Luther “Luke” Campbell, 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, Campbell explains why the Genting Group, the Malaysian gambling company that bought the Miami Herald and Omni properties,…
Some things are so good they should not be f*cked with: Starsky and Hutch, rum and Coke, mugshots and Fridays.But rules are made to be broken, especially random-ass Riptide rules. So we present you with a special midweek, Gulf Coast edition of Mugshots Friday Tuesday.Today’s version is devoted entirely to…
A Miami-Dade County Public Schools principal credited with turning around a storied inner-city high school’s academic performance is under investigation for illegally changing student grades. The allegation against Charles Hankerson is the latest black eye for Miami Northwestern High School, which earlier this year was almost shut down by state…
Back in the day (circa 1998), an underground rap slab hit the streets and it was called Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star. The duo behind this record — Black Star, consisting obviously enough of Brooklyn MCs Mos Def and Talib Kweli — took its core concepts (and…
Welcome to Short Order Show & Tell, where one of us brings a local delicacy to our weekly staff meeting, and we all weigh in on its deliciousness.Today’s experiment was German Fruit Bread from Crackerman Crackers in Bay Harbor Islands. The tasting started out well enough, except for one thing…
Today, September 16, marks the release of the eight-disc set of Star Wars: The Complete Saga. Star Wars fans can rejoice in seeing 40-plus hours of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Han Solo and , most importantly, Jar Jar Binks, in spectacular remastered digital film (including thousands of spooling feet deemed…
Golden Beach Police Officer Robert Ruggeiro proves eating too many doughnuts kills brain cells. A few days ago, during a traffic stop of a dude who was using a cellphone camera to video record him and another officer, Ruggeiro claimed it was a felony in Florida to film cops without…
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…
The Port of Miami Tunnel might be a boondoggle, but its construction continues apace. With a giant drill now in place, the big dig begins next month. The debate is now over where to dump the tons of crud. Environmentalists don’t want it on Virginia Key, where a port contractor…
Jay-Z and Eminem top Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, and Drake
Reader mail: “Global warming no longer exists!”
From Brooklyn to the Sunshine State, rapper J’lynn Irving, who simply goes by J’lynn, splits his time between New York City and the South Florida suburbs. Three years ago, J’lynn moved to SoFla with his mom and started working on his rap career. Influenced by fellow New Yorkers like Jay-Z,…
Richard Mason, president of South Florida Free Beaches, has a message for you: No sex on the nude beach!”The 78 year old, who helped start the nude beach at the north end of Haulover Park 20 years ago, called to complain about our recent story that said the facility was…
Dude’s already a boss at freestylin’ rhymes. But does Rick Ross have what it take to be America’s next best freestyle skier? Probably not. Nevertheless, you might catch him on a Pennsylvanian ski slope come February when the Teflon Don headlines the MMG and Friends Weekend. Together with Maybach Music’s…
A 290-pound man is suing White Castle because the seats at the iconic fast-food restaurant are too small. I sit here shaking my head because I’m almost at a loss for words. Almost.First, let me share what I know so far. The man, a faithful customer of a White Castle…
One of the coolest things about living in Miami is the vast array of different cultures. With a generous blend of southern American, northern American, native American, Caribbean, European, Asian, and Latin influences, our city could never be accused of being “cookie-cutter.” Which is why it’s very possible to drive down…
He looks like he could be Tegan and Sara’s little sister. And now the Biebz is admitting he dresses like them too. The Telegraph is reporting that Justin Bieber has admitted he sometimes shops in the Juniors section. The 17-year-old pop star nonchalantly claimed that women’s clothing fits him better…
Luther “Luke” Campbell, 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 declares the best MCs in hip-hop.After listening to the new Jay-Z and Kanye West album, Watch the…
Miami loves boob jobs. And honestly, if we here at Crossfade had our way, each and every Dade County resident — men, women, and all those in between — would own their own perfectly shaped pair of C-cup (or larger) implants. Just imagine what a wonderful world it would be…
California lawmakers have announced they plan to enforce a 2004 law that bans the production and sale of foie gras. Animal rights activists petitioned for the duck relief, citing it as “an inhumane practice that should be relegated to the history books.”Now, you might or might not know that force-feeding duckies…
Miami Commissioner Marc Sarnoff has a new tormentor. He is Reid Welch, a 57-year-old Coconut Grove resident who eradicates Sarnoff campaign signs from the neighborhood when he is not huffing noxious fumes.”I inhale propane gas to get high, but I am not the least bit nutty,” Welch insists. “I asked…
As some of you know, I’ve been looking into different weight loss techniques as of late. I’m currently on the Gastric Bypass Hypnosis Surgery program by Rena Greenberg, which I’ll be posting a halfway point update on next week.As some of you may also know – I believe in natural…
