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  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    It Lives: Paterson's Soda Tax Is Now a Modified Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax

    voxefxtm/Flickr​In March, Governor Paterson announced plans to ditch his soda tax, thanks to $1.3 billion of federal stimulus money. But the soda tax is apparently still alive and well, and living under an assumed name: it's now called the modified sugar-sweetened beverage tax.

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2010

    Men's Health Hits the Bottle With Best and Worst Health Drinks

    Eight teaspoons of sugar make the agave go down.​Although it's not one of the targets of his modified sugar-sweetened beverage tax, Governor Paterson may want to consider setting Smoothie King's Peanut Power Plus Grape "health" drink in his sights. The 40-ounce liquid gutbomb contains 1,498 ca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2010

    American Idol Season 9: Live-Blogging the Top 5 Results

    I hear Lady Gaga's in the house tonight for the Cinco de Mayo installment of the results show, and hopefully singing a Frank Sinatra song. Or duetting with Harry Connick, Jr. That would be awwwwesome. 9:03pm. Group sing: the four boys sing "The Lady is a Tramp" and does that make Crystal Bowersox ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Liza Just Says No in Halston Documentary

    ​A new doc about legendary designer Halston, which is making the festival rounds, has a sound bite from beloved Liza Minnelli, saying she and Halston didn't care much about the drug use going on at Studio 54; they'd run out the back door so they could go home and get up early for work. Sounds ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 3, 2010

    Live From the Bamboozle, Where the Most Emo Act Was A Rapper, and the Only Grownups in Sight Were the Five Kids in Paramore

    The Bamboozle Meadowlands Parking Lot Saturday, May 1 The Bamboozle is the circus-themed mainstream punk/pop/whatever blowout where the line for Mrs. Field's ice cream and cookies dwarfs the one for $10 Miller Lites. It's the sunburn factory with a kid sporting an irony-free Snapple tattoo. A mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2010

    KFC's Pink Bucket Campaign: A Breast for a Breast?

    Your fried chicken, pinkwashed to perfection.​Practically in the same breath as launching its Double Down Sandwich stunt, KFC debuted its Buckets for the Cure campaign, which promises to donate 50 cents from every pink bucket sold to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation. Since April 5, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Bolivia Puts the Coke Back in Coca Colla

    photo courtesy of APCoca Colla: the real real thing.​Forget Mexican Coke, that south-of-the-border version of Coca-Cola sweetened with pure cane sugar instead of high-fructose corn syrup. Leave it to Bolivia to come out with an even more authentic cola, made with actual coca leaf, as Coke's or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2010

    Hot Dogs Are the New Foie Gras

    ​How much did you say you paid for that hot dog? We've been sitting on the edge of our seats for the last three years, wondering about the effect of the economic downturn on the restaurant industry. But, as anyone who reads Eater knows, the number of big-ticket restaurant openings continues t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2010

    Dear Lost Fans: There is Weekly Group Therapy for Your Obsession

    There are some unnerving similarities between Lost obsessives and Red Sox fans. Lost devotees watch this show the way that most Massholes watch baseball: en masse, with an unfailing dedication and a sense of unity previously only thought to exist at European soccer games. They stick with their fav ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Five Most Annoying TV Food Commercials

    The first time you saw these commercials you may have even liked them, and gone away humming the tunes. But by the umpteenth repetition, you wanted to scream--and strangle the producer who made them. 5. Subway's relentless compaign to cover the city in crappy heros makes the racial stereotyping, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Did Coke and Pepsi Get the Governor to Go Soft on Soda?

    The Governor hears out Coke & Pepsi.​Gov. David Paterson is not known for his moral character, but could he have let Big Soda sway him on the soda tax debate? Despite campaigning aggressively in favor of a penny-per-ounce tax on the price of soda and other sugary drinks, Paterson recently met ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Chatting With Print's Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez on Going Back to the Pastry Kitchen, In-House Foraging, and Tom Colicchio's 'Startling' Coke Ads

    Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez is back in the pastry kitchen.​Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez was putting pastry all over the New York map long before Johnny Iuzzini made it sexy or Sam Mason made it space-aged. After getting her start at Mondrian, she became the pastry chef at the Union Square Cafe, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 31, 2009

    Hot Pants Birthday! Studies in Crap presents the 1972 diary of a Catholic high school girl

    Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power.​ Author: Teen diarist Terri Date: 1972 Discovered at: Unsorted box ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2009

    New Drinking Glass Guesses What You're Drinking

    ​This new plastic drinking glass can identify at least three beverages, but can it do more? Gizmodo reports that Serbian designer Damjan Stankovic has come up with a plastic cup that can reveal the variety of beverage that is poured into it.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    "Drink Yourself Fat": City Grosses You Out for Your Health

    Remember the "Pour on the Pounds" Department of Health ad warning New Yorkers that when they were pouring Coke and Snapple they were actually pouring fat? Well, DOH has followed through: now there's a TV ad showing a man drinking the fat. They also plop a repulsive mass on a plate to demonstrate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    In Japanese Cola Wars, Yet Another New Pepsi

    ​Just months after Pepsi launched its new flavor, Shiso, in Japan, Tokyo Mango notes that the company is introducing Azuki or red bean to the Japanese market. Shrewd... still, it's no mini Coke.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Flamed by 'Slice' on the Subject of Naples Pizzas (Gee, Thanks Adam)

    ​ Here it is, New York, a real Naples pie! From Naples! It was our privilege today to be flamed (very gently, more like being toasted) by Adam Kuban of Slice, the very venerable pizza blog. The subject, of course, was pizza, in particular our selection of Roberta's of Bushwick as Best Naples- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2009

    Mini Coke Coming to a Store Near You; Baby Food Recalled due to Botulism Fears

    ​The newest Coke product is a mini can, less than half the size of a standard 20-ounce bottle that contains just 90 calories. Expected to hit stores in December, the mini cans are meant to act as a "portion-control option," as part of Coca-Cola's "Living Well" initiative. [Washington Post] Da ... More >>

  • Art

    September 15, 2009

    Will Ryman Builds a Garden That Beckett Might Love

    Petal-pushing sculptor attempts Krapp's last giant flowerbed

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Eben Freeman Leaves Tailor, America

    drinksareonme.net​Eben Freeman, the molecular mixologist best known for smoking Coke syrup at Tailor, has left the troubled establishment, which filed for Chapter 11 this past spring. Freeman is heading, at least part-time, to Asia to tout his newly launched venture, Cocktail All-Stars, a "glo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    New York's Gross "Drink Yourself Fat" Ad Suggests New, Even Grosser Ads

    ​We thought we'd seen everything in the health-department scare ads department until Fork in the Road told us about the Department of Health's "Don't Drink Yourself Fat" poster, showing grisly lipids 'n' veins emanating from a thinly-disguised Coke bottle. The American Beverage Association i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2009

    Mayoral Candidates' Drinks: Jack & Coke "in a Dirty Glass," Tap Beer, Coke Straight

    ​ We tip our hat to the Examiner's alcohol reporter Dan Manzel for asking the leading New York mayoral candidates what they like to drink. Bill Thompson campaign spokesperson Janet Dickerson, obviously in a good mood, tells Manzel, "Bill would order a Jack and Coke in a dirty glass... We'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Booze News: Rum Gets Classy; Caffeinated Booze Bad for the Body?

    ​Jimmy Bedford, the former master distiller of Jack Daniel's whiskey, died Friday at age 69. Bedford retired in March 2008 after 20 years at his post in what is the oldest registered distillery in the country. [MSNBC] Rum is becoming more of a sipping spirit, like single malt scotch or cognac ... More >>

  • Film

    August 4, 2009

    Canary's Wringing Future-Is-Now Dystopia

    ​Jimmy Bedford, the former master distiller of Jack Daniel's whiskey, died Friday at age 69. Bedford retired in March 2008 after 20 years at his post in what is the oldest registered distillery in the country. [MSNBC] Rum is becoming more of a sipping spirit, like single malt scotch or cognac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Now at the Doughnut Plant: Better Living Through Fresh Fruit

    ronnieliew/flickr​The Feed brings word that Mark Israel, owner of the Doughnut Plant, has introduced real fruit into his fruit-flavored cake doughnuts. The doughnuts previously had a vanilla base filled with fruity glaze, so for doughnut fanatics, this is a little like finding Coke sweetened with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Blue Dye May Save Spines; Is a Fat Tax the Answer to Health Care Woes?

    ​A common and safe blue food dye called brilliant blue G -- a close relative of the popular dye Blue no. 1 -- was found to be useful in treating spinal cord injuries in rats by crossing into the spinal fluid and helping to block inflammation. [Reuters] President Obama's health-care reforms in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2009

    Motorhead at the Roseland 09/09/09: Tickets For $5. Seriously, $5!

    File under Bucket List additions. You owe it to facial moles, yourself, and that really scary horned-beast logo on the left to see Motorhead before you go, which will most definitely be after Lemmy Kilmister goes. Because Lemmy famously abides by an airtight health regimen of drinking Jack and Cok ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Live Blogging the Michael Jackson Memorial

    Live Video streaming by Ustream For all the lovely grace notes, homages, and eulogies that have flowed from any number of erudite and compassionate individuals in the wake of Michael Jackson's untimely death at the young age of 50, a celebrity's death is not over in American until the huge, gaudy, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2009

    Coke & Pepsi Tweeting Pals

    The cola wars took an interesting turn last week when Coke and Pepsi became friends (or, rather, followers of each other) on Twitter. The friendly Tweeting between the two giants came as a result of Aussie web company Amnesia Razorfish's experiment to try to get them to connect. Coke initiated the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    The Next Food Network Star--Who Do You Like?

    Photo borrowed from Food NetworkThe Next Food Network Star premieres this Sunday and the contestants have been introduced. There's the perky mom next door (Jen Isham), the less perky mom next door (Melissa d'Arabian), the soulful Korean mama (Debbie Lee), and the health nut who secretly loves bacon ... More >>

  • Art

    May 6, 2009

    Dustin Yellin's 'Dust in the Brain Attic'; Coke Wisdom O'Neal at Mixed Greens; Sophie Calle's 'Take Care of Yourself'

    Photo borrowed from Food NetworkThe Next Food Network Star premieres this Sunday and the contestants have been introduced. There's the perky mom next door (Jen Isham), the less perky mom next door (Melissa d'Arabian), the soulful Korean mama (Debbie Lee), and the health nut who secretly loves bacon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2009

    Lemmy from Motorhead Keeps Fit By Drinking Jack & Coke and Sex

    Kevin Scanlon for the LA Weekly Our brethren over at the LA Weekly put out their annual People Issue this week. In addition to an entertaining (and frankly endearing) discourse on how Drew Barrymore loves the word fucking--as in "I fucking love cassettes"--and how Aziz Ansari's Parks and Recreation ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Worst Magazine in America?

    My heart leapt when a friend sent a link with the title "20 Worst Foods in America 2009." A dozen possibilities raced pell-mell through my fevered brain - Did they mean worst-tasting foods? Worst foods for the environment? Most expensive foods? Most boring foods? But when I got to the website, it t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    On U2's "Get on Your Boots"

    The first thing to understand about any new U2 song is these guys are still apologizing for Pop, i.e. that album from 1997 dismissed by everyone as "electronica" and marred by terrible singles ("Discothèque," oy) and an accompanying tour wherein the boys performed whilst perched on a giant mirror ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    From Soup to Nuts: Rightbloggers Enraged By Obama-Themed Products

    The Inauguration approacheth! Last time we had one of these things, liberals complained of the cost, and conservatives defended it. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and we must expect it to kick. When conservatives kick, though, they give the ball plenty of spin. Donors to this year's Presiden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2009

    Food for a Week

      photos courtesy of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel This piece has been circulating on the internet for almost two months. In case you haven't see it, it represents a superb illustration of the uneven distribution of the world's food resources. It shows a series of familes f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2008

    Clip Job: Steve Allen Answers 10 Questions

      photos courtesy of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel This piece has been circulating on the internet for almost two months. In case you haven't see it, it represents a superb illustration of the uneven distribution of the world's food resources. It shows a series of familes f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    What Wine Goes With Pizza?

      photos courtesy of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel This piece has been circulating on the internet for almost two months. In case you haven't see it, it represents a superb illustration of the uneven distribution of the world's food resources. It shows a series of familes f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    POP Montreal Interview: Poster Boy Jack Dylan

      photos courtesy of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel This piece has been circulating on the internet for almost two months. In case you haven't see it, it represents a superb illustration of the uneven distribution of the world's food resources. It shows a series of familes f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    Before the Riot: Scenes from the Clinton Global Initiative Day 1

      photos courtesy of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel This piece has been circulating on the internet for almost two months. In case you haven't see it, it represents a superb illustration of the uneven distribution of the world's food resources. It shows a series of familes f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    Daily Flog 8/6/08: Idiot SI sibs, the skinny on Obama, and finally a good reason to invade Iraq

      photos courtesy of Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel This piece has been circulating on the internet for almost two months. In case you haven't see it, it represents a superb illustration of the uneven distribution of the world's food resources. It shows a series of familes f ... More >>

  • Music

    July 2, 2008

    Gilberto Gil Bleats Like a Seal

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2008

    TABLOIDED: The Giants Defeat the Patriots!

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    Talking to Strangers: Mexican Coke on the Upper East Side

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    Hugs and Kisses #21: Kate Nash, Animals And Men

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2007

    Dong Hits for Jesus

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2007

    Ashy Forehead Cred Sheet: The K-Fed Curse in Three Parts

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2006

    Live: The Clipse Shines Through All the Bullshit

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2005

    Morning Report 12/19/05
    Guise of the Year

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2005

    Searching For the Next Yeah Yeah Yeahs

    At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever

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