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And not a one we can afford

Big Names, Rising Stars

Walk the streets of Miami Book Fair International.

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Ridley Scott's latest is the post-9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve.

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Cruella de Vogue

The Devil Wears Prada slaps the latest duds on an infamous fashion editor

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Blue Martini is maybe a good place to meet a significant other. But first listen to the stories they tell.

Folk Hero

The many faces of Ben Harper

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Who is Slip-N-Slide Records CEO Ted Lucas's number one homeboy? Jesus Christ, of course

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In Classy Show of Humility, Shaq Offers to Taste Kobe Bryant's Ass

Before the NBA Finals began, there were quite a few columns written about this Magic-Lakers series being haunted by the Ghost of Shaquille O'Neal -- you know, because the former Miami fixture played for both teams and has had such a contentious history with Kobe Bryant. Seemed like a bit of a reach ... More >>

Music Without an Expiration Date

Brendan O’Hara & Komakozie - The Big Bounce bring something new to something old.

Ex-CEO's 'Porn Star' Wife Shocks St. Stephen's and White & Case

via NiteFlirt.comJenny, AKA ObeyME999The email arrived just before lunchtime June 15. In it, a photo showed a tanned nude blonde bending over, underpants around her thighs. With seductive eyes, she gazed at the camera. Below the image was a list of her interests: "Role-playing, cuckolding, slaves, A ... More >>

The Dwyane-Desertion Paranoia Countdown: Confronting His Baron Nemesis Will Drive Wade Away

Jacob Katel If this is the face Dwyane Wade makes when you simply mention Richard von Houtman's name, what happens when Wade actually sees him? Projectile vomit?​Ever been in an intimate relationship at work that ended badly? We bet all you wanted to do afterward, in order to escape seeing ... More >>

With Extract, Mike Judge Goes Back to Work

Jacob Katel If this is the face Dwyane Wade makes when you simply mention Richard von Houtman's name, what happens when Wade actually sees him? Projectile vomit?​Ever been in an intimate relationship at work that ended badly? We bet all you wanted to do afterward, in order to escape seeing ... More >>

Silicon Beach: Give Good Miami Buzz on Your Smart Phone

​For those of you who aren't crazy about having a bazillion apps on your smart phone, here's one you might consider adding. Buzzd calls itself the "social city guide" and offers real-time reviews from real people hanging out at restaurants, bars, sports, and entertainment venues.Buzzd also provide ... More >>

Zagat Miami Survey To Be Released Tomorrow

The results of Zagat's 2010 Miami/So.Florida Restaurants Survey are out tomorrow. The new survey, which incorporates the opinions of some 6,100 local diners, will be available in print, at ZAGAT.com and on ZAGAT TO GO for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.Only info we have thus far is that this year, 3 ... More >>

Leap Year bears no luck for Amy Adams

The results of Zagat's 2010 Miami/So.Florida Restaurants Survey are out tomorrow. The new survey, which incorporates the opinions of some 6,100 local diners, will be available in print, at ZAGAT.com and on ZAGAT TO GO for iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.Only info we have thus far is that this year, 3 ... More >>

Cayman Correspondence: Post-Flight Sushi at Taikun, The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman

Jackie Sayet​Taikun is an ancient Japanese term of respect from which the English 'tycoon' is derived.At The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, the sushi at its Japanese lobby bar, Taikun, didn't live up to its name or make for a remarkable meal by discerning standards, but it filled a void left from fli ... More >>

New Florida Tourism Campaign Uses Photo not Shot in Florida, Makes us Wonder What a "Florida Side" Is

​Florida has a new tourism ad campaign that instructs would-be visitors to perform various verbs on their "Florida side," such as "embrace," "awaken," or "abraza your Florida side." It's one of those slogans that makes less and less sense the more you think about it. What is a Florida side? W ... More >>

iPad vs. Kindle: You Need Both

via CrunchGearThis week's Newsweek -- which should probably be titled "Suck-up-week" -- includes a front page pic of the iPad and a back page ad for the Amazon Kindle. The main article is a generally positive piece about the iPad and the geeks who love it.

Social Media Addiction Now Akin to Drug and Alcohol Addictions? We Don't Think So

​@Everyone I think I'm a social media addict. Can't stop clicking every link. #ISpeakIn140characters #HaveAProblem #NeedHelp. RT! Seems I'm not the only one to transition from everyday Facebooker (my gateway drug) to Twitter. Finding out about news and events before they've reached the mainstream ... More >>

Cloud Music Storage Software Promises Access to Your Entire Music Library From Any Computer or Cell Phone

​In a perfect world, you'd be able to access your entire music library from any computer, iPhone, iPad or any other cellphone, sans USB. You wouldn't have to transfer files or carry around a portable hard drive. Finally, that world is here, but it's not perfect... yet. Let me introduce you to clo ... More >>

Specs of the New iPhone to be Announced on June 7

​There's been a lot of talk about the new iPhone, thanks to Gizmodo and their controversial leak of the new prototype. But now, it's official: Mark your calendars for June 7. That's when important features of the new iPhone will be mentioned, possibly including some not yet released surprises, at ... More >>

New iPhone 4 Video Calls Won't Use Carrier Minutes; The Death of Text Messaging?

iPhone 4's new FaceTime feature promises much needed face time with far away friends and relatives​When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the new iPhone 4 just a few weeks ago, we all waited with bated breath for a new video chatting feature called FaceTime. And now, there's more: An Apple rep ha ... More >>

Flapjack Flip-Off X: Miami's best pancakes

iPhone 4's new FaceTime feature promises much needed face time with far away friends and relatives​When Steve Jobs announced the launch of the new iPhone 4 just a few weeks ago, we all waited with bated breath for a new video chatting feature called FaceTime. And now, there's more: An Apple rep ha ... More >>

Audible SMS Makes Texting While Driving a Safe Possibility

A car's center console will make audible SMS a reality.​We all know how difficult it is to text while driving. Speaking from experience, it's virtually impossible -- and in some parts of South Florida, even illegal. AT&T adds a little label to the front of new phones suggesting not to do it, a ... More >>

Five Miami Heat Reality Shows That Need to Be Made

​We here at Riptide like the sordid side of things. And while we're hoping that, come the end of the 2010-11 NBA season, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh are lobbing a championship trophy to each other as they ride dolphins through Biscayne Bay, we're also hoping for a bit of off-the- ... More >>

iPhone Users Have a lot More Sex Than Android and BlackBerry Users

​If you own an iPhone, you're probably having more sex (or rather, more sexual partners) than your BlackBerry and Android neighbors,  according to a new study.When we came across this study, conducted by free online dating site OkCupid, we thought, What? The study was put together by OkC ... More >>

Our Review: Does the BlackBerry Torch Kick the iPhone 4's Ass?

​As much as I love new technology, I'm never one to purchase anything the moment it comes out. I figure it's probably best to let the fanatics have their turn, let all the obligatory first-in-a-series kinks get worked out, and the dust settle. That was not the case this time around, as I decided t ... More >>

Miami's top happy hours

From salty to sporty to sublime.

Tweets of the Week: Dolphins Player Thinks You're Gay If You Own a Blackberry

​This week's athlete heavy Twitter roundup includes Kory Sheet's take on the sexual proclivities of blackberry users, a Marlins player's chill new faux hawk, LeBron's love of college football. Also, the only Republican left who supports gay rights wins an award from a gay Republican group, and som ... More >>

Five Dumb Halloween Apps

BrianBoyd via Flickr​From a $4.99 Mario Batali recipe app that'll inevitably result in a greasy screen, to the Hipstamatic indie-cam for a $1.99, the iTunes store offers thousands of apps to suit every demographic imaginable. And like a strip mall welcoming a temporary fly-by-night Hallo ... More >>

Morning Glory: Rachel McAdams is married to her job and loving it

BrianBoyd via Flickr​From a $4.99 Mario Batali recipe app that'll inevitably result in a greasy screen, to the Hipstamatic indie-cam for a $1.99, the iTunes store offers thousands of apps to suit every demographic imaginable. And like a strip mall welcoming a temporary fly-by-night Hallo ... More >>

Diplo at Grand Central December 23

BrianBoyd via Flickr​From a $4.99 Mario Batali recipe app that'll inevitably result in a greasy screen, to the Hipstamatic indie-cam for a $1.99, the iTunes store offers thousands of apps to suit every demographic imaginable. And like a strip mall welcoming a temporary fly-by-night Hallo ... More >>

Top 10 Lines From New Times 2010 Restaurant Reviews

Sugarcane draws babes, blokes, blades, and Belkys Nerey​Eater.com recently compiled New York Times critic Sam Sifton's 15 best "burns, barbs and zingers" from his 2010 reviews. It strikes me reading these that over the past twelve months, Mr. Sifton's reviews have been meaner than mine (this is me ... More >>

Rachel Goodrich's "Golden Phone" Is Being Used to Sell, uh, Phones in New BlackBerry Ad

Photo by Yvette LabovThe choice: Golden phone or BlackBerry?​That's right ... Our favorite ukelele-toting songslinger in the whole damn 305, Rachel Goodrich, has another song in a TV commercial. Last time, the Crayola corporation was making use of Ms. Goodrich's "Light Bulb" to brainwash kiddies ... More >>

The Ultimate Ultra Survival Kit: Five Essential Items for the Superprepared Raver

Photo by Ian WitlenCandy ravers, not candy stripers: These girls can't help you.​There's this shared fantasy among neo-hippies, blissed-out druggies, and naïve first-time festival-goers that three-day music extravaganzas like Ultra Music Festival are all about fun and friendship. But here's the ... More >>

Ultimate Ultra Music Festival Survival Kit

Photo by Ian WitlenCandy ravers, not candy stripers: These girls can't help you.​There's this shared fantasy among neo-hippies, blissed-out druggies, and naïve first-time festival-goers that three-day music extravaganzas like Ultra Music Festival are all about fun and friendship. But here's the ... More >>

Transit Lounge Announces Closure via Facebook, Opening of Avenue D in Downtown

​Bad news, Miami! Transit Lounge is closing at the end of June. Good news! Owners of the local live music haven have promised to open a new venue in downtown Miami called Avenue D this summer.The news of Transit's closure broke yesterday via the venue's Facebook page. In the press release, owner W ... More >>

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy: Gen X gets the sexual revolution it deserves

​Bad news, Miami! Transit Lounge is closing at the end of June. Good news! Owners of the local live music haven have promised to open a new venue in downtown Miami called Avenue D this summer.The news of Transit's closure broke yesterday via the venue's Facebook page. In the press release, owner W ... More >>

Entire Homestead City Council Sued for Leaking Sexts

Johanna Faddis​In 2009, the Homestead City Council wanted to fire City Manager Mike Shehadeh, but Shehadeh wouldn't leave without a good severance package. So the council, being as it is a Miami-Dade government body, decided to hire a private investigator. Shehedah, being as he is a Miami-Dade gov ... More >>

In the fantasy I Don't Know How She Does It, working moms can have it all

Johanna Faddis​In 2009, the Homestead City Council wanted to fire City Manager Mike Shehadeh, but Shehadeh wouldn't leave without a good severance package. So the council, being as it is a Miami-Dade government body, decided to hire a private investigator. Shehedah, being as he is a Miami-Dade gov ... More >>

Diplo at LIV November 9

Johanna Faddis​In 2009, the Homestead City Council wanted to fire City Manager Mike Shehadeh, but Shehadeh wouldn't leave without a good severance package. So the council, being as it is a Miami-Dade government body, decided to hire a private investigator. Shehedah, being as he is a Miami-Dade gov ... More >>

Snackdown! Downtown vs. Mid Beach

​Over the next few weeks, Short Order will pair eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a "Snackdown". This is the second entry. Today pits downtown Miami against Mid Beach in Miami Beach. Which one is the better neighborhood for dining?Read our arguments and VOTE! Tweet it. Facebook it. Google it. Com ... More >>

Safe House: Ryan Reynolds's bod is the asset in this men-on-the-run thriller

​Over the next few weeks, Short Order will pair eight Miami-Dade neighborhoods in a "Snackdown". This is the second entry. Today pits downtown Miami against Mid Beach in Miami Beach. Which one is the better neighborhood for dining?Read our arguments and VOTE! Tweet it. Facebook it. Google it. Com ... More >>