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March 8, 2012
I Love Sue Simmons!
She's always been charming to me--funny, available, and one of NYC's reliable delights. I've always loved her cool and knowing way on the air, and the quick banter she's flung with Chuck Scarborough on WNBC/Channel 4 news shows.
Blogs
February 26, 2012
Oscars Live Blog: Finally, Some Attention for Our Nation's Celebrities
Tonight, we'll be covering the 84th Annual Academy Awards, live from a computer. Stay here on Runnin' Scared for exclusive insight and commentary from a Hollywood insider who has seen THREE movies this year (not including a two-part episode of The Mentalist that looked pretty big-budget). Who ... More >>
Blogs
January 17, 2012
Did Paula Deen's Diet Cause Her Diabetes?
This article delves into the possibilities, wondering, "How can bacon-doughnut egg burgers possibly be good for you?"
Blogs
November 19, 2011
Fire Island's Pavilion Is Memorialized In The New York Times
The Times' Alex Williams has compiled an aural history of the Pavilion, the long-running indoor/outdoor Fire Island Pines dance club, which burned down on Monday (when, fortunately, no flaming queens were inside).
News
October 26, 2011
Let It Bleed
Hard at work on his eighth novel, Deadwood author Pete Dexter still packs a punch
Blogs
August 5, 2011
Ever Throw A Drink At Someone?
I did once--and it was so not me. I mean, I'm usually much more passive aggressive about things.
Dining
June 8, 2011
NY Restaurant Reviewers Reveal the Foods They Just Can't Stand
Ick versus critic
Blogs
June 8, 2011
This Week in the Voice: Brian Wilson's Songs
This week in the Voice, Stacey Anderson writes about an encounter her father had with Brian Wilson -- and why she has the melody to "God Only Knows" tattooed on her shoulder. Anna Merlan introduces us to Solange Lambert and Cosmo Salerno, residents of Surf Manor, an adult-care home. Both So ... More >>
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April 28, 2011
TheNewGay.net Profiles Me
The marvelous site called Thenewgay.net just posted an interview with me, conducted by Chris Robinson, and I have to say I'm prouder of this one than the usual. Even though it was done on the phone--not by email, the way so many of these things are conducted--I'm way more articulate than usu ... More >>
Blogs
March 17, 2011
Michelle Obama Writing a Healthy Food Book; Coffee The Musical Coming to Broadway
Vikram Chatwal is being sued by the group that owns such Meatpacking spots as Abe & Arthur's over the deal he had allegedly promised them to run hospitality operations for his forthcoming Downtown Dream Hotel, which he later gave to the group that owns Marquee. [NY Post] Michelle Obama will ... More >>
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March 14, 2011
The Foot Model and the Doorman: When Love Dies
The lovely couple.Closing out a very important series of punny exclusives from the New York Post, the foot model (the "Heidi Klum of foot models," to be exact), who fell in love with her Upper East Side doorman (they had to hide their love for fear of getting in trouble with the building/neig ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
No More Diet Soda For Me! It's Lethal!
I swear! My cute shtick about drinking Diet Coke every day is no longer terribly amusing. A new study says that people--and journalists--who do that have a 61% higher chance of a "vascular event."
Columns
February 9, 2011
How To Throw a Party in 2011: Get Naked!
I dance, I chat with Brooke Shields, I learn about female private parts
Blogs
January 4, 2011
Newark Mayor Cory Booker Vows to Lose 57 Pounds, Will Facebook and Tweet All About It
Just a week ago Newark Mayor and "social media darling" Cory Booker was digging out his own citizens a tweet at a time, subsisting on Diet Coke and Advil, and becoming the hands-down hero of Snow-pocalypse 2010. Now he's taken to Facebook and Twitter with another cause: He plans to hit 240 ( ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
Mike Bloomberg Extremely Cranky About Snow, Despite His Street Having Been Plowed Since Yesterday
Everyone's mad at Mayor Bloomberg, who has the AUDACITY to have a snow-plowed street, in front of New Yorkers and God and the rest of us. Meanwhile, commuters have to walk in traffic, or hurdle the piles left at the edges of sidewalks like mountain goats, or, at the very least, like active pe ... More >>
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December 8, 2010
Red Bull Falls Prey to Loko-Scapegoating; Now They Want to Take Away All That Is Good and Holy
As someone who consumed a nearly full can of Four Loko last night and is paying for that ill-advised move in delayed mental and visual responses, circular logic, lack of focus, and a world of regret, I feel well equipped to comment on today's latest ban of things that teenagers like. A law no ... More >>
Film
November 17, 2010
In Heartless Jim Sturgess Makes a Deal With the Devil
As someone who consumed a nearly full can of Four Loko last night and is paying for that ill-advised move in delayed mental and visual responses, circular logic, lack of focus, and a world of regret, I feel well equipped to comment on today's latest ban of things that teenagers like. A law no ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Which Diet Sodas Taste the Best?
As someone who's obsessively tried every imaginable brand and flavor out there, I can definitively tell you which diet sodas manage to most closely replicate the taste of real sodas. And that's not an easy feat considering they basically have to imitate a delightful mix of chemicals and corn ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Caffeine Addiction: What Do I Do About It?
via WikipediaRecently, I bought a huge vat of Maxwell House coffee because it was on sale and it seemed like such a great bargain. But when I got home, I looked on the container and realized it was coffee lite!
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April 2, 2010
Date Rape Down Thanks to the Economy!
At the cozy Hell's Kitchen hangout Bar-Tini Ultra Lounge and Resort the other night, drag star Epiphany told me something very wise. She observed that one good thing about the recession is that there's way less date rape. Said Epiphany, "You think this is the '90s, when we could afford to g ... More >>
Dining
March 16, 2010
The New American Blues at Colicchio and Sons
Famed chef returns to the Meatpacking District
Blogs
February 23, 2010
Anthony Bourdain Uses Kiddie Show to Formally Renounce Bad Boy Status
Well, it's certainly better than shilling for Diet Coke or pimping frozen foods, but still, the sight of Anthony Bourdain dancing with giant plush toys is a bit unsettling. Bourdain donned a doctor's coat to do a skit on Yo Gabba Gabba (it will air on March 10), a Nickelodeon show that his toddle ... More >>
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December 31, 2009
Most Regrettable Culinary Moment of 2009
Looking back across many painful moments of 2009--the restaurant closings, the tardiness of liquor licenses, the sad proliferation of faux banh mi--the thing that rankles the most is the shilling of Diet Coke by Tom Colicchio, and in the subway, too! Not rich enough, Tom? Not famous enough, T ... More >>
Blogs
November 6, 2009
The Blogroll Gazette: New Meat, Cheap Chicken & Good Schnit
This week in food blogs... Eat Me Daily reviewed the Momofuku cookbook and found the hype justified. Midtown Lunch noticed that Schnitzel & Things, perhaps amped up by the TIWYF challenge, wrapped a bratwurst in pork schnitzel. The Atlantic Food Channel noted that Europe put a stop to crazy healt ... More >>
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October 16, 2009
Assorted Food Industry Folk Offer Their Thoughts on the Future of American Food and What Food TV Has Wrought
Mike Licht/NotionsCapitol.com/flickrYesterday, NYU held a panel discussion entitled "Food Show: When Performance Becomes Lunch and Why We Finally Have an Appetite for a New Sort of Cooking Show." Though the title could have used a bit of editing, the panelists were a well-curated bunch: Harol ... More >>
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September 3, 2009
Our 10 Best: Reasons to Hate 'Top Chef'
Here's why we thought this was going to be the Season of the Beard, and that excessive tattoos would be banished forever. Were we ever wrong! Yes, we watch Top Chef obsessively. We can't help it. But we hate ourselves the next morning, and here are the reasons why, in reverse order. ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2009
Colicchio Shills For Coke
I love both Diet Coke and Tom Colicchio, but I'm not sure how to feel about last night's Diet Coke commercial with Colicchio that played during the Oscars. It probably wasn't aided by being associated with, in my mind, the scary musical numbers and shots of Zac Efron that last night's ceremony fea ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2009
CNN Dude Living on Food Stamps
(art courtesy of cnn.com)CNN's Sean Callebs is spending a month living on food stamps in an interesting fusion of recession coverage, foodie blog, and CNN kookiness (if you've ever watched American Morning, you'll know what I mean). In Louisiana, where Callebs lives and works, one out of every six ... More >>
Blogs
December 16, 2008
Newly Homeless Couple: Another Charming New York Story
(art courtesy of cnn.com)CNN's Sean Callebs is spending a month living on food stamps in an interesting fusion of recession coverage, foodie blog, and CNN kookiness (if you've ever watched American Morning, you'll know what I mean). In Louisiana, where Callebs lives and works, one out of every six ... More >>
Blogs
August 12, 2008
I'm Giving Up Coke For Good!
(art courtesy of cnn.com)CNN's Sean Callebs is spending a month living on food stamps in an interesting fusion of recession coverage, foodie blog, and CNN kookiness (if you've ever watched American Morning, you'll know what I mean). In Louisiana, where Callebs lives and works, one out of every six ... More >>
Blogs
June 3, 2008
Things You Must Never Say To Me
(art courtesy of cnn.com)CNN's Sean Callebs is spending a month living on food stamps in an interesting fusion of recession coverage, foodie blog, and CNN kookiness (if you've ever watched American Morning, you'll know what I mean). In Louisiana, where Callebs lives and works, one out of every six ... More >>
Blogs
May 3, 2008
Attention Guinness: I'm Setting Bar-Hopping Records!
(art courtesy of cnn.com)CNN's Sean Callebs is spending a month living on food stamps in an interesting fusion of recession coverage, foodie blog, and CNN kookiness (if you've ever watched American Morning, you'll know what I mean). In Louisiana, where Callebs lives and works, one out of every six ... More >>
Columns
April 29, 2008
Elton John Cries His Way to the Bank
Open bars, closed bars, quickies on Broadway (See also these blind items)
Blogs
April 27, 2008
Madonna Alert! She's Scheduled To Join the Gays Tonight!
Open bars, closed bars, quickies on Broadway (See also these blind items)
Columns
July 31, 2007
Do You Come Here Often?
Faster than dating: how to pick up a (good) cybersex partner
News
March 6, 2007
Air America's Green Revolution
New York City's most famous gadfly tries to rescue the liberal radio network
Music
November 21, 2006
Total Eclipse
Virginia's finest ride dirty but can't wash their hands clean
Theater
September 12, 2006
The Real Thing
Soda mogul screws up in this pop culture comedy
News
August 22, 2006
My Last Normal Day in New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina? Throw a BBQ—at least we won't lose the meat in the freezer
Columns
August 1, 2006
NY Mirror
Hurricane Katrina? Throw a BBQ—at least we won't lose the meat in the freezer
People
April 4, 2006
Sex, Drunk vs. Sober
Does alcohol make you hornier? Pros and cons of mixing booze and lust
NYC Life
March 28, 2006
Mic This
Our list of bad karaoke behavior—plus a tip for the bar
Columns
February 21, 2006
NY Mirror
Our list of bad karaoke behavior—plus a tip for the bar
Columns
March 16, 2004
NY Mirror
Our list of bad karaoke behavior—plus a tip for the bar
Columns
September 30, 2003
NY Mirror
Our list of bad karaoke behavior—plus a tip for the bar
Film
August 12, 2003
Drink Diet Coke! Drive an SUV! Watch an Indie Movie!
Our list of bad karaoke behavior—plus a tip for the bar
NYC Life
September 10, 2002
Time in a Bottle
The Kitsch Vendors of 9-11
Columns
July 2, 2002
NY Mirror
The Kitsch Vendors of 9-11
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October 17, 2000
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The Kitsch Vendors of 9-11
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May 16, 2000
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