In fact, we issue those little "Darwin" fish with feet to all of our employees: Drs. Johnson, Behe, Dembski, and Meyer have authored and coauthored numerous books laying the groundwork for Intelligent Design theory ("The Nutty Professors," Steve Ellman, April 11). Remarkably, instead of engaging even a single argument, Steve...
On September 10, Barry Sonnenfeld's Big Trouble, a slight comic caper drenched in the sweltering muck of Miami, was a nagging chore to be tended to by film critics -- one more mediocre, multimillion-dollar, all-star fiasco in which you can almost hear the filmmakers giggling behind the cameras. On September...
If there's one thing missing from the 12-page color booklet inside Rob Zombie's latest CD, The Sinister Urge, it's teeth. The four band members are all keeping their lips zipped, lest the merest hint of a smile ruin the faux menace Zombie's crew has working here. And of course, Mr...
An unwritten rule about dining out: Don't eat in an otherwise empty restaurant. Chances are, there's good reason your party is the only one. Of course, my job doesn't allow me the luxury of bolting when I'm surrounded by empty tables. As a result, I sometimes have the unpleasant experience...
Bee-luther-hatchee (noun, African-American slang, 1920s-1940s): a far away, damnable place, the next station after the stop for Hell. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. But in Florida Stage's intriguing new production, Bee-luther-hatchee, hell isn't the final destination. There's another torment ahead, so dreadful it doesn't...
This antiamnesiac elixir is a peppermint-flavored treat. In addition to maintaining the red-and-white design theme on their third full-length, the trashy-chic White duo from Detroit again strips bare the rock to find... more rock. With nothing other than Meg White's two-ton drums and Jack White's splintered guitar, piano subtleties, and...
It's readily apparent that Danny DeVito's Death to Smoochy deals with a thoroughly debauched children's television host (Robin Williams) who plots, amid much dark zaniness, to destroy his squeaky-clean successor (Edward Norton). It's also quite easy to proclaim it the greatest movie ever made... about a singing vegan in a...
No evidence: In regard to Steve Ellman's March 14 story, "Making Airwaves," there can be little doubt that "The Dick" Farrel will lose his court case against the former schoolteacher, Larry Ferrara. After all, Farrel, according to New Times, has offered no proof Ferrara is a pedophile or a threat...
What's your pleasure, the sizzle or the steak? The Coconut Grove Playhouse offers both in its latest production, a musical revue called The Soul of George Gershwin: The Musical Journey of an American Klezmer. It's a studious, educational show that also happens to offer some outstanding vocal and instrumental artistry...
Not much these days lives up to the idea of the present we've sold ourselves through the culture of the past. Didn't it seem ten years ago, when alternative rock was just beginning to elbow its way onto radio playlists -- when weird shit like dancemeisters My Life with the...
A half century ago, before the arrival of mega-toy emporiums Toys "R" Us and FAO Schwarz, the Sears, Roebuck and Co. Christmas catalog fed the fledgling consumer fantasies of American children. Hefty in size. Usually an image of jolly red-suited Santa Claus on the glossy cover. And filled with all...
"Are we gonna play chicken here, Robert? Who's gonna go first?" That's Chris Moore talking, from the other end of a cell phone--the preferred means of communication for the Hollywood producer too afraid of standing still. Moore--a producer of Good Will Hunting and the American Pie films, partner with Ben...
Here's a question for you: When does a theater company become "significant"? Is it a question of the number of seats in the auditorium? If so, your average high school produces "significant" theater. Is it a question of the company's annual budget? Or the number of shows produced? In the...
Staying dead is no mean feat. Just ask David Gans. Whether as an author, producer, or radio-show host, Gans's name has been intimately linked with that of the Grateful Dead to those inside the scene. Sure, Gans doesn't mind the numerous accolades he has earned from his work -- including...
Chefs and restaurateurs tend to prepare for Saturday nights as carefully as brides primp for their weddings. They check and double-check food deliveries for quantity and quality. They prep the hostess on who and what to expect. They make sure the best servers are on shift for that evening. On...
On a Friday night in March, it was hard to tell where to look: at the flickering movie screen, where The Band was wrapping up a 16-year career with a farewell concert, or at a still Robbie Robertson, who was sitting in the audience at the Paramount Theater in Austin...
The Andre Johnson cheating case remains a subject of discussion at the University of Miami. Seven members of UM's faculty senate are investigating the case, in which the star football player was caught cheating on his classwork, but will still be allowed to play this fall. "I have asked the...
Just in time for the six-month marker of the nation's worst terrorist attack, a year-old Dania Beach record label and studio, Full Moon, has produced United, a collective project by Local Artists Against Terrorism, who dabble in every shade of patriotic paint in an attempt to raise funds for the...
Miles to go: Just a few words to let you know that Ashley Fantz's March 21 story, "A Queer Law," was great. As a gay man, I'm very offended not only by laws in Florida but by laws throughout the country about homosexuality. Even though I think we've come a...
Some theaters, like some people, have a clearer sense of self-identity than others. The New Theatre and its artistic director, Rafael de Acha, certainly know what they are about, presenting plays with emotional texture, poetic resonance, and often a welcome dose of sociopolitical thought. Such is the case with Mario...
Over the past half-century, countless filmmakers great and obscure have stood in serious debt to The Bicycle Thief. But for my money, no one has borrowed so cleverly or shifted the weight of Vittorio De Sica's 1947 masterpiece so gracefully as young Wang Xiaoshuai, whose Beijing Bicycle embodies the spirit...
Take note: The Original Fat Cat's Bar & Grill is actually a copycat. Of course, mimicry is the highest form of flattery, and that's what Gen-X proprietors Scott Kurland (30 years old) and Dan Kurland (26 years old) intended -- an homage to a popular sandwich shop near Rutgers University...
