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  • Blogs

    March 18, 2012

    OWS Resurges In Zuccotti Only To Face Eviction and Arrests; Floor Collapses At St. Patty's Day Party; Two Arrested In Chelsea Murder

    Occupy Wall Street roared back to life yesterday, as protesters marched and attempted to re-occupy Zuccotti Park. They were met by police who closed the park and violently arrested occupiers. Head over to the account by the Voice's Nick Pinto, who was on the scene, along with photographer C.S. Muncy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2011

    Foreign Diplomats Owe New York City $17 Million in Parking Tickets

    ​As we freak out over possible $16 muffins purchased by the Justice Department -- how could they? Muffins? Muffins aren't even good -- and the overall implosion of the U.S. economy, let us freak out more, about something with some pretty egregious dollar signs. Back in May, Representatives Mic ... More >>

  • Film

    September 21, 2011

    White Man's Overreach: Gerard Butler Saves Poor African Kids in Machine Gun Preacher

    ​As we freak out over possible $16 muffins purchased by the Justice Department -- how could they? Muffins? Muffins aren't even good -- and the overall implosion of the U.S. economy, let us freak out more, about something with some pretty egregious dollar signs. Back in May, Representatives Mic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    A Behind-the-Scenes Look at The Chew; Madison Square Garden Goes Foodie

    ​A behind-the-scenes look at The Chew, which starts Monday, starring Mario Batali, Top Chef alum Carla Hall, Michael Symon, Clinton Kelly of the show What Not to Wear, and Daphne Oz, Dr. Oz's daughter. [NY Times] PepsiCo is launching an initiative to increase its access to chickpeas by growin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2011

    Barack Obama's Birth Certificate: Here It Is! But Something About It Looks Fishy...

    ​Kenya, East Africa?! It says so right there on the paper... (Haha, just kidding.) That's the birthplace of Obama's father, who shares the name Barack Hussein Obama, but was not birthed on August 4, 1961. Our president was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. Shut up, birther idiots. Shut up, Donald Trum ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2011

    Hillary Clinton and Others Inspire at the Women in the World Summit 2011

    The Daily Beast​The second annual Women in the World summit started on Thursday with a welcome from Tina Brown, Editor in Chief of Newsweek and the Daily Beast, who hosted the event, and ended with a farewell on Saturday. Over the course of the few days, an esteemed collection of women and me ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 16, 2011

    Red Rooster—the Swede Smell of Success

    Superchef Marcus Samuelsson moves into his new uptown digs

  • Columns

    January 5, 2011

    Free Will Astrology: January 5-11, 2010

    Superchef Marcus Samuelsson moves into his new uptown digs

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2010

    Gebre Gebremariam Wins NYC Marathon

    via Avi Gerver for The New York Times​Rescued Chilean miner Edison Peña, noted New York hater, did not win the ING New York City Marathon. That honor went to Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia in his first time at the competition. On the women's side, Edna Kiplagat of Kenya finished victorious. Th ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2010

    K'Naan

    via Avi Gerver for The New York Times​Rescued Chilean miner Edison Peña, noted New York hater, did not win the ING New York City Marathon. That honor went to Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia in his first time at the competition. On the women's side, Edna Kiplagat of Kenya finished victorious. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2010

    Al D'Amato Goes Ballistic, Maybe Over His Name on a Post Office

    My proudest moment as a journalist was when Al D'Amato called me a "viper" in his memoir, Power, Pasta & Politics. Second proudest was when Chuck Schumer -- in his 2007 book, Positively American -- cited one of my stories as the decisive moment in his successful 1998 senate campaign against D'Amato, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    How to Have a Green Cookout; Tomatoes Make a Comeback This Year

    ​Target, Wal-Mart, and Costco sell items like recycled aluminum foil, additive-free charcoal briquets, and compostable cutlery for the ultimate green cookout. [Wall Street Journal] Since the launch of Kogi Korean BBQ-To-Go in Southern California in November 2008, dozens of food vendors across ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 27, 2010

    Eric Korsh 'in' at Waverly Inn; Jody Williams 'out' at Gottino

    ​Eric Korsh has been enlisted to take over the kitchen at Waverly Inn while John DeLucie is on leave opening The Lion. Korsh has had stints at Prune and Patroon, and was the chef-owner of the now-defunct Eloise in Sebastopol, California. [NY Times] Jody Williams has reportedly left West Villa ... More >>

  • Music

    May 18, 2010

    Back to 'Africa' With Nas and Damian Marley

    Why the blockbuster collusion of Distant Relatives feels so . . . distant

  • Voice Choices

    April 27, 2010

    PRETTY WOMAN

    Oh, the things teens do for money

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2010

    Morning Links

    ​Happy Thursday. We wish you a glorious tax/census/free-coffee-from-Starbucks (with reusable travel mug) day. For those productive folks who have already done their taxes and censuses, fear not! Amuse/disturb yourselves with the following: • God help us, Tea Partyers are educated. This ne ... More >>

  • Music

    April 6, 2010

    Mulatu Astatke Gets Cooler Still

    The Ethio-jazz godfather returns

  • Film

    March 30, 2010

    Teza, Portrait of an Ethiopian Exile

    The Ethio-jazz godfather returns

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2009

    Quick hits

    The Obama administration is suggesting a voluntary ban on lobbyists serving on 915 Federal Advisory Committees which consult with federal agencies on government policy. The lobbyists, one of whom helped write the legislation which created the Committees when he was a Republican Senate staffer, are n ... More >>

  • Music

    September 11, 2007

    Shaolin Funks

    Transcending genres and avoiding landlords with Staten Island's mighty Budos Band

  • Dining

    May 1, 2007

    Bland on the Run

    Who pinched the chiles at the new Ethiopian?

  • Film

    March 13, 2007

    Forget Gun Control

    Who better to save America than an armed Mark Wahlberg? Seriously.

  • Music

    December 26, 2006

    Harlem Globetrotters

    Exuberant "world crossover" stars build us an awestruck bridge to Ethiopia

  • Film

    May 30, 2006

    Progressive Scan

    In fragments and on the edge, the HRWIFF remains New York's most vital fest

  • Music

    December 13, 2005

    Get Down, Moses

    Upstart local Jewish musicians weave a coat of many colors

  • Specials

    October 18, 2005

    A New Century

    1996–2005: from Aids in Africa to 9-11, Clinton's blowjob to Cindy Sheehan

  • Columns

    August 2, 2005

    Horoscope

    1996–2005: from Aids in Africa to 9-11, Clinton's blowjob to Cindy Sheehan

  • Film

    November 9, 2004

    The Day I Became a Martyr: Islam Protest Brings Fatal Fatwa

    1996–2005: from Aids in Africa to 9-11, Clinton's blowjob to Cindy Sheehan

  • Art

    June 8, 2004

    1557: A Space Odyssey

    At the Met's "Byzantium" exhibition, prepare to behold the power of the transcendental

  • Theater

    April 6, 2004

    Cries Of War

    Euripides' lyrical anti-war play gets tragically emotional

  • NYC Life

    May 13, 2003

    The Undertaking

    Euripides' lyrical anti-war play gets tragically emotional

  • News

    March 25, 2003

    Who Will Replace Our Old European Allies?

    Inside the New U.S. Coalition

  • Film

    March 25, 2003

    World Beat

    Argentinean Cowboys, Tajik Thugs, Italian Gay Dwarf Taxidermists

  • News

    February 4, 2003

    Blood, Stats, and Tears

    How the Coming War Stacks Up

  • News

    November 12, 2002

    War Games

    New Media Finds Its Place in the New World Order

  • NYC Life

    September 3, 2002

    Restored

    Galleries Space Out on the Lower East Side

  • News

    June 18, 2002

    The Art of War

    How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • Film

    June 11, 2002

    Material Witnesses

    How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • Books

    June 4, 2002

    The Great Gadfly

    How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • Specials

    February 19, 2002

    Letters

    How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

  • News

    December 4, 2001

    A Place at the Table

    Afghan Women Debate Their Future

  • News

    October 30, 2001

    Thanks, But No Thanks

    How the U.S. Missed a Chance to Get Bin Laden

  • Dining

    May 15, 2001

    Scarlet Fingers

    How the U.S. Missed a Chance to Get Bin Laden

  • News

    August 1, 2000

    Nation

    How the U.S. Missed a Chance to Get Bin Laden

  • Music

    February 1, 2000

    Are We The World?

    Global Music in the U.S. Faces the 21st Century

  • News

    December 21, 1999

    Virtually Selfless

    News Flash: There Is Life After Shopping

  • Music

    July 6, 1999

    Two Scions Clash

    News Flash: There Is Life After Shopping

  • Film

    May 11, 1999

    Endurance

    News Flash: There Is Life After Shopping

  • News

    April 6, 1999

    Vanity Un-Fair?

    News Flash: There Is Life After Shopping

  • News

    August 25, 1998

    One Man's Private Jihad

    Osama Bin Ladin, the main suspect in the East Africa embassy bombings, has been linked to the World Trade Center explosion and other terrorist acts aimed at Americans.

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