Opinion & Commentary

​Most of what people associate with dubstep is the wall-rattling warped basslines that come at club-night peak hours, or even — yikes — just the kind of wobble that’s now being filtered down in a lite version to the likes of Britney Spears. But dedicated fans of the genre recognize…

Pigs are the smartest domestic animal on the planet. Sorry Rex and Smokey. There’s proof.We know what you’re thinking —  swine live on farms, wallow in mud, and eat slop. Not exactly rocket science. In the Bahamas however, there are some members of the porcine population that lounge around the…

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken in Miami-Dade County in the week previous. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain-out look more badass than we ever will . This is the italicized intro to that…

1. When you see duck l’orange on the menu, you think about what a neat ice cream flavor it would make.2. You do your grocery shopping at the freeze-dried foods aisle in Target’s camping department.3. The meal you served your cat Missy last night: 9 Lives Tuna & Egg Foam…

Forget the heart shaped box of chocolates and pastel-colored sweethearts with romantic messages. This year, go for something that will make your lover’s jaw drop and hopefully make it an evening to remember. Here’s a selection of our five fave ways to say “I love (want) you”.Edible candy G-string and…

The top individual donor to the political action committee seeking to block Miami-Dade Commissioner Natacha Seijas’ recall is a Hialeah businessman who was barred from getting county work. The campaign treasurer’s report for Abre Los Brazos shows that Zitro Inc., a company owned by Hector P. Ortiz, contributed $10,000. In…

Local band six-piece Araka cribs its name from a piece of Spanish slang that means “Watch out!” With billing like that, the music had better be suitably in-your-face. Luckily, Araka delivers, although not the aggressive attitude the name might imply. Rather, the multiculti act commands attention with a bright, brassy…

Seeing Red Tunnel vision: Regarding your article about former diplomat and Castro-foe James Cason running for mayor of Coral Gables (“Mission Gables,” Francisco Alvarado, January 20): People in Coral Gables do not vote based on Cuban issues alone; they are too smart and sophisticated. They do not want anything to…

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke educates readers on hip-hoponomics. This month, Oprah Winfrey launched her own network – OWN – and she’s…

The alarm bells reached peak decibel in November, when Dallas Police Sergeant Louis Felini told the The Dallas Morning News that between 50,000 and 100,000 prostitutes could descend on the metroplex for the Super Bowl. The call to outrage had sounded. His estimate was astonishing. At the higher figure, it…

Ricky Martin, Crossfade’s favorite author, recently performed in front of about 200 people at a special mini-concert for an upcoming MTV Tr3s series called Studio Tr3s. We were lucky enough to be at the studio for the production, and saw firsthand how a bicultural, bilingual variety show comes to life…

Shortly after we survived the scourge of Jersey Shore’s second season and the crew headed back home to Seaside Heights for their next string of drunken antics and silly fights, rumors started popping up that it was only a matter of time before they returned to Miami for season four…

Twelve days ago, we reported how Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas offered Jean Monestime $750,000 in general obligation bond funds set aside for affordable housing in her district so her new colleague could use the money for his more needy constituents. The wicked witch of the northwest did so only…

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness once made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke educates readers on hip-hoponomics.This month, Oprah Winfrey launched her own network — OWN — and she’s pushing…

It is neither unusual nor unseemly for chefs to provide their names and consulting expertise to restaurants when they ultimately won’t play an integral role. Nobody, for instance, really expects to see Wolfgang Puck twirling pizza dough in the kitchen of one of his 50 Wolfgang Puck Express restaurants. But…

In 1993, long before Julio Robaina dreamed about creating a more ethical and accountable county government, state business regulators sanctioned the Hialeah mayor for dishonest dealings with a property owner for whom he was working. Robaina agreed to pay a $2,000 fine, but he didn’t admit or deny the allegations,…

Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken in Miami-Dade County in the week previous. We then comment on bizarre sartorial choices and weird neck tattoos from the cloistered safety of our home office. This is the italicized intro to that series…

Daniel Goodson should be considered a hero. Despite the fact he is a criminal sitting in Pennsylvania jail, he’s bravely attempted to hold the Kardashian sisters accountable for the surely more grievous crimes they’ve committed against America with their Kourtney & Khloe Take Miami show. Sadly, Goodson has lost a…

In the past, Miami rapper Garcia’s image has often been playfully and shamefully lascivious. (It’s no secret he boasts some adult-industry alliances.) But after he took some time outside of the music industry last year, he seems to have come back much more serious and introspective — even melancholy. Check,…

​Today, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Natacha Seijas will wave her nefarious wand to help a longtime county vendor hold on to a multimillion dollar contract to feed the handicapped and the elderly for at least another month. The county commission is set to vote on the extension with Esteban Bencomo’s Construction…