Mugshots Friday: Allergic to Broke

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…

Mark Cuban Is Worse Than Donald Sterling

Let me get this straight. Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is secretly recorded making bigoted comments about African-Americans, and he’s banned from the NBA for life. But his buddy and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban admits he’s a bigot during an on-camera interview, and now African-American sports pundits such…

Reader Mail: Down With Parking Boots

Gay Bullfights Barbarity equality: How charming that thanks to the burgeoning gay rodeo scene you profiled (“Steers & Queers,” Kyle Swenson, May 22) , the GLBT community can now enjoy abusing farm animals with the same barbaric gusto as the straight sadists! And women can now torture and kill bulls…

LeBron James Is Better Than Michael Jordan Ever Was

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 tells why LeBron James is better than Michael Jordan ever was. On Monday night, in game four of…

Six Worst Pop Star Siblings to Ever Suck

Some people become famous because they are incredible talents discovered at a young age. Others become famous because their parents treat the womb like a star factory. Hey, if you push enough kids into the spotlight, one of them is gonna have a hit. But when one kid becomes a…

Rick Ross Tattoos “Rich Forever” on His Face

Every boss has a favorite saying. But only the Bawse Rick Ross is so serious about the power of words that he gets a fave phrase tattooed on his face. Indeed … Over the holiday weekend, the man and mogul born William Leonard Roberts II commissioned California-based ink-and-needle artist Nikko…

Mark Cuban Is a Bigger Bigot Than Donald Sterling

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 goes after Mark Cuban. Let me get this straight. Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling is secretly recorded…

Mugshots Friday: Is That a Robot Penis?

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…

Arrest Solange Knowles for Assault on Jay Z

The New York City Police Department should arrest Solange Knowles for assault and battery on Jay Z. But nothing will probably happen to her because there’s a double standard when a woman is the aggressor in a domestic violence case. Last week, TMZ published surveillance footage of Solange, Jay Z’s…

27 Cars in One Coconut Grove Parking Lot Booted

Randy Katz is a stand-up guy. An emergency room doc at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood, he recently raised $35,000 for a buddy, Jeff Fogel, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — Lou Gehrig’s disease. The money helped Fogel buy a high-tech wheelchair to deal with the malady that is…

Reader Mail: Welfare Is a Ponzi Scheme

Gnarly Hustle The abyss of self: “American Hustle” (Jesse Marx and Allie Conti, May 15) is sad on so many levels. Andrea and Colin Chisholm, who claimed to be Scottish royalty, stole not only from welfare but also from the wellspring of character that is free for the taking. The…

Miley Cyrus Covers The Smiths: An Extremely Detailed Breakdown

Miley Cyrus and Morrissey are basically the same person. One is a lyrical genius shrouded in sexual mystery who speaks on behalf of intellectualism, animal rights, and sordid youths, defying borders and generations. The other is famous for a butt that resembles uncooked turkeys, being naked, and sticking her tongue…

Solange Knowles Should Be in Jail for Assaulting Jay Z

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 wants justice for men who are victims of domestic violence. The New York City Police Department should have…

25 Reasons Why It Sucks to Work in Food Service

Go to college, they said. It will open doors, they said. But after stepping across the stage with that liberal arts degree in hand, you soon find yourself walking into food service serfdom because you have virtually no choice and need to pay the bills. You’re serving food and drinks…

Mugshots Friday: Blond Ladies

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…

Hadley Park Community Center Finally to Be Built

After 13 years of stalling, bureaucratic ineptitude, and political gamesmanship, Liberty City’s Hadley Park will finally get a $6.5 million community center. This historic 28-acre spot at NW 50th Street and 14th Avenue is one of the most infamous in Miami history. Thirty-five black families were ejected from the area…

Just Admit You’re Contributing to Racism

African-Americans in Miami don’t get a fair shot at anything. It’s sad when young black children can aspire to become president but they can forget about ever being elected mayor in their own hometown. No one wants to address the disenfranchisement of black people here. African-American contractors still receive fewer…

Reader Mail: Florida’s Guardian System Is Broken

Protectors or Predators? Elder abuse is everywhere: I’m glad you did an investigation into abuse in Florida’s underregulated guardianship industry (“Who’s Watching the Guardians?” Michael E. Miller, May 8) because elder abuse is rampant in the state. I have lived through it. I’m 73, and I was hospitalized almost two…

Rap and R&B’s Worst ’90s Ripoffs

The ’90s are back! The fashions, the music, the attitude. There are more people Rollerblading by the beach than we’ve seen in about 25 years. (Wow, it’s been too long!) Now, we couldn’t be more excited about the return of the most bleakly apathetic decade in pop culture. But along…