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December 30, 2011
Live: Chris Webby Packs Irving Plaza, Scowls While Doing So
Chris Webby Irving Plaza Thursday, December 29 Better than: A Republican debate. Chris Webby has "203" inked across his right side, a gothic "Connecticut" burned into the skin beneath his neck. There are the scattered images of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mario Brothers and Transformers a ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Anthony Weiner 'Secret Muslim' Story Pulled; Journalism Undergoing 'Hamsterization'
In the age of publishing directly to the Internet, often with little or no editing, sometimes embarrassing things end up underneath the logo of otherwise legitimate news organizations. Though where the Washington Times fits on the legitimacy scale is arguable (see: Sun Myung Moon), a post on ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
Amina Abdallah Araf al Omari, Kidnapped Gay Syrian Blogger, Might Be Made Up
Not her?!The defiant lesbian blogger Amina Abdallah Araf al Omari (a.k.a. Amina Arraf or Amina Abdallah), who was reported kidnapped on her blog "A Gay Girl in Damascus" by a cousin this week, may not exist at all or otherwise has a lot of explaining to do. Her story circulated everywhere fro ... More >>
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June 1, 2011
Sarah Palin's Emails as Governor Coming Soon; New York Times Read Goldman Sachs Emails
Maybe this really is the age of WikiLeaks. Transparency, hacks and secrets of all stripes are currently getting big play in media news, ranging from the travails of Anthony Weiner's penis to shady New York Times snooping and the Freedom of Information Act at work. We've seen the latter in the ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
Lara Logan Speaks on Her Sexual Assault in Egypt
Lara Logan in CairoAs the deaths of photographers Tim Hetherington and Chris Honros sadly reminded us last week, journalists continue to face dangers all over the globe, and especially in the volatile Middle East, where a rash of uprisings have created historic opportunities to capture news, ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Jack Griffin Fired at Time Inc., But Fighting Back; Bill Simmons Loads New Website
Sports Guy SimmonsThe warring of rich white men behind the scenes at magazine companies can be as dull as it sounds or, as in the case of Jack Griffin's firing from Time Inc. at the hands of Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes, it can be amusing, provided the powerful people are pissy and willing to ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Newsweek Hit With Buyouts in the Wake of Tina Brown and The Daily Beast Takeover
Newsweek, the long-suffering magazine, was purchased by audio equipment billionaire Sidney Harmon way back in mid-2010 and hobbled on, losing employees along the way, but impressively still managing to put out a product every seven days. Then, after months of rumor, Tina Brown came along, joi ... More >>
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August 13, 2010
Week In Review: Aw Dude, You Missed It
Unfortunately, this just isn't fun anymore. Pic by Sam Horine.It's Friday the 13th, and if you're as superstitious as we are here at SOTC, you'll stay away from the outside world altogether. Lucky for you, though, we've put together a pretty awesome rundown of dance parties to visit this week ... More >>
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August 10, 2010
Worlds Collide: Freddie Gibbs Will Be A Guest On Bill Simmons' ESPN.com Podcast
So Bill Simmons, a/k/a ESPN.com's The Sports Guy, is quite possibly the Internet's most-discussed sportswriter; Freddie Gibbs is a current favorite of the rap-blog conglomerate. Given that Simmons doesn't have much to say about rap (or music generally) beyond the occasional white-guy-making-a ... More >>
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May 23, 2010
Sports Guy Bill Simmons Takes Swipe at Knicks Ruiner and 'Loser' James Dolan
The list of Cablevision owner James Dolan's enemies is ever expanding: there are long-suffering, abused employees, any and all reporters, especially his own sports reporters, and extra-especially bloggers. And though the Voice -- Runnin' Scared in particular -- has had its disagreements with ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
This Week's Voice: Gucci Mane, Def Jam's 25th, Say Anything, Bill Simmons, Roger Corman at Anthology, and More
He's got more check than a Czechoslavian. Photo by Zacke Wolfe.In this week's Village Voice, Rob Harvilla goes abroad with Gucci Mane's Cold War mixtape trilogy: "Funny voices aside, The Cold War isn't a particularly conceptual affair, instead favoring a breathtakingly monochromatic wash of b ... More >>
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October 28, 2009
Crazy Yankee Chick: Months of Torturing Us May Come Back To Haunt You, Boston...
Come meet Bill Simmons aka The Sports Guy in person at Professor Thom's on Wednesday, October 28th. Bill we be there signing copies of his new book "The Book of Basketball" which will be available for purchase at the bar. After you get your book signed, stick around for Friday Night Lights Se ... More >>
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October 27, 2009
Bill Simmons, Court Jester
The ESPN.com columnist loves Jordan and Bird, not so fond of 'fake cans'
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October 27, 2009
This Week in the Voice
James Lieber's January "What Cooked the World's Economy?" which explained the financial meltdown we still suffer from, is one of our most-read and -emailed stories. Now the awesome follow-up: "We've Bailed out the Banks. When Do We Go After the Crooks Behind our Financial Collapse?" Lieber fi ... More >>
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October 12, 2009
Crazy Yankee Chick: Where the Wild Things Are Not
Maybe I was just oblivious to it all the other years, but for some reason, it seemed like whenever booth announcers were short on talking points, they defaulted to the current Wild Card playoff system. Everyone had an idea on how to best construct the postseason process so as to best preserve ... More >>
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February 4, 2008
Tom Petty's Super Bowl Halftime Show: Thoroughly OK
Maybe I was just oblivious to it all the other years, but for some reason, it seemed like whenever booth announcers were short on talking points, they defaulted to the current Wild Card playoff system. Everyone had an idea on how to best construct the postseason process so as to best preserve ... More >>
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June 15, 2007
The NBA Fucking Sucks: A Playlist
Maybe I was just oblivious to it all the other years, but for some reason, it seemed like whenever booth announcers were short on talking points, they defaulted to the current Wild Card playoff system. Everyone had an idea on how to best construct the postseason process so as to best preserve ... More >>
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February 21, 2006
Carrie Underwood and John Legend Ruin the NBA All-Star Game Halftime Show
Maybe I was just oblivious to it all the other years, but for some reason, it seemed like whenever booth announcers were short on talking points, they defaulted to the current Wild Card playoff system. Everyone had an idea on how to best construct the postseason process so as to best preserve ... More >>
NYC Life
November 1, 2005
Free Will Astrology Author Showers New York With Blessings
Maybe I was just oblivious to it all the other years, but for some reason, it seemed like whenever booth announcers were short on talking points, they defaulted to the current Wild Card playoff system. Everyone had an idea on how to best construct the postseason process so as to best preserve ... More >>

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