Blogs
August 21, 2012One of the hazards of spending the better part of your adult life in nightclubs is that you often attract fly-by-night friends who are drawn to your glittery allure--which means that when someone comes along with more glittery allure, these heat seekers won't even throw a glance your way.
Years ago ... More >>
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May 31, 2012"There are things in my life that no one can understand except Aaron," Mickey Melchiondo noted of his bandmate Aaron Freeman in 2007, when they—as Dean and Gene Ween—put out their last album, La Cucaracha. "We kind of have a parallel life. We went through everything together: junior high ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 5, 2011Daniel Clowes and Seth dissect their craft
Blogs
February 18, 2011At the Townhouse bar last night, a guy told me he was one of the guests at the illustrious Calvin Klein party for his paramour Nick Gruber.
So how was it?
"It was a total shitshow!" he declared as some of the bar's customers suddenly looked alive.
"But get this," he went on. "Calvin's furious at ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 9, 2011Why can’t we all get along?
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January 25, 2011
"I didn't choose to be gay," says Kayla, a high school senior at Maria Carrillo High School in Wyoming, during an assembly for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with the theme of "Breaking the Silence." It's easy to tell she's a drama kid even before she speaks frankly about her first sexual feelings -- ... More >>
Voice Choices
November 10, 2010Blogs
November 9, 2010My new best friend Pee-wee Herman inadvertently ticked off some of his La-La-land supporters when he moved his show (the same one that's now on Broadway) to a larger theater.
A pretty major comic tells me that he had bought second-row seats to see Pee-wee's show when it was announced for a c ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2010
Surely you remember my contest where the best travel essay won a free month on JetBlue.
Well, Courtney Sampsell nabbed the prize, and though she never sent me a postcard, she did come home with a lovely new essay about the experiences she enjoyed around the country, and that's good enough ... More >>
Blogs
September 30, 2010The grilled octopus with beans at Bay Ridge's Athena Express is a contenderEveryone has their favorite restaurants--the ones that are dependable after a long day, where they make the fried eggplant exactly how you like it. These places might not be "the best" but they're the places you're dra ... More >>
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Having already used Cee-Lo's fantastic new single/burgeoning Internet meme to chart the history of songs named "Fuck You," let us also point out the excellent work of our good friends at Dallas Observer music blog DC9 at Night, who've taken the liberty of inserting the tune into classic film scene ... More >>
Blogs
August 16, 2010For best columnist!
This was presented recently at Splash by the magazine, which covers gay clubs, music, and I guess columnists.
Blogs
June 2, 2010I'm gonna be in 3-D!
Yep, I was one of the New York notables featured in a festive scene from the film debut of those lovable Smurfs that I watch on BOOM channel all the time.
Voice Choices
April 27, 2010These girls are true friends of Dorothy
Theater
March 16, 2010Voice Choices
February 23, 2010Voice Choices
February 9, 2010You're invited to Matthew McConaughey's hilarious funeral!
Blogs
January 8, 2010Balade, a new Lebanese pitza joint at 208 First Avenue, will open to the public next Monday. Run by Roland Semaan and Youssef Said, two childhood friends from Beirut, the restaurant will serve pita wraps, pitzas, salads, and a selection of mezza.
Voice Choices
November 24, 2009Free Energy bring the good stuff
Voice Choices
September 1, 2009The Knitting Factory returns, as God and Bedford intended it
Voice Choices
July 1, 2009Blane isn't a name—it's a household appliance!
Voice Choices
July 1, 2009P.S.1's Warm-Up honors avant-garde legend Arthur Russell
Voice Choices
April 22, 2009BFFs Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna are back
Voice Choices
April 1, 2009Matthew Broderick plays a real pushover
Blogs
January 28, 2009
YouTube user sl0wgrind records this altercation between what appear to be a couple of nurses on a moving Bx28 bus. Quality is poor, but the combatants seem past the point of coherence anyway. One combatant, encouraged by a perception that "I don't think everybody's puttin' their arms on me," steps ... More >>
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November 18, 2008Blogs
November 13, 2008Voice Choices
August 19, 2008Unwrap the marshmallows and condoms
Voice Choices
June 24, 2008Voice Choices
April 22, 2008NYC Life
October 16, 2007A cheese queen's Medieval feast, plus a tug boat
Film
June 12, 2007Film
May 8, 2007Music
October 10, 2006Mr. Lennon's new love-triangle record is a nonetheless tranquil mutation
Film
October 3, 2006Film
August 1, 2006Film
July 25, 2006The loudest, boldest comic actor around takes an endless victory lap
Film
July 4, 2006Film
April 18, 2006Film
March 28, 2006Film
March 21, 2006Film
September 6, 2005Film
June 7, 2005Books
May 3, 2005A low-fi mid-'90s recording—in convenient novel form
Film
August 24, 2004Film
January 6, 2004News
February 4, 2003News
February 4, 2003Music
November 20, 2001Ashley and Marchetti Reunite in a Mind-Blowing Nonconcert
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