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May 20, 2012
Afterbirthers Assemble! Rightbloggers Accuse Obama of NOT Being Born in Kenya
Remember the birther craze, based on the notion that Barack Obama was really born in Africa, and was therefore ineligible for the Presidency? Well, it's back, baby -- in mutant form. Someone found an old agency promo booklet for Obama's first, never-published book. The bio described him as "born in ... More >>
Film
May 16, 2012
Battleship: Because Every Generation Needs an Armageddon
Remember the birther craze, based on the notion that Barack Obama was really born in Africa, and was therefore ineligible for the Presidency? Well, it's back, baby -- in mutant form. Someone found an old agency promo booklet for Obama's first, never-published book. The bio described him as "born in ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 29, 2012
ISLAND FEVER
Sarah Vowell invites you to a luau
Blogs
January 30, 2012
Many NYC Private Schools Now Charge More Tuition Than Harvard
A new in-depth report from the New York Times reveals that some of the city's most desirable private elementary and high schools are now charging more than Harvard does for a year's tuition. (The yearly tuition at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School is already above $38,000, while Harvard ... More >>
Film
January 18, 2012
The City Dark
A new in-depth report from the New York Times reveals that some of the city's most desirable private elementary and high schools are now charging more than Harvard does for a year's tuition. (The yearly tuition at Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School is already above $38,000, while Harvard ... More >>
Blogs
December 13, 2011
Millionaires on Food Stamps?
A new GOP-backed bill would prevent super-rich people from getting food stamps, even though they already can't, The New York Times reports.
Blogs
December 2, 2011
Newt Gingrich: Pay for Your Next Vacation with Food Stamps
If you are too poor to buy food but have always dreamed of visiting the South Pacific, don't worry: You can pay for your groceries -- and your next Hawaiian vacation -- with food stamps. Actually, that's not true -- not even close to being true -- but Newt Gingrich, who wants to rep the GOP in the ... More >>
Film
November 16, 2011
Fantasy Island: Alexander Payne's Feel-Good Hawaiian Excursion, The Descendants
If you are too poor to buy food but have always dreamed of visiting the South Pacific, don't worry: You can pay for your groceries -- and your next Hawaiian vacation -- with food stamps. Actually, that's not true -- not even close to being true -- but Newt Gingrich, who wants to rep the GOP in the ... More >>
Blogs
November 4, 2011
Daylight Savings Ending (This Weekend!) Is Good for You, Claim Certain People
Your sunrises and sunsets, today through Tuesday.It's that time of year again, the time that we are plunged into terrible darkness by 4 in the afternoon and the hours wile on, interminable and chilly, like vampire hands. Or, whatever, it's the end of daylight savings! No biggie! And apparentl ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2011
Satellite Has Fallen, Location Unknown; 43% Think Obama Is Better Than Bush; Putin To Run For Prez Of Russia Again
UARS -- the 6-ton satellite that just maybe was going to hit you -- fell back to earth sometime between 11:23 p.m. Friday and 1:09 a.m. Saturday EDT, NASA has said. But even though it "penetrated the atmosphere" over the Pacific Ocean, when and where it exactly fell is still unknown, so let t ... More >>
Books
September 7, 2011
Fall Arts: Lydia Millet Turns the IRS Literary
I love the tax man
Blogs
July 25, 2011
In a Boon for TV Nostalgists, Buttermilk Channel Will Be Closed Tomorrow
Straight outta Oahu.First, the bad news for Buttermilk Channel patrons: the restaurant will be closed tomorrow. And now, the good news for ladies (and more than a few gentlemen) of a certain age: it will be closed because of Tom Selleck. According to a message from the restaurant's owner, the ... More >>
Blogs
April 28, 2011
Shark Fin Soup Continues to Be Served at a Troubling Number of NYC Restaurants
Bloody harvest.While plenty of people have asked why New York restaurants continue to serve blue fin tuna, they've largely ignored the similarly problematic inclusion of shark fin soup on menus across the city. But according to the Humane Society, there's ample reason to pay attention.
Blogs
March 7, 2011
The Happiest Person In America Has Been Located; He Is Not You
He does look pretty happy. [via NYT]The New York Times and Gallup have located the "happiest person in America." To do so, Gallup put together a composite for such a person, based on key happiness characteristics for 2010. The key to happiness is to be, said Gallup, "a tall, Asian-American, o ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
New York Bike-Licensing Bills are Weird and Probably Won't Pass, Experts Say
Monday, Runnin' Scared reported on Assemblyman Michael DenDekker's new bicycle bills. If his proposals pass, riders across the state would have to register and tack license plates on their bikes, and submit them to yearly inspections. First-time registration would cost $25, with a yearly re ... More >>
Blogs
March 1, 2011
Moombahton Star Munchi Hospitalized In Hawaii; NYC DJs Flock To His Aid
The Netherlands-based DJ, producer, and "moombahton" guru known as Munchi is a recent obsession in some corners of SOTC -- hear lots of examples of his adventurous, omnivorous style here -- which makes news of his recent medical trauma all the more disturbing. Per NYC's own DJ Ayres comes new ... More >>
Film
February 9, 2011
Just Go With It: Adam Sandler's Latest Hits and Misses in Equal Parts
The Netherlands-based DJ, producer, and "moombahton" guru known as Munchi is a recent obsession in some corners of SOTC -- hear lots of examples of his adventurous, omnivorous style here -- which makes news of his recent medical trauma all the more disturbing. Per NYC's own DJ Ayres comes new ... More >>
Blogs
January 25, 2011
Measured by Salmonella, New York is Pretty Average
CSPIOur home, our petri dish.Just as the Department of Health is now in the business of issuing restaurants report cards, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has gone and graded all 50 states on how well they detect outbreaks of food-borne illnesses.
Blogs
January 12, 2011
Central Park Gets 9 Inches of Snow; There's Snow on the Ground in 49 of 50 States
via @DevonGrandy/TwitpicThe snow count is in. We got 9.1 inches last night (according to numbers in Central Park, via NY1). That does not a blizzard make, but it's pretty, for the moment! No major public transport delays, though the MTA has issued a Winter Weather Service Advisory. In related ... More >>
Blogs
November 13, 2010
NYC's Strangest Burger? A Visit to Gourmet Dog in Staten Island
You wouldn't notice Gourmet Dog's small presence on the waterfront if it weren't for the bright signs and the cute dog. Sometimes, the wildest gastronomic experimentation takes places in the most unexpected places - witness Staten Island's Gourmet Dog (40 Richmond Terrace, 718-727-1234).
Blogs
November 5, 2010
Battle of the Brooklyn Egg Creams: Brooklyn Farmacy v. Hinsch's
An egg cream at Hinsch's. Petey Freeman moved to Carroll Gardens from Hawaii to open the Brooklyn Farmacy back in June. The Farmacy gained plenty of attention before it opened, thanks to its previous incarnation as the historic, long-shuttered Vermont Pharmacy and a boost from the Discovery ... More >>
News
September 29, 2010
White America Has Lost Its Mind
The white brain, beset with worries, finally goes haywire in spectacular fashion
Blogs
July 6, 2010
There Is A New Sleigh Bells Workout Video
Do another push-up, loser! Photo by Rebecca SmeyneWe have long been fascinated with the theoretical exercise potential in the music of the cheery, epic Brooklyn pop duo Sleigh Bells. So has SOHI Fitness guru Megan Clark, who first used the band's "Tell Em" in a Youtube video depicting a parti ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Can You Exercise to Sleigh Bells? An Interview With An Actual Fitness Instructor
I mean, it looks like exercise, right? Sleigh Bells photo by Rebecca SmeyneSince the apocalyptically cheery Brooklyn duo Sleigh Bells first emerged in the fall of last year, critics have been drawn inexorably to sports metaphors (ahem) as a way to describe the band's signature brand of bombas ... More >>
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June 2, 2010
Keith Kornfeld Takes Over at Pranna
A little more than a year after Gavin Portsmouth was hired to share chef duties with Chai Trivedi in the kitchen of Pranna, the Murray Hill Southeast Asian restaurant has announced that it has a new executive chef. Per a release, Keith Kornfeld is now the man in charge. He previously worked at resta ... More >>
Blogs
March 26, 2010
Tailor Space to Go Tiki, Sort of
Tiki, but not tacky.As Painkiller progresses, word of yet another tropical cocktail bar emerges. Julie Reiner, of Clover Club in Cobble Hill, tells Diner's Journal that she's planning to take over the former Tailor space and transform it into a Pacific Rim-themed cocktail lounge. A Hawaii nat ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 16, 2010
Hula
Tiki, but not tacky.As Painkiller progresses, word of yet another tropical cocktail bar emerges. Julie Reiner, of Clover Club in Cobble Hill, tells Diner's Journal that she's planning to take over the former Tailor space and transform it into a Pacific Rim-themed cocktail lounge. A Hawaii nat ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2010
New Yorkers' Well-Being Rises 0.3 Points in Survey; Hawaii, Unsurprisingly, Leads Nation
The 2009 Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index is out, purporting to show how citizens in each state in the union have been doing in terms of emotional and physical status. New York showed a net gain over last year of 0.3 points, from 64.7 to 65. No, we didn't notice, either. The number is calc ... More >>
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December 28, 2009
Crotch-Bomber Fails to Blow Up Plane, in Yet Another Disaster for Obama
There are a few ways to look at the case of the thwarted holiday crotch-bomber. On the one hand, we have a deluded fellow who, allegedly assured of eternal glory by jihadists who bade him sew explosive chemicals into his underwear, set his lap on fire during a Delta flight and, instead of the coo ... More >>
Blogs
December 20, 2009
McCain weighs in on Sarah Palin's cap
The ongoing pissing match over Sarah Palin's inked-up gimme cap has a new combatant, now that John McCain has taken a stand. If you managed to miss this earth-shaking controversy, the Senator's former running mate was photographed in Hawaii wearing a McCain campaign sun visor with the logo bl ... More >>
Blogs
October 12, 2009
How Do You Spell G-U-T-B-O-M-B? Pueblan Pata Cemita from La Fiesta in the Bronx
The humongous cemita from La Fiesta in Mott Haven is surely one of the world's great gutbombs. Cemitas are the signature sandwiches of Puebla in southern Mexico, the state from which many New York immigrants come. The hubcab-size round sandwich is made with a special roll that often ... More >>
Blogs
August 3, 2009
Birther or Not, Here They Come! Rightbloggers Work the Obama Birth Certificate Angle
As you may have heard, there is among certain people a controversy as whether Barack Obama was really born in the United States. They generally believe that Obama's certification of live birth and the confirmation of Hawaii's State Department of Health are either bogus or insufficient. When lawyer ... More >>
Blogs
July 23, 2009
Tonight! Beach Bums and Goatwhore
We'll run art on Ted Leo when he busts out a floater.If Jack Johnson has taught us anything, it's to never, ever underestimate the sheer marketability of surfing. Obama's entire general election strategy in Hawaii revolved around a single photo-op at the deadly Sandy Beach (see below), just as Johns ... More >>
Blogs
May 20, 2009
Sriracha, Spotted Everywhere
While eating with my in-laws at a stodgy fish restaurant in suburban Massachusetts, I asked the waiter for Sriracha, almost just to see what he would say. But he nodded knowingly, and brought out a dish of the red, garlicky hot sauce. That's when you know that Sriracha has hit the mainstream. That, ... More >>
Blogs
April 16, 2009
CDC: New Yorkers' Sadness Only Mediocre
The Centers for Disease Control did a phone survey which they say reveals the state-by-state sadness levels of citizens, and surprise, New York did not win, place, or show. Kentucky -- yes, the home of bourbon and jes' settin' on the porch -- is the winner, with a frequent mental distress (FMD) occ ... More >>
Blogs
February 26, 2009
Possibly 4th Street 27: Trail of Dead
Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City. Trail of Dead headlines the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, February 27 [tix] and Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, ... More >>
Film
October 15, 2008
Morning Light's Squeaky Clean Disney Agenda
Rob Trucks's "Possibly 4th Street" expositions, in which he invites musicians to perform live and impromptu somewhere in New York City, run intermittently here at Sound of the City. Trail of Dead headlines the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, February 27 [tix] and Bowery Ballroom on Saturday, ... More >>
Film
April 15, 2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall's Sad Sack Extraordinaire
Jason Segel has balls, and uses them to great effect
Columns
April 15, 2008
Free Will Astrology: April 15 to 21
Jason Segel has balls, and uses them to great effect
Music
February 28, 2006
If Diana Krall Played a Ukulele, Would She Win a Grammy?
Jason Segel has balls, and uses them to great effect
News
December 13, 2005
Letters
Jason Segel has balls, and uses them to great effect
Columns
March 29, 2005
Perfect Worlds: Nature House
Jason Segel has balls, and uses them to great effect
Columns
November 23, 2004
Horoscope
Jason Segel has balls, and uses them to great effect
News
March 30, 2004
The Game Of Risk
In which the pentagon rolls the dice and adds states to the U.S.
NYC Life
January 27, 2004
Misstress With the Mostest
In which the pentagon rolls the dice and adds states to the U.S.
NYC Life
January 6, 2004
Incognito
In which the pentagon rolls the dice and adds states to the U.S.
News
May 27, 2003
State of the Unions
What Domestic Partnership Gets You
News
May 20, 2003
Unexpected Steps Against the Patriot Act
Left, Right, Left, Right
Books
February 23, 1999
More Bread or I'll Appear
Left, Right, Left, Right
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