Jerry Seinfeld

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Lena Dunham Nominated For a Webby Because Lena Dunham is Everywhere

The past year has been a big one for Lena Dunham, to say the least. Her HBO series became the most talked about show on television, and the 26 year-old renaissance woman (or girl) quickly became a "voice of her generation," as her alterego Hannah Horvath would phrase it. She won two Golden Globes. S ... More >>

GIDDY UP!

The Jerry Seinfeld show at Lehman College

Talibam! Is Proud to Be the Sixth Grade, Amateur Version of LMFAO

For a feature story this week we sat down with "no school" rap duo Talibam! to talk about their groovy, ass-spanking debut, Puff Up the Volume. The snazzy production team of MC K-Wizzle and MC Moaty Molguz played every instrument on the work, sans samples. You can also get a taste of them via their ... More >>

Five Things You Can Do to Buy NYC's Million-Dollar Parking Spot

Recession? What recession?This morning, the Post reported that the city's most expensive parking spot is now on sale at 66 E. 11th Street in a tiny private garage. The location lies within a $38.8 million loft owned by developer Moran Fareed and includes a shower that shoots vitamin-C-and-aloe infus ... More >>

The New York Dolls (8) Meet Carole King (9) In SOTC's Search For The Quintessential New York Musician

​The Round of 64 for Sound of the City's own version of March Madness—in which you, the Sound of the City voting public, help determine the quintessential New York musician—finishes this weekend, with the Round of 32 kicking off Monday. (The schedule and results so far are here; the fu ... More >>

Q&A: Tanlines' Jesse Cohen On Winning The Best Band Twitter In NYC Award, Zucchini-Borne Controversies, And Comedy As Soccer

Jesse Cohen and Eric Emm of Tanlines. ​Giving the Best Local Music Twitter award in our Best of NYC issue to @tanlines was pretty much a no-brainer. The account, which is run by the duo's Jesse Cohen, is heavy on the wry observational humor and light on the "come see our band" or "here's someb ... More >>

Jerry Seinfeld Joins George and Elaine On Twitter

​Breaking: Jerry Seinfeld has joined Twitter. Finally! Although really it's more surprising that he wasn't on Twitter already, since George and Elaine already are. What's @SeinTime tweeting about?

Jerry Seinfeld Ruined Man's Life, Man Says

​Jerry Seinfeld's short-lived reality show The Marriage Ref was not only so-so television; it also had the power to ruin innocent people. Or so claims Howie Kohlenberg, 47, who appeared on the show with his now-ex-wife Christine in 2010 and now blames Seinfeld for the dissolution of their unio ... More >>

Broadway ChitChat From The Tony Nominees

​This week's column has my invigorating talks with various award nominees who sparkled up the Broadway season. Here are some extra tidbits from the stars: How did Mark Rylance (above), the volcanic actor who's Tony nominated for Jerusalem, feel about not also being nominated for his perform ... More >>

Donald Trump vs. Jerry Seinfeld: What's the Deal With Demagoguery in Public Discourse?

​Jerry Seinfeld has ended up in Donald Trump's doghouse after pulling out of a performance for the Donald's son's charity foundation. Yahoo reports that Seinfeld cited Trump's persistent attacks on Obama's citizenship as the reason he backed out of the fundraiser that was to benefit St. Jude's ... More >>

McDonald's Inspires Most Brand Loyalty Among Coffee Drinkers; Food Writers Can't Stop Recounting Meals at El Bulli

​A YouTube video gone viral suggests that sugar is toxic. Is our excessive consumption of sugar not only causing diabetes and obesity, but heart disease, hypertension, and many common cancers? [NY Times] McCafé customers are apparently more loyal to the Golden Arches than Starbucks patrons o ... More >>

Why Doesn't the Mexican Translate All His Spanish Words?

And does he advocate calling a young girl a “white bitch”?

I'm A Producer...Not!

​The show I'm producing was all set to open this Sunday at 45 Bleecker. I'd assumed it was a reputable theater, since a hit one-man show played there last year and this year, no less than Jerry Seinfeld directed Colin Quinn there in a show that's now heading to Broadway.

HISTORY LESSON

Jerry Seinfeld directs Colin Quinn's solo show

SoupMan Relaunches with Souped Up Publicity

"Soup for you!"​Real-life SoupMan Al Yeganeh, on whom the Seinfeld "Soup Nazi" was based, reportedly hated the parody of him, to the point of banning Jerry Seinfeld from his store. But, apparently, his publicist didn't get the message. The press releases have been rolling in for the past few w ... More >>

What Not to Do in the Midst of A Horrendous Environmental Catastrophe, If You're Barack Obama

That would be "Sing 'Hey Jude' in the East Room of the White House with Paul McCartney, Jack White, Dave Grohl (!), Jerry Seinfeld, Elvis Costello, your wife, and a whole bunch of other people on an evening when BP finally finished sawing through its own oil rig, thus dumping yet still more light ... More >>

Morning Links: Lucky Charms, Mud Truck Sightings, and Smurfs

​• That oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico is bad -- 5,000 barrels a day bad. The spill may reach the coast by Friday. One small bright(ish) spot: The crude is light, more like "iced tea" than heavier crude, and will "cause less environmental damage." No comment from Arizona Iced Tea. • Lucky ... More >>

Shad Roe Makes a Comeback; Cooking Schools Prey on the Unemployed

​Smithfield Foods has posted its first quarterly profit since the swine flu outbreak more than a year ago led to a steep decline in sales. The Chinese and Russian ban on pork product imports may also soon be lifted. [Wall Street Journal] Marines can finally satisfy their hankering for the Ara ... More >>

Eric Massa: The Final Indignities

Saturday Night Live got on the Massa thing, and even hauled in Jerry Seinfeld for the snorkeling jokes. Other late coverage has similarly devolved to the fanciful. Queerty asks "Why Does Every Cable News Chatfest About Rep. Eric Massa Have to Suck So Bad?" and notices that Bill Press, one of th ... More >>

Chatting with Mrs. Claus About Eating Rudolph, the Tyranny of Pies & Feeding the Big Guy

​If you think feeding your family at Christmastime is tough, imagine what poor Mrs. Claus has to go through. St. Nick's spouse opens up about what The Jolly One likes to eat, why elves are bad cooks, and the dining scene at the North Pole. Pardon me for saying it, but you look a lot younger t ... More >>

Naked Chef in America's Fattest City; Heston Blumenthal Serves Shite

​Jerry Seinfeld's wife, Jessica Seinfeld, has won her plagiarism case against author Missy Chase Lapine, who claimed that Deceptively Delicious was a ripoff of her book, The Sneaky Chef. [NY Daily News] The Greenwich Village restaurant Commerce has stopped accepting cash and will only accept ... More >>

Mrs. Seinfeld's Cookbook Does Not Rip Off Lapine's, Judge Rules

​A judge has ruled that a cookbook written by Jerry Seinfeld's wife Jessica does not infringe the copyright of a cookbook written by one Missy Chase Lapine. Lapine had charged that Seinfeld's book, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food, ripped off her book, Th ... More >>

Citi Field Crumbling, Cyclones' Attendance Fall Bring Perverse Comfort to Mets Fans

The New York Post says Citi Field is falling apart: "Huge signs have collapsed, outfield drains have clogged and there are numerous faulty air-conditioning systems and electrical outlets." Also Jerry Seinfeld's luxury box was flooded and is riddled with mold, so it's an ill wind etc. And the Mets' ... More >>

Under Review--Sietsema At An Choi; DiGregorio At Aldea

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema puts newcomer An Choi's banh mi to the test; while Sarah DiGregorio ducks it up Iberian-style at Aldea. Bruni knocks two stars off of Spice Market now that the restaurant has expanded to Atlanta, Istanbul and Doha, Qatar, which could be the reason "sloppines ... More >>

PURDY BOY

Don't tell Seinfeld about this

Yelping the Buttermilk Channel

Carroll Gardens' Buttermilk Channel (524 Court Street, Brooklyn) has been open about two months, and it's drawing raves from both Yelpers and professional critics. Chef Ryan Angulo (Stanton Social) and his comfort food earned five stars out of six from Time Out this week, and Yelpers have been equal ... More >>

Interview: Andrew "Dice" Clay

Andrew "Dice" Clay headlines the Nokia Theater Times Square on Friday, January 16. Tickets are still available here. "Me and my wife broke up in 2002 but since then I've gone through 26 mattresses. It's like these beds can't take a beating. And these chicks aren't even fat." Andrew "Dice" Clay, ... More >>

Wale's Mixtape About Nothing: Best Seinfeld-Related Mixtape Ever

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TABLOIDED: The Daily News vs. The Post

Bee Movie

The Eastern Bloc

Yaeger Travels to the Hamptons. Rides Jitney. Eats Muffin.

NY Mirror

Goth Gals

A tastefully bloody beauty pageant; Murray Hill sells out

A League of Their Own

New York baseball clubs' spate of superstar signings is all about the best offer on the table

The B's Knees

Bottom feeding for bargains at Barneys, Bloomie's, Bergie's, and Bendel's

Close-Up on Tudor City

Return of the Jedediah

A Talk With 'Being America' Author Purdy

Sports

Film

NY Mirror

Hop on Pop

Lear, Seinfeld, and the Dumbing Down of the Academy

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Class clowns

Spring Fever

Seined, Sealed, Delivered