Be warned. If you attend either of Lady Gaga’s concerts at the James L. Knight Center tomorrow or Sunday, or her New Year’s Eve party at the Fontainebleau, your soul will be doomed to eternal damnation by an angry God who simply does not care for Gaga’s fashion sense or…
With months to go before the primary elections, candidates are still locking down endorsement. One bit of support that none of the candidates want though is that of Cuba’s government controlled press. Luckily, Granma published a story yesterday critical of all four major candidates. In reaction to a lunch in…
The Hurricanes dominated this game for the first minute and then for a good portion of the last three minutes. Those other 56? Pure agony. Sam Shields returned the kickoff for an 84-yard touchdown, only to have it called back to the 16 on an illegal block penalty. It didn’t…
The same water filtration system that may or may not be linked to cases of Legionnaire’s disease at the EPIC, has been found in three other condo buildings in Miami. [CBS4]Jackson Health System is teetering on the edge of a financial emergency. [Herald]Somebody is a math superstar: “Well if we…
In an interview with Time, Charlie Crist and his senate campaign manager Eric Eikenberg say that in the face of Marco Rubio’s right-wing threat, the Governor new tactic will be to bolster his conservative credentials while casting doubts on Rubio’s. [Crist and Eikenberg] described a counterattack for 2010 that will…
Despite the fact one celebrates your new calendar, and the other celebrates old glory, New Year’s Eve and the Fourth of July are pretty similar events. The main difference is that the alcohol-to-fireworks ratio tips a bit more to fireworks on the Fourth, and favors booze on NYE. Of course,…
Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer will be going into it’s fifth decade on the air since debuting in the ’70s. That’s quite a feat for any TV show, but the new year might be extra special for the locally produced TV show which airs on public television stations internationally hosted by…
Albert Gonzalez, the Miami mega-hacker who stole information from tens of millions of credit and debit cards in possibly the biggest case of identity fraud in history, has plead guilty to two county of conspiracy and another charge of wire fraud. Previously, Gonzelez plead guilty to two other related charges…
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Latin America celebrated it’s first official gay marriage yesterday, as two gay rights activists tied the knot in Argentina thanks to a legal loophole. Argentina’s constitution doesn’t specifically define marriage between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the interpretation up to local officials. The pair tried to get hitched…
Ever since MTV Cribs moved to CMT, the world has been deprived of seeing the interiors of rapper’s Miami pads. Who could forget Missy Elliot’s Ferrari bed, or Bow Wow’s rented car controversy? Thank goodness for YouTube.While, Lil Wayne did show off his New Orleans crib for the show, we…
Champs Sports Bowl: Miami Hurricanes vs Wisconsin Badgers, 8 p.m. ESPNSince college football doesn’t have anything resembling a meaningful post-season, the most you can ask for besides ending up in a BCS bowl is an entertaining season. And boy did Canes fans get it this year. There was the joy…
After this weekends fire, Miami has cut power to Jimbo’s, everyone’s favorite quasi-legal, homesteaded fish and beer shack. [Herald]A pizza delivery man was shot in the foot last night after a robbery attempt by four men. [Herald]A malnourished, former racing pony found in a slaughterhouse is being nourished back to…
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Tourists complain Miamians are rude. Locals complain tourists are dumb. So it goes. We’ll readily admit to being rude at times, but it’s time for tourists to admit they’re a bit clueless. William Hageman recently rounded up the dumbest questions tourism professionals have ever been asked. Obviously, a Miami tourist takes the…
Theoretically, college campuses are supposed to be safe havens for all sorts of new experiences and personal freedoms. Ideally, that means intellectual pursuits, but let’s be real — in Florida that means the freedom to experience all sorts of “substances.” But a growing trend in Sunshine State scholastic institutions sees…
Despite NBCMiami’s sort of brilliant “Fin” headline this morning, the Dolphins playoffs hopes are still alive. Well, not really alive. Their playoff hopes are more zombie-like. It’s as if the Dolphins are in a cheesy horror movie where the undead have taken over and bitten the Fins, and the team…
New Year’s Eve is almost upon us, and that means one of the biggest nights of the year for Miami Beach. In fact, the Fontainebleau has one of the hottest New Year’s Eve tickets in the world. We’ll give you a hint: Whoever’s counting the dough coming in must be…
A trailer near Jimbo’s caught fire after Jimbo’s son, Bubba, hooked up a water heater. [JustNews]The Epic Hotel’s water has been deemed safe. [FoxNews]After warming up just a bit for Christmas, the temperature might drop to the 40s. [CBS4]SportsTime to pop champagne: The Indianapolis Colts pulled their starters in the…
In the interest of showcasing other voices here on Riptide, we’re presenting this editorial from 22 year-old Kymberly Morgan, who is totally not actually real.My name is Kymberly Morgan, and I am a proud Tan American. Recently, I heard that instead of taxing plastic surgery to pay for health care…
Let us not forget the real reason for the season: when famous toast decoration Mary gave birth to Jesus, who would later appear in the form of fish sticks. Amen.Today’s photo comes from DKeros’ Flickr. If you’d like to see your photo here, join our Flickr group…
Leave it to the Diaz-Balarts to possible have screwed this up. Yesterday’s announcement that they were withdrawing their support from Charlie Crist was supposed to leave egg on the Gov’s face. But they didn’t mention why they were doing it, and it appears the popular emerging theory is pretty damn…
