A week ago Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez launched 14yMedio, the first independent online media outlet in Cuba. Today it published its first big “get”: An interview with Vice President Joe Biden. The chat follows a 2009 interview President Barack Obama gave to Sanchez that was posted on her blog…
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The Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators met on the football field every year for 49 years out of 50 until, as ‘Canes fans are quick to tell you, the Gators decided to end the rivalry in ’87. The two teams have only met a handful of times since, but it…
It’s the day after Memorial Day, which means, culturally at least, it’s officially the beginning of summer. Soon the kids will be home from school all day and your A/C will pumping to the max. If only there were some sort of public facility to entertain the family while keeping…
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Miami teenager Lele Pons may be the 305’s leading advocate of the “Do It for the Vine” attitude. The high-schooler has amassed 2.4 million followers on the six-second-video social media network thanks to her outrageous stunts. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if you walk up…
Americans may hold politicians to sometimes ridiculously high personal moral standards, but we are pretty lax about youthful drug use. Hell, Obama and Bush II have done coke, but Marco Rubio has always refused to say whether he’s ever smoked pot. See also: Marco Rubio Used to Throw Up Drunk…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) 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 intro to that…
If you’re a scandal-plagued Republican governor, who better to campaign with you than another scandal-plagued Republican governor? Yes, New Jersey’s Chris Christie is in Florida this afternoon to help raise funds and campaign for good ol’ Rick Scott…
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Today Miami Beckham United unveiled plans for what a soccer stadium sitting on land currently occupied by a boat slip next to American Airlines Arena would look like. With backing from both County Mayor Carlos Gimenez and City Mayor Tomas Regalado, the site has become the frontrunner for a new…
The Miami Dolphins are the exact opposite of fine wine, cheese and that hot cougar who lives down the street. They’re only getting worse with age, and it’s backed up by data. Data journalist Rob Barry pointed out on his website that the Fins are one of only two teams…
José Díaz-Balart may have two brothers who have been Republican congressmen, but he’s joining the Democrats’ favorite news network. The Telemundo news veteran is making the jump to English airwaves by hosting a daily 10 a.m. MSNBC show from Miami…
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A big part of Miami as we know is in danger of being underwater sometime in the near future. The science is indisputable at this point, but right-wingers are struggling to deal with how to handle this. Well, Marlo Lewis, a Fox News contributor and senior fellow of the fossil-fuel-funded…
The Miami Dolphins have abandoned their plan to hand over ownership of Sun Life Stadium to the county in exchange for tax breaks in favor of a new compromise that would see the county offering incentive payments to the team for every major event booked in the stadium. See also:…
Uber’s plans to enter the Miami market have stalled, but a similar yet distinct ride-sharing app-based service called Lyft will give it a try anyway. The company operates a “peer-to-peer ride sharing” program that allows users to get rides from approved drivers operating their personal vehicles in exchange for money…
Apparently the key to being as homosexual as you can possibly be is standardized math tests. Who knew? That’s what Florida state Rep. Charles Van Zant declared in a speech railing against the Common Core basic educational standards. As far as we know Common Core does not involve crazy things…
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Rejoice, University of Miami Hurricanes fans and local documentary aficionados: The U is getting an official sequel. The original, which details the rise and fall of the University of Miami’s football program from the ’80s until the early ’90s, has become a sports doc cult hit and one of the…
Between 2003 and 2012, 1,539 pedestrians died while walking along the streets of South Florida. That’s more pedestrian deaths in any other major metro area except for New York and Los Angeles. So, sadly, it’s not much of a surprise that Miami has been ranked the fourth most dangerous metro…
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