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Different Tongues: 10 Foreign Language Songs That Rule the World

A couple of caveats to this list: first, it actually includes more than 10 songs. Since one is sung primarily in English and another isn't technically a "foreign" language, they're considered halfsies, making up one whole. Also, no songs sung in Spanish are on this list. I'm not saying Spanish isn ... More >>

An Early Look at New Vietnamese Joint Falansai

Friends of ours who live in Bushwick looked east down a deserted-looking block of Harrison and said, "I've lived in this neighborhood for ten years, and I still can't believe there's a restaurant down there." Warehouses are quickly converting to lofts near the Morgan L stop, especially around still- ... More >>

Super Bowl Commercial Week: Brad Pitt Ditches the Paparazzi (and Jennifer Aniston) on a Beer Run

Despite opposing claims from TMZ, celebrities are actually nothing like us. Take, for example, this 2005 Heineken commercial starring a beer-thirsty Brad Pitt. In it, the star uses some stealth techniques to avoid the legions of photographers who capture his every move. The ad ran on the heels of ... More >>

James Bond Is Ever Less Relevant—And Still Beloved. Why?

Fifty years in, out of time

See How Much Your Favorite James Bond Drinks, Kills, and Hooks Up

The Economist has composed a chart of James Bond's alcohol consumption in relation to his take-downs and hook-ups. [See More Drink Up: 5 Great Sodas in NYC | 5 Best West Village Wine Bars | The 10 Best Draft-Beer Bars in New York]

The Strange Fate of Kim's Video

The best video collection in New York was shipped to a Sicilian town with a promise that it would be kept accessible to cinephiles. Here's what really happened to it.

Live: The Cops Shut Down Fool's Gold Day Off; DJ A-Trak Throws Out More T-Shirts

Check out our slideshow from the party. Fool's Gold Day Off: French Montana, Danny Brown, Brothers Macklovitch, Just Blaze, Flosstradamus, Flatbush Zombies, Nick Catchdubs, Ricky Blaze, Party Supplies, #BEEN #TRILL, Telephoned, and more City Winery Monday, September 3 Better than: Rain. Last yea ... More >>

Heineken Releasing Two New Beers Soon

Heineken is releasing two new beers in the U.S. this month -- Amstel Wheat and Tecate Michelada. According to Reuters, Amstel Wheat will be sold in bottles in the Northeast, Chicago and Minneapolis, after a year-long test of the beer on draught.

James Bond Becomes a Beer Man, Fans Not So Impressed

James Bond will no longer be ordering martinis "shaken, not stirred." The Bond franchise has sealed a marketing deal with Heineken, rumored at $45 million, to have the spy sip on the Dutch beer instead of the usual martini in the upcoming Bond film, Skyfall.

Happy Hour at Pizza Roma

Pizza Roma has just started an Italian aperitivo-style happy hour called "pizzAperitivo," where from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., you get a free slice of pizza with every glass of wine or beer purchased.

Cash In Now, Honey: The 11 Best Uses Of Music In Commercials This Year

We are adidas' friends. You'll never be shoeless again. ​Right now in a record store (probably in Seattle or maybe in Austin), two people are flipping through used vinyl and talking about music. Inevitably, one of them will turn to the other, pick up a record and accuse that musician or band o ... More >>

Download Tanya Morgan's Breezy, Brazil-Inspired "Whatever That's Mine"

​After 2009's landmark Brooklynati (immortalized on YIMBY's Best Local Music of 2009 Mixtape and a slew of excellent solo releases, Tanya Morgan, New York's greatest living heirs to De La Soul is Dead, have finally returned. Their nine-track EP ARMY Edition (out November 22) comes in a "a tran ... More >>

A Place to Bury Strangers Drummer Jay Weilminster On Why His New Bar Is No Fun

A Place to Bury Strangers has been called "The Loudest Band in New York." So, when we heard one of its members was opening a bar on the Lower East Side, we were surprised to learn it would be a tapas place. Sounds so dainty. Well, it turns out that tapas can be just as rock 'n' roll as beer and whis ... More >>

The Latest Advertising Scam: The Pop-Up Billboard

​ Experts tell us that the average American consumer is exposed to 3,000 advertising messages per day. Does it sometimes drive you crazy? Popping up all over your computer, crowding out the content, repeatedly interrupting your favorite TV show, in sheets handed out by shills on the corners, b ... More >>

Live: TV On The Radio Pop Up In The Sky

​ TV on the Radio Billboard at the corner of Lafayette and Great Jones Sts. Wednesday, August 17 Better than: "Not a concert," said someone standing next to me. Two days ago Maura forwarded me an email from a Heineken rep giving her the heads-up on a "newsworthy event" set to take place the ... More >>

Today's Three Signs That The Concept Of "Punk" Has Reached An Awkward Age

These riches could be yours. ​ 1. The CBGB brand is up for auction. Not all that surprising a development given the financial woes suffered by the company that used to hold the trademark had. But still a little sad? Especially because of the high odds that Forever 21 or Urban Outfitters wins o ... More >>

Live: N.E.R.D. Brings Highline Ballroom To A Standstill

N.E.R.D. Highline Ballroom Tuesday, May 31 Better than: Sweating in the heat outdoors, but only barely. Jumping into the event-planning space normally afforded to Heineken and other higher-end brands, Coors Light tried to put on a show last night. Vinyl banners, hanging from the VIP section, gave ... More >>

Live: The Dismemberment Plan Do The Standing Still (And Flail Around A Lot) At Webster Hall

Travis Morrison, in a rare break from his stand-up-comedy routine. Pics by Jena Cumbo.​The Dismemberment Plan Webster Hall Saturday, January 29 Better Than: Back when they played shows with Death Cab for Cutie as the "Death and Dismemberment" tour. Travis Morrison, frontman for freshly reun ... More >>

Amanda Cohen Enlightens Us on the Topic of Canadian Thanksgiving

​What can one say about Thanksgiving that hasn't been said already? Absolutely nothing. Which is why we find ourselves thinking about our friends to the north, who already celebrated Thanksgiving a month ago. Canadian Thanksgiving, like Canadian Nanaimo bars and Canadian curling, is a subject ... More >>

Week In Review: The Love and the Wizardry

We are all Jay-Z's children,. Photo by Jori Klein.​In the week we told you why you can't hate Kanye West and love My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy at the same time, we made similarly bold claims about Girl Talk--ten worst moments on that record, right here--and the Beatles, who along with a c ... More >>

Fulvio Bonavia, Italian Photographer, Creates Fashion Accessories Out of Food

​Try not to nibble on your broccoli purse. Fulvio Bonavia is an Italian photographer and graphic artist who makes fashion accessories out of food. Many of the images shown here are originally taken from his book, A Matter of Taste (Hachette Australia, 2008). Based in Milan, the phographer beg ... More >>

Live: Nas, Cee Lo, Pete Rock, And Diplo Command An Open Bar Beneath The Manhattan Bridge At Heineken's Behest

Nas, imploring everyone to Tweet #heineken. Pics by Puja, more below.​Nas/Cee Lo/Pete Rock/Diplo/J Cole Some Random Warehouse Saturday, November 13 Better Than: The same show sponsored by almost anyone else. "How can you not have a good time when this is free?" shouted hip-hop artist Bua as ... More >>

Nas, Diplo, Pete Rock, Cee-Lo and More Playing Secret NYC Show For Free

Nas​The Heineken Inspire Encore show on Saturday, November 13 will feature an all-star lineup including Nas, Diplo, Pete Rock, Cee-Lo, Roxy Cottontail and a special guest. The location is so far secret and will be announced the morning of the event via text message. Best of all, it's free!

Revd Up Pi to Deliver More Healthy Pizza, Starting Tomorrow

Start your engines.​Just when you thought the city had reached its quota of healthy pizza joints, the awkwardly named Revd Up Pi announces its debut tomorrow at 451 Third Avenue in Murray Hill. The angle here is eco-friendliness, with a storefront façade made of recycled Heineken bottles and ... More >>

Stream A Track From NBA Star Rony Seikaly, Who's DJing At Lavo Saturday Night

​If you make it out for only one DJ fete this weekend starring a Lebanese ex-NBA big man, make it former Miami Heat center Rony Seikaly's set Saturday night at Lavo. This is apparently a thing Rony does now -- our friends at Miami New Times have declared him the World's Tallest DJ and praised ... More >>

What You Drink, When You're Commuting

​The New York Times has offered up a rather fascinating exploration of what commuters drink while traveling on New York's various booze-serving transport options. And while we can only assume these stats on the $9 million bar car industry pertain to the commute home and not to work, we won't j ... More >>

Eating the U.S. Open: Does the Pat LaFrieda Burger Hold Love?

Is the baseline burger an ace?​It's day three of the U.S. Open, one of the swankiest sporting events you can attend outside a Hamptons polo match. There's a Ralph Lauren shop open till late on the grounds and a slew of celebrity chefs cooking there, too, including Rick Moonen, Jonathan Waxman, ... More >>

Six Ways Live Nation Could Become More Fan Friendly

​On Saturday, the Times ran an overview of the woes facing this summer's tours, which have seen sales overall suffer despite sellouts for the likes of Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber. Even the Eagles--once an act that could be guaranteed to print money from boomers--have suffered during the dog da ... More >>

Buka Gets a Liquor License in Time for the Big Ghana-Uruguay Match

Chantal MartineauBuka gets booze.​ It may be positioning itself as "the most authentic Nigerian restaurant" in the city, or so say the business cards, but Buka in Clinton Hill actually has more of a Brooklyn bar feel. Instead of your usual African restaurant accoutrements -- masks, colorful p ... More >>

Advice for the Tribeca Film Festival: Party Harder!

Maialino's Nick Anderer: His Earliest Food Memory, Strange Requests From Diners, and What's in his Fridge

Nick Anderer at Maialino​ Yesterday, we caught up with Maialino's executive chef, Nick Anderer, about the restaurant's signature suckling pig, and the masculinity of Roman food. Today, in the second half of the interview, we talk about Anderer's earliest food memory, the trials and tribulati ... More >>

Booze News: A Rum Rebellion; Repeal Day Celebrations

​ A "rum rebellion" may be starting in the cocktail world, says the Times. As rum drinks gain popularity, rum bars are opening around the country, serving well-crafted sugar cane distillates, which are a bargain when compared with high-end whiskies and brandies. [NY Times] Distilling without ... More >>

Our 10 Best Beers

​ When we got the idea to do Our 10 Best Beers, little did we realize what a shark tank we were jumping into. While wine drinkers, cocktail swillers, and those that drink their spirits neat are a very vocal and cantankerous bunch, the vast majority of beer fanciers just sit back, foamy quaff i ... More >>

With Thompson Done, Union People Consider Their Options

Photo (cc) eliotwb. By Steve Patrick Ercolani. As a crowded elevator car ascended to the third floor of the Hilton on Sixth Avenue Tuesday night, a campaign aide informed former Democratic mayoral nominee Fernando Ferrer that WCBS wanted an interview. "It seems like just yesterday I was at the W ... More >>

The Mayor of Sneakerdom

A cautionary tale laced with obsession

Filling the Buffet on a Carnival Cruise

How much food do you need to stuff 3,000 people on a five-day cruise to Canada? If you headed over to the Carnival Triumph, currently docked in Manhattan on the Hudson, you could witness the loading of 160 tubs of vanilla ice cream, 16 cases of Lucky Charms, 1,000 pounds of boneless short ribs, and ... More >>

Hear Extremely Brief Snippets of Asher Roth's Upcoming Asleep in the Bread Aisle, Relive the Listening Party Magic

There were no shortage of video cameras and dudes wielding them at last night's listening session for Asher Roth's forthcoming Asleep in the Bread Aisle, the brass tacks of which we will withhold for a while longer. Suffice to say both Heineken and Wonderbread were involved. True stans, however, w ... More >>

Distracted at Distracted: An Audience Report

Lisa Loomer's new play, Distracted, is about dealing with a hyper kid in a world that itself seems to be on stimulants. On opening night, everything conspired to prove her point. Francesca Mari reports. People push into the Laura Pels Theatre for the opening of Distracted like passengers boarding ... More >>

Dear Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Why's Your TONY Personal Ad So Douchey?

Oh, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, now we will never be together. You will never sit in boxer shorts at the foot of my bed, singing "Buriedfed" in husky a cappella (yeah that song is about predicting your own suicide, but in a sexy way), and we will never spend a sun-dappled afternoon strolling ... More >>

Brooklyn Brewery's Steve Hindy Can't Get a Break on New Digs

M.I.A. Live at McCarren Park Pool

ONE MILLION CUSTOMERS SERVED

M.I.A. graces the first of many outdoor stages

Where To Get Cheap Eats Near Shea and Yankee Stadium

Take me out to the ballgame—but feed me right

Clip Job: Village Voice Auto Rally

Fuck a Blog: Asylum Street Spankers

Free Will Astrology

The Ad Blitzers' Facade

A city pol sheds her grace on a campaign backer. How unsightly.

Dancer in the Dark

JoJo Fingered?