THU 2/12 Were you the kid who was always climbing trees, scraping and bruising yourself from head to toe in the unpredictable outdoors? Bet your Band-aid bills were astronomical. But who says you need to grow up? There’s a club just for you in Boca Raton. Florida Atlantic University’s L.I.F.T…
THU 2/12 On kids’ shelves, there are books with a delightful thickness between the covers. Turn the pages and artwork springs into a 3-D sculpture.What makes these books come to life is a technique referred to as paper engineering. It’s an art form that makes a green dragon stand up…
SAT 2/14 We offer you this bit of advice just in case you ever wind up playing Pictionary with a bunch of actors — or maybe real-estate moguls who moonlight as actors. Do not, under any circumstances, get stuck on a team with Burt Reynolds. You will lose! We were…
WED 2/18 The cover art for Los Straitjackets’ latest disc, Supersonic Guitars in 3-D, depicts the Mexican-wrestling-mask-wearing, instrumental surf impresarios from Nashville flying through outer space. And the group is still in Cloud Nine territory thanks to a Best Traditional Blues Album Grammy nomination for Rock ‘N’ Roll City, the…
At the opening of The Fog of War, the brilliant new documentary from director Errol Morris, we see a composed, sharply groomed, middle-aged Robert McNamara preparing to brief the press on the Vietnam War. He asks two questions: First, if the chart he’s set up is visible and, second, whether…
Whoops, franchise! Way back in 2002, who would have believed that a comedy starring rapper Ice Cube (née O’Shea Jackson) would be a hit, let alone spawn a sequel? Just having a giggle, obviously, but so are the producers of Barbershop 2: Back in Business, which handily snaps up its…
Want to know my definition of good theater? It’s when you take a seat, see a show, and go home a changed person. That’s what you can expect from the M Ensemble’s new production of Strands, now on dazzling display at the venerable company’s North Miami theater. Strands is one…
When my editor suggested I pay a visit to the Museum of Lifestyle and Fashion History in Delray Beach to see a show called “Hats, Handbags & Gloves: From Past to Present,” my first reaction was, more or less, “You’re kidding, right?” My second reaction was that of any sane…
It was only a few days ago that Shane Carruth, software engineer-turned-filmmaker, was ready to walk away from the money on the table and keep his movie–78 minutes’ worth of cheapo celluloid that had, in a Utah instant, become as valuable as strands of gold. He had stopped answering his…
The golden age of radio ended a long time before Garrison Keillor’s distinct, melodic baritone voice was sent over the airwaves. But his much-loved radio show A Prairie Home Companion — heard locally Saturday evenings (and rebroadcast Sunday mornings) on WLRN-FM (91.3) — transports listeners to another place with its…
THU 2/5 If you plan properly (and wear pants with an elastic waistband), you can help fight AIDS two, four, or even five times today. Eat at one of the restaurants participating in the “New Times Dining Out for Life” fundraiser. More than 80 eateries from West Palm Beach to…
“I know the painting is finished when it sings,” says artist Mary Lou Siefker, describing her work slated to be on display during the annual Third Avenue Art District Art Walk in Fort Lauderdale. She, along with the seven other founders of the art district, will open the many rooms…
FRI 2/6 The first installment of the Palm Beach Institute of Contemporary Art’s “Night of Shorts” focused on the history of the urban landscape, the changes it’s gone through, and the diminishing space of the downtown area. Now, PBICA presents “Night of Shorts II: Construct,” a series of short films…
TUE 2/10 It’s been a rough season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Sure, you’ve heard about Kobe Bryant’s ongoing Colorado courtroom appearances for allegedly raping a young hotel worker, putting him on myriad tabloid covers. But that’s not the half of it. This regular season was supposed to be a…
SAT 2/7 Halloween is still eight months away, but picture this: You craftily rig your closet door with an elaborate system of pulleys so that when your little sister sneaks in to try to steal your Pokémon cards, the door opens and a life-size mummy topples out on top of…
FRI 2/6 “They were what everyone wanted to be: young, witty, and full of talent.” Is photographer Harry Benson describing (a) Big Boi and Andre 3000, (b) Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, or (c) New Times writers? Answer: none of the above. He’s talking about the Beatles, whom he followed…
FRI 2/6 We all know about sneaky parents and their crafty little reward systems. When you were a kid, your folks probably said, “Do your chores and then you can have a piece of candy” or “Stay quiet and we’ll let you out of the closet for five minutes.” Little…
When the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team, consisting of 20 raw college boys, beat the seemingly invincible, state-hardened Soviets and went on to win the gold medal at Lake Placid, the event was regarded, even in palm-lined Miami and iceless Honolulu, as the most amazing feat in U.S. Olympic history…
Surf’s up. Palm trees sway invitingly in the breeze. The sparkling beaches are amply decorated with bikini babes and hard-body surfer dudes. Everybody has a nice, cold drink with a wedge of fresh lime in it. Seen that way, The Big Bounce is as alluring a midwinter pitch for the…
If you’re looking to see theatrical craft in action, I suggest you get over to the Coconut Grove Playhouse’s carefully wrought production of The Chosen, which features an array of fine acting talent and one world-class performance by Theodore Bikel. In a modern world that relies on fast-paced glibness for…
Women have just one luminary fashion figure to thank for bringing them out of the era of corsets and into the millennium of little black dresses: Coco Chanel. Chanel was the straight-talking, controversial designer who gave the world bold red lipstick, brought costume jewelry into vogue, and stuck shoulder straps…
THU 1/29 Despite appearances, ancient Egyptians did not have a fascination with death; they just “enjoyed life and wanted to continue to enjoy it in the hereafter,” says Dr. John Lindstroth, anthropologist for the South Florida Science Museum (4801 Dreher Trl. N., West Palm Beach). For its exhibit, “Ancient Egypt:…
