Sure, South Florida’s got a lot of “things to do” — if they involve either the ocean, or an establishment whose main purpose is serving alcohol for money. Until recently, though, that’s about where things have stopped. With the summer over and “season” now getting into full swing, though, the span of cultural events around [...]
Last night at Books and Books in Coral Gables, Scottish author Irvine Welsh revived, yet again, one of his most beloved characters, Mark Renton, first seen in his lauded novel Trainspotting. Renton appears again in Welsh’s latest book, Skagboys, as do Sick Boy, Spud, Begbie, and the rest of the Trainspotting gang. It’s not the [...]
You already know this: while earning your college degree was informative and pleasant enough, plenty of us head in a different direction. Or maybe the experience wasn’t so awesome or helpful, but we’re sticking, steadfast and stubborn, to what we set out for in the first place. Joshua Miller, the executive director and founder of [...]
