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May 3, 2012
Happy Hour at Vyne
Sometimes life calls for a glass of wine. Vyne in the West Village focuses on white varietals, and has a particularly interesting selection from Eastern Europe. They have happy hour until 7pm every day. Get your hands on their Gruner Veltliner, Nero d' Avola, Cava Rose, or Six Point for just $5. Jus ... More >>
Blogs
March 13, 2012
Kids Who've Been Bullied Can Now Get Money!
This is a great idea! It Ends Today is a non-profit org that promotes anti-bullying awareness in schools and communities by giving scholarships to students who talk publicly about their experiences with bullying and its effects on them. That might not reduce the trauma, but it does help with the e ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2012
TreatPetite, Home of All Things Kefir, Coming to Grove Street and Seventh Avenue South
Signage is up at 61 Grove Street (212-414-0222) for TreatPetite, a soon-to-open espresso bar and creperie that will also specialize in kefir, the probiotic beverage made with kefir grains and cow, goat, or sheep's milk.
Film
February 1, 2012
Kill List
Signage is up at 61 Grove Street (212-414-0222) for TreatPetite, a soon-to-open espresso bar and creperie that will also specialize in kefir, the probiotic beverage made with kefir grains and cow, goat, or sheep's milk.
Film
September 28, 2011
A Trucker's Bizarre Drive, Chaos at Every Turn, in My Joy
Signage is up at 61 Grove Street (212-414-0222) for TreatPetite, a soon-to-open espresso bar and creperie that will also specialize in kefir, the probiotic beverage made with kefir grains and cow, goat, or sheep's milk.
Blogs
August 9, 2011
Summer Wine Books Reviewed; Beer and College Football Go Hand-in-Hand
Eric Asimov reviews four new wine books. He likes Summer in a Glass about the Finger Lakes, An Ideal Wine about Californian wines, and Voodoo Vintners about biodynamics. Less so Naked Wine about natural wines. [NY Times] The Hangar One Vodka blimp, on a six-month promotional tour around the ... More >>
Theater
May 18, 2011
The 2011 Obie Award Winners
The best of the 2010-2011 Off-Broadway theater season
Theater
May 18, 2011
The 2011 Obie Awards Winners List
The best of the Off-Broadway season
Blogs
May 16, 2011
2011 OBIES Theater Award Winners: The Complete List
This just in. . . LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD René Buch and Repertorio Español BEST NEW AMERICAN PLAY Kristoffer Diaz, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity (includes $1,000 prize)
Theater
April 20, 2011
The Belarus Free Theatre Arrives With Being Harold Pinter, Zone of Silence, and Discover Love
La MaMa and the Public host the return of the now famous troupe
Dining
April 6, 2011
Saro Bistro Seeks Out Grandma's Lost Empire
The Balkans find a new home on the Lower East Side
Film
April 6, 2011
Didactic Narration Undermines Spiritual Awe in Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
The Balkans find a new home on the Lower East Side
Blogs
March 7, 2011
Signage Up at Veselka Bowery, Will Open in Late Spring
Lauren ShockeyJust a few months awayA walk down 1st Street today revealed that signage is up for the Bowery outpost of Ukranian restaurant and East Village institution, Veselka. But don't get too excited just yet--opening day is still a couple months off.
Blogs
February 22, 2011
Zdravstvuite! Russian Interpreter Surprises Court by Being Himself
Kobina AmpahIt's usually the older, Soviet-era types from Sheepshead Bay who are in court, facing the usual illegal fishing charges. Most need a Russian interpreter. But none expect a lanky, bearded African man to rise to their side. Kobina Ampah, 49, is a professional Ghanaian polyglot, an ... More >>
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February 14, 2011
Terror Plot: DEA Stings Seven in International Scheme to Use Drug Money to Buy Weapons for the Taliban
Seven men alleged to be narcotics and weapons traffickers in West Africa and Eastern Europe have been indicted in federal court in Manhattan for a plot to move tons of heroin and cocaine from Afghanistan to the United States, and using the proceeds to purchase weapons for use by the Taliban, federal ... More >>
Voice Choices
January 19, 2011
Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
Seven men alleged to be narcotics and weapons traffickers in West Africa and Eastern Europe have been indicted in federal court in Manhattan for a plot to move tons of heroin and cocaine from Afghanistan to the United States, and using the proceeds to purchase weapons for use by the Taliban, federal ... More >>
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January 16, 2011
Fox Shoots Man; Murdered Journalist's Ashes Poured into Times Square Subway Grate (Weekend Links)
Happy Sunday! Enjoy your brunches and precious, precious sleep while you still can. Today will be partly cloudy with a high of 33. There's a joke about "man bites dog" here that I'm not quite coming up with, but yesterday a fox managed to shoot its would-be hunter in Belarus. It escaped ... More >>
Theater
January 5, 2011
Belarus Free Theatre's Being Harold Pinter Is No Slight Ache
The Eastern European Company Makes It Bravely to Under the Radar
Blogs
November 24, 2010
Converting to Pour-Over Coffee; More on Chefs & Foraging
Frank Bruni chronicles his adventures in coffee snobbery in this era of evolved coffee culture. [NY Times] American Jews who also happen to be foodies have been looking to revive old Ashkenazic dishes that originated in Eastern Europe. [NY Times] The chef-owners of Seasonal Restaurant and ... More >>
Blogs
November 23, 2010
Polonia to Get Polished to a High Sheen
eatclub.wordpress.com With Teresa's and Kiev gone, Polonia is one of the very few remaining outposts of Polish dining in the East Village. And while it won't be going anywhere, exactly, the 24-year-old restaurant is about to undergo a significant facelift.
Blogs
September 30, 2010
Bra Functions as Gas Mask: In Case of Emergency, Remove and Apply to Face
via ebbra.comSo, this happened: An actual doctor has created an actual Emergency Bra (in severe-alert red, with lace edging), that you can, in an emergency, cover your face with so as to avoid breathing in toxic dirty bomb fumes, or whatnot. They sell for $29.95 at ebbra.com under the tagline ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2010
Confirmed: Happy People Are Nicer; Australians Are the Happiest and Nicest
If this was a regular sighting, you'd probably be happy too.Charities Aid Foundation has taken a look at countries doing charitable things -- giving money, helping a stranger, or volunteering time -- and guess where the U.S.A. ranked? Number five. Which is not horrible, but also maybe not as ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 8, 2010
STRING SEMINAR
The beauty of classical bows and plucks
Blogs
May 19, 2010
Ukraine President Face-Smacked by Giant Wreath (Video)
Having a bad day? Here's Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych getting hit in the head with an 8-foot wreath at a memorial service on Monday.
Blogs
March 29, 2010
For Passover, Some Gefilte Fish, Out of the Jar and Into the Steamer
Smoked whitefish gefilte fish. Not filthy fish. On the Passover Seder table, there are few foods more reviled than gefilte fish. Burdened with the nickname "filthy fish" and typically sourced from glass jars where it's suspended in a viscous, gelatinous sludge, it's been likened to SPAM, ca ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 22, 2009
Slavic Soul Party
Smoked whitefish gefilte fish. Not filthy fish. On the Passover Seder table, there are few foods more reviled than gefilte fish. Burdened with the nickname "filthy fish" and typically sourced from glass jars where it's suspended in a viscous, gelatinous sludge, it's been likened to SPAM, ca ... More >>
Voice Choices
September 8, 2009
LOUD AND PROUD
No one parties like a gypsy
Blogs
August 28, 2009
Madonna Tells Off Romanians, Who Tell Her to Get Out and Take Those Filthy Gypsies With Her
Madonna's world tour seems destined to provoke international incidents. She had already riled Poles by planning to perform on the Feast of the Annunciation, and they retaliated by sending prayer-bombs to kill two of her stagehands. Now Madge has done the unthinkable in Romania: spoken in defe ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 18, 2009
Come and See
Madonna's world tour seems destined to provoke international incidents. She had already riled Poles by planning to perform on the Feast of the Annunciation, and they retaliated by sending prayer-bombs to kill two of her stagehands. Now Madge has done the unthinkable in Romania: spoken in defe ... More >>
Film
March 25, 2009
The Country Teacher's Coming-Out Story
Madonna's world tour seems destined to provoke international incidents. She had already riled Poles by planning to perform on the Feast of the Annunciation, and they retaliated by sending prayer-bombs to kill two of her stagehands. Now Madge has done the unthinkable in Romania: spoken in defe ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 5, 2008
PRETTY WOMEN
Juergen Teller interprets the Ukraine
Theater
January 15, 2008
A Trip Through the Under the Radar Festival
Juergen Teller interprets the Ukraine
Specials
November 6, 2007
Letters
Juergen Teller interprets the Ukraine
Film
June 5, 2007
The Whole World in Our Hands
Activist fest takes on global warming, suburban sprawl and, as if war weren't enough, AIDS in Iraq
Film
May 15, 2007
'Orange Winter'
Activist fest takes on global warming, suburban sprawl and, as if war weren't enough, AIDS in Iraq
Music
January 16, 2007
New(ish) Stuff
Activist fest takes on global warming, suburban sprawl and, as if war weren't enough, AIDS in Iraq
Theater
August 8, 2006
Go Big Green
Under a storied tent, Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
News
May 9, 2006
Letters
Under a storied tent, Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder
News
December 27, 2005
The Orange Revolution's Message
You can help free a Cuban prisoner of conscience from a windowless underground cell
Books
April 5, 2005
Paper Clips
You can help free a Cuban prisoner of conscience from a windowless underground cell
Specials
December 14, 2004
Letters
You can help free a Cuban prisoner of conscience from a windowless underground cell
News
November 30, 2004
Breaking Silence
A military court, an alleged rape victim, and the question of reporters' rights
News
November 23, 2004
Black Sea Intrigue
Ukraine takes everyone's eyes off Iraq, keeps Russkies off-balance
Film
April 29, 2003
Into The Outlands
Central Asia's Lost Worlds
Theater
July 30, 2002
A War on Love
Central Asia's Lost Worlds
News
July 2, 2002
Digital Bandits
Central Asia's Lost Worlds
Specials
September 19, 2000
Letters
Central Asia's Lost Worlds
Books
March 14, 2000
The Lost World
Central Asia's Lost Worlds
News
June 1, 1999
Children of Chernobyl
Cubans Continue to Treat Victims of a Nuclear Disaster
Dining
May 11, 1999
Still Hungary
Cubans Continue to Treat Victims of a Nuclear Disaster
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