Arts & Culture

We’ve all done it once before: Dreading the term paper due today that you haven’t even started, you call up your professor and sob, “It’s my grandmother! (Sniff.) She’s passed away! (Insert breakdown gestures here.)” Maybe it works and she lets you off the hook – but what to do…

You work a straight-laced day job. You also go to the gym regularly, eat three squares a day, and never date more than one man at a time. Your personal hygiene habits are impeccable. So why can’t you shake the suspicion that deep down inside you’re housing a singing, dancing,…

When compiling a list of things that are distinctly American, baseball and apple pie pop to mind. But shouldn’t we add country music as well? Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, and Willie Nelson are just a few citizens of these great states who’ve crafted and popularized the genre. David Allan Coe…

It all started with a nudie calendar. Not your typical “Girls With Ladders” or “Hot Rod Honeys,” but a tongue-in-cheek assortment of hilarious (science-themed) cheesecake pics – the stars of which were skeptics, rational thinkers, or just girls who have denounced god’s existence and figured, “Why the hell, not?” The…

Remember those wonderful high school days? A period of self-discovery completely ruined by the pressures of fitting in, mostly to avoid persecution from fellow classmates. You may have been a jock or one of those popular kids (weirdo) — but if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you were…

Chances are strong that if Luna Bars and Soy Joys comprise your daily grub intake, you’re probably already familiar with foam mats and the Downward Dog. But even if chakra-balancing stretch-a-thons aren’t usually your racket, rookie guru, you’ll want to meditate ‘til your shattered spirit is renewed at the free…

Good pop music is addictive. So when the young group (seriously young folks, who might be playin’ at the club but they sure ain’t drinkin’ there) Manchester Orchestra decided to dedicate its collective post-high school years to perpetual touring (250 shows in 2007 alone), it didn’t have to resort to…

How do you eat your chili? Lots of folks think of chili as a chunky stew with ground beef, kidney beans, and a healthy dose of spicy chili powder. Texans, however, consider beans in their chili to be a capital offense. For them, it’s just meat, and braised chunks of…

The Super Bowl is coming. Seeing pro athletes in action makes you want to toss the ol’ pigskin around too, but sadly your buddies are too busy perfecting their legendary party dips to join you. Fortunately you’ve always had one friend who was never too tied up in his own…

Asheville, North Carolina’s Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band’s name may summon thoughts of Wilmer Valderrama’s “Oh, Snap!” face (from MTV’s Yo Momma), but the band’s handle means more than mother-slaggin’ insults. Instead, YMBFBB’s moniker is a celebratory call to those with healthy-sized backsides (and the boney ones too, why…

A 30-piece collection of Tiffany lamps, glassware, candlesticks, and desk sets go on display at the Boca Museum (501 Plaza Real, Boca Raton) today. Admittedly, “Tiffany Studios: The Holtzmann Collection” sounds boring, but the history behind this collection excites. The Tiffany lamp is the centerpiece of the exhibit; it’s also…

For anyone who’s seen the HBO phenom Curb Your Enthusiasm, Jeff Garlin is instantly recognizable. He’s the hulking, jovial yes-man to Larry David; his agent, best friend, and partner-in-crime, all at once. Oh, the misadventures they get into. Remember when Larry got Jeff into hot water for unearthing his secret…

During a yoga session, your body goes through metamorphosis. Granted, some of us experience a clunkier transition of shapes while others slip gracefully in and out of their postures, but the overall effect of springing from coils into lanky lengths remains the same: beautiful. Nobody knows that better than Edward…

Imagine flying a Cessna – a tiny civilian airplane — across the Florida Straits only to find Cuban fighter jets scrambling to attack you, over international waters, no less. Sounds absurd—like most Cuban/American relations– but that’s what happened in 1996, as told in the documentary Shoot Down. In the mid…

Lauren Feldman’s Fill Our Mouths is the story of Evan, an American married woman who falls in love with a deaf lesbian in Paris. Yes, I know, it’s ridiculous. People rightly squirm when so much PC potential finds its way into a single script. Characters with disabilities exploring alternative lifestyles…

Remember the scene in Charlotte’s Web where Templeton the Rat is let loose at the county fair and he breaks into song? Templeton eulogizes the carnival’s discarded, edible goods as “A Veritable Smorgasbord,” eating his way through forgotten watermelon rinds, soggy sandwiches, and, of course, gobs of other gorgeous gook…

Three words for the Miami Heat: David Freakin’ Robinson. The Admiral, you’ll recall, was the future Hall of Fame center (and man with the most chiseled arms ever) who anchored the San Antonio Spurs for most of the ´90s, until he tweaked his back and later broke his foot (against…

Unreal Tournament III is ideal for overcaffeinated teenage boys with PlayStation 3s, broadband internet connections, extensive online friend lists, hours and hours of time to blow, and — just for good measure — a deep appreciation of the steroid-addled dystopian sci-fi aesthetic. You know, the one where men are 450…