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    April 11, 2012

    SHOP AROUND

    BUST's Craftacular is back

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    November 30, 2011

    Langos Will Fry You in a Good Hungarian Way

    Lauren BloombergA handful of Budapest​ Everything is better fried. Case in point...cheese. Sure, it's one of the most amazing foods, well, ever. Now dip it in a little batter and fry it--voila! A crisp crust yielding to oozing, molten curds. Brilliant. Now, for a little pop quiz: What's bette ... More >>

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    August 24, 2011

    LIFE IS A CARNIVAL

    Someone have a feather headpiece we can borrow?

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    August 16, 2011

    Lady Gaga's "Yoü And I" Video: Ten Pounds Of NEBRASKAAAAAAAA! In A Five-Pound Sack Of Corn

    ​The video for "Yoü And I," the big, gooshy ballad on Lady Gaga's Born This Way, has leaked two days in advance of its scheduled Thursday premiere on MTV and Logo. The clip was shot in Nebraska—which gets copious shoutouts in the song, and which is the ancestral land of her "friend" Lu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2011

    A Look at the Great Art of Norma Lyon, the Butter-Cow Lady

    iowastatefair.orgAmerican Gothic, in butter​Of all the culinary arts that exist, none is greater than the fine craft of butter sculpture carving. And, to that extent, the greatest artist was Norma Lyon, the dairy farmer's wife who carved pounds of salted butter each year into life-size figure ... More >>

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    June 15, 2011

    TO MARKET, TO MARKET

    One-of-a-kind items for you, your home, and even your garage

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    June 1, 2011

    DIY STYLE

    Shop for cool crafts and make some yourself

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2011

    Live: Bamboozle Stimulates Every Sense (And Then Some)

    So much to see, everywhere. ​The Bamboozle Meadowlands April 29-May 1, 2011 Better than: Watching scene reports scroll by on Twitter. In a lot of ways, the Bamboozle is a festival tailor-made for the current moment of constant distraction. The festival's running time over three days totals ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Carnival Workers Mad at Obama; Nation's Political Discourse To Be Taken Off Life Support

    ​A subset of nomadic amusement park workers have issued grievance towards President Obama for remarks he made during yesterday's birth certificate press conference. During the press conference, which was held to disprove a bunch of lunatics, Obama said, "We're not going to be able to solve our ... More >>

  • Theater

    April 6, 2011

    The Tremendous Tremendous Parties Like It's 1939

    The Mad Ones head off to the New York World's Fair

  • Voice Choices

    February 9, 2011

    I Wish I Knew

    The Mad Ones head off to the New York World's Fair

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    February 9, 2011

    FAIR IS FAIR

    Texas without Bush

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    January 5, 2011

    Rocky Mountain High

    Celebrate all things Colorado

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2010

    The Short, Sad History of the Corn Dog

    ​What's the mustard hiding? Read on to find out. When I was a little kid in Minnesota and went to the state fair, one of the main gastronomic attractions were corn dogs, and my brothers and I would beg to have one the minute we hit the fairgrounds on Snelling Avenue in St. Paul. Except they ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Hester Street Fair and the New Amsterdam Market Celebrate Halloween This Sunday

    Dan Haskell​Sunday marks the end of the Hester Street Fair -- at least until next April -- and to mark the occasion, its organizers will be taking part in the Seward Park Halloween carnival, which kicks off at 2 p.m. with a parade. Admission to the carnival is $9, but the fair is free -- and w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Deep-Fried Margaritas: Coming Soon to the State Fair of Texas?

    Straight up, on the rocks, or fried?​Dallas's State Fair of Texas is officially the Fried Food Capitol of Texas (TM!), and every year it throws the Big Tex Choice Awards to determine what new batter-dipped concoction will join the fried peaches and cream, fried pecan pie, and fried butter that ... More >>

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    July 20, 2010

    A WHOLE NEW WORLD

    Prepare to have your mind blown

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    June 28, 2010

    The Queens Zoo and Art Museum Are Worth a Trip

    Julie Larson Maher​I'm always so relentlessly Manhattan-centric, as if nothing else exists in New York, but a recent train voyage to Queens proved my self-imposed limitations have been a bit silly.

  • Voice Choices

    June 1, 2010

    BOARDER PATROL

    Skaters compete for the big cash in Queens

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    May 26, 2010

    Where Should I Go for an Old-Fashioned French Meal That's Not Too Expensive?

    Robert Tréboux, owner of Le Veau D'or​ Welcome to this week's installment of Ask the Critics. Rob wrote in to ask: Where can I get an old-fashioned French meal without it costing me an arm and a leg? Preferably in Manhattan, but I'm willing to travel.

  • Voice Choices

    September 22, 2009

    WHAT'S COOKIN'?

    The Kitchen dishes up a free party

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2009

    This Weekend, A County Fair In the City

    Faye Pini/flickr​ The 27th Annual Queens County Fair takes place this Saturday and Sunday. Queens County Farm is the only working stand-alone farm within the city limits, and its annual fair is a traditional affair, complete with blue ribbons for livestock, produce, and home crafts, as well as ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2009

    Vendor crisis averted at Richmond County Fair

    The Staten Island Advance reported yesterday that health inspectors were shutting down food vendors at the Richmond County Fair (warning: blinking type), and that a local politician on the scene was not happy with the situationIn a telephone interview direct from the fair, State Senator Andrew Lanza ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    New Additions to the MN State Fair Food Canon

    Fry dog, photo courtesy Knox News​Ahhh, August, when our thoughts turn to state fairs and their attendant foods. The Minnesota State Fair opens this Thursday, and already there are reports out about this year's new, mindbendingly caloric dishes. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal repo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 22, 2009

    Weekend Special: State Fair Windows at Cowgirl Hall of Fame

    ​ I feel the same irrational glee whenever I find a corn dog in my mitts. They were called "pronto pups" at the Minnesota State Fair. For the sultry month of August, the West Village old-timer Cowgirl Hall of Fame commemorates state fairs via a series of over-the-top window displays, featurin ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 23, 2008

    JE T'AIME, N.Y. ET  PARIS

    Making a French connection

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    August 19, 2008

    Paul McCarthy At The Whitney

    Making a French connection

  • People

    November 27, 2007

    Asking the Cheese Whiz

    The melting point of dairy products, and other border disputes

  • NYC Life

    December 12, 2006

    Craft Fairs and Cuddle Rooms

    Christmas is upon us, so enjoy yourselves—but don't go around grabbing people's lips

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    October 18, 2005

    1964

    Christmas is upon us, so enjoy yourselves—but don't go around grabbing people's lips

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    June 14, 2005

    Happy Days

    Coney Island's former specialty takes hold in the Midwest

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    June 15, 2004

    Trick and Treat

    A creepy diptych showcases McCormack's Canadian gothic

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    February 4, 2003

    Hello, Dalí!

    Art, Commerce, and the Persistence of Mammaries

  • NYC Life

    May 29, 2001

    Open City

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

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    September 7, 1999

    Route 110: The Boulevard of Dreams

    Parades, Beaches, Festivals: What's Out There

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    September 8, 1998

    Crash Rash

    Learning From the Demolition Derby

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