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Super Bowl: Six Shittiest Musical Commercials

So the Super Bowl turned 47. And as we all know, the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers in a surprisingly hectic second-half, Beyonce reunited with her Destiny's Child homies, and the game stopped for a full 34 minutes when half of the stadium's the power mysteriously went out. But that' ... More >>

Some Enchanted Evening

Disney Treats Make You Fat, Says Center for Science in the Public Interest

The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has issued an open letter to Disney requesting the company stop allowing the images of its characters to be used on the packaging of holiday treats such as cookies and candy.According to the Center, offending products include Pillsbury Halloween c ... More >>

Crocodiles Invade The Vagabond Miami on July 20

Before 1982, network television after 2 a.m. was an absolute waste of valuable airtime. That's about the time stations literally signed off until programming resumed later that morning. But 30 years ago, a dude named Frank Cannella convinced some networks to let him push hair-growth products in th ... More >>

Food Stamp Parties? US Government Encourages Seniors To Attend.

In a shining example of government idiocy, the USDA is actually encouraging people to apply for food stamps.The government agency has an active program to lure more Americans into applying for food stamps, specifically targeting senior citizens. This program costs the USDA between $2.5 and $3 millio ... More >>

Safety Not Guaranteed: Miami Screenwriter Derek Connolly Turned an Internet Meme Into an Indie Film Success Story

Prison Legal News Sues Florida Department of Corrections for Banning Its Publication

PLN Associate Editor Alex Friedmann​A national legal magazine for prisoners has filed suit against the Florida Department of Corrections, claiming it's been censored from distributing in Florida prisons due to a vendetta by the state agency. According to a complaint filed today, the DOC has reje ... More >>

Britney Spears, Arnold Schwarzenegger Sell Out for Yen: Five Japanese Commercials

Britney Spears sells candy, not Starbucks and Doritos, in Japan.​Typically the life cycle of a celebrity is pretty predictable. Before becoming famous, there's the usual batch of embarrassing commercials in order to break into show business and pay the rent without resorting to prostitution, ... More >>

Bruno the Dim Loses One for the Billboard Industry

Bruno Barreiro is the sharpest knife in the drawer. NOT!​How the heck special interest groups and corporate conglomerates keep counting on Miami-Dade County Commissioner Bruno Barreiro is beyond belief. It's no secret Bruno the Dim is one of their tools, but the man can't pass legislation to save ... More >>

GOP Senate Candidates Shocking Attack Against Bill Nelson: He Likes Obama

​There's no clear front runner yet in the race for the Republican nomination to take on Senator Bill Nelson in 2012, but the candidates are already taking aim at Nelson. Though, the guy is a pretty moderate Democrat who hasn't stirred up all that much controversy, recent web ads from some of the c ... More >>

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Ocean Drive Sues Former Employee For Siphoning Off Advertisers to Plum Mag

​Get ready for the battle of Miami's glossy luxury magazines. Niche Media, the parent company of Ocean Drive, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against former ad sales director Eden Williams for allegedly siphoning off high end advertisers to Plum Miami. That's the recently launched magazine-ex ... More >>

Far East Movement at Passion Nightclub December 17

Crash Course: 411-PAIN network will line their pockets with your insurance money

Five Vintage Snickers Commercials That'll Make You Snicker

Snickers has had some nutty commercials in recent months. There was the Betty White/Abe Vigoda football spot, then the Aretha Franklin road trip bit, and now the creepy Halloween campaign:

McDonald's-In-The-Morgue Ad Coming To Miami

As our sister Houston Press blog reports, The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is running a television ad that comes right out and says it: McDonald's food is so unhealthy it can kill you. The ad opens with an obese man on a gurney in the morgue, a half-eaten burger in his dead hand. As ... More >>

Key Biscayne Karate Center Promises to Kick the Queer Out of Your Son

​Key Biscayne's Academy Of Martial Arts RDCA apparently wants to help you beat the queer out of your cross dressing son. At least that's the message a new set of print ads conveys. Put together by local ad agency Zubi, the two print ads feature a little boy getting in touch with his feminine ... More >>

Miami Living Accidentally Publishes Penis Shadow in Cox Issue

See what you've been missing? Hmm...​Miami Living, one of these locally-focused luxury style mags that somehow manages to survive, has accidentally published a penis! Well, the shadow of something that sure looks like a penis.Fox News, of all places, first caught the snafu. The mag's latest issue, ... More >>

Tim Tebow Pro-Life Super Bowl Ad Stirs Up Controversy

Predictably, Tim Tebow's Super Bowl ad for the politically divisive, anti-gay, and pro-choice group Focus on the Family is causing controversy.Focus has released few details about the ad, but it will likely feature UF's Heisman winner and his mother, Pam Tebow. Pam notably carried Tim to term despit ... More >>

Tim Tebow Starring in Super Bowl Ad for Anti-Gay, Radical Christian Right Group

​Tim Tebow may never have another chance to be associated with a Super Bowl, but why is he recording an ad  for Focus on the Family? Yes, the James Dobson founded group announced today that they will air a 30 second commercial during the big game that will start former University of Florida q ... More >>

Kimbo Slice Defeated by Caterpillar in 14 Seconds

Last night, Kimbo Slice made his debut in the Random Things Fighting Against Each Other to Advertise Other Things League against a Caterpillar. The Caterpillar defeated Slice by technical slicing-his-arm-off-with-laser-vision knockout 14 seconds into the first round of the bout."The promoters ... More >>

Perez Hilton Expands His Media Empire

via #The 3XGPMiami's most cringe-worthy, gossip-mongering native son is expanding his media empire. According to Media Post, Perez Hilton is launching a new site. Henry Copeland, whose company handles ad sales for PerezHilton.com, says the new site will be a classier affair, focusing on longer pi ... More >>

Rumor Mill: Cameo Still Open, Parkwest Shuts Down in Order to Get Trashy

Is this you, Trash?Despite the bad economy, the city is buzzing with rumors about nightclubs opening and closing. There is already a deathlist circulating of mostly South Beach clubs that soon will be shutting their doors due to poor sales. We aren't going to mention names, but any place that is rel ... More >>

Crispin Porter Bogusky Interns Successfully Auctioned Off

Officially, edgy advertising firm Crispin Porter Bogusky decided to auction off the services of their interns as a way to compensate the underpaid labor, but probably just to remind everyone how quirky the company is and get some press. Brammo, a maker of electronic mini-motorcycles, won the ... More >>

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More Staff Cuts at The Herald

Well, this is just not good news for anyone. Bob Norman at the Pulp got a hold of a Miami Herald memo announcing that there's more cuts coming to the paper, very soon. Publisher David Landsberg blames a decrease in ad revenue due to the hard luck of many local retailers and auto dealers. No word on ... More >>

Free Gambling

A casino theft ring at Gulfstream spooks the Sun-Sentinel

State Attorney Rundle: Just Say No to Gangs

Ratatat

Club Madonna Earns its Feminist Stripes

Teddybears

"Yours to Keep" (Big Beat Records)

Rabbit Enthusiasm

The Bitch chases down rumors about VW's new model

Bombshell Blowback

The Miami Herald's shamelessly extravagant promotion of a lousy book sets the newsroom aflame

Ocean Thrive

Call it what you will -- mindless fluff, starstruck drivel -- but Ocean Drive has perfected a formula that's the envy of the publishing world

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Hongosan and Hongomex

Insurgent Billboards

Signage lobbyist Eston "Dusty" Melton wages guerrilla war on his old employers

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Chef Michelle Bernstein

2001: A Billboard Odyssey

Last year much was learned about Miami's illegal signs, including the fact that they're still standing and still lucrative

Things Definitely Are Lookin' Up

Miami shakes off its skanky image and prepares for the big time: Billboard capital of the universe!

Packed, Stacked, and Hijacked

How a citizens advisory board created to investigate illegal billboards became an industry support group

Best Dance Studio

In Motion Dance Center North

A New Front Page

Bill Lara and Pedro Gonzalez have a vision: Unite Miami's small community newspapers as a force to be reckoned with

Unlikely Portraits

News of the Weird

Arena Winners and Losers: Alex Shoots, Alex Scores!

From "The Top Ten Signs Your U.S. Senator Is Nuts." Number 9: Breakfast, lunch and dinner? Zima.

Clear Out Remember Zima? Debuted with a splash, then all the fizz went out of it.

Rick Sanchez's Number One Fan

Judge Lance Ito mugs for Channel 7

Rubber Sold

It takes more than headshots and agents to get a part in a TV tire commercial. You've got to have The Look. Mine, I'd say, falls somewhere between amused and confused.

Play With 'Em Again, Sam