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April 26, 2012
Kill The Geese, Now! (Or People Might Get Killed by Them)
Avians and airplanes are a bad mix -- and the skies above New York City are no exception. On Tuesday, a bird strike prompted a JetBlue plane to make an emergency landing. Last week, also, a bird strike forced a Delta flight to make an emergency landing. And don't forget the Miracle on the Hudso ... More >>
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February 11, 2012
Meet the Norwegian Lundehund: The Six Toe-Minimum 'Puffin Dog' That's One of Westminster's Newest Additions
Peter RousseauIn case you don't happen to be as dog-obsessed as the rest of the Internet or haven't heard about the recent advertising controversy, we're here to tell you that Monday marks the start of this year's Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. An additional six breeds have been made elig ... More >>
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June 25, 2011
Ailing Penguin Stuck in New Zealand Offered Ride Home Or Spot At SeaWorld
Happy Feet, a young emperor penguin, is stranded in New Zealand. It (scientists haven't determined if the bird is male or female) arrived there last Monday, its appearance being the first time in 44 years that an emperor penguin has been spotted in New Zealand. All is not well. Happy Feet fel ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
Waddle Waddle, Mug, Repeat: Mr. Popper's Penguins
Happy Feet, a young emperor penguin, is stranded in New Zealand. It (scientists haven't determined if the bird is male or female) arrived there last Monday, its appearance being the first time in 44 years that an emperor penguin has been spotted in New Zealand. All is not well. Happy Feet fel ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2011
Prospect Park's Geese to Be Eaten by Pennsylvanians
Following last year's mass slaughter of Prospect Park geese, the Department of Environmental Protection is trying to appease its numerous critics. Not by emphasizing its concern for animal welfare, mind you, but by touting its dedication to recycling. This summer, instead of being left to rot ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 1, 2011
DUCK À LA THEATRE
The Civilians look back
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May 6, 2011
Prince William and Duchess Kate Adopt Baby Penguin
Prince William And Duchess Kate (née Middleton) are the perfect picture of romance right now. Their wedding went off without a hitch, the frenzy around them has died down, and they've gone back to normal royal lives. But they're already adding a third member to their family; no, Kate's not p ... More >>
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April 18, 2011
This Is the Sound a Baby Penguin Makes When It Is Tickled
In this day and age, it is common that many of the key mysteries of life are solved via YouTube videos. "What does a baby penguin sounds like when being tickled?" is clearly one. "What is bumblefoot?" remains unsolved by this video, however, which is why we will tell you that Cookie's ailment is "a ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Goose Assassin Hired by New York City Department of Sanitation
When federal agents slaughtered more than 250 geese in Prospect Park midway through the summer last year, boxing them up and tossing them into a gas chamber under the cover of darkness, we hoped the worst was over. But according to a new report in the Brooklyn Paper, the city is going after t ... More >>
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April 14, 2011
Ducks With Colorful Bills Have Fewer STDs
via Jim BahnDucks' semen is pretty special, but you already knew that. It has the ability to kill bacteria that damages sperm and causes disease. The BBC reports that scientists have now found that male ducks with more vibrant bills have semen that is more effective at killing bacteria than d ... More >>
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April 9, 2011
Naked Penguins Have No Explanation, Shame
"Don't look at us, we have feathers." Photo via HighlandBladePenguins on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have been struck with a peculiar ailment that is leaving scientists confused and the birds chilly. It has been dubbed "feather-loss disorder," and its root cause is unknown. The Wildlife ... More >>
Blogs
November 16, 2010
Goose Murderers: We Know What You Did Last Summer
You may have put it out of your mind temporarily, in an effort to heal, but you should never forget. We're talking about those hundreds of geese (and baby geese!) brutally murdered over the summer because they might "accidentally" fly into planes. According to the Brooklyn Paper, they "were o ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Dealing with Canada Geese: Make Lunch, Not Landfills
Bill Allen1/flickrDinner, anyone?This summer, New York State announced a plan to help control its Canada Goose population by eliminating some 170,000 birds through gassing, hunting, and birth control. In Prospect Park, some 400 geese were rounded up and euthanized, their bodies then tossed in ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2010
What's Happening This Week: Burlesque Cocktail Hour; Cooking Canada Goose
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Drunken Dragon Nights Macao Trading Co. Monday, October 25 at 11 p.m. Calamity Chang and her sexy cohorts are back for another evening of burlesque cabaret, featuri ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2010
Here's the 2010 Dirty Dozen Seafood (Dubious) Honor Roll
Copyright GreenpeaceBluefin tuna: don't eat it.Navigating the increasingly murky waters of sustainable seafood isn't an easy task, particularly when it's abetted by grocery stores whose eco-conscious posturing doesn't quite extend to what's being sold at their fish counters. Fortunately, Food ... More >>
Blogs
August 17, 2010
Park Slope Zombie Geese Returning in Droves to Make Up for Fallen Comrades
In the epic battle of humans vs. geese, it seems that geese have a win. A little more than a month after the mass gassing of some 400 Prospect Park geese that included the goosicide of folk hero Sticky, the birds are back like part two of a good zombie movie. We imagine they are none too happ ... More >>
Theater
August 11, 2010
'Summer Shorts 4' Does Little for the Season
A one-act program at 59E59 Theaters offers short plays by Deb Margolin, Timothy Mason, Roger Heddin, and Neil LaBute
Blogs
July 28, 2010
Live: The National Salute The Dead Geese Of Prospect Park
The National Prospect Park Bandshell Tuesday, July 27 It's great fun, actually, to watch National frontman Matt Berninger get steadily more and more intense during his 90-or-so minutes onstage, pacing the stage manically, jumping up on his monitors even though he's like seven feet tall, wielding ... More >>
Blogs
July 28, 2010
Outlaw Geese Flout Feds, Are Decidedly Not 'Down'
Had you lost all hope for New York State's beleaguered, massacred geese? Fear not! The Brooklyn Paper reports today that our avian friends are making a comeback. At least 37 geese have been seen in the lake in Prospect Park since the recent mass euthanasia, and the rebel birds are being aided and ... More >>
Blogs
July 27, 2010
Mike Bloomberg Issues Ultimatum: "It's Geese or Human Beings"
via New York TimesYou've probably heard that a whole bunch of Canada geese were exterminated earlier this month, since they have an unfortunate tendency, when not minding their own business in Prospect Park, to occasionally fly into planes. Even poor Sticky, the goose shot with an arrow who w ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2010
New York State Geese Are All Fucked
You thought it was bad that 400 Canada geese in Prospect Park were killed? Now the state is planning to euthanize 170,000 of them. Run for your lives, geese! According to City Room, who got hold of a report by some government agencies, "The nearly 400 geese gassed to death this month after ... More >>
Blogs
July 18, 2010
New York Post Declares Geese "Clear and Present Danger," Supports Wiping Them Out
There's nothing like stoking the fear which sits mostly dormant -- though it's certainly there -- in the bellies of New Yorkers everywhere. Mentioning Giuliani usually gets 'em going, but if you want to cut the crap, mention airplane crashes. Or worse, almost-airplane crashes. That's the stra ... More >>
Blogs
July 16, 2010
Studies in Grit: Tough-as-Nails Geese Survive Prospect Park Massacre
It seems only yesterday that 400 Canada geese were tragically euthanized in Prospect Park. We thought that the park's goose population was done, finito, kaput. But today, just when we had given up hope, good news! As many as four survivors of the mass slaughter have been spotted near the lake ... More >>
Blogs
July 12, 2010
Wanted: Information on Sticky's Whereabouts after the Prospect Park Goose Massacre
via The New York TimesRemember Sticky? He was the Prospect Park goose who was flying and swimming with an arrow through his neck a few weeks ago. He was a local media sweetheart for several days as he evaded capture by park employees and then surfaced again sans arrow. Well, he narrowly escap ... More >>
Blogs
June 5, 2010
BP Is Definitely the Devil: So Do We Kill These Oil-Covered Birds or What?
This is what we know: BP ruined everything and will forever be stained by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (It's still going.) Also stained? All of the poor animals whose homes and lives we (but mostly BP) ruined with our nasty oil habit. Which leads us to what we don't know: Is i ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 13, 2010
Red Sparowes
This is what we know: BP ruined everything and will forever be stained by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (It's still going.) Also stained? All of the poor animals whose homes and lives we (but mostly BP) ruined with our nasty oil habit. Which leads us to what we don't know: Is i ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 10, 2009
Leo Kottke
This is what we know: BP ruined everything and will forever be stained by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (It's still going.) Also stained? All of the poor animals whose homes and lives we (but mostly BP) ruined with our nasty oil habit. Which leads us to what we don't know: Is i ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 12, 2008
FEMININE MYSTIQUE
Bringing the girls into the boys’ club
Dance
May 24, 2005
Sounds Like a Stodgy Corporation, Dances Like a Dream
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Dance
March 23, 2004
A Man Dances and Everything is There: Skill, Smarts, Spirit
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April 15, 2003
Taking Wing
Heights of Achievement
NYC Life
August 13, 2002
Close-Up On: Co-Op City
Heights of Achievement
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February 5, 2002
Theater
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March 20, 2001
Night in Tunisia
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September 26, 2000
'Voice' Authors
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