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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Please Enjoy This Brief Clip Of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, A Pumpkin, And A Basketball Hoop

    In the above video, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slam-dunks a pumpkin in honor of the Smashing Pumpkins, because the Internet demands absurdist content to feed its perpetual-motion machine. I would have preferred a recreation of the Airplane! scene where some smartass kid starts smack-talking Kareem-in-disg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    A Goy in Wonderland

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 25, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 21 A goy in wonderland By Joe Flaherty The lamentable thing about life is that it is devoid of fanfare. Man's odyssey more times than not is heralded by a kazoo rather than a trumpet. The spiritual milest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2010

    Rightbloggers Denounce Stewart - Colbert Rally to Restore Sanity Cat Stevens

    On Saturday in Washington Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Keep Fear Alive. The purpose of the event, which drew more than 200,000 people, was to help Cat Stevens win support for his fatwa against Salman Rushdie. What, you didn't know that? You must have mis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Knicks Win First Championship; Voice Lauds Wilt Chamberlain

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 14, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 20 A Word for Wilt by Andrew Sarris I am convinced that if Wilt Chamberlain appeared on the floor of Madison Square Garden with a supporting team of four arthritic midgets against a team of NBA All-Stars, the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2010

    Week In Review: Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay

    My compatriots are either in Texas for SXSW or Mexico for MtyMx (reminder to Zach: Do not buy or sell drugs) at the moment, but it's beautiful out in NYC right now so I am surprisingly not bitter about being left here to recap a week marred, unfortunately, by the death of power-pop god Alex Chilto ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Interview: Ross Harris, a/k/a The Little Kid In Airplane!, Reminisces About Peter Graves, a/k/a The Creepy Pilot Who Asked Him If He'd Ever Seen A Grown Man Naked

    Clockwise from top left: Peter Graves, Robert Hays (Ted Striker!), and Ross Harris, reunitedCourtesy Ross Harris​Beloved, fantastically deadpan actor Peter Graves died Sunday of a heart attack at 83, leading cinéastes to marvel at an enormous résumé that includes the Mission: Impossible TV ... More >>

  • Art

    August 15, 2006

    Beauties and Beastliness

    Clockwise from top left: Peter Graves, Robert Hays (Ted Striker!), and Ross Harris, reunitedCourtesy Ross Harris​Beloved, fantastically deadpan actor Peter Graves died Sunday of a heart attack at 83, leading cinéastes to marvel at an enormous résumé that includes the Mission: Impossible TV ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    April 26, 2005

    Bedtime Stories

    Hedwig's big day; the Cock and the Hole and other tales

  • Books

    April 6, 2004

    Underemployed thespian channels Brando, quotes Network

    Hedwig's big day; the Cock and the Hole and other tales

  • NYC Life

    December 30, 2003

    Basketball Courts

    Hoop Dreams

  • NYC Life

    September 9, 2003

    I, Narcissist

    Artist Lucas Samaras Peers into the Looking Glass and Sees Himself Over and Over Again

  • News

    July 31, 2001

    Tulia Blues

    How the Lingering Effects of a Massive Drug Bust Devastated One Family in a Small Texas Town

  • News

    March 7, 2000

    The City Game

    New York’s Greatest High School Hoops Stars

  • News

    February 29, 2000

    Sports

    New York’s Greatest High School Hoops Stars

  • News

    February 29, 2000

    Giant Steps

    Kareem’s Hoop Dreams Take Him From an Indian Reservation to the NBA Basement

  • News

    February 15, 2000

    Homeboy

    Lamar Odom Returns for a Garden Party

  • News

    October 13, 1998

    Quiz Show

    Fans drop beer and pick up pencils to find out who's best

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