This Rodonna/MadRod/MoRo situation continues to grip a world that is absolutely, above all things, incessant about knowing who Madonna is fucking at all times, always. Alex Rodriquez finally spoke out about the alleged affair of the heart with the Queen of Pop, and says that they’re just friends. So a…
The current staff of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave is still pretending like they’re running the country and doing little pretend press briefings, even though the press could give a shit about them now. So the White House is all like, “hey, right back at you, press.” Today, a reporter asked Press…
If we don’t see another piece of artwork any time soon, we can count ourselves lucky. Yes, our eyes are sore from the excessive visual stimulus. Art Basel brought with it plenty of fairs, celebrities and parties, so if you stayed home this weekend, what the hell were you thinking?But…
Holy sugartits is this a magical time to be a Dolphins fan! They’re just displaying all kinds of dexterity in the ass-kicking department, as they did yesterday when they flew into Canada’s Rogers Centre and delivered a beatdown to the rival Buffalo Bills. The Fins defeated Buffalo 16-3 in front…
Bob Norman, over at our sister paper the BPB New Times, has been chronicling the misfortunes of our local daily papers for quite some time now, and the shit hit the fan this weekend. It is 2013 for the black and white and red all overs. To Recap: The New…
Florida GOP chairman Jim Greer may have billed the party for personal expenses. It’s not $150k on a wardrobe, but it’s almost as bad. Like $3,600 on a single dinner. [Herald]The Miami-Dade Dems elected new leadership, and they didn’t celebrate with a $3,600 dinner. [Naked Politics]What do you need to…
If you know anything about basic physics, you probably are familiar with the law of inverse reactions. Basically, it states that any cultural event that’s greeted with a screaming protest in Miami from Vigilia Mambisa will be met by an equally welcoming reception in Cuba. It’s science.And sure enough, just…
This weekend, the New York Times Magazine has a big cover piece on the generational shift underway in Cuba, as much of the population that knew and loved Fidel are aging out and giving way to a new generation who have no association with the near-catatonic octagarian’s iconic early days…
The college football season came to end, so we’re left for the time being with only this Miami Dolphin team to keep us company. Miami Dolphins @ Buffalo Bills, Sunday 4:05pm on CBSThe Buffalo Bills, the former team of noted armed robber OJ Simpson, have worked out a weird plan…
The divorce rate was down 18% in the first half of the year in Miami-Dade, and that’s inevitably being linked to the 20% drop in real estate prices during that same period. Theoretically, people are too poor to get divorced. Yes, divorce is a luxury. So until the recession subsides…
OJ Simpson faced anywhere from six years to life for his conviction for armed robbery last month. He ended up with 15 years (though other reports are claiming he may serve up to 18, I guess the legal experts are still working out the math), and will not be eligible…
This isn’t much of a shock, but the Florida Attorney General’s office says it is planning to appeal last months ruling by a Miami judge that overturned Florida’s gay adoption ban. Technically, I believe, they could have just let it be, but that never seemed likely. On one hand, yes,…
Former Florida Senator Bob Graham stopped by The Colbert Report last night, to talk about a report he put out as chair of the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism (The video is above, scroll forward to the 7:30 mark). Colbert is supposed to…
Your friendly former Kendall neighbor OJ Simpson is facing sentencing today. He could get anywhere from six year to life. [AP]Charlie Crist was at Art Basel yesterday, and CBS4 asked him about a possible Senate run. He said he is not interested. That is all …what? I do not have…
So how do you beat the notoriously fiesty Cuban protesters in Vigilia Mambisa once they’ve set their sign-waving, bullhorn-screaming sights on your event?If you’re Steven Soderbergh, you just plain outlast ’em. Even Vigilia couldn’t make it all the way through Soderbergh’s epic “Che,” a four-hour long beast about the favorite…
“Sink not running against Martinez,” technically this Politico.com headline from Monday is correct, as no one will be running against Mel Martinez, ever again. But their assertion that she wasn’t throwing her hat in the ring to become Florida’s junior Senator in 2010 may have been off the mark. Naked…
Despite how it might come off around here once in a while, Riptide deeply respects the duty of daily newspapers. Which is why the recent report of credit raters Fitch Ratings is worrying. Fitch predicts that many newspaper chains will default, dissolve, or be liquidated and that “several cities could go…
Here is Sen. Mel Martinez’s first interview after announcing he won’t seek reelection. It was conducted by Republican Lobbyist, and former Jeb advisor Justin Sayfie, for his internet computer website The Sayfie Review. The Herald’s Beth Reinhard has already noted just how great it is for newspapers that politicians are giving exclusive…
Art Basel’s celeb quotient has been a little low this year, but look who the paps spotted on Miami Beach yesterday: America’s sweat heart Mary-Kate Olsen! She’s looking even more homeless than usual, as in she doesn’t have on the trademarked fly-eyed sunglasses or Balenciaga shoes that would help differentiate her from…
Former mob hero turned convicted murderer John Connolly took to the stand today at his sentencing trial after he had remained silent during his two month trial. In an interview published today in The Boston Globe, he affirmed his innocence even though a jury has concluded that indeed he did help…
We haven’t seen any of the performance that will likely be honored with an Oscar nod (except possibly Heath Ledger’s Joker), but the race is tightening up. Local crazy person Mickey Rourke is still in the running for his turn in The Wrestler, but Sean Penn jumped into the lead with his performance in…
If Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ever got an important 3am phone call of national importance, apparently she would hang up, and then put out a press release about it. Riptide has already written up Ileana’s now infamous Obama hang up, but let’s use the magic of bullet points to painstakingly detail just how…
