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Night of 1000 Gowns Was Sumptuous

The Imperial Court of New York's annual Night of 1000 Gowns gala--at the Hilton last night--brought out a sumptuous array of gown- and tux-wearers of various genders, as the court gathered to anoint the new Emperor and Empress, Wen-Dee Bouvier Pinkhouse and Gracie Steeles. What a night. From red ca ... More >>

Diplo-Approved Flume Hates the Roided-Out Bros and Orange Chicks of EDM Culture

Harley Streten blames Jersey Shore for the rise of EDM culture. "It seems like a trend," says the 21-year-old Australian producer, who records and performs primarily as Flume. Halfway through his eight-show run of his first South by Southwest-- which he describes as "CMJ on steroids"-- Streten was a ... More >>

Why "World Music" Doesn't Mean Anything Anymore: What I Learned At APAP

If you ever had any doubts about whether the global pop promotion game was an intellectual enterprise as well as an entrepreneurial movement, this year's 10th pairing of NYC's annual Global Fest with the yearly Association of Professional Arts Presenters' conference would set you straight. APAP fir ... More >>

Michael Cardillo, Another Piece in the Galleon Insider Trading Scandal, Sentenced, Gets Probation, Fine

Another character in the insider trading scandal involving Raj Rajaratnam [at right] was sentenced yesterday, and once again the sentence appeared fairly light. Michael Cardillo, a former portfolio manager with Rajaratnam's Galleon Group, got no prison, but three years of probation, probably in pa ... More >>

Q&A: Meyhem Lauren On Hotel Life, Ralph Lauren, And Why The Wu-Tang Clan Is The Best Rap Group Of All Time

Room 426 at the Embassy Suites hotel in Texas might not be up there with the great rap recording studios, but for two days earlier this year it was transformed into an impromptu hip-hop spot by Meyhem Lauren. While he was there, the Queens resident and long-time Action Bronson associate cut a new mi ... More >>

The Return of Jimmy Cliff as the Rude Boy in The Harder They Come

Alleged Genovese Mobsters Indicted For Multiple Mobster-y Crimes

The United States Attorney's Office announced this afternoon that several alleged members of the Genovese crime family have been indicted on multiple mobster-y crimes dating back to 2006.In all, 11 people were indicted, including alleged Genovese Captain Conrad Ianniello, and several Genovese "soldi ... More >>

Whitney Houston Mourned; P.S. 87 Aide Arrested In Sexual Abuse Case Arraigned; NYU Expansion Protested

As we noted last night, singer Whitney Houston died yesterday at the age of 48. She was found dead of unknown causes in her hotel room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen told the Associated Press that "there were no obvious signs of any criminal intent." The death of t ... More >>

Singer Whitney Houston, 48, Dies

Sad news out of Los Angeles tonight: The Associated Press reported that Whitney Houston has died at the age of 48. Houston was found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where she was scheduled to attend producer Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party tonight.

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend

Mayors For Freedom to Marry Launches With Mike Bloomberg At The Helm

Being mayor of New York City is kind of like being president of the universe, so it's only fair that our very own Mike Bloomberg lead the effort in some national thangs, too. He already is one of two co-chairs for the coalition of Mayors Against Illegal Guns , and now he can add another "chair" to h ... More >>

Aquavit's Keri Levens on Swedish Fish

Keri Levens has worked as Aquavit's wine director since May. Though she studied art history and art at Rutgers University, she ultimately decided to pursue a culinary career. She chatted with Fork in the Road this week about her work at the restaurant (65 East 55th Street) and how she plays with dri ... More >>

This Week in the Voice: Payback, Osama Bin Laden Is Dead

​In this week's issue of the Voice, Graham Rayman writes movingly of his memories of September 11, 2001...and how Osama bin Laden's recent death doesn't solve everything, but certainly helps: "I have to admit feeling satisfied, and astonished that all these memories came back so clearly as if ... More >>

Tillman the Skateboarding Dog Takes New York (And We Meet Him)

As soon as you give a dog a skateboard, the iPhones come out. After all, skateboarding dogs are pretty much the perfect storm of YouTube video success (one-of-a-kind moments, extreme sports, and cute animals), and no one does it better than Tillman. You may know him from the iPhone commercial, or m ... More >>

New Jersey Man Uses Blind, Dumb Luck to Predict Correct Final Four

​5.9 million people filled out March Madness brackets on ESPN.com this year, and astoundingly only 2 of them picked the Final Four correctly. Of these two, one of their identities has yet to be revealed (probably because he's an octopus). WNYC reports that the other clairvoyant sports fan is J ... More >>

Excerpt: The 33 1/3 Book On Fleetwood Mac's Tusk, Featuring A Lot Of Money, A Lot Of Cocaine, And A Lot Of Band Bed-Hopping

​Recently, beloved friend-of-SOTC Rob Trucks (last seen chatting with the Big Star tribute crew and exploring Bob Dylan-centric Greenwich Village landmarks) published a book on Fleetwood Mac's Tusk, adding to the venerable 33 1/3 series the tale of the fraught, outrageously expensive, doggedl ... More >>

Dear Single Women of NYC: It's Not Them, It's You.

The plight of the single lady

Alex Cox's Repo Chick: From Celebutante to Badass

Black Swan Is "a Lezzie Wet Dream"!

Friars do Quentin Tarantino to a turn; Miami's pretty hot, too

Nat Hentoff's Role in the Pentagon Papers

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 24, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 25 U.S. v. N.Y. Times v. Zion v. Earth By Nat Hentoff As has been noted in the Washington Post, among other places, I printed the only pre-publication reference to the New York Times' story on the secret Pe ... More >>

Dan Donovan's Election Day

By Ryan Gellis​ Standing in a thinning crowd of Staten Island ferry commuters Tuesday, you might have made the mistake of thinking Big Rudy, America's favorite mayor, was coming back to run for office. The few in the crowd who were willing to chance missing the boat would stop to shake Giuli ... More >>

To Truly Go Green, Eat Bugs; Should GM Fish Be Labeled?

​Phil Ross, a San Francisco-based chef and artist, hosted an insect-based meal at Brooklyn Kitchen this past weekend, as a means to promote a tasty, sustainable diet of animals you can raise yourself at home. [NY Times] Less than a month after Eataly was unleashed on New Yorkers, a roundup of ... More >>

Inside Rick Lazio's Biggest Wall Street Deal—The Chummy E-Mails

Diverting nearly a billion in retiree benefits into subprime risk? Oh, just watch him work the e-mail.

Top Chef: 'I'm More Than a Vuitton Bag'

Bravo​Morning in the Top Chef household this week means 10 seconds of obligatory mourning for Tracey and Arnold's happy conclusion that after last week's challenge, "I guess the grill is my friend." But there's no time for introspection, because soon, the chefs have more pressing concerns: mak ... More >>

Top Chef: Who Got High and Came Up With This Idea?

Bravo​ Having made it through Episode 1 of Top Chef without being scarred by its trademark egregious puns, viewers had almost started to relax. But the show's close proximity to our nation's government proved far too alluring for its writers, and five minutes into last night's episode, we wer ... More >>

Chicago 1968: Things Start to Get Ugly

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 29, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 46 Outside the Arena: Prelims are Bloody by Paul Cowan and Jack Newfield CHICAGO -- The lid blew off Monday night. In the Amphitheatre: Hubert Humphrey made his pact with the South and John Connally be ... More >>

Nat Hentoff on the Police Riot Against Yippies at Grand Central

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. April 4, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 25 Keeping the Cops From Rioting by Nat Hentoff As Don McNeill's story in last week's Voice made clear -- much, much clearer than any of the writing in the Times on the event -- members of the police force ... More >>

Ricky Powell's Official Guide to Rappin' With The Rickster, His Legendary '90s Public Access TV Show

Sitting on a park bench in Washington Square Park on a Thursday afternoon, with a small silver transistor radio clutched in his left hand and his trusty Minolta AF2 Hi-Matic camera slung around his shoulder, 49-year-old Ricky Powell breaks off from conversation to yell at a gaggle of teenage girls ... More >>

Journalist Sued for Accurately Quoting Source Wins Case

​Last year freelance writer Amy Wallace wrote a story for Wired called "An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All" about anti-vaccination advocates. In the article, Dr. Paul Offit says of one such advocate, Barbara Loe Fisher of the National Vaccine Information ... More >>

Gabby Killer Nets Shooter Jayson Williams Now Accused of Keeping His Mouth Shut

No balls: Jayson Williams wrote this tell-all in 2001, before he killed his chauffeur. Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams, once one of the most talkative athletes, is now a killer who won't even talk to his lawyers. And he owes them big-time: Williams still hasn't gone to prison for shooting his limousi ... More >>

Springsteen Won't Play Christie's Inaugural; Supports Gay Marriage Instead

​Incoming Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie asked Jersey bard Bruce Springsteen to play at his January 19 inauguration. The Boss declined. Christie's people say "he doesn't want to get involved in state politics" and wished Christie "every success." The Governor-Elect will in ... 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 >>

Clip Job: Eric Burdon, Animals, Generally Annoyed by Screaming Teens

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesSeptember 17, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 48The Animals in NYBy Sally KemptonWith American hysteria over English rock-and-roll singers reaching new heights, the purveyors of entertainment for the young last week booked a series of English acts in two r ... More >>

Rightwing Site Uses the Voice, Dirty Jokes to Beg for Money

Our Rightbloggers columns frequently get "thanks for the link" messages from its victims, and we are only too happy to have obliged. Mockery's like manure -- it's no good unless you spread it around. But today we learn that World Net Daily, the Obama "birther" site known affectionately around the ... More >>

The Low Point in the David Carradine Coverage

Fighting off the recession with priceless gems. Plus, a few Debbie taunts.

That's Not Funny! Obama's Jokes Spur Hilarious Rightblogger Comedy Clinic

As we have seen, repeatedly, rightbloggers don't need much to set them off. This week, for example, they got a lot of mileage out of Obama asking for dijon mustard on his hamburger. When rightwing talking heads made a big deal of the President's condiment choice, lefties made mock of them. Righ ... More >>

Freak Show: Tod Browning Festival at Film Forum

In praise of a carnie king

Andy Warhol's Other Coast at MOMA

Former Former Nets Shooter Jayson Williams Rampages, Is Tasered, Goes to Psych Ward

Apparently Jayson Williams bugged out. The former Nets star, who was found not guilty of manslaughter after blowing away a chauffeur with a shotgun in 2004, became "suicidal and violent" this morning at the Embassy Suites at Battery Park City, and was tasered by police, who then remanded him to th ... More >>

Last Night's Brunello Tasting at the Hilton

The tumultuous scene inside one of the Hilton ballrooms at Vino 2009, the Italian wine tasting I almost never accept invitations to promotional events, but when I got a card a few weeks ago admitting me and a friend to a tasting of the newly released 2004 Brunellos, I thought a few seconds ... More >>

Bloomberg, Baba Wawa Endorse Each Other Over Breakfast

Labor War in Chelsea

For the first time, non-union immigrants are building Manhattan's high-rise towers

Unnatural Disaster

A Dirty Cop at the Top

Pataki's Police Czar Penetrates Federal Probe of Gov's Campaign

CMJ Musicfest 2003

Weingarten's War

The Teacher Boss Puts Bloomberg on the 'Bad Step'

Tearing Down the Wall

Two Views of Democracy Battle in Quebec City

The Right Stuff

How Bush Met His Maker in South Carolina

The 1998 Wacko Awards