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Bill Cosby

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2011

    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.

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    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."

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    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 >>

  • Art

    July 13, 2010

    Rineke Dijkstra's Kids Kid You Not

    At Marian Goodman Gallery, the Dutch artist aims her lens on the faces and ways of youth

  • Music

    June 15, 2010

    Your Summer Live-Jazz Cheat Sheet

    Options abound for fans of all inclinations and bank accounts

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2009

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Anthony Bourdain Looking for a Cosby Sweater

    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 >>

  • Dining

    October 15, 2008

    Signature Foods of the 1980’s

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2008

    Father Figures: Goodbye to Bernie Mac, Isaac Hayes

    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 >>

  • News

    May 13, 2008

    Keeping Jazz Makers Alive

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

  • Music

    May 6, 2008

    Bill Cosby's Badfoot Brown

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

  • News

    April 10, 2007

    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

  • Books

    November 22, 2005

    Table for Twelve

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

  • Screens

    October 25, 2005

    Black Power Rangers

    How to tell white folks the truth: Boondocks creator McGruder and his underage stand-ins

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    1997

    How to tell white folks the truth: Boondocks creator McGruder and his underage stand-ins

  • NYC Life

    October 18, 2005

    Gaining Poll Position

    You gotta fight for your right to vote?

  • Blogs

    October 10, 2005

    Morning Report 10/10/05
    Whitening Strikes New Orleans

    You gotta fight for your right to vote?

  • Theater

    August 2, 2005

    Trash and Vaudeville

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

  • Specials

    June 21, 2005

    Letters

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

  • Music

    March 15, 2005

    Go Your Own Way

    Rockers remind Hot Topic kids that Stevie Nicks was a goth

  • Film

    December 14, 2004

    Film

    Rockers remind Hot Topic kids that Stevie Nicks was a goth

  • News

    July 27, 2004

    Shovin' It

    Democrats and hardballing pundits, pleasantly embedded in the economic elite

  • News

    July 6, 2004

    Mushmouth Reconsidered

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

  • News

    June 29, 2004

    Cosby Rips Into Black America Again

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

  • Specials

    June 1, 2004

    Letters

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

  • Film

    May 25, 2004

    Film

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

  • News

    May 18, 2004

    Ebonics! Weird Names! $500 Shoes!

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Columns

    September 30, 2003

    NY Mirror

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • News

    February 4, 2003

    Barbaric Bard

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Music

    January 14, 2003

    Escape Claus

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Columns

    December 31, 2002

    NY Mirror

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • NYC Life

    November 19, 2002

    Listings

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Film

    November 5, 2002

    Film

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Film

    October 15, 2002

    Film

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Columns

    October 8, 2002

    NY Mirror

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • NYC Life

    May 28, 2002

    Theater

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • Music

    September 4, 2001

    Whippet Good

    Shrill Bill Cosby and the speech that shocked black America

  • News

    August 21, 2001

    A Great Night in Harlem

    Bringing Musicians Back to Life

  • Theater

    February 1, 2000

    Scrambled Eggs

    Bringing Musicians Back to Life

  • News

    November 11, 1997

    And the Cool Site Winner Is...

    Robbed

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