Last Wednesday, I checked out the new weekly reggae party, Summer Outbreak, situated way-the-F-out west at the Seminole truck stop off U.S. Hwy 27. I’ve got a preview of the event in this week’s Night & Day section, detailing a little bit about its formation at the hands of Harry…
It’s hard to imagine why hot pants — those tight, stretchy shorts that are oh-so-good for showing off your oh-so-bads — ever went out of style. Think about it: They’re hipper (though less practical) than zipper pants; way better looking than skorts (the combination of skirt and short); and more…
So you’ve seen Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, slogged through The Happening, and had a chuckle at Wall-E. And if you could say anything about this summer’s blockbusters movie season, it’s that it actually had some meat on its usually gaunt bones (well, except The Happening; that blew). That…
Gambling for charity is one of those weird oxymorons that doesn’t totally make sense, but is still fairly enticing. Case in point: The Buy-In Charity Poker Tournament. The second installment in the recurring series, taking place Friday through Saturday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino (1 Seminole Way,…
The last time you heard the term cinéma vérité (cinema of truth) was in a film appreciation class in college. You got entranced by Dziga Vertov’s Man with a Movie Camera and rhapsodized about the loneliness of modern life after watching Umberto D. But Cinéma Vérité, a monthly discussion and…
Proud Mary. Well, looks like you all know what both Gail and I did this weekend. Come Monday, each of us had separate ideas for Bloody Mary posts, completely independent of each other. I’d say something about great minds thinking alike, but I think drunk minds might be a more…
Photo courtesy of Benihana. News broke this weekend that Rocky Aoki, founder of the Benihana chain of restaurants — headquartered in Miami — died Thursday night at the age of 69. According to a family spokesperson, the cause of death was pneumonia; but Aoki had also suffered from cirrhosis, diabetes,…
http://www.iacp.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=501 Week two of Short Order is just about in the books, and what a week at that. We’ve been posting our arses off around New Times, probably because we’re just so pent up. This Short Order thing you see here was a long time coming, you see — an…
Today, the saga of the Shrimp Bandit has come to a close. When we last left you, we were hot on the trail of the elusive thief, ready to snare him in our nets like so many fisherman before. But this morning, the trail went cold. Our contacts hit dead…
As if it wasn’t enough that you couldn’t screw up soufflés in your own kitchen without the fear of celeb-chef Gordon Ramsay’s disembodied head floating in and calling you a f’in C, French video game publisher Ubisoft announced today that it plans to release Hell’s Kitchen™: The Video Game for…
It’s fairly easy to tell why Harlan Ellison became a writer. Watching clips from Dreams with Sharp Teeth, the 2007 documentary of his life and work, you can see Ellison in his element: A ranting gonzo who insults friends and passersby alike, flinging obscenities with total abandon. He’s also a…
One of the many utilities of art (aside from looking all purdy-like), is its ability to capture the past, and provide permanence to fleeting thoughts and memories. This is the point of Vanessa Tomchick’s “Greenscreen Series, Recent Paintings,” the latest exhibit to set up shop in the Focus South Florida…
Comic book fans should already be psyched about the upcoming film The Spirit, Frank Miller’s adaptation of the landmark Sunday comic by Will Eisner. A weekly newspaper insert, The Spirit basically began the idea of Sunday comics as we know them. But it’s not the only trail Eisner blazed. In…
There must be something genetically different about ABBA fans. Those who love the Sweden’s number two export (behind Ikea, of course) are simply rabid in their support. They’re the kind of folk who dress up in white linens when Mamma Mia! comes to town, who give their kids Swedish names…
OK, so the Heat’s last season was the pits. With a record of 15-and-67, their 2007-2008 effort was among the worst in NBA history. But we shouldn’t be fair-weather fans — instead, we should remember all the things the Heat have given us in the past. That NBA Championship is…
As a foodie, a vegetarian, and a bit of a boozehound, you’ve got it awfully rough. Sure, there are bars and restaurants where you can satisfy two of your most impassioned sensibilities, but rare is the joint where you can sate all three. Regular bars are out, unless you don’t…
We’ve made big gains today in the pursuit of justice in our office food theft scandal here at New Times. In case you missed it, a number of shrimp were stolen yesterday from New Times’ employee fridge, prompting an investigation that’s shook the office to its very core. This morning,…
Life in the New Times’ offices is often exciting — but nothing could have prepared us for what unfolded today. A coworker who shall remain unnamed brought in a spiral party platter of cocktail shrimp for lunch; the kind where all the little buggers are arranged around the tray in…
Hope everyone had a safe and happy Fourth of July — I know I did. This year I threw a little shindig at my house to celebrate. So I invited the crew from work, friends, and family down to Casa de Linn with the intention of giving them something a…
Mexican food is the fastest-growing trend in ethnic cuisine in America, probably for no other reason than the popularity of the Mexican grill. These days, you can’t say “Pass the salsa” without an attendant from Chipotle or Baja Fresh chirping in, “Rojo o verde?” And did we mention On the…
As a little kid, you used to do all sorts of inappropriate things with fireworks. The time you set off a string of Black Cats in your sister’s bedroom comes to mind. Oh, and what about when you and your friends paraded around town tucking bottle rockets behind your ears…
Back in 1996 the world’s most beloved ukulele player, Tiny Tim, passed on to that big tulip in the sky. Since then, only one man has had the guts to brave the scrutiny of the discerning ukulele crowd, bringing the instrument back to the spotlight. That man is Wayne Federman…
