumbled into a niche where popularity is scarce. And the threat of ridicule by the “cool kids”? It’s very real. Take solace, chess players: You play one of the most intellectually challenging games…
We hear all the rumors: South Florida is a sports vortex, sucking the life out of any sporting team or event that foolishly wanders into its pull. Poppycock! Sure, our team sports are sucking worse than an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, but at least we’ve got the…
Valentine’s Day is going to be awkward this year. When they were newlyweds, he’d make a reservation at a cozy restaurant, and she’d shave her legs, and the day would begin with a kiss. But that’s no longer the case. The arguments began small – snappy one-liners about who forgot…
Chew the fat with liposuction experts at an open house for ABSolute Lipo Dissolve and American Laser. They’ll share details about the latest advances while everyone sucks down some vino, and then attendees can enter drawings for giveaways and discounts. You may also wish to munch on delectable appetizers, but…
It’s been some time since horror director John Carpenter has released a film that’s been worthwhile. Has he lost his touch, or is something else bothering his process? We’re not sure, but we have to give Carpenter a pass for terrible films like Ghosts of Mars and Vampires, and even…
By Thursday night you’re so ready to party. The problem: You live in Boca, Palm Beach, Delray, or some other part of our SoFla county trifecta. What you want: A night club scene like you could find in South Beach, but without the daunting hour’s drive home. Your solution: Thursday…
If your definition of home is: (1) where you stash your big stuff while you’re gallivanting about the country, and (2) is where a loving family waits for your return, go ahead and call Miami home for Steph Taylor. But truth is the piano-toting indie songstress is as much at…
There’s a certain guilt attributed to appreciating the muscle cars of the 1960s and ΄70s. Yes, they were beautiful, sleek things, full of power and grace. But they were gas-guzzlers, man. And we all know gas is evil. Michael Moore told us so. But before you go sobbing over your…
