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  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    In Honor of MLK: Lunch Counter Sit-Ins of the 1960s

    Martin Luther King and associates at the Durham, North Carolina, Woolworth's lunch counter after it had been closed by the company, February 16, 1960 Sometimes restaurants are good for more than just eating. In honor of Martin Luther King's birthday, Fork in the Road presents this collection of hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2011

    Lew Zuchman, a Freedom Rider 50 Years Ago, Recalls Historic Journey

    Lew Zuchman: a mug shot for freedomFifty years ago this month, black and white Freedom Riders set out on buses for the South to challenge local segregation laws, particularly in bus terminals' restaurants and waiting rooms. Their 1961 journey became a turning point in the civil rights movement when ... More >>

  • Film

    May 11, 2011

    Summer Movie Guide 2011

    Superheroes, sequels, and TWO Conans! Summer has arrived.

  • Music

    March 9, 2011

    Southern Soul Guide: Sweet Angel, Mel Waiters, and Luther Lackey

    A pack of thoroughly modern throwbacks

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2010

    The James Beard Awards Semi-Finalists Have Been Announced

    Will the spirit of James Beard smile upon New York chefs?​The James Beard Foundation announced its list of semi-finalists for the annual James Beard Awards today, kicking off the food world's very own Oscar season scrum. The semi-finalists were selected from a pool of 21,000 online entries; th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Clip Job: Ed Koch in Mississippi

     Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesSeptember 3, 1964, Vol. IX, No. 46The Mississippi FrontBy Edward I. KochOn August 17, 1964, I left Jackson, Mississippi, to attend a court hearing in Laurel, Mississippi, two hours away by car. Court started at 3 p.m. at City Hall. The hear ... More >>

  • News

    June 3, 2009

    MobFellas: Simels, Gleeson, and Shargel

    The only-in-NY trial that brings together a lawyer to drug kingpins, his mob attorney, and the Gotti prosecutor

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2009

    Clip Job: Miss Hansberry & Bobby K

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesJune 6, 1963, Vol. VIII, No. 33Miss Hansberry & Bobby KBy Diane Fisher"When we left the Kennedys' apartment I had a feeling of complete futility, and as we got on the elevator I wondered if there is any way to make the white people in this co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2009

    James Beard Semifinalists Announced

    The semifinalists for the illustrious James Beard awards have been announced, with a quite a few hometown favorites in the lot, including Dan Barber and Tom Colicchio in the the Outstanding Chef category; Babba and Jean George for Outstanding Restaurant;  Corton, Momofuku Ko, and Scarpetta for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2008

    Daily Flog: Monkey-wrenching the vote -- count on it

    The semifinalists for the illustrious James Beard awards have been announced, with a quite a few hometown favorites in the lot, including Dan Barber and Tom Colicchio in the the Outstanding Chef category; Babba and Jean George for Outstanding Restaurant;  Corton, Momofuku Ko, and Scarpetta for ... More >>

  • People

    March 4, 2008

    Open marriages—do they ever work?

    Weekly sex advice from Dan Savage

  • People

    February 26, 2008

    How Do I Dump a Submissive Who Does My Dishes and Gives Me Blowjobs?

    Weekly sex advice from Dan Savage

  • People

    February 5, 2008

    Can You Use Sex Toys in More Than One Relationship?

    Weekly sex advice from Dan Savage

  • News

    September 26, 2006

    Daddy's Girl

    Millionaire Bruce McMahan loved his daughter so much, he married her.

  • Specials

    May 24, 2005

    Letters

    Millionaire Bruce McMahan loved his daughter so much, he married her.

  • News

    January 25, 2005

    Still Digging

    A reporter hunts racist murderers, but does a verdict mean the case is closed?

  • Specials

    December 28, 2004

    Letter to the Editor

    A reporter hunts racist murderers, but does a verdict mean the case is closed?

  • News

    October 19, 2004

    The Soldiers Who Said No

    A pair of Mississippi women challenge the army brass on behalf of their soldier-husbands in Iraq

  • News

    August 31, 2004

    The Women Who Stand for Dubya

    It's so nice to have a man around the White House

  • Specials

    November 20, 2001

    Letters

    It's so nice to have a man around the White House

  • News

    October 12, 1999

    Bigger and Blacker

    How the former mayor made Al Sharpton kosher and is winning back the hearts of African Americans

  • News

    November 10, 1998

    Cheerleaders For Violence

    How the former mayor made Al Sharpton kosher and is winning back the hearts of African Americans

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