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Ku Klux Klan Is Recruiting At Westchester's Mercy College (According To Sophomoric Flier Found In Residence Hall)

Anyone interested in joining the racist, knuckle-dragging ranks of the Ku Klux Klan is in luck: they're recruiting -- according to an idiotic flier posted at an Upstate college, anyway.The flier pictured above was posted on the third floor of the Westchester Marriott Hotel in Dobbs Ferry last weeken ... More >>

Michael Jackson's Daughter Speaks Out About Obama Vs. Romney

I've been reading the tweets of 14-year-old Paris Jackson and enjoying her humor, realness, and smarts. Her tweets are often about her father (whom she fiercely defends), or about her own spunky persona ("I'm not on drugs, I'm just weird"), and sometimes about the culture ("premium rush was such a ... More >>

The Ku Klux Klan's New Ally: The ACLU

Despite being a group of racist, knuckle-dragging hillbillies, members of the Ku Klux Klan are entitled to the same rights as anyone else -- so says the American Civil Liberties Union, which is representing Klan members in a lawsuit over an Adopt-a-Highway program in Georgia.Just to get the laughter ... More >>

Former KKK Leader David Duke Endorses NY Councilman Charles Barron for Congress

In a somewhat strange turn of events, the former leader (that's "Grand Wizard" to you) of the Ku Klux Klan has deemed it fitting to endorse New York's City Councilman Charles Barron in his race for a national Congressional seat. In the endorsement video (if you can manage to get through all 8.5 mi ... More >>

Five of the Dumbest Laws in New York City (Besides the No-Brunch Law)

As news spread this morning that New York's city council is considering changing the law that prevents sidewalk cafes from opening before noon on Sunday -- they can open earlier on other days -- we know what went through the minds of many of you: That's a law, really? Apparently, city councilman Da ... More >>

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Author Asra Q. Nomani: The NYPD Should Spy on Muslims

As the fallout over NYPD's Muslim spying scheme continues -- even prompting Chicago's top cop to pledge against blanket monitoring of Islamic communities -- some have taken a drastically different approach to the issue. While Mayor Mike Bloomberg has defended the NYPD's controversial practices, Asr ... More >>

Electeds Protest Mayor's Ban On Religious Institutions Using Public School Space

Sam LevinProtestors earlier this month speaking out against Bloomberg's plan to ban religious institutions from public schools​They're back! And a bit louder this time. Elected officials and religious leaders rallied yesterday to protest Mayor Mike Bloomberg's ban on religious institutions u ... More >>

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The Kardashians Need A Title!

​Here's your chance to finally give back to the Kardashian sisters for all the cultural elevation their artistry has provided you. They have a novel coming out in November, and it's a real stretch--it's about "three gorgeous celebrity sisters." But what they don't have is a title. So they'r ... More >>

U.N. Discusses Libya Sanctions; Charlie Sheen's Meltdown Could Lose CBS $250 Million (Weekend Links)

via CNN ​A U.N. security panel is meeting today to discuss how to go about fixing the situation in Libya. They're discussing whether or not to impose international sanctions on the Libyan government, including travel bans on Muammar Qaddafi and those who are close to him. The U.S. has already clos ... More >>

Honoring the Voice Senior Film Critic's New Book, An Army of Phantoms, at BAM

Hip-Hop's Top Ten Greatest Sneaker Songs

Kid Cudi, going all out for Converse.​Sneakers have long been hip-hop's footwear of choice. The links between the artists making the music and the companies behind the kicks are now totally intermingled, from top-end exclusive lines like Jay-Z's limited-to-five-pairs all-black Air Force 1s (de ... More >>

"Ghost or KKK?" Pillowcase Gag Goes Awry for Midtown Hotel Chef

​Today in stupid and allegedly racist kitchen hijinks: Jeff Farley, a cook at the Roger Smith Hotel in Midtown, has resigned after being accused of putting a pillowcase over his head to "pretend to be Ku Klux Klansman" and taunting another cook, Julius Jones, who was the only black person in ... More >>

Cathie Black, That Cosmo Girl, Deserves a Chance. For Now.

​Granted, it's hard to see how the tools for putting out Cosmopolitan (this month's lead article: "First, Take Off His Pants") and Seventeen ("Amazing Hair") instantly translate into running the nation's largest and most troubled public school system. But for the moment anyways, it might be wo ... More >>

Gunshots Follow Fire at Site of Tennessee Mosque

​As Joe mentioned on Sunday, the fire at the future site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, in Tennessee -- a fire which destroyed one vehicle of three doused with accelerant -- has been identified by the FBI as "probable" arson. Now Rutherford County Sheriff's deputies are also investigat ... More >>

One Giant Leap for Mankind -- in Central Park

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 24, 1969, Vol. XIV, No. 41 The Age of Lunacy On a Muddy Meadow by Steve Lerner The Moon-In on the Sheep Meadow in Central Park last Sunday night came off as the world's largest outdoor multi-media program. Vying for spectator pop ... More >>

Klu Klux Klassroom: Georgia Teacher Employs Method Acting to Teach History of Racism

​According to Lumpkin County High School teacher Catherine Ariemma, in order to truly understand the ways of the Klu Klux Klan and their effects on racism in the States, you must become them. Last week, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports, Ariemma dressed up four of her advanced placement ... More >>

Studies in Crap: '30s Texas History Textbook on Lazy Indians, Idle Negroes, and Awesome White Folks!

Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. ​ The Lone Star State: A School History Author: C.R. Wharton Date: 1932 ... More >>

Medical Headlines of the Day: Gorilla Blood Pressure, Klansman Avatars, Etc.

​Yes, that boldly counterintuitive headline from St. Joseph's University is hard to top (though their microbiology expert actually makes a good case for using alcohol-based rather than antimicrobial hand sanitizers). But also pretty intriguing is "World's First Voluntary Gorilla Blood Pressure ... More >>

Clip Job: HUAC and the Klansmen

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 4, 1965, Vol. XI, No. 3 HUAC and the Klansmen: Case Study in Futility By Paul Cowan WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Day after day a plainly dressed witness, an Imperial Dragon, or Grand Nighthawk, a Kludd, or some other officer of the K ... More >>

GOP.com 1.1: A Second Look

​ After our initial review of GOP.com, when we saw a six-to-one people-of-color to people-of-whiteness ratio in nav bar portraits, we decided to duplicate the experiment and came up with a discordant result: Now the GOP is the Party of Women! Their Heroes still don't, for the most part, appe ... More >>

Geezer Wins at Westminster Dog Show

Ch Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee (aka Stump) was born December 1, 1998. In dog years, he's Harrison Ford, but that didn't keep the superannuated Sussex spaniel from showing up the young stars at the Westminster Dog Show at Madison Square Garden last night and taking Best in Show. Stump, whose comp ... More >>

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