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The Painted Veil

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The Tsenter Miami Jewish Film Fest

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The Tsenter Miami Jewish Film Fest

Beyond the Ones and Twos

Miami's DJ I-Dee takes scratching past wicky-wicky.

Ten Bucks, Good Food

Top eats near home.

Education = Tolerance

Top eats near home.

Rats!

Kick off the Chinese New Year in style, all rodents aside.

Fried Rice and Frijoles

Kick off the Chinese New Year in style, all rodents aside.

A Taste for Travel

Savor global flavors at Ola

Undercover Boy Wonder

International turntablist DJ I-Dee's life on South Beach is low-key. No surprise: He's too young to buy a drink.

Cannibal Corpse

International turntablist DJ I-Dee's life on South Beach is low-key. No surprise: He's too young to buy a drink.

Low-Profile Highbrow Art

The secret is out for this clandestine gallery

Tarnished Ivory

White Countess writes an inglorious final chapter for a dynamic filmmaking duo

Les Baxter

The Fruit of Dreams (Cherry Red)

Excess Hollywood

Some interesting horror flicks, a couple of relationship movies, and plenty of action save summer from sequels

Middle Eastern Movements

The basics of belly dancing

Feels Like 80 Days

Jackie Chan takes a long trip without going anyplace new

Personal Best

Master Wei Lun Huang

Shanghai Surprise

A quirk of history now brings forth Holocaust tales from an unlikely place

Middle Kingdom Come

Down by the banks of Shanghai's river, tales of the heart float to the surface

To the Max

Peter Max

The Orient Distress

Opium

Festival of Highlights

Miami Jewish Film Festival

China's Shtetl

Passport to Life: Destination Shanghai

News of the Weird

Passport to Life: Destination Shanghai

Calendar for the week

Passport to Life: Destination Shanghai

The Smaller, the Taller

Passport to Life: Destination Shanghai

News of the Weird

Passport to Life: Destination Shanghai

Intimately Fictional

Passport to Life: Destination Shanghai

Hakkasan's Haute Hong Kong Cuisine at the Fontainebleau

These Cantonese crowd pleasers can't be beat.

Cool Restaurant Interiors: Hakkasan

Photo courtesy of Fontainebleau Miami Beach​If there's one restaurant in Miami that immediately comes to mind for spectacular design, it's Hakkasan at the Fontainebleau. The French firm behind it, Gilles & Boissier, is also responsible for other inspired designs that include Maison Boulud, Dan ... More >>

$6 Cocktails at Philippe Chow

Lychee martini​They call it Power Hour rather than Happy Hour, but all you need to know is that Philippe is offering select cocktails, including the Midnight Mojito, Shanghai Philippe, and Lychee Martini (pictured) for just $6 apiece from 6 to 7 p.m., every Monday through Friday. Sounds like a hap ... More >>

Miami Free Times: Orson Welles, Cocaine Cowboys, and Fresh Art

​Monday: Known for its convoluted plot but delicious noir atmosphere, The Lady From Shanghai screens poolside at the W Hotel. Orson Welles not only directed and starred in it; he cast his then-wife, Rita Hayworth, as the female lead. You can watch it for free this Monday night - thanks to the Miam ... More >>

Drink Deals at Philippe and Raleigh Hotel

If you're not a subscriber to our weekly Café Bites dining newsletter, here's a taste of what you're missing. Click here to subscribe.Martini Bar at the Raleigh Hotel.​Call it Philippe's "power hour" or the Raleigh's "Seven at the Raleigh." But whatever you call it, call it a good deal on swell ... More >>

Miami Spice: Deal or No Deal? Final Menus

Lee KleinSugarcane's El Topo is not on the Spice menu​Today brings the last installment of our Deal/No Deal series; a few dozen restaurants still haven't linked menus with the Miami Spice website. In parts one, two (Asian), three (steakhouses), four (hotels), five (Coral Gables), six (Coconut Grov ... More >>

Miami's YEYO Talks Being Featured on A.B. Quintanilla's New Single, "Mentirosa"

​This isn't the first you hear about Miami native YEYO, and it certainly won't be the last. The rapper and producer has been grinding for the last few years, and continues to show nothing but promise. He first started out with Puerto Rican rap group the Shanghai Assassinz back in '99, but really b ... More >>

Trinumeral Festival with Big Boi, Blackalicious, and Tokimonsta, October 8 to 10

​This isn't the first you hear about Miami native YEYO, and it certainly won't be the last. The rapper and producer has been grinding for the last few years, and continues to show nothing but promise. He first started out with Puerto Rican rap group the Shanghai Assassinz back in '99, but really b ... More >>

Pampanguena Inc. is Oriental (Mostly Filipino) Groceries, Take-Out, & Catering

John Zur​Sisters Elsa Burger and Josie Lacsina have been feeding the Filipino community, and others who like the cuisine, for eleven years through a business called Pampanguena, Inc. This South Dade Asian grocery store also has fresh food made daily. And though it's a small operation, the sisters ... More >>

Shanghai Dreams

John Zur​Sisters Elsa Burger and Josie Lacsina have been feeding the Filipino community, and others who like the cuisine, for eleven years through a business called Pampanguena, Inc. This South Dade Asian grocery store also has fresh food made daily. And though it's a small operation, the sisters ... More >>

Traverse

John Zur​Sisters Elsa Burger and Josie Lacsina have been feeding the Filipino community, and others who like the cuisine, for eleven years through a business called Pampanguena, Inc. This South Dade Asian grocery store also has fresh food made daily. And though it's a small operation, the sisters ... More >>

Yank Sing: San Francisco's Oversold Dim Sum Joint

Lee KleinYank Sing dining roomAll we heard before our recent trip to San Francisco was to make sure to eat at Yank Sing. Yank Sing, Yank Sing, Yank Sing was sung to us again and again. "Best dim sum" everyone say and say, anytime of day. The place has been around since 1958, but somehow I've only he ... More >>

The Eats Of San Francisco, Part One

Dungeness crab at The Crab House​I once made and sold jewelry on the streets of San Francisco. Sometimes I'd sell by Fisherman's Wharf, other times in the courtyard of the Embarcadero Center downtown. Quite a tidy profit was made, especially during a short period when I found myself ahead of the c ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: Let's Play Guess Where the Drunk Tourist Is From!

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intr ... More >>

Bostich Fussible Talks Nortec Collective and Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2011

​Remember the Miami Sound Machine, what with all its comachakeyobodybaby and doing the conga? Well, the Tijuana Sound Machine is a totally different creature. Instead, it's the Grammy nominated 2008 debut of Bostich Fussible, a two-man offshoot of Mexilectric pioneers Nortec Collective. B ... More >>

Frost art exhibit explores Big Macs and Mao

​Remember the Miami Sound Machine, what with all its comachakeyobodybaby and doing the conga? Well, the Tijuana Sound Machine is a totally different creature. Instead, it's the Grammy nominated 2008 debut of Bostich Fussible, a two-man offshoot of Mexilectric pioneers Nortec Collective. B ... More >>

LeBron James Accidentally Finds Himself in Middle of Taiwan and China Struggle

​LeBron James will be taking his talents to the Far East in August in what Nike was calling a tour of China. Problem is his schedule starts in Taiwan, and that government really, really doesn't like even the slightest implication that it's actually part of China. So now officials are threatening t ... More >>

Beats, Booze, and Bargains at Contesta Rock Hair Happy Hour

​Every Wednesday, Contesta Rock Hair, a salon sitting on South Beach's charming Española Way, offers more than just cuts and up-dos. In association with LINK, one of the companies dominating Miami's dance music party scene, the Italian-owned salon hosts a happy hour from 6 to 10 p.m. with music ... More >>

Agustina Woodgate: Poetry Bomber

​Every Wednesday, Contesta Rock Hair, a salon sitting on South Beach's charming Española Way, offers more than just cuts and up-dos. In association with LINK, one of the companies dominating Miami's dance music party scene, the Italian-owned salon hosts a happy hour from 6 to 10 p.m. with music ... More >>

Eight Great New Year's Day Brunches In Miami

Your New Year's resolutions can wait another day with brunch like this on tap.Technically, on January 1 your resolutions to live healthier, better and wiser in 2012 should kick in. But the truth is, most of the world wakes up on New Year's Day with a hangover (which, usually comes paired with a ting ... More >>