This morning, Riptide was all set to go on Spanish-language Radio Caracol (1260 AM) to finally reveal how our Castro Death Meter really works. How do our high-priced scientists determine, with such accuracy and consistency, the precise level of Fidel Castro’s death, time and time again? Then the Colombian radio…
In today’s news roundup: The city’s big brass shows up at the scene of a police-involved shooting, Miracle Mile goes up in flames, the future president of Earth visits, and a Miami Beach serial robber comes clean…
Wyclef Jean is still waiting to find out whether he’s actually eligible to run for president in Haiti, a nation that doesn’t recognize dual citizenship. But that doesn’t mean his campaign isn’t already in full swing.Jean has released his first campaign video (apparently, he decided the “If I Were President”…
Phoenix, Arizona: America’s kidnapping capital is brutal
Rise Academy, Miami-Dade’s most improved school, closed
Latin American politicians say the craziest things
Lawton “Bud” Chiles III linked to alleged cult
Fidel Castro Death Meter
A demolition project set to destroy an abandoned building in South Beach had to be postponed today. What dare stop the mighty wrecking ball? Kitty cats, apparently…
Anything related to the Republican primary for governor has long since stopped making sense. Bill McCollum supporters are now set to hold a protest outside the headquarters of a social networking website in which Rick Scott once invested. The site, QuePasa.com, has a business relation with Playboy Mexico, which the…
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It was only a matter of time until someone wrote a book about the Miami Heat’s amazing off-season in which it secured three of the biggest prizes of a historic free-agency class. Of course, we doubt Ric Bucher’s tome, tentatively titled Overheated (har-har), will be sitting on the bookshelves of…
The crazed, Milwaukee sausage race of a contest to replace Kendrick Meek in Congress might finally be winnowing down to the real contenders, at least based on a poll released this afternoon.The survey of 400 Democrats shows activist Marleine Bastien and state Sen. Frederica Wilson in a virtual tie for…
So as it turns out, all of that criticism and scorn the media and the rest of the world have been spewing at LeBron James since he came to the Heat — yeah, LeBron James noticed. And he is not amused. From his Twitter account last night:Don’t think for one…
We’re pretty sure that no one, not even hard-core Democrats, really likes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He’s this wishy-washy, spineless moderate with a habit of sticking his foot in his mouth. Yesterday he was back at it again by saying, “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could…
Cuba has been a communist state for more than 50 years, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t lots of underground capitalism going on. For almost as long as the United States has had a trade embargo on the island nation, there’s been a significant amount of black-market activity. You can…
In this morning’s slow but deadly news roundup: A Hialeah man impersonates a police officer, makes off with a woman’s purse, and then gets sat on; and two terrible car accidents send multiple people to the hospital…
We’re big fans of finding new ways to celebrate tech. And when it’s a social networking opportunity where it’s actually OK to pull out a smart phone and text/tweet/email in unison, that’s just a bonus. Techies can once again unite, because this Thursday officially has been named Gizmodo Day. For those of you…
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…
When Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed “Teacher Tenure” Senate Bill 6 in April, teachers prayed the legislation was gone for good. Not so fast.SB 6 is back ahead of schedule, becoming a central talking point for Bill McCollum and Rick Scott, the two Republican candidates competing to replace Crist. Never mind the…
According to TMZ, LeBron James paid controversial Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto six figures to sit in on a merchandising meeting on a yacht somewhere off the coast of New York. Pinto is styled as something of a business guru-slash-spiritual leader to the rich and famous. He only speaks Hebrew, and…
The Miami Heat released their 2010-11 season schedule today. Why other teams will even bother to show up to these games is beyond us. They should just forfeit now. Or maybe arrive to the arena late and blame it on the crazy McNugget lady ahead of them in the McDonald’s…
