Over the past several years, frightening statistics have been released revealing that minimum wage earners working 40 hours per week cannot afford to live above poverty level — meaning they cannot afford rent on their own, their food budget is negligible, and of course, cable and WiFi are out of…
Miami Heat, tonight you face the greatest and most ominous opponent you have ever encountered in your life. No challenge you’ve met has ever been more difficult. No enemy has ever been more powerful and no accomplishment, accolade, award, or title you’ve earned has ever been more important in achieving…
Dear PETA, I’m writing on behalf of everyone in the world who is fortunate enough to have a sense of humor. Last night I came across your letter to Dr. Len Lucero of Clermont, Florida — an angel of a man — one who took in a disabled pig and…
What started out as a fun evening with friends took a tragic turn when the waterfront deck at Shuckers Bar & Grill in North Bay Village collapsed during the Miami Heat game, sending about 100 people tumbling into the water. As cheers for the home team turned into screams, restaurant…
A month ago Miami’s first ice cream bicycle debuted at Critical Mass. Well in case you missed it,, tonight’s your second chance to witness history. Michael’s Genuine line cook Aleric “A.J” Constanin will meet cyclist and restaurant friends at the Government Center pre-bike ride to show off his pimped ride,…
I love Wynwood, I really do. And I also love stickers; I’ve been collecting stickers since I was a kid and pride myself on having a pretty dope assortment. But something has been really bothering me about the sticker culture in Wynwood. They’re everywhere. I mean, everywhere. You can’t go…
Paris Hilton must really love abuse, because she just signed a record deal with Cash Money to release her follow-up to 2006’s weird and critically-forgotten Paris. She plans to release a “house album.” And, like, nothing about a fluffy hip-hop label signing a talentless heiress to make EDM music sounds…
So, you want to be an EDM superstar? It’s easy! EDM is blowing up like a 17-year-old girl in a tutu. Act fast, and you can catch some of that glorious LED spotlight for yourself! Not interested in long hours studying music theory, beat matching, or production equipment? Fuck it!…
People became angry in Tampa recently when it was announced that the city’s Taco Fusion was serving lion meat. They also serve gazelle, kangaroo, ostrich, beaver, otter, and other animals, but it was the king of the jungle that awakened the public’s ire. In the face of much criticism, the…
Alright, ravers. Last time we here at Crossfade ran through our list of the five most annoying buzzwords, reactions were mixed. Some of you thought we were the most evil, hate-mongering, misinformed monsters to ever walk the Earth. Others gave us so many virtual high-fives that our e-hand is still…
As The Dissident, J.J. Colagrande turns his critical eye on Miami culture. This week: O, Miami is crazy expensive, bro. Listen, I love poetry. Contrary to popular belief, especially here in Miami, poetry is important. Poetry reflects the condition of being human. Underneath the turning leaf of truth lies poetry…
Ready for a shocker? American taxpayers subsidize the purchase of approximately $4 billion worth of soda products annually through SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. Federal, state, and local governments have all tried to prohibit the purchase of sodas and other “junk food” items with…
Let’s face it, hip-hop is pretty stupid. Not, like, inherently. Because it used to be about self-reflection, empowerment, and fun. Now, though, the mainstream rap community’s message can be boiled down to a handful of misguided concepts, spewed and propagated by lying hacks. There’s almost nothing enlightening about radio-friendly rap…
The nutritional content of children’s food at restaurants should be government-regulated. As I’ve said before, I believe there’s no need to give in to “your whiny brat’s tirade.” The National Restaurant Association’s Kids LiveWell menu standards, a voluntary initiative, recommends meals for children have 600 calories or fewer, get 35…
305 Pride is not just another perfunctory saying any comemierda can go around claiming with no regard for what it stands for. It is something that is demonstrated through actions, not words. Whether you do things to help unite our community or publicly come to its defense when some comepinga…
As distressed as our economy is, the United States continues to spend about $1.4 billion per year on sending food aid to other countries.President Obama is proposing a major change to the foreign food aid program that could greatly impact Florida, which ranks seventh in the nation in food exports.As…
Whether you like it or not, dance music runs the world and therefore the cultural lexicon. We’re going to go ahead and say that’s a bad thing. Our hashtag-driven, buzz-worthy reality is giving us a headache, mostly because you dancing assholes can’t stop saying the same shit over and over…
As The Dissident, J.J. Colagrande turns his critical eye on Miami culture. This week: Mourning the death of Wynwood as a locals’ scene. Wynwood, long considered Miami’s hippest, trendiest, coolest neighborhood, is no longer that hip or trendy; in fact, burgeoning Wynwood might officially be risky business. Dozens of out-of-town…
Ah, government. It protects and serves. Floridians spent last year lamenting Gov. Rick Scott’s bright idea for welfare recipients: a ludicrous plan to drug-test every single person on state aid. (The courts later threw that idea out the window.)Believe it or not, there’s now a governor whose food stamp plans…
Last week, I was bombarded with emails regarding a Facebook post I made wishing the gay community luck and expressing my hope that the Supreme Court delivers a favorable decision on their behalf. The majority of the emails were from fans of my work, gay and straight, just saying “thanks,”…
There’s something funny about money. Once you have a certain amount of it, those greenbacks just keep multiplying. You don’t really have to do anything, except sit back and watch that money tree fruit up. Just look at Diddy. He hasn’t done anything in years, and he’s still the richest…
As The Dissident, J.J. Colagrande turns his critical eye on Miami culture. This week: why updating your profile picture online doesn’t make you a freedom fighter. Facebook feeds around the country are now filled with red and pink, as users change their profile picture to the Human Rights Campaign’s logo…
