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Summer Movie Guide 2011

Superheroes, sequels, and TWO Conans! Summer has arrived.

Ten Fascinating Ethnic Ingredients Chefs Should Get to Know Better

Sprinkled with sesame seeds, marinated jellyfish makes a memorable summer salad​ The last couple of decades have flooded NYC with colorful cuisines many of us never knew existed, and stocked ethnic markets with exotic ingredients that had strange names and fascinating properties. This influx ... More >>

New Year's Eve: Live Music

Sounds for the masses

Luisa Maita

Sounds for the masses

Olodum

Sounds for the masses

Michael Jackson: The Man in Our Mirror

Black America's eulogies for the King of Pop also let us resurrect his best self

Yemeni Flight Survivor 14-Year-Old Girl, Not 5-Year-Old Boy

Just in case you're seeing news of that Yemeni plane crash today that includes reports of the sole survivor as a 14-year-old girl and wondering, "what happened to the 5-year-old boy sole survivor we were reading about yesterday?" -- the earlier reports turned out to be inaccurate, and many popula ... More >>

The Early Word--Favela Cubana

Favela Cubana's Cubano sandwichFavela Cubana is a newly opened Cuban-Brazilian spot just south of Washington Square Park, located in the same odd little strip mall as Rhong-Tiam. "Favela" is the Brazillian Portuguese word for a shanty town, so adding "Cubana" on the end...I suppose evokes down-home ... More >>

Soulfly Cranks Up the Thrash and Triggers a Debacle

Favela Cubana's Cubano sandwichFavela Cubana is a newly opened Cuban-Brazilian spot just south of Washington Square Park, located in the same odd little strip mall as Rhong-Tiam. "Favela" is the Brazillian Portuguese word for a shanty town, so adding "Cubana" on the end...I suppose evokes down-home ... More >>

NY Best Markets: Kalustyan's

Favela Cubana's Cubano sandwichFavela Cubana is a newly opened Cuban-Brazilian spot just south of Washington Square Park, located in the same odd little strip mall as Rhong-Tiam. "Favela" is the Brazillian Portuguese word for a shanty town, so adding "Cubana" on the end...I suppose evokes down-home ... More >>

Sergio Mendes's Encanto

South American giant mixes it up with a Black Eyed Pea or two

Pain and Juice

A grand tour of Brazilian pop that critiques sexism as it goes

Taking the Plunge

Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

Coke Is It: The Name's Cervantes—Wilson Cervantes

Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

Dance

Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

Music

Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

No Fruit 'Til Late

Kirsten Childs's dolphins play dangerous human games. But referee Tina Landau's asleep.

Light on the Subject

African American Artists Engage a World of Styles, All to Live Music

Dance

African American Artists Engage a World of Styles, All to Live Music

The Gnome of the Ring

African American Artists Engage a World of Styles, All to Live Music

Essence of Tropicália

African American Artists Engage a World of Styles, All to Live Music

Blame it On Brazil

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Louder Than Bombs

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Uno Step Beyond

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Conjure Woman

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Getting Jiggy With It

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Renaissance Man

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Beany Babies

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Consumer Retorts

Celebrating Capoeira’s 25 Years Here, Foot Fighters Colonize North America

Cigar Bar

Fresh from Prison, Lawrence Amoruso Turns Mulberry Street into Tobacco Road