What’s a girl gotta do to pursue her dreams? If the girl in question is Misty Eyez — a.k.a., a man named Dakota — “her” dream is to win the Miss Florida At Large pageant, the ultimate battle of plus-sized female impersonators, being held in Miami on October 21 and…
When a network change brought the ratings-deficient Monday Night Football to ESPN last year, many speculated that it was the end of an era. But ESPN’s actually done a great job – even if it did transfer Hank Williams III along in the move. Under the national spotlight, MNF maintains…
Right now is the best possible time to live in Fort Lauderdale. The beaches are not yet littered with Canada’s finest thongs, we’re on an advent-style countdown to the end of hurricane season, and the weather is ideal for strolling. What better place for you to celebrate this perfect moment…
All theatergoers are searching for something. For some, it’s an insight into the cosmic meaning of life and love and how the two intertwine. For others, it’s to witness a rare slice of intimacy in an otherwise isolating world. And for the rest, it’s the promise of a naked noodle…
There certainly won’t be loads of fans at Reliant Stadium cheering for the Dolphins this Sunday, when our boys invade and play the Houston Texans. (Come to think of it, there aren’t a whole lot of fans cheering for the Fins when they play at Dolphin Stadium.) But it’s during…
Lets face it, people: We don’t need to tell you about some nifty public celebration or high-profile event for you to get drunk and gorge yourself on tasty meats. That probably happens on a weekly basis whether we here at New Times intervene or not. But that’s what makes Oktoberfest…
The only thing better than making cool stuff is buying the cool stuff that others have already made. It’s all the fun of crafting without the messy cleanup. Amanda Watkins is hip to this notion, so she’s coordinated a renegade craft extravaganza called Stitch Rock. It’s happening on Saturday, and…
If you thought that the only rule in cage fighting is: There are no rules, sadly, you are incorrect. Or so says Crawford Grimsley, promoter of Let The Rage Begin: a Mixed Martial Arts battle of apocalyptic proportions. “There’s no eye-gouging, no kicks to the groin, and no head-stomping,” says…
Like a bazillion floating, illuminated red and white blood cells lighting up downtown Fort Lauderdale streets, the seventh annual Light the Night Walk will be a critical mass of volunteers carrying bright red, white, and gold balloons for cancer awareness — specifically targeting leukemia and lymphoma. With a meet-up near…
Wilton Manors is extending a paw to its newest neighbor, Tiny Treasures Puppies (2043 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors). The shop is more akin to a loving nursery than traditional pet stores, because at TTP dogs spend their pre-adoption days snuggled in custom-built cribs – just waiting for you to scoop…
Most spooked spaces only teach you the basics: guys emerging from shadows have scandalous motives, chainsaws are a buzz-kill, and cackling isn’t limited to folks with deviated septums. So take advantage of a different kind of haunted house during the historic Stranahan House’s educational ghost tours. Docents donning Victorian mourning…
One of the biggest fears associated with global warming is that, when those ice caps finally liquefy, much of the U.S. — including Florida — will be engulfed in the rising oceans. Yes, it’s going to be tough to get to work when personal bathysphere traffic clogs up the I-95…
These days there are more denominations of electronica and industrial music than there are YouTube clips of people making fun of Chris Cocker. If we could quantify a number, it would be called something like a hojillion and one – but that’s just speculation. What we do know is that…
He’s flambéed Pam Anderson, speared Jerry Stiller, and eradicated Flavor Flav; but how exactly did one man firing squad Jeffrey Ross make his way into roasting? “I used to play cards at the Friar’s Club with some other comedians, and at this Charity Golf Tournament there I started making fun…
Man, modernist painters had it rough. Imagine trying to encapsulate America’s industrial renaissance in that peak-and-valley stretch of time between prohibition and World War II. Does a tugboat chugging along the Atlantic really epitomize isolation and anxiety? Do pastoral panoramas of cows munching cud actually reflect post-Depression hardship and poverty?…
You’ve always known that you could scare children – although admittedly, it usually happens when you’re wearing yesterday’s make-up, haven’t yet de-frizzed your mane, and left that hair-growing mole unattended for much too long. Harness that glorious gift today during an audition for Sugar Sand Park’s Haunted House. “They should…
You’ve been here before. The Innocent Versus the Whore is one of the great well-worn setups in art, from Dumas’ La Dame aux camelias to the romance of Forrest and Jenny Gump, from Verdi’s La Traviata to C. Jay Cox’s Latter Days. The conversation briefly took a new turn in…
Knocked Up (Universal) Apparently, as Judd Apatow was making Knocked Up, he was also prepping for its DVD release, as most of the bonuses here were shot during breaks on location. And they’re no small treats either — finally, here’s a “collector’s edition” worthy of the moniker. Chief among the…
Four decades ago, the American space program was synonymous with the pinnacle of human achievement. Thirty-eight years later, the program that punched a hole in the heavens barely dents the public consciousness. It took a vengeful astronaut in diapers to put NASA back on the nation’s front pages this year…
Director Robert Benton, best-known for his zeitgeisty divorce drama Kramer vs. Kramer, has tapped into more than a few current trends in Feast of Love. There are the interlocking ministories, à la Crash; the different color filters for different scenes (happy moments in yellow, sad ones in blue), à la…
In terms of the yawning chasm between what was promised and what has been delivered, Lair earns the distinction of being the biggest letdown ever for PlayStation 3. Worse, it’s also one of those games for which massive prerelease hype merely ends up underscoring its flaws, transmogrifying a game that…
As You Like It (HBO) Babel: 2-Disc Collector’s Edition (Paramount Vantage)Broken (Weinstein)The Bronx Is Burning (ESPN)Building Bombs (New Video Group)Chalk (Arts Alliance America)Cinema 16: European Short Films (Warp)Cujo: 25th Anniversary Edition (Lionsgate)Davey and Goliath: The Lost Episodes (Starlight)Drawn Together: Season Two (Paramount)11:59 (Tartan)George Carlin: All My Stuff (MPI)I Like Killing…
