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Bogus Photo of the Week: The Essex House Hotel

Last week, we showed you what clever cropping can do. This week, we show you how hotels Photoshop out unsightly objects. We think The Essex House Hotel in South Beach, Miami is a great value — but we’re not big fans of their Photoshopped marketing photos. Both the hotel exterior photo and the pool photo…

The Dogs of Fisher Island

Fisher Island, a 216-acre private island off the Miami mainland, is one of the wealthiest places in America. (According to the 2000 census, the island has the highest per capita income in the United States. Can’t wait ’til that 2010 census!) And it’s not just home to wealthy and fabulous two-legged creatures. It’s also home…

A Tale of Two Buffets

Strange, but it happens. You go to a buffet in the same resort complex as your friend–and the buffets are night and day. Check out the difference between Exhibit A and B. My fellow Oyster reporter came back looking like she got spoonfed by Ewan Macgregor on a cotton candy cloud; I emptied out what…