Man Dies After Eating Cruise Ship Food

In today’s surprisingly light roundup of horrible things and various crimes that happened over the weekend in our fair metropolis: Norwegian’s Epic cruise ship is forced back to the Port of Miami after a man dies after eating food, a gunman attacks a Greyhound bus, and the city’s bond status is called into…

Miami Dolphins Pre-season: A Sloppy Win

​There are several things we can glean from the Dolphins 10-7 pre-season win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this past Saturday: Pat White is probably done, the Marlins infield is where football goes to die and Dolphins fans remain pretty irrational after just one meaningless game. What’s that? Brandon Marshall…

Florida Schools Rank Low on Forbes Best Colleges List

In US News and World Report’s rankings of America’s best colleges, the state of Florida boast two schools in the top 50: University of Florida and University of Miami. Forbes is now in the college ranking business too, and the rankings for the schools in Florida strike as a bit weird…

Miami Ranked in Top Ten Global Fashion Capitals

For some people, Miami fashion will always bring to mind images of Gianni Versace’s pastel suits on Miami Vice, but according to a new survey from the Global Language Monitor, Miami ranks among the top ten fashion capitals in the world…

Dolphins Host Bucs Tomorrow Night: What to Watch For

​Miami Dolphins football is back! And although it’s a meaningless preseason game where the starters will see less than five minutes of playing time, it’s still football. And you will watch it because you love it. And you will pick some random anonymous bench player who has a great game…

Five Reasons Any Trip to MIA Can Be an Adventure

Steven Slater — the beer-wielding, expletive-dropping, emergency-slide-sliding, doughy Jet Blue flight attendant — reminded us that any visit to the airport can be an adventure. And in Miami, we up the ante on the high jinks, if not hijackings. Here are five post-9/11 reminders (most of which occurred this year…

iPhone Users Have a lot More Sex Than Android and BlackBerry Users

If you own an iPhone, you’re probably having more sex (or rather, more sexual partners) than your BlackBerry and Android neighbors,  according to a new study.When we came across this study, conducted by free online dating site OkCupid, we thought, What? The study was put together by OkCupid’s editorial director, Christian…

This Is the Most American Sign in America

This sign (there’s a larger photo after the jump) hangs in the window of a spy supply store on Biscayne Boulevard at NE 137th Street, right across from a Dairy Queen drive-thru lane, which somehow seems appropriate. The only thing more ‘Merican than paranoia and patriotism, after all, is a 1,000-calorie…

Do the Hurricanes Have Ugly Helmets? Rivals.com Thinks So

Maybe we’re biased, but we think the University of Miami athletics logo is one of the most original and aesthetically pleasing in all of sports. It’s minimalist yet says so much. However, in its ACC preview, Rivals’ group of experts seems to think the team’s helmet, which features the logo,…