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Harry Houdini

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Yankee From Bama David Robertson Could Be Team's Most Important Reliever

    Check any sports page or web site today and you're bound to find some story to the tune of "The Biggest Question Marks For The Yankees." Sample: "Can Mariano continue to defy age?" and "How long can Derek Jeter continue to play shortstop?" and "Can A-Rod avoid injury and get back on track?" and "Can ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2011

    Download: Hunny's Bruising, Crashing "I'm History"

    ​Hunny is the turn-of-the-millenium "return of the rock" played out in real time; it formed when the members of YIMBY-approved Staten Island dance-pop crew Paragraph got bored with glossy beats and threw their drum machines in the trash. The bruising grunge-metal gnashers' debut I'm History w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2011

    Michael Cirino Wanted to Butcher Himself Out of A Whole Steer for Meatopia

    Mike Cirino, culinary madman. ​You might have heard of Michael Cirino, the culinary mastermind behind A Razor, A Shiny Knife, after his infamous L train luncheon landed on the pages of the New York Times. Now he's trying something equally as crazy: cooking an entire steer whole for the upcomin ... More >>

  • Music

    June 1, 2011

    The Melvins' Power Disinfectant

    How their sludgy 1992 album Lysol became the blueprint for the metal underground

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2011

    Theater Bar Illusionist-Mixologist Jeff Grow Reveals the Tricks of His Trade

    Jeff Grow, mixologist-illusionist.​ Jeff Grow has a title you don't come across very often. He's a 'bar illusionist' at Albert Trummer's recently opened-to-the-public Theater Bar (114 Franklin Street) in Tribeca. He discusses just how manages to mix drinks with magic and why the two are a grea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 3, 2011

    Bronx Zoo Cobra Name Contest Disappointing So Far

    ​It's time for us to get serious about naming the Bronx Zoo cobra. The submissions are rolling in and they're terrible. The Houdini theme is popular (get it -- because she escaped out of her cage): "Bronxdini," "Zoodini," etc. Jesus -- Bronxdini? "Twitter" is also an early front-runner.

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2011

    A McGovern Voter Absolves the Nixonian Majority

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 23, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 47 Let George undo it by Joe Flaherty Well, with the election over and the inevitable results in, the inevitable has happened -- the pogrom has begun. Not, however, the one that was expected. In a perv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Minnie, the McSorley's Cat, Dishes About Her Sex Life, Beer Preferences, and How She Feels About Bowery Gentrification (EXCLUSIVE!)

    Courtesy Minnie McSorley, from her Facebook page​Yesterday we mentioned that Minnie, the McSorley's cat facing a lawsuit from a woman who claims she was "seriously injured" by the mid-sized feline, has a Facebook page. Curious to hear Minnie's perspective on her legal drama, we got in touch, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Cuffed Fugitive in Leg Irons Uses Knees to Drive Away in Police Car

    Not as easy as it looks!​Let no one say that Jose Rodriguez, 27, is not good with his knees. After being apprehended by police this afternoon in a Fort Lee Holiday Inn parking lot for questioning in a nonfatal shooting, plus charges of DUI and parole violation, he managed a movie-esque escape, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2010

    THE MAGIC MAN

    Move over, David Blaine

  • Music

    September 22, 2010

    Negative Plane Will Not 'Friend' You

    Eerie Brooklyn metalheads dig deep and listen to the bells

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2010

    Suggested Afternoon Listening: NYC Taper's Boot Of Friday Night's Melvins Show At Webster Hall

    ​As documented by our own Phil Freeman, deathless, matchless sludge-rockers the Melvins joined the farewell-tour-bound Isis for a Friday-night Webster Hall headbanging spectacular, and NYT Taper was there; though Isis are audio-taping-averse, the Melvins set alone is pretty stupendous, if only ... More >>

  • Theater

    November 17, 2009

    Ragtime and The Brother/Sister Plays Spin Black American History into Folk Tales

    ​As documented by our own Phil Freeman, deathless, matchless sludge-rockers the Melvins joined the farewell-tour-bound Isis for a Friday-night Webster Hall headbanging spectacular, and NYT Taper was there; though Isis are audio-taping-averse, the Melvins set alone is pretty stupendous, if only ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Crazy Yankee Chick: My Head Still Hurts

    ​I love Yankee fans. Depressed and devastated over Game 1's loss and being antagonized by pathetic assholes who have nothing in their life beyond taking joy in someone else's misery, I got my rejuvenation from other Yank fans. Who all agreed we're down, but not out. Not by a long shot. How ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Crazy Yankee Chick: The First Cut is The Deepest: Yanks' postseason win streak ends

    ​I don't know if I should be writing this right now. I have a hair trigger temper when it comes to baseball, and an uncensored tongue when it comes to lashing out at, well, anyone who crosses my path after a loss. It may well be the most telling litmus test of my friends. The ones who try to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2009

    Crazy Yankee Chick: Stadium Ghosts Return to Help Yanks Win 13-Inning Debacle

    ​ "I'm getting too old for this." "My heart can't handle any more of these tight games." "This is just getting ridiculous." "UNBELIEVABLE." Yep, I'd have to say I agree with all of those. I'm still not exactly sure what the hell happened last night at Yankee Stadium. There wasn't a lot ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 8, 2009

    Free Will Astrology: July 8 through 14

    ​ "I'm getting too old for this." "My heart can't handle any more of these tight games." "This is just getting ridiculous." "UNBELIEVABLE." Yep, I'd have to say I agree with all of those. I'm still not exactly sure what the hell happened last night at Yankee Stadium. There wasn't a lot ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    Michael Jackson: The Man in Our Mirror

    Black America's eulogies for the King of Pop also let us resurrect his best self

  • Voice Choices

    May 13, 2009

    The Melvins

    Black America's eulogies for the King of Pop also let us resurrect his best self

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2009

    New Inaugural Balls Added to Tonight's Program

    I-minus zero! Today, in addition to the swearing-in and speechifying, it is announced Obama will attend 10 inaugural balls: five for regions of the country, one apiece for the Obama and Biden home states, a Youth Ball, and the Commander-in-Chief's Ball with the military. But we are told there has ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2008

    Nixzmary Brown's Stepfather Guilty of Manslaughter

    I-minus zero! Today, in addition to the swearing-in and speechifying, it is announced Obama will attend 10 inaugural balls: five for regions of the country, one apiece for the Obama and Biden home states, a Youth Ball, and the Commander-in-Chief's Ball with the military. But we are told there has ... More >>

  • Music

    February 26, 2008

    Goldfrapp's Seventh Tree

    Seamless but faceless electro-pop for yawning arenas

  • Books

    November 6, 2007

    True Crit

    In two new compact volumes, Edmund Wilson still looms large

  • Music

    July 24, 2007

    Whose Nostalgia?

    No R.I.P. for the rock album just yet—Sonic Youth's seminal Daydream Nation lives again at McCarren Pool.

  • News

    June 5, 2007

    Where in the World is Kenny Heller?

    Under more pressure from courts, cranky lawyer vanishes

  • Film

    October 10, 2006

    That Old Black Magic

    Memento director takes his bag of tricks to the Victorian era

  • Theater

    July 11, 2006

    Love, the Magician

    Rinne Groff's conjuring act pulls off a hell of a trick

  • Music

    November 1, 2005

    From a Different Place

    The notorious K.I.M. finally lets the sex boasts go and spits from her gut

  • Books

    September 6, 2005

    Houdini and Holmes Creator Debate Fairies, Ghosts, Miracles

    The notorious K.I.M. finally lets the sex boasts go and spits from her gut

  • Theater

    April 12, 2005

    Impermanent Wave

    Steel Magnolias gives women what they want, but not the quality they deserve.

  • Dance

    February 24, 2004

    Dance

    Steel Magnolias gives women what they want, but not the quality they deserve.

  • Theater

    August 19, 2003

    Fringe NYC Gets All Het Up

    Organ Harvesting, Leprechauns, Thoreau's Alien Abduction, and the HMS Donkeyballs

  • Art

    February 25, 2003

    Swept Away

    On Still Being Smitten With Matthew Barney

  • NYC Life

    December 31, 2002

    Listings

    On Still Being Smitten With Matthew Barney

  • News

    October 29, 2002

    Only Angels Have Rings

    Pick Up the Ball, Barry. Pick It Up.

  • NYC Life

    October 15, 2002

    Close Up On: Inwood

    Pick Up the Ball, Barry. Pick It Up.

  • Film

    August 27, 2002

    Into the Snow Zone

    The Shape of Things to Come

  • Music

    December 4, 2001

    The Man Who Wasn't There

    The Shape of Things to Come

  • News

    November 6, 2001

    Here’s to the Losers

    Thanks for the Memories, You Yankee Role Players. Now Get Out of Here.

  • Theater

    November 6, 2001

    The Trouble With Harry

    Thanks for the Memories, You Yankee Role Players. Now Get Out of Here.

  • NYC Life

    September 4, 2001

    Parlez-Vous Français?

    French Tries, by Romanian Eugene Ionesco, Come Alive

  • Columns

    June 12, 2001

    Horoscope

    French Tries, by Romanian Eugene Ionesco, Come Alive

  • News

    December 5, 2000

    Ready for Prime Time

    X-treme Performance Art Moves From the Margin to the Mainstream

  • Film

    October 12, 1999

    Opposing Forces

    X-treme Performance Art Moves From the Margin to the Mainstream

  • Theater

    May 25, 1999

    Techno Madness

    X-treme Performance Art Moves From the Margin to the Mainstream

  • Theater

    May 25, 1999

    The Escapist

    X-treme Performance Art Moves From the Margin to the Mainstream

  • Screens

    December 15, 1998

    Dead Dogs Roll Over

    Burt Reynolds and Bobby Simone Pass in the Night

  • Columns

    December 15, 1998

    NY Mirror

    When I asked Jane Horrocks if she's a gay man trapped in a woman's body, she said, 'No! If so, I haven't discovered it!'

  • News

    July 14, 1998

    Circus Minimus

    Jennifer Miller Wows 'Em in the Nabes

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