FRI 1/30 Like a page torn out of the Marvel comic template, the latest exhibit at Morikami Park (4000 Morikami Park Rd., Delray Beach) shows that even in 17th-century Japan, the idea of superheroes was tangible. Not in powers, mind you, but in wardrobe. Huh? Well, fashionistas, sit back for…
SUN 2/1 Outlaw Street Drags are known for their low-tech, down-and-dirty, my-car-is-hotter-than-your-car style of competition. There’s a name for it: “grudge racing.” No trophies, just glory. Well, unless you count your opponent’s muffler as a trophy. If you think your ride can smoke most others in a showdown, this is…
SAT 1/31 When you think of NASA scientists, you might envision a sea of Coke-bottle glasses, pocket protectors, and Carl Sagan look-alikes toiling away in an underground lab. But they’re actually pretty hip. Take the Mars Rover mission, for example. Last week, engineers watched from mission control as the rover…
TUE 2/3 Baptism has developed an association with four-tier cakes decorated with fluffy white angels, gushing parents, grandparents taking photos, and a baby who doesn’t know what the heck is going on. But years ago, photographer Lou Bernstein captured the true spirit of the baptismal on the beaches of Brooklyn’s…
FRI 1/30 I have an existential map. It has ‘you are here’ written all over it.” Oh, Steven. When will you stop questioning life and just learn to love yourself? It’s a real downer. Eh, but you can’t help but laugh at Steven Wright’s deadpan humor and outsider view of…
There is a recent generation of American men who came of age too late for free love and wanton property grabbing and too early for post-grunge emotional wankery and info-age immediacy. Stuck on their iceberg, isolated by oceans from anything real like the original punk or goth movements or Australia’s…
So, have you ever wondered what exactly goes into the painting of a portrait? You might have suspected there might be more to it than a painter saying something along the lines of, “Hey, baby, can I, uh, paint you?” and then someone else saying, “Yeah, sure, that’d be cool.”…
Two years ago, Harvey Weinstein, who runs Miramax Films with an iron fist that no doubt smells of cigarettes and meat, bought a Hong Kong-made movie called Hero for $20 million. That is an extraordinary amount of money for a foreign-language film made by a director, Zhang Yimou, relatively unknown…
Producing theater is something akin to surfing. Hard work and talent don’t always make for success — you gotta catch the right wave. Most of the time, shows roll in and out of production with unremarkable regularity and less impact. But once in a while, a tsunami hits. That’s a…
The gallery at ArtServe is hardly the most hospitable display space in Broward County. It’s housed in a branch of the Broward County Library, sandwiched between the library and ArtServe’s offices and other facilities. One end of the gallery is just a few feet from busy Sunrise Boulevard, where the…
Picture a one-man band in your mind. One goofy-looking guy laden down with as many instruments — foot-operated kick drum, harmonica around the neck, cymbals on the knees — as can hang from his body. The music is loud and clunky, imprecise, and heavily percussive. Keller Williams updates that image…
THU 1/22 As any style icon will tell you, it’s not the clothes that make the man (or woman); it’s the accessories. Think about it: Pee-wee Herman has his bow tie. Michael Jackson has his glove. Ben Affleck has J-Lo. You gotta give credit to curator Lori Durante for her…
Behold a tale of true love (between a boy and a bicycle), of tireless courage (from a bitty grandmother with a clubfoot), and of a very shocking new definition of sexy (three wizened matriarchs who ravenously slurp down frogs). This is The Triplets of Belleville, an animated extravaganza of Gallic…
Watching the Hollywood Playhouse’s new, energetic production of Beau Jest: The Musical is like attending two shows in one. As entertainment, this musical version of the popular comedy offers some sprightly tunes while retaining the original show’s humor and offering a fine performing ensemble. The play draws dramatic strength from…
Since President Hugo Chavez assumed center stage in this South American nation (whether he is playing the role of Robin Hood or Fidel Castro depends on your interpretation), we’ve heard about little else. Well, muchachos y muchachas, the country has a long, fascinating history, and it’s high time you learned…
THU 1/22 You know that feeling you get when you see a circus clown? Like, it’s mildly comical, but mostly, it’s really freakin’ scary? That’s how we felt when President Bush signed the Partial Birth Abortion Ban in November and thanked the people who helped drive that legislation — 12…
Certain band names stick out more than others. Some are clever parodies (Boris the Sprinkler); some are just totally offensive (the Crucifucks); and some are right-on, capturing a band’s essence in only a word or two while remaining sufficiently catchy and memorable. Canada’s VaGiants fall into the latter category, with…
SUN 1/25 Say what you want about the South Florida Speaker Series, a succession of three lectures by famed politicos, but you’ve gotta admit, it’s reasonably fair and balanced. It ends May 2 with a speech by splotchy Fox News blowhard Bill O’Reilly; on March 14, it features a speech…
SAT 1/24 So now we’re starting to hear about some of the funny business in boxing. Apparently one of the sport’s biggest promoters is being investigated by the FBI for fixing fights. Sounds like it’s time for an alternative pugilistic endeavor. How about an event that blends martial arts with…
SAT 1/24 Have the kids beaten all their video games? Has the newness worn off the Christmas goodies? How about some international fun this weekend as an alternative to the whining and boredom? The national traveling exhibit “Children Just Like Me” comes to the Young at Art Children’s Museum (11584…
SUN 1/25 It’s a bit strange to be interviewing a fellow writer for this piece, especially when it’s about her band, and especially when the band came together while all three members were working at another alt-weekly. Former New Times Broward-Palm Beach staffer Emma Trelles, along with freelance photographer Mindy…
OK, so there’s this terrible joke some dork told me: A mouse is drowning in quicksand, and an elephant happens by and says, “Here, grab hold of my large penis and I’ll pull you out!” The mouse, puzzled but desperate, agrees and is saved. Time passes, until the mouse happens…
