In a shameless act of pure greed, the City of Miami Beach has formed a beverage sponsorship agreement with the Coca-Cola Company.This does not mean that when exiting the MacArthur Causeway onto Fifth Street that you will drive past a sign that reads Welcome to Coca-Cola Miami Beach. It does…
Despite being home to many James Beard Award-winning and nominated chefs, Miami continues to lack a first-class bakery. I’m not talking about those obscure places offering bland baguettes and lackluster pastries, and I definitely don’t mean those cupcake shops that keep popping up just about everywhere. I’m talking about award-winning…
I love Irish peeps. Some of my best friends have been Irish. The Irish are cool. The gregariousness of the Irish may be why Latinos in Miami tend to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with more reverence than they celebrate Cinco de Mayo — another so-called “drinking” holiday, but also a…
Pitbull is the latest celebrity victim of a cyber-bullying attack. The 31-year-old rapper was virtually panned on YouTube by an “underage” kid who calls himself the “#1 Taylor Swift Fan.” YouTube user F7Mx shits on everything from Pit’s lyrics to his Spanglish catchphrases, even questions Armando Christian Perez’s decision to…
The undisputed queen of southern cooking, Paula Deen, is entangled in one big, ‘ole legal mess. Deen, her empire, and her brother, are all being sued for sexual harassment amid charges of sexism and racism.This comes not long after the controversy surrounding her recent “coming out” as diabetic after hiding…
It was bound to happen. Food Blogging For Dummies by Kelly Senyei is available for pre-order on Amazon. This 320-page book will, no doubt, speak to the 75 remaining people in the world who still do not have a food blog.If you can’t wait for the book to come out…
In the past few months, we’ve noticed an alarming number of mistaken identity cases regarding tacos. Last October, Riptide told you about the drunk Florida man who handed over a taco when law enforcement asked him for identification. Yesterday, we told you about a man stabbing his passenger for mistaking…
Among the most politically polarizing figures in modern times, Venezuelan “president” Hugo Chávez has had the rare distinction of sharing the worldwide stage with other high-energy luminaries like Muammar Gaddafi (d. 2011), Kim Jong-il (d. 2011), Evo Morales, Fidel and Raul Castro, Daniel Ortega, and Rafael Correa. But with “less…
Scientists may have discovered a link between ice cream and drugs.The issue of whether or not food can be addictive has been largely debated. Now however, researchers Kyle S. Burger and Eric Stice of the Oregon Research Institute, have found that there is in fact a link.MSNBC reports that Burger…
It’s Friday… and that means the chaos of the South Beach Wine & Food Festival is officially underway. Foodies and winos from all over the world have flocked to our sandy beaches to take part in one of the biggest festivals in the country. You, however, are tired of hearing…
In a demonstration of government oversight reaching Orwellian proportions, a 4-year-old’s lunchbox was inspected and its contents deemed inappropriate for her to eat.The incident, which occurred at West Hoke Elementary School in North Carolina, is a perfect example of why the government should stay out of our kitchens and our…
Chances are you’ve seen or heard about Toddlers and Tiaras, the TLC show that features little children dressed like mini-hookers and the parents who push them.The show is like watching roadkill, and I admit I’ve spent one too many rainy Saturday afternoons with T&T marathons. After all, I was a…
The Sonic Beach in Homestead has lost it. And by “it,” I mean its wow factor, its novelty, its quality, and its mind.Homestead residents were so eager for its grand opening that hundreds of people showed up (including me) and waited in line for hours. And you know what? It…
Today, the world got an overdose of Maya Arulpragasam, AKA M.I.A., who released not one, but two music videos. The first was a featured guest spot on Madonna’s “Hollaback Girl” “Give Me All Your Luvin'”. Tween SMS misspellings aside, Madonna’s track is basically an ode to herself and how everyone…
Can Super Bowl Sunday be the only day of the year in which we actually look forward to commercials? Each year, advertisers fall all over themselves trying to top each other for ratings, consumer approval and a coveted Clio award. Advertisers pay dearly for one of the 70 spots during…
McDonald’s has declared that it will no longer use “pink slime” in the manufacturing of its food products, ABC News reported yesterday.Much like you’re probably doing right now, when I first heard the news I asked myself, What the hell is pink slime?And much like most Americans, I had no…
Germans are notoriously kinky. But when it comes to watersports, at least 12 Deutsches are drawing a hard line at simulated restroom piss play. According to TMZ, several women have complained about mouth-shaped urinals inside a Rolling Stones memorabilia museum restroom in Germany, calling the porcelain novelty toilet demeaning and…
What would you do to get a glimpse of Justin Bieber? Personally, we here at Crossfade would stop at nothing short of an epic backstage break-in, tying up security guards and stealing their clothes, crawling through air vents, and oh-so-sensually seducing tour bus drivers. But, uh, we’d definitely draw the…
As popular culture continues to be consumed by a seemingly inexhaustible inferno of idiocy – dubstep trickle down, reunion shows, Drake, the list goes on – the Recording Academy is putting on their best Nero costumes and getting their fiddles nice and tuned. Yes. That’s right. It’s fucking Grammy season…
There have been plenty of f’d up news stories coming out of South Florida, but the more and more I read about wampeters, granfalloons, and nut bags that make up the rest of our country, I start to think that it may, after all, be safe to drink the water.Freshman…
Sticks and stones may break their bones, but words really hurt Nickelback. According to a recent article on rollingstone.com, Nickelback is “annoyed with all this constant ridicule.” They’re sick of taking cheap shots from critics for their lame brand of mainstream radio rock, and they’re especially pissed off about petitions…
Well, well, well. Who woulda thought that the notoriously Southern Paula Deen was actually a Cuban-American in disguise? Oh, no wait — she isn’t. It just seems that way, since like many of our abuelitas, she has been suffering from diabetes while pushing sugar-laden goodies down our eager throats for…
