In an effort to force citizens to make healthier choices, a few countries have instituted a “fat tax” or “junk food tax,” which requires consumers to shell out more for unhealthy foods. So far, Denmark and Hungary have done so. France has so far restricted its levy to sweetened drinks.Health…
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 “Deadmau5 on DJ Pauly D: Has No Talent, ‘Typical Bottle-Popping, Play-Pressing Garbage.'” You know why non-EDM fans don’t take DJing seriously as an art form? It’s because celebrities keep ruining everything. When shit went digital in the mid 2000s, it was the coolest thing to happen since Grandmaster…
Miami Beach’s most controversial resident is ready for his close up. Thomas Kramer, the billionaire German developer who reshaped the South Beach skyline with glitzy condos, has made a reality show television pilot. After watching it on Youtube, we want more.In the episode, the 56-year-old playboy is preparing for one…
Justin Bieber Is on the Edge of Crazy
Calling Obama “Too Cool” Isn’t Racist
See also “Afrojack Says He ‘Didn’t Know Shit’ About Paris Hilton’s DJ Debut” — plus “Paris Hilton’s DJ Debut Sucked Balls,” “Jane Bang’s Diss Track: ‘Keep Sucking on That Afrojack Dick,'” and “DJ Paris Hilton Pisses Off Samantha Ronson and Deadmau5.” Electro is so dead. When Madonna jumped on the…
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 forMiami New Times. This week, Luke warns that Justin Bieber might be on a dark path similar to the one followed by other young…
Don’t be fooled by his laid-back California surfin’ schtick or occasional impersonation of a “racially ambiguous homeboy” … The Beach Boys’ Bruce Johnston isn’t some hippie in love with the Democratic party and Obama. In fact, he thinks our nation’s first black president is “an asshole” who’s planning to bankrupt…
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…
Metta World Peace Is a Scumbag
Rove’s Obama Attack Ad: Subliminal Racism
Most of you remember ‘pink slime’ don’t you? That nasty little recipe that was being used by many fast food restaurants and passed off as straight up beef to us ignorant folk?Well, there’s another very popular and equally anonymous food product ingredient, “meat glue,” that you should know about…
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 says Mitt Romney and Karl Rove are a couple of uncool tools.Karl Rove’s super PAC, American Crossroads,…
Rihanna has no filter. She’ll tweet about her porn habits, rocksee-through shirts in New York City, and call her abusive ex-boyfriend a “bitch.” Last night, however, the Barbadian songstress committed a major faux pas. The 24-year-old singer announced that she and 36-year-old Rick Ross were going to have a baby,…
His name was not yet Paco de Lucia. The year is 1958. A portable Zenith Royal 500D transistor radio blares flamenco on the dock of a bustling fishing port in southwestern Spain. Seagulls circle, schooners and charter boats sit anchored, and tough-looking men begin to unload cargo. The air is…
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…
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 stands up for Metta World Peace. I have a message for NBA overlord David Stern: Free Metta…
Reader Mail: Pain and Gain Screws Over Extras
Busted while blazing … Again. Last night, Wiz Khalifa got caught with weed by cops in North Carolina, according to TMZ. Reports claim that police found 11.39 grams of marijuana after searching his tour bus. He was cited and released. However, Khalifa is expected to appear in court at a…
Last week we wrote about the possibility that Scotty’s Landing might be in jeopardy of going the way of the dodo bird.The City of Miami, which currently owns Grove Key Marina and the iconic dive bar/restaurant, is seeking bids for a 40-year lease to replace the slightly shabby waterfront with…
I am not going to lie and say I am completely against the tactics used on prisoners at Abu Ghraib, but when similar abuse is suffered by Americans not suspected of, well, anything really, there is a problem.We are human and we do make mistakes, but there are certain situations…
