Read “Cuban Radio Is Dying Because of Aging Hardliners And Miami’s Changing Market.”On August 17, Roberto Rodríguez Tejera takes the center spot behind the news desk inside TeleMiami’s studio in the Flagami neighborhood of Miami. The veteran Cuban American journalist is flanked by former Hialeah Police Chief Rolando Bolaños, ex-Hialeah…
Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness 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 gives props to a local rapper and four football players giving back to the neighborhood.It’s a shame more…
When my co-worker brought in edible “presents” to the office from his Colombian mother-in-law, it wasn’t your typical box o’ chocolates or salt water taffy; instead these souvenirs were hormigas culonas, or big-butted Colombian ants and gelatina de pata de res — cow foot gelatin.Most of the reactions from my…
For the past couple of years, Norman Braman has carefully crafted his image as a do-gooder billionaire and civic activist by leading the recall of former Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez and, more recently, financing opponents against four sitting county commissioners because they saddled taxpayers with the Marlins Park boondoggle while…
Foodies, restaurant critics, and even food novices (often called ‘diners’) are aware that when it comes to service, Miami is somewhat lacking.Rude and negligent servers make you wait eons for a napkin or glass of wine, and respond with a barely concealed sneer when you dare to mention your frustration. I…
See also “Jennifer Lopez and Enrique Iglesias Announce Summer Tour — plus “Essential Enrique: From 1995 to ‘Tonight (I’m F#$%in’ You).'” Who is the real Jennifer Lopez? Well, earlier this month, the Australian edition of 60 Minutes praised the entertainer’s seemingly grounded, surprisingly un-diva-like demeanor during a recent interview. “I’d…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
See also “Ten Signs of the Dubpocalypse! From Bieber and Muse to Dubstep Cereal Commercials.” It’s over. Miley Cyrus is a woman now. And as we speak, she’s probably taking face-fulls of Borgore’s cake. The hedonistic, nasty-as-he-wanna-be brostepper released a confection-themed song about bangin’ bitches and they friends back in…
Fan love is weird. Devoted followers will do just about anything to feel closer to their favorite musicians, even if it means public humiliation and personal debasement. Like this broad who let Bad Boy rapper Machine Gun Kelly vomit vodka into her mouth during a show last weekend. First of…
Hurricane Andrew at 20: Miami Herald Reporters Remember
Chad Johnson’s Dismissal Shows the Miami Dolphins Are Hypocrites
Florida Panthers Are Not Endangered
Imagine you’re an 18-year-old freshman settling into your dorm room two days before you start school at the University of Miami. You hear news reports about a category 4 hurricane barreling toward your new home, but chalk it up to media hysteria. It couldn’t be worse than the monsoons you’d…
See also “Paris Hilton’s DJ Debut Sucked Balls” and “DJ Paris Pisses Off Samantha Ronson and Deadmau5.” Paris Hilton is a modern tragedy. This dumb bitch already destroyed what little faith we still had in the DJ scene when she puked all over Pop Festival in Brazil. But breaking our…
See a full slideshow remembering Hurricane Andrew here. Also read “Hurricane Andrew at 20: Miami Herald Reporters Remember.” In a column published today, I gathered memories of a bunch of ex Miami Herald reporters about covering Hurricane Andrew, which ruined Miami 20 years ago today. The newspaper won a Pulitzer…
Uncle Luke,the man whose booty-shaking madness 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 criticizes Joe Philbin for letting go of Chad Johnson.The Miami Dolphins are the most hypocritical football organization to ever…
No, this isn’t some new, tween-targeted Disney Channel show about twins in middle school. Zevia is a fairly new soda brand, mostly sold in specialty food shops like the Fresh Market. Instead of using sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, aspartame, or unicorn laughter as a sweetener, Zevia uses stevia.Zevia, which sells for about 99 cents…
See also “Hank Williams Jr. and Five Other Tea Party Musicians.” Over the weekend, Hank Williams Jr. exercised his constitutional right to speak out of his ass, making some outlandish statements about President Barack Obama. According to the Huffington Post, the 63-year-old country boy was nearing the end of a…
Read “Carlos Miller: Freedom For Photographers.”Blogger, photographer, and cop watchdog Carlos Miller is looking for a new home on the Internet. Yesterday, he announced that Pixiq, the web company that hosts his blog Photgraphy Is Not A Crime, informed him that he has a month to move to another homestead…
See the full archive of Pepe Billete’s columns here.A couple of weeks ago I wrote an open letter to Chad “OchoCinco” Johnson, welcoming him back to Miami and updating him on some things that have changed in the 305 since his departure to Langston, Oklahoma in 1997. I was excited…
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to that…
Mass Shootings Prove Gun Buyers Should Be Drug-Tested
