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  • Music

    May 2, 2012

    White Riot at Webster Hall

    Jack gets filmic with his Blunderbuss

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    Random British Couple 'Rewarded Handsomely' For Letting Mayor Ruin Their Wedding

    ​Mayor Bloomberg held a press conference today to announce that the city hosted 50 million tourists this year. As guests of honor for the conference, the city invited British couple Craig Johnson and Lucy Foulger. The pair had been married only an hour earlier. Johnson and Foulger, those gen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Groundbreaking New York Post Report: A Couple Guys Stayed in a Hotel

    ​The New York Post rubs its hands gleefully today with a new "scoop": they've found two people connected with Occupy Wall Street who stayed in a fancy hotel. Therefore, the entire movement is a sham. Peter Dutro, "one of a select few OWS members on the powerful finance committee," and Brad S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Get Out the Antacids and Start Prepping for Go! Go! Curry's Annual Eating Contest

    ​Competitive eating contests get some riled up given that many live in a time of food insecurity, but they can also be sources of camaraderie and good eating. Whatever your opinions on timed gluttony may be, Japanese restaurant Go! Go! Curry is hosting its third annual curry eating contest t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Jo's to Host Labor Day 'F*cking Delicious' Pancake Eating Contest

    pinksherbet/flickrHow will you stack up?​ The folks at Jo's are getting in on the competitive eating boom with their first Annual Labor Day F*cking Delicious Pancake Eating Contest. The event will be held Monday, September 6, at 4 p.m. in the restaurant's private dining room, the Albert Room.

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    The Spider Man Broadway Musical is Finally On The Way

    ​After way too many delays and hold-ups and people not believing this thing is going to work at all, the Spider Man musical (entitled Spider Man: Turn Off The Dark) with music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge of U2 and with a book by Julie Taymor (who did The Lion King which is AMAZING) finally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Investigative Journalism Doesn't Warrant Printing When it Unearths Nothing

    ​City Council members' requirement to disclose their financial information doesn't mean we need to write about it when nothing is awry. Today the Daily News published an article insinuating that by having outstanding credit card balances, council members are somehow in the wrong, while providi ... More >>

  • News

    July 13, 2010

    Ronnie's Kids: The Bright Side of "Amnesty"

    So what happened to the immigrants given a fresh start by Reagan in 1986?

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2010

    Alas: Thursday Night's Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club Show In Prospect Park Is Canceled

    ​Visa issues alas -- same sorta calamity that torpedoed Joao Gilberto's Carnegie Hall show a few days back. The free Celebrate Brooklyn! gig will go on, though, replaced by a screening of Wim Wenders' Buena Vista Social Club flick, with flamenco dancer Nelida Tirado as the opening act. Full re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2010

    Hot Bread Kitchen Moves into Harlem's La Marqueta; Prime Meats Takes Plastic

    ​The 4,500-square-foot city-owned La Marqueta market in Harlem will now house Hot Bread Kitchen, a non-profit bakery that trains low-income immigrant women in culinary skills. [Wall Street Journal] It still does not take reservations, but Prime Meats in Carroll Gardens now takes credit cards ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    An Open Letter to Recent Victims of "Date Robbery"

    ​Hey, Rich Guys! We know how you feel.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Jennifer Mercado, On Jury to Decide Credit Card Fraud, Steals Fellow Juror's Credit Card

    ​Geez, Heidi Montag's little spiel about consumer protection is timelier than a $1,000 Piaget wrist watch. It seems that people really have a thing about swiping other people's credit cards more than ever. This week's alleged credit card snatcher is Jennifer Mercado. The Bronx native, 20, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Tavern on the Green Bankrupt; Owes Mostly to Union Funds

    Congratulations again to Dean Poll, who last month won the contract to run Tavern on the Green -- which is now bankrupt. Tavern on the Green LP filed for Chapter 11 yesterday. It's allegedly the second-highest-grossing restaurant in the nation, but lists liabilities of $50 million. Its largest cred ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2009

    Our 10 Best: Reasons to Hate 'Top Chef'

    ​ ​Here's why we thought this was going to be the Season of the Beard, and that excessive tattoos would be banished forever. Were we ever wrong! Yes, we watch Top Chef obsessively. We can't help it. But we hate ourselves the next morning, and here are the reasons why, in reverse order. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2009

    Family Affair: Feds Indict Arroyo Relative for Housing Scams

    Just as all eyes were on the mighty state senator Pedro Espada Jr. and his many escapades, along comes some strong competition for Bronx Schemer of the Week Award.A freshly unsealed indictment this morning by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District, based on a joint city-federal probe, charges ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    News Roundup: Brendan Flowers, Live Nation, Neutral Milk Hotel, Chris Brown/Rihanna

    --The Killers' Brendan Flowers likely got to live out a childhood fantasy Saturday when he joined Bruce Springsteen for a duet of "Thunder Road" at the opening night of the Neatherlands Pinkpop Festival. Nowadays, it's a right of passage for Springsteen-influenced acts to join their idol onstage. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2009

    Sharpton Forced To Return Campaign Funds...To Himself

    By Jana KasperkevicNothing much surprises us anymore about the charmed life of Reverend Al Sharpton, but even he must have wondered in recent weeks just how he gets away with it all. Hanging at the White House with Mike Bloomberg. The governor, David Paterson, launching his comeback rally at Sharpto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2009

    Colicchio Shills For Coke

    I love both Diet Coke and Tom Colicchio, but I'm not sure how to feel about last night's Diet Coke commercial with Colicchio that played during the Oscars. It probably wasn't aided by being associated with, in my mind, the scary musical numbers and shots of Zac Efron that last night's ceremony fea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    "Butter Burgers" on Oscar Menu as Ad Sales Slump

    Last month NBC had trouble filling ad slots for the Super Bowl and wound up taking a DRTV spot for Cash4Gold, which wound up being the success story of the evening. Now ABC is reportedly having trouble filling ad slots for the Oscars. The LA Times says they're cutting Academy Award ad rates, too. G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    The Worst Pick-Up Lines on the Planet!

    Last month NBC had trouble filling ad slots for the Super Bowl and wound up taking a DRTV spot for Cash4Gold, which wound up being the success story of the evening. Now ABC is reportedly having trouble filling ad slots for the Oscars. The LA Times says they're cutting Academy Award ad rates, too. G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Sarah Palin on SNL: No Preconditions Set

    Last month NBC had trouble filling ad slots for the Super Bowl and wound up taking a DRTV spot for Cash4Gold, which wound up being the success story of the evening. Now ABC is reportedly having trouble filling ad slots for the Oscars. The LA Times says they're cutting Academy Award ad rates, too. G ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2008

    Con Man Tries to Use David Dinkins' AmEx Card

    Last month NBC had trouble filling ad slots for the Super Bowl and wound up taking a DRTV spot for Cash4Gold, which wound up being the success story of the evening. Now ABC is reportedly having trouble filling ad slots for the Oscars. The LA Times says they're cutting Academy Award ad rates, too. G ... More >>

  • Film

    February 19, 2008

    Doug Liman's Jumper

    Last month NBC had trouble filling ad slots for the Super Bowl and wound up taking a DRTV spot for Cash4Gold, which wound up being the success story of the evening. Now ABC is reportedly having trouble filling ad slots for the Oscars. The LA Times says they're cutting Academy Award ad rates, too. G ... More >>

  • Film

    October 16, 2007

    Subject Unknown

    An attempt to chart David Lynch's mind proves there's no charting David Lynch's mind

  • News

    August 7, 2007

    A Man for the (Stone) Ages

    Nick the Caveman, direct from Union Square

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2007

    Rocco DiSpirito on Why Hung is Just Like Him

    Nick the Caveman, direct from Union Square

  • NYC Life

    June 19, 2007

    The Morning-After Ill

    Chasing away the sunday-morning woozies with Felix's boozy brunch

  • Film

    April 17, 2007

    The Good, Bad, and Truly Spectacular: Tribeca Film Festival 2007

    Rising ticket prices! Sponsorship gone awry! Oh yes, and a movie you do not want to miss.

  • NYC Life

    March 20, 2007

    Roman Holiday

    New York's ambassador lives high, large, and loose

  • Film

    July 11, 2006

    The Dead Pool

    Master of the nonsensical outdoes himself in cock-and-bull bedtime story

  • Film

    May 2, 2006

    Sundance 2.0

    Redford vs. De Niro: Utah fest moves into Tribeca's backyard

  • News

    April 18, 2006

    Hard Listening in the Big Easy

    Jazz Fest is on. Clubs are open. The water's receded. The stakes remain high.

  • Film

    April 11, 2006

    Best in Show

    The Top 40 Picks of the Tribeca Film Festival

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2005

    Does Vito Lopez have a Norman problem?

    The Top 40 Picks of the Tribeca Film Festival

  • NYC Life

    April 5, 2005

    Sell, Sell

    We have to hurry! The building owes over a million in back taxes

  • News

    January 25, 2005

    The Deputy Mayor for the Olympics

    For city and glory, Dan Doctoroff seeks Olympic gold at home and abroad

  • Music

    April 13, 2004

    Frat Daze, Clambake, Anyways, It's Still Country-Soul to Him

    For city and glory, Dan Doctoroff seeks Olympic gold at home and abroad

  • Music

    December 9, 2003

    Music

    For city and glory, Dan Doctoroff seeks Olympic gold at home and abroad

  • Dance

    December 31, 2002

    The Impresario

    Boo Froebel Sets the Scene for Edgy Performance

  • News

    November 5, 2002

    Where Was George?

    As Dems Nap, New Activists Press Pataki on Record

  • NYC Life

    May 28, 2002

    Listings

    As Dems Nap, New Activists Press Pataki on Record

  • News

    July 25, 2000

    Boomeranging Dr. Laura Off the Air

    Homophobes Can Boycott, Too

  • News

    April 18, 2000

    Presto Chango

    How to Make Yourself Disappear

  • Music

    August 17, 1999

    Long Time Coming

    Africa Fete Welcomes a Zimbabwean Star

  • Columns

    January 19, 1999

    NY Mirror

    ''At Kurfew, the revelers sloppy-kiss as if their only romantic experience was from watching Freddie Prinze Jr. movies.''

  • News

    January 19, 1999

    Moderately Republican

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • NYC Life

    December 15, 1998

    Through a Glass Darkly

    Windows ’98

  • Dance

    November 17, 1998

    Lion's Share

    Black Concert Dancers Storm Broadway

  • News

    September 8, 1998

    Union for Sale

    DC 37, the city's powerful consortium of municipal unions, is rocked by corruption investigations—and challenges from rank-and-file reformers

  • News

    February 17, 1998

    Star Search

    DC 37, the city's powerful consortium of municipal unions, is rocked by corruption investigations—and challenges from rank-and-file reformers

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