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January 18, 2012
Jay-Z and Kanye West Guard the Throne
And try to bring back the group listen
Blogs
January 3, 2012
The Temperature of 2012: Cold, With a Chance of Flurries (and Sweater Vests)
Welcome back, all! Perhaps you've been working for days already, or perhaps you've been relaxing on a balmy beach -- in any case, we're here to ease you through your troubled Tuesday. First up: Weather. It is cold, the coldest all year (you've heard that joke already?): 27 degrees with a low of 16, ... More >>
Blogs
December 8, 2011
Chris Christie Mic-Checked by Occupy Protesters in Des Moines
New Jersey governor Chris Christie was mic-checked by Occupy protesters yesterday at a Des Moines, Iowa. Christie seems relatively unfazed as the protesters chant "Put people first" (we think that's what they're saying, at least).
Blogs
August 12, 2011
Stephen Colbert Has His Own 'Cheap Cornography' to Sway Iowa Voters
Stephen Colbert: cornographerStephen Colbert has debuted his own Super PAC ads in Iowa to get voters to cast their ballot for Rick Parry (that's Parry with an 'A' for America, as opposed to Perry, the Texas Governor). And if his rival Super PACs can do it, why shouldn't he too resort to "chea ... More >>
Blogs
July 21, 2011
An Evil Heat Dome Is Hovering Over America
Not exactly what's happening.Guys: This is not normal heat. This is heat of another sort, powerful, malevolent heat that hopes to overtake America in a "claustrophobia-inducing greenhouse of heat and sadness." Seriously, this is a real thing, a 1 million square-mile high-pressure system hangi ... More >>
Blogs
July 8, 2011
I Was On Keith Olbermann's Show Last Night!
Yes, the old team is back! I was delighted to get the call to join Keith on his new Current TV show and talk about a kooky new guideline that would force Republican presidential hopefuls going through Iowa to take an absolute vow of... Well, watch the clip and you'll see.
Blogs
May 12, 2011
Adult Prom Is the Saddest Prom
Here is a rarely discussed fact: Put the word "adult" in front of most nouns, and they become sadder, a bit desperate, somehow clinging to a semblance of youth while at the same time inherently denying it. Rarely does the word "adult" help a noun, because if "child" or "teen" or "underaged" i ... More >>
Blogs
April 8, 2011
Guy Fieri Gets a New Yellow Convertible; Jersey Shore Cast Members Banned from The Box
Guy Fieri has replaced the canary-yellow Lamborghini that was stolen last month with what calls a "bitchin' Camaro," in bright yellow. [SF Chronicle] A new iPhone app allows you to snap a picture of a dish, then converts it into a corresponding calorie count. Magic? [CNET] The new People's ... More >>
Blogs
February 22, 2011
The Five Worst P.R. Pitches Of All Time
You know, publicists' ideas of what would make a great story. I get 'em all day long. Pitches aimed at a catcher with a limp wrist who keeps fumbling the ball! I just don't give a shit! The absolute worst volleys I tend to get are:
Film
January 12, 2011
In Twelve Thirty, Talking and Fucking and Talking Some More
You know, publicists' ideas of what would make a great story. I get 'em all day long. Pitches aimed at a catcher with a limp wrist who keeps fumbling the ball! I just don't give a shit! The absolute worst volleys I tend to get are:
Blogs
December 21, 2010
Republicans Win the Census; New York Loses Two Seats in House
Numbers from the latest U.S. census are out! The U.S. population has reached a heady 308,745,538 people, which, though it seems like a lot, is actually the slowest growth we've had since the Great Depression. Of all the states, Nevada grew the most.
Blogs
August 16, 2010
Mosque Near Ground Zero Becoming Political Hot Potato
Our little neighborhood construction flap over whether to build a mosque (which is really like the equivalent of an Islamic version of the Jewish Community Center) near Ground Zero took a huge step onto the national and then international stages over the weekend. At a Ramadan Iftar dinner at the Wh ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 22, 2010
DARK CRYSTAL
Nick Reding discusses Methland
Blogs
October 27, 2009
More Adventures in Ridiculously High-Priced Ham: Domestic Culatello
At almost $60 per pound, culatello can't hold a candle to pata negra jamon, costwise, but it still seems expensive, right? Last week we marveled at the $169.00 per pound Bellota variety of the jamon Iberico called pata negra. Stepping down to the next most expensive ham I know of (neglectin ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2009
Largest Pumpkin Bursts Onto the Scene
Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle reports that, at the yearly pumpkin weigh-in at Half Moon Bay, a 1,658-pound pumpkin won. The behemoth clinched the coveted title of largest recorded pumpkin at Half Moon Bay, which sits in the center of a lush coastal agricultural regi ... More >>
Theater
August 4, 2009
Slipping Stomps Into Young, Gay Iowa
Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle reports that, at the yearly pumpkin weigh-in at Half Moon Bay, a 1,658-pound pumpkin won. The behemoth clinched the coveted title of largest recorded pumpkin at Half Moon Bay, which sits in the center of a lush coastal agricultural regi ... More >>
Voice Choices
June 24, 2009
MGMT
Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle reports that, at the yearly pumpkin weigh-in at Half Moon Bay, a 1,658-pound pumpkin won. The behemoth clinched the coveted title of largest recorded pumpkin at Half Moon Bay, which sits in the center of a lush coastal agricultural regi ... 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 29, 2009
NH Legislature Passes Gay Marriage Bill
"Then he felt a kind of queerness come over him at having said what he'd said; though, naturally, being a New Hampshireman, he wouldn't take it back." -- Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Devil and Daniel Webster." The New Hampshire state senate just passed, by a vote of 13 to 11, HB436, a gay marriage ... More >>
Film
April 1, 2009
Boden and Fleck's Sugar Sidesteps Sports Clichés, Finds the Sweet Spot
"Then he felt a kind of queerness come over him at having said what he'd said; though, naturally, being a New Hampshireman, he wouldn't take it back." -- Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Devil and Daniel Webster." The New Hampshire state senate just passed, by a vote of 13 to 11, HB436, a gay marriage ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2009
Ramsay's Methods Questioned
Marco Pierre White wonders why his former student, Gordon Ramsay, needs to yell and scream and belittle people so much. We have some ideas.[NY Post]The Journal reviews online dining reservation services.[WSJ]Shocker! New research out of the UK finds that popular recipes from celebrity chefs like Nig ... More >>
Voice Choices
October 8, 2008
ELECTION WOES
Hard lessons from a former Howard Dean staffer
Blogs
June 17, 2008
Preaching to the Dire
Hard lessons from a former Howard Dean staffer
News
January 8, 2008
Obama in Harlem
Barack's troops are undeterred, but even black voters may need some convincing
News
January 8, 2008
Giuliani's Immigration Problem
Much as he hates to admit it, Rudy loved (most of) those huddled masses
Film
October 2, 2007
Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis's Genetically Modified Harvest
Much as he hates to admit it, Rudy loved (most of) those huddled masses
NYC Life
June 12, 2007
The Queer Agenda 2007
An incremental approach to making gay life a little bit more fabulous
Film
March 21, 2006
'Iowa'
An incremental approach to making gay life a little bit more fabulous
Columns
October 26, 2004
NY Mirror
An incremental approach to making gay life a little bit more fabulous
News
September 28, 2004
Drain the Treasury, Pour in the Votes
Desperate Bush touts phony "middle-class" tax cut
News
January 20, 2004
New Hampshire Down to the Wire
Kerry and Dean Tied; Edwards Is the Sleeper
Art
December 30, 2003
Remote Patrol
Kerry and Dean Tied; Edwards Is the Sleeper
News
November 25, 2003
Ignoring the Voters, Democrats Pile on Pitiful Dean
Kerry and Dean Tied; Edwards Is the Sleeper
News
November 25, 2003
A New Colonial War
Steel Tariff Provokes Brits to Focus on Key U.S. States
News
August 12, 2003
Blog the Vote
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
News
February 4, 2003
Barbaric Bard
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
Columns
December 10, 2002
Horoscope
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
Columns
November 12, 2002
Horoscope
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
Film
October 8, 2002
It's Oh So Quiet
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
NYC Life
September 17, 2002
Listings
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
Film
August 21, 2001
Accidents Will Happen
The Web's Best Presidential Campaign News
News
November 14, 2000
Court Decisions Likely to Spark Scorched Earth Campaign by Bush
Awaiting the Call for Recounts of Recounts Around the Nation
News
October 10, 2000
Pigskin Pioneers
Slow Racial Progress and a Cloud of Dust
News
August 22, 2000
Night Crawler
Worming Your Way Through the Underground
Theater
May 2, 2000
Pro & Con Artists
Worming Your Way Through the Underground
News
January 25, 2000
Nation
Worming Your Way Through the Underground
Specials
May 18, 1999
Letters
Worming Your Way Through the Underground
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October 13, 1998
Letters
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