You missed seeing “Chihuly at Fairchild.” You wanted to go, but it was just so far away, and the ticket price was a little steep for your overdrawn checking account “budget.” Well, now you’re in luck. Nova University commissioned the famous glass gardener to create one of his masterpiece installations…
The 1980’s were a decade of death. John Lennon died right there at the beginning. Flared pants died too, though they’d make a comeback a few years later. The Eagles died, and so did Fleetwood Mac. And so, one could argue, did idealism. And that is the subject of This…
The problem with hitting on women in bars is that they can throw a drink in your face and leave. One surefire way to eliminate that barrier is by reducing the chances of evasion to a dive into the open sea. We’re talking about the Climax Cruise. Yes, that’s right…
Got a craving for beer that goes beyond the ordinary, mass-produced labels that line supermarket’s shelves? Look no further than BX Beer Depot (2964 Second Ave. N., Lake Worth). The Palm Beach institution has been a haven for lovers of both microbrews and obscure foreign brands for over 30 years…
Matthew, Mark, Luke and… Rev. Billy C. Wirtz? Not quite the same ring to it as John admittedly, but if the slapstick boogie-woogie bluesman had his way, we’d all be waving arms and fainting in the pews of his House of Polyester Worship. Looking like Dog the Bounty Hunter’s slightly…
Ladies know that some days are just girlier than others. On Monday, you might crave a cigar, a beer, and a hamburger. By Friday, maybe you feel like nibbling on Dibs and watching Sixteen Candles for the sixty-fifth time. Today’s the perfect day to indulge your ultra-girly side with beauty…
Backstage at the Gershwin Theatre, far from the prying eyes of spectators, the lead actress of Wicked dons a garish gypsy robe, marshals the cast, and bestows blessings upon her fellow thespians. This bohemian opening night ritual seems pretty handy since many Broadway virgins are bedeviled with scorching reviews by…
If you’ve ever jokingly tried to imitate that cheesy porno flick funk music and drawn only blank stares of horror, you’d better go see Pablo Francisco for pointers. He’s one of the few impressionist comics who’s skilled enough to pull off that old chestnut without getting the proverbial fruits and…
Taylor Reese changed the way people saw surfing. The surf-doc master has already produced and directed six films about the wettest sport on earth, and he’s now releasing a joint production with Billabong that showcases three surfing legends. Trilogy follows the careers of Joel “Parko” Parkinson, Andy Irons, and Taj…
“When we started out in Denton in the late ´90s, we were all still in school,” says Mike Wiebe, lead singer of the Texas band Riverboat Gamblers. We catch Wiebe at a vulnerable moment. He’s on his way out of a dentist’s office in Austin. “There was never any kind…
Is it a sign of progress when the gays break out of they city and spread to the suburbs? Or is it a sign of the apocalypse? This depends on your point of view, of course, although it’s generally a favorable sign when the gays in question include the lovely…
Kathy Griffin won a special place in our hearts when she got fired from hosting E!’s red carpet coverage for making up a rumor about Dakota Fanning’s entry into rehab. That, and co-host Ryan Seacrest hated her. But he can hate all he wants, there are plenty of (dare we…
The Arizona Diamondbacks specialize in winning close games and losing blowouts. Near the bottom of the National League in most batting categories and among the best in pitching, they give up many more runs than they score, an oddity for a team contending in baseball’s strongest division. What’s more, their…
Ahhh, remember the Miami Dolphin’s 2007 offseason? Those were great times! Magical times. Times when we were still optimistic about our dewy-faced, new head coach Cam Cameron — a guy we knew would be able to turn a bloated 6-10 team into a bunch of winners! Remember how he made…
As a teen, R. Grimes was initiated into the local punk scene after taking a thrashing from a group of skinheads. Undeterred, the skateboard rat would frequently travel to the hardcore South Beach club scene from his home in the Keys, eager to absorb the lumps and quaky imagery that…
The next Yoshitomo Nara is living in Boca Raton. But she’s a pixie-faced girl with a tiny, high-pitched voice. Helena Garcia paints the world as we want to see it: a brightly colored cartoon playground where plants, animals, and snacks are all personified and given their proper storylines. She’s displayed…
Did the gal on your tattoo break your heart? Sounds like it’s time for a cover-up. Change your “Sally Forever” into “Ally Fever” — with a sick tribal running through the middle — this weekend at the 12th Annual South Florida Tattoo Expo. The three-day needlefest is packed full of…
You don’t have to know a cheese knife from a palette knife to know that wine and mingling are what set apart an opening from any other day at a gallery. Photographer and painter Kevin Rouse got the bright idea to give his gallery that permanent, opening-night vibe by getting…
(Universal) The second feature from writer-director Edgar Wright and writer-star Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) has been available on home video for decades: Hot Fuzz is, after all, a witty and wisecracking montage of clips from some hundred-plus A-list and bargain-bin action films, chief among them Lethal Weapon, Bad…
The Bourne Ultimatum opens in Russia as amnesiac superspy Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) does what he does best: elude capture, crack skulls, brood. Lickety-split, he’s en route to Paris, nursing his wounds and breaking out with a bad case of those itchy-scratchy hallucinations known as Hollywood Flashback Syndrome. Choice and…
In his big-screen debut, Homer Simpson utters the “d’oh!” heard ’round the world — or at least as far away as Washington, D.C. (which, given the unspecified coordinates of Springfield, might not be that far at all), where President Schwarzenegger and an overzealous EPA chief (voiced by Albert Brooks) rush…
The concept behind All-Pro Football 2K8 is simply wonderful: Imagine a fantasy football league in which you draft from a pool not of this season’s top players but of the greatest NFL players of all time: Joe Montana, John Elway, Dick Butkus, Jerry Rice, Marcus Allen, Mike Ditka, and more…
