What is up with you, Washington Post blogs? You keep coming up in my internet reading, so you must be doing something right, but you always manage to rub me the wrong way. First, you had incorrect information about the Spanish version of the Obama infomercial and called Manny Diaz…
Yesterday we dreamed up all the future career steps Miami Mayor Manny Diaz could take next. The most interesting was as Obama’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Today, The Washington Post’s blog is the latest to put Diaz’s name out as a possible contender for that job, but also…
via Auto Cosmos Florida’s cultural transition into fitting its new blue state status is already underway. Case in point: the first NASCAR race in the state since the election, the Ford 400 this Sunday at the Homestead-Miami Speedway, will feature hybrid cars. Seriously, the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid will serve…
It’s not news that Miami traffic can be a bitch. It’s one of the reasons we have the worst road rage in America. Perhaps we could all learn a lesson from Michael Jackson and local boy turned hack director Brett Ratner. When the unlikely pair got caught in gridlock, they…
Happy Veterans Day The Miami Woman’s Club is sorry about its history of racism. [Herald] Here is a story in a newspaper about a singing Hannah Montana Balloon. [Herald] Rumors of Matt Drudge’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. [Gawker] It’s the case of the deadly manicure, bacterial infections and all…
The New Jersey Nets have been struggling with their three-point shooting all season. So, naturally, they decided to rain threes down on the Heat from every angle imaginable inside the American Airlines Arena last night, connecting on a season-high thirteen of them. Five of those three-pointers came from Yi Jianlian,…
Okay, so yesterday we told you about Mickey Rourke’s propensity to duke it out. What we forgot to tell you is that the guy is a homophobe. When a reporter asked Rourke about a connection of actress Evan Rachel Wood, he exploded with the beautiful phrase: “Tell that faggot who…
Last week we pleaded with you to stop killing each other, but Miami’s history of violence has inspired at least one Hollywood career. “I found (myself) on the short end of a gunfight. (I was) only 18, and it was just some monkey business gone wrong – a drug-deal ripoff…
Riptide is of the opinion that Mayor Manny Diaz’s political career will be far from over when his final term runs up next year, if he so chooses. His term as President of the United States Conference of Mayors and speech at this year’s Democratic National Convention raised his profile…
via Faith Mouse As of this morning it wasn’t 100% certain that everyone’s favorite failed VP candidate would be gracing the Republican Governor’s Association Conference with her presence. Now it’s official, Palin will make her first trip back to just about the lowest part of the Lower 48 since 46.1%…
via Car Pages UK South of Fifth, the super-luxe ocean front condo complex, still has about a quarter of its units to unload so they’ve added a sweetener to the pot for potential buyers. What, like free maid service for a year? Waiving any owners associations fees? A complimentary netflix…
New Times hasn’t caught up with Miami’s own Fauxbama, Gerardo Puisseaux, since Tuesday’s election results but the Obama impersonator industry is already seeing the influx of a host of new entrants. Our favorite new Fauxbama comes from a user named AlphaCat on YouTube. Guy has the look and the voice…
via Shop Midtown When the mega complex of Midtown Miami opened many worried it would stymie the growth of Wynwood’s art scene. How are artists supposed to meditate on all the darkness in the world when there’s a deal on 2 for 1 tube socks just a few block away?…
Hey, cool weather, where did you go? It was a mildly warm and humid weekend, which, on the brightside, allowed for some poolside recovery Sunday after a crazy weekend of going to be after sunrise. Crookers at Heathrow Lounge Logan Fazio Can’t tell you how many times we’ve drunkenly sang…
Courtesy David Fisher It’s like a skyscraper that moves, man. A PR flak in New York left a cryptic voicemail on Riptide’s machine late last week: Florence-based superstar architect David Fisher is planning a “major press conference” in Miami on Tuesday, she said, to announce plans for a project here…
Got her toes done up, wit her finger nails matching This week’s Republican Governor’s Conference in Miami will be one of the first major meetings among party powers to decide the future of that sad ol’ party. Though, this is Miami and the GOP knows it’s the best place to…
Hurricane Paloma destroyed some homes in Cuba, but as of yet no deaths. [NBC6] Amendment 3 officially passed. [Herald] I am officially no longer shocked and surprised when the Dolphins win anymore. They’ve returned to real football team status. [AP] FIU pulled out a bottom of the fourth win against…
In one of the ugliest wins of the season, the Dolphins showed us all what they are: scrappy, crappy, exciting, infuriating, imposing, cringe worthy, and pretty awesome all at the same time. Yet despite all the ugliness, the Dolphins were able to pull off the 21-19 win with a strong…
This week has been a very, very long week. There has been some shitty stuff, but never the less look people. Look at what we did! Here is this picture you have surely seen already everywhere to remind you. Enjoy the first weekend of the Fourth Republic. Riptide is going…
Fins are on a role, Golden Panthers are in a rut, and the Hurricanes have a bye. We have had enough drama and triumph off the football field this week, so we don’t need, and don’t really expect anything super exciting this weekend. Seattle Seahawks at Miami Dolphins, Sunday 1:00pm…
Now that the election is over the local political blogs have to find something else to comment on, and they decided to start with Michelle Obama’s dress designed by Narciso Rodriguez, a Cuban-American designer. Genius of Despair over at Eye on Miami called it a fashion faux pas, and wrote…
“Madam, my whig has an H in it.” “Well, my wig has a cruise ship in it, so you best step up your game.” During the grueling Democratic primary, the Republican party was more than happy to sit back and watch the Dems tear their own party apart from the…
