TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2010
CULTURE VULTURE: MIAMI CONT.

NIGHTLIFE:
Wanna go out? Well, I don't really. But you are just visiting, so Mike's at Venetia Restaurant and Irish Pub (555 NE 15th St.) is right up on the Venetian causeway for a drinky hideaway and pool playing. PS14 (28 NE 14th St.) is a local joint that I never go to but lots of locals do, and the White Room (1306 N. Miami Ave.) is the spot for nighttime sweaty dance adventures. If you want to feel gross or be a hooker, go to the Mac's Club Deuce (222 14th St.) -- it's just shitty and no one asks any questions, but its prolly the place you can get into on South Beach without being scoffed at by some jive turkey. I like the swimming pool at The Standard (40 Island Ave.) and the Spa there is pretty delightful.

SHOPPING:
The best shop is a little kids' design headquarters called Genius Jones (49 NE 39th St.). And of course, I must plug our magical playground at Aventura Mall (19501 Biscayne Blvd.) called Rainbow Valley as one of the most magical spots in town. If you make the drive north and you are a nerdy kinda comic lover like me, then go to Tate's Comics (4566 N. University Dr., Lauderhill). I don't care if you think that it's stupid.

ART:
Best gallery in town is Emmanuel Perrotin (194 NW 30th St.). They show Murakami, Mr., Gelitin and some of our local favorites. I think they really rock it out so nicely. But more than any place you can visit, the thing that makes Miami so great is us! That's right -- we will hug and kiss you and if you are lucky, you can have an orgy with a white fox (*someone three times the age of a MILF), a refugee and P-Diddy all before breakfast. Really though, the best times are with friends and being outside. These winter months are the only ones you can escape sweating if you are lucky, but we don't care -- we call that Swass Juice. Come to Miami and make all your dreams come true. We'll be right here waiting for you.

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This story was published on December 11, 2008.
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