Bill Cosby

Cos and Effect: The Bill Cosby Hip-Hop Samples

This Saturday, September 7th at the Westchester County Center, comedy legend Bill Cosby will be performing his time-tested classic brand of stand-up. From the stage to the television to on record, The Cos has touched several generations with his many comedic gifts. His impact is clear even on the hi ... More >>

5 Drink Orders that Let Everyone Know You're an Asshole

Like every recreational activity, drinking has its share of snobs, slobs, and Average Joes. But one demographic the act of socially swallowing alcohol has in spades? Assholes. Hell, drinking practically turns people into them. So what can you, the putty-like, doe-eyed imbiber do to avoid becoming an ... More >>

After Boston Bombing, Rightbloggers Turn on Immigration (Mexican or Whatever)

There's a bill working its way through Congress that would offer a "path to citizenship" to the sort of immigrants currently known in some circles as illegal. Though its application is general, it's obviously aimed at U.S. guests of the Mexican persuasion, and it only has a chance of passing because ... More >>

NYFF Daily Reviews: Room 237 and The Savoy King

For the next two weeks, the Voice's film critics will be offering daily looks at the movies at this year's new York Film Festival. This morning, Nick Schager dishes about two worthwhile documentaries off the Main Slate: Room 237, that copyright-braving examination of the complexities of The Shinin ... More >>

24 Hours A Day Watching Old TV Shows!

That's what you can do thanks to Me TV (channel 144 on my dial), Antenna TV (166), TV Land (Channel 85), Aspire (171), and Hallmark (84). With this plethora of musty treasures on eternal repeat, you need never deal with the present again--except to maybe order food or go to the bathroom. Here's a ... More >>

Justin Smillie of Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria Loves Yakatori: Part 2 of Our Chef Q&A

[ See More Chef Interviews: Dragonfly's Cornelius Gallagher Quotes Bill Cosby, Is Influenced by Gray Kunz | Q&A with Chef Max Hardy on Cooking for the New York Knicks ] Yesterday we chatted with chef Justin Smillie about his commitment to the farmers market and the thrills of an open kitchen. Tod ... More >>

Q&A: Chef Justin Smillie of Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria, Part 1

[ See More Chef Interviews: Dragonfly's Cornelius Gallagher Quotes Bill Cosby, Is Influenced by Gray Kunz | Q&A with Chef Max Hardy on Cooking for the New York Knicks ] Tales of out-of-this-world bread, mouthwatering salumi, and historic short ribs have been circulating the city for months since ... More >>

Dragonfly's Cornelius Gallagher Quotes Bill Cosby, Is Influenced by Gray Kunz

The kitchen is so tiny at Upper East Side newbie Dragonfly that it's a miracle more than one cook can fit--let alone a team pumping out an array of Asian-fusion dishes like cheese stuffed tater tots and Far East inflected ceviche. But Cornelius Gallagher is not new to the challenges on the New York ... More >>

Bill Cosby's "Heartlessness And Immensity Of Ego"

Billy Cosby may come off all cuddly in his patterned sweaters, but he really isn't, according to Fred Weintraub, the entrepreneur/producer whose new memoir is Bruce Lee, Woodstock, And Me. Au contraire! In the early days, Weintraub helped nurture Cosby's everyman persona, but Cosby resisted at fir ... More >>

Oddsmaking: Will Louis C.K. Or Lonely Island Overtake "Weird Al" And Win Best Comedy Album?

​Throughout the award's history, Grammy voters have tended to bestow Best Comedy Album upon trusted favorites: Bill Cosby closed out the 1960s with six straight victories; Richard Pryor took home three trophies in the '70s and two more in the '80s; and Peter Schickele opened the '90s with four ... More >>

Bill Clinton Is the Latest Target of Holly Van Voast's Topless Campaign

Humans of New York​ This is becoming something of a trend, the inaugural Holly Van Voast boob-flash outside of the good old Barnes and Noble book signing. Just last week, Bill Cosby found himself surprised by the breasts of Van Voast. But the latest flashing was quite the coup: Bill Clinton, f ... More >>

Bill Cosby Flashed Outside of 5th Avenue Barnes and Noble by Holly Van Voast

Cosby responds, via Humans of New York​Today on the topless beat: From the blog Humans of New York (and photographer Brandon Stanton) comes a tale of two breasts and a man we all can't help but associate with our childhood and hideous but fascinating sweaters. Yes, we are speaking of Holly Van ... More >>

Weather-Appropriate Halloween Costume Ideas

As the woman in the Pac-Man costume can attest, hypothermia causes paradoxical undressing.​Bad news, attention-starved women and vain men: That skimpy costume you've been planning for your big Halloween bash tonight isn't going to work in this weather. "Slutty Henry Kissinger" might have been ... More >>

The 20 Greatest Bread Quotes of All Time

www.insightbb.com​Well, maybe not of all time -- how far back does the world's literature really go? And we blush to note that most of these quotes come from Western sources, at that. But read on anyway, because some of them are pretty damn funny, or at least pithy and philosophical.

Brad Pitt and Other Celebs Shilled for Food Before They Were Famous

George Clooney might be well-known as the face of Nespresso, and the image of Padma Lakshmi munching away at Burger King is forever ingrained in the minds of fourteen-year-old boys. Other celebrities have endorsed food products, too...only in roles before they hit stardom. The Daily Meal has a fun ... More >>

Bruce's "Baker to the Stars" Bakery Migrating From Long Island to Manhattan

​The ex-Wai Café spot on Sixth Avenue and 17th Street will soon be inhabited by Bruce's, a Long Island bakery that bills itself as "Baker to the Stars." Jeremiah Moss noticed the storefront signage, which advises passersby that the "GRAND OPENING" will come "soon."

Introducing: The Situation T-Shirt, and 10 Other Hideous Ways to Clothe Your Upper Half

​So, horror of horrors, this happened. The vile interbreeding of clothing species, mixed with the mad-ad-genius of one Jersey Shore-ist, has resulted in the abdominal-revealing Situation T-shirt. Your eyes may never be the same. And, yes, those are Photoshopped flames. But to our great surpris ... More >>

Your Summer Live-Jazz Cheat Sheet

Options abound for fans of all inclinations and bank accounts

Colicchio, Ramsay & Bourdain Teach Chefs to Talk Back; TV Chef Pleads 'Not Guilty' to Murder Plot

​Whole Foods reported that second-quarter profits had more than doubled, raising its full-year earnings forecast. [Wall Street Journal] The popularity of Tom Colicchio, Gordon Ramsay, and Anthony Bourdain has taught chefs to indulge their fiery tempers. [NY Daily News] A new study suggests t ... More >>

Art D'Lugoff, Village Royalty, Gone Too Soon at 85

​Here's to Art D'Lugoff, the great Village music impresario, the round and bearded political and artistic enthusiast, whose eclectic tastes educated more than one generation, and who died yesterday at 85. Much too young. A friend, Thomas Vitullo-Martin, said D'Lugoff had been in good health, ... More >>

Swine Flu Stops Catholic Wine-Swilling in Brooklyn. Also: "Black People Hardest Hit" Angle Found

It's a "sign of the times" story, but thankfully not of the "man sells newborn for Beatles: Rock Band" variety. The Brooklyn diocese of the Catholic Chuch may forego one of the nicer innovations of Vatican II -- the passing of the communion cup to worshipers for swigs of the blood of Christ -- for ... More >>

Harry Reid Delays Health Care Till After Vacation, Leaving Henry Louis Gates to Heal Our Wounds

 President Obama went to a lot of trouble last night to explain the concept behind his health care plan -- "So taxpayers are already putting this money into the kitty. The problem is they're not getting a good deal for the money they're spending," etc. -- and now Harry Reid says, whatever dude ... More >>

Clip Job: Wilcock Fed Up with Blue-Nosed Bureaucrats!

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesApril 9, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 25The Village SquareBy John WilcockThe things that have been happening here lately have just about driven me up the wall with outrage and frustration. Who are these so-called "judges" and "licensing officials," et cete ... More >>

Anthony Bourdain Looking for a Cosby Sweater

Signature Foods of the 1980’s

Father Figures: Goodbye to Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes

Keeping Jazz Makers Alive

Evicted or with no medical insurance, musicians playing their last chorus are saved by the Jazz Foundation

Bill Cosby's Badfoot Brown

Woozy '70s kozmik grooves, brought to you by that guy who hates hip-hop

In New Orleans, the Saints Are Marching In Again

Just as Hitler and Stalin couldn't ban jazz, Hurricane Katrina can't keep it and New Orleans down

Table for Twelve

From bar mitzvah memories to video game worlds, this year's coffee-table books offers sentimental journeys

1997

Gaining Poll Position

You gotta fight for your right to vote?

Trash and Vaudeville

A Guide to the New York International Fringe Festival's Recycling Program

Letters

Film

Mushmouth Reconsidered

You can't say that on TV—but Bill Cosby can

Cosby Rips Into Black America Again

Letters

Film

Ebonics! Weird Names! $500 Shoes!

Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

NY Mirror

Barbaric Bard

NY Mirror

Listings

Film

Film

NY Mirror

Theater

A Great Night in Harlem

Bringing Musicians Back to Life

Scrambled Eggs