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Liberace Will Be Played By Three People!

Came the release: "After seven years of writing, re-writing, fine tuning, and revelatory readings, Alexander DeJong's opulent and lush Liberace musical, All That Glitters will be presented in its pre-Broadway workshop from Tuesday, May 8 through Friday, May 11 at the Baryshnikov Arts Center." Seve ... More >>

Five Musicians Who Could Open Strip Clubs Way More Rock And Roll Than Vince Neil's Girls, Girls, Girls

Just in the nick of time—i.e., right before "Girls, Girls, Girls" dipped below the "20% of all music played in strip clubs everywhere" threshold—the Déjà Vu chain of strip clubs brought Motley Crue's Vince Neil on board to rebrand one of their Las Vegas locations as Vince Neil's Girls, ... More >>

American Fast-Food Chains Invade Russia; Eating Healthy Is (Gasp!) Expensive

​The lowly pickle, now an American staple, was once reviled as a vinegary, garlicky Jewish immigrant import. [NY Times] American fast-food chains have invaded Russia, where they can charge quite a bit more for food than in the U.S. [Business Insider] The team behind 1Oak in Chelsea will take ... More >>

Move Over, Teen Mom, It's Teen Magicians in Make Believe

​The lowly pickle, now an American staple, was once reviled as a vinegary, garlicky Jewish immigrant import. [NY Times] American fast-food chains have invaded Russia, where they can charge quite a bit more for food than in the U.S. [Business Insider] The team behind 1Oak in Chelsea will take ... More >>

The Foodie Registry Invites Married Couples to Hit Their Friends up for Dinner

​Couples in Hong Kong recently began turning to McDonald's to fulfill their twisted dreams of matrimonial bliss, and now a fast-growing website is making it possible for American couples to gain edible pay-off for their decision to wed.

James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists Announced

opentable.comThe product of blood, sweat, and tears​It's almost time for the Oscars. That is, the Oscars of the food world: the James Beard Foundation Awards. Today marked the announcement of the restaurant and chef semifinalists, who were chosen from a record 28,000 online entries. Finalists ... More >>

Why We Don't Mind Shelling Out for Fancy Foods; Vegas More Expensive Than New York for Diners

​Economist and Brooklynite Eduardo Porter explains why New Yorkers are willing to pay for certain things -- like fancy coffee and hundred-dollar meals -- but not others in his new book: The Price of Everything: Solving the Mystery of Why We Pay What We Do. [NY Post] Josh Ozersky manages to go ... More >>

ON THE ROAD

Taylor Mac’s walkabout

The Bromberg Brothers, From Blue Ribbon, on Bringing a Bit of New York to Las Vegas

Eric and Bruce Bromberg​In the last few years, Las Vegas has gone from debauched adult playground to kid-friendly Disneyland and back. More recently, it's become the adopted home of several of the country's most lauded chefs. José Andrés, Scott Conant, and the Bromberg brothers are among a g ... More >>

GLEE ON CRACK

Get out those jazz hands

Sunday Evening Link Dump: R.I.P. to Barbara Billingsley and Bad News in Iraq

Sundog​It feels a little like Fall outside in New York City and the news wires are mostly calm this Sunday evening. Football is dominating, as it tends to do this time of year, with the Jets on in Denver and the Giants holding on to beat Detroit, though Cablevision customers in the area missed all ... More >>

José Andrés Goes Chinese-Mexican; Michael Pierre White Shills for Knorr

​The Lion's John DeLucie has big dreams: "I'd like to write observational stuff about my life. I have a studio in my house, and I want to play and produce music. I want to move to Hollywood and drive a convertible." [NY Post] José Andrés's China Poblano, the new restaurant in the Cosmopolit ... More >>

FLOWERS POWER

Brandon Flowers goes solo

All You Need Is Cash: Dom DeMarco Jr. Launching a Pizza Chain in Vegas

Michael Y. Park/EpicuriousDominick DeMarco, not in Las Vegas.​In a move that's sure to put a knot in the knickers of pizza purists everywhere, Dominick DeMarco Jr., the son of the Di Fara pizzaiolo, is planning to open a chain of pizza restaurants with an initial outpost in Vegas.

Todd English 'Out' at Juliet Supper Club; David Burke 'In' at Bowlmor

​Todd English is no longer affiliated with Jon B's Juliet Supper Club in Chelsea. The chef's menu was phased out a month ago and a new one by Mario Tolentino, who won an episode of Chopped, has been launched. [Grub Street] White House chef Cristeta Comerford and pastry chef William Yosses rec ... More >>

Top Chef's Premiere Suffers From Half-Cooked Ratings

Who's looking smug now?​There may be plenty of discreet charm to be found in Washington, D.C., but discretion does not a ratings juggernaut make. That's a lesson that Bravo executives are probably mulling over in the wake of Wednesday's Top Chef premiere, which The Washington Post reports pull ... More >>

So, You Want to Be Reamed By Donald Trump?

​According to NBC's exuberant casting site, "Donald Trump wants to put America back to work!!!" (for real, three exclamation points), and as such, nationwide casting calls start tomorrow in New York City and Las Vegas. Which means, New Yorkers: Stay away from Trump Tower, unless of course you ... More >>

Olana's Albert Di Meglio Moonlighting at Trump Soho Hotel; How to Alienate Viewers: Recommend Cat Casserole

​Albert Di Meglio, the chef-owner of Olana, has not been getting paid since the restaurant filed Chapter 11 last year, and has, in the meantime, been working at the new Trump Soho hotel. [Eater] Bruce Buschel says "negotiations came to a grinding halt" with the two chefs, Jason Weiner and Eri ... More >>

Kathy Griffin Addresses Anderson Cooper's Sexuality!

Gaga for Gaga! And that Steve Buscemi—what a character!

The Rise and Fall of Internet Sports Bookie and Poker Pro James Giordano

From Bluff magazine to court, James Giordano was wired for success until Queens prosecutors captured him in their web

Mars Attacks!

From Bluff magazine to court, James Giordano was wired for success until Queens prosecutors captured him in their web

From the Voice Archives: Vince Aletti Backstage with the Jackson Five in 1975

In honor of Michael Jackson, we're raiding our archives. Here's Vince Aletti, backstage at Radio City Music Hall with a 16-year-old MJ in 1975. In Love With the Jackson Five 'I'm more concerned that I didn't get their autographs than that I can't read any of my notes.' By Vince Aletti Mon. Feb. 1 ... More >>

Runnin' Scared's DeSio to Work for New Bronx Beep

John DeSio -- veteran reporter for many local pubs including New York Press, the New York Sun, and the Voice, and frequent contributor to Runnin' Scared -- has slipped the surly bonds of journalism and will serve new Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. as communications director. He is curren ... More >>

The Tao--and Dow--of Tao

When Eater reported on the New York restaurants that were among the highest grossing in the nation, I was astonished. I guess I expected Tavern on the Green to be there, but I never expected the list to be such a celebration of mediocrity. Number 5 on the list--grossing 24.4 million--was Tao, a midt ... More >>

Goodfella's Win "Best Pizza" Award; Totonno's Closed by Fire

The Staten Island Advance announces that local favorite Goodfella's pizzeria "earns title of 'world's best pizza,'" which will rile advocates of Lombardi's and Di Fara. They may content themselves with the news that this honor was bestowed, not in Brooklyn or Little Italy, but in Las Vegas, at the 2 ... More >>

To Draw Tourists, City Tarts Up Its Quickie Weddings

Part of the charm of city hall weddings is that they are a little shabby, with peeling paint, fluorescent lights, and the bored clerk stamping and stapling documents as he reads, "I now pronounce (click foonf) you man and wife (click chunk)." But the city needs tourists more than it needs traditio ... More >>

Thousands Rally, TV Star Comes Out for Marriage Equality

Part of the charm of city hall weddings is that they are a little shabby, with peeling paint, fluorescent lights, and the bored clerk stamping and stapling documents as he reads, "I now pronounce (click foonf) you man and wife (click chunk)." But the city needs tourists more than it needs traditio ... More >>

Free Will Astrology: September 10 to 16

Part of the charm of city hall weddings is that they are a little shabby, with peeling paint, fluorescent lights, and the bored clerk stamping and stapling documents as he reads, "I now pronounce (click foonf) you man and wife (click chunk)." But the city needs tourists more than it needs traditio ... More >>

Earth Wind & Fire: Bloomberg Solicits Renewable Energy Ideas

Part of the charm of city hall weddings is that they are a little shabby, with peeling paint, fluorescent lights, and the bored clerk stamping and stapling documents as he reads, "I now pronounce (click foonf) you man and wife (click chunk)." But the city needs tourists more than it needs traditio ... More >>

Raquel Tells How To Be Ageless Rather Than Aging

Part of the charm of city hall weddings is that they are a little shabby, with peeling paint, fluorescent lights, and the bored clerk stamping and stapling documents as he reads, "I now pronounce (click foonf) you man and wife (click chunk)." But the city needs tourists more than it needs traditio ... More >>

The Chihuahua of the Soul

The yapping dog that sums up the Mexican experience

Heartbreak of Darkness

The yapping dog that sums up the Mexican experience

AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, Day 2

Meet the porn-industry buyer

McDive

The original NYC Beauty Bar has expanded to the eyes of multiple beholders nationwide

Beauties and Beastliness

The original NYC Beauty Bar has expanded to the eyes of multiple beholders nationwide

Weimar Vegas

Former figure skater and Japanese arranger revive standards bebop won't touch

Thimble Cities

Former figure skater and Japanese arranger revive standards bebop won't touch

NY Mirror

Former figure skater and Japanese arranger revive standards bebop won't touch

Exposure

A trip to the New York Erotic Expo inspires advice for porn newbies

Saved?

CBGB's landmark fight; East Village freaks, live and on film

NY Mirror

CBGB's landmark fight; East Village freaks, live and on film

Working a Wank-Fest

Ambition, airbrushing, and water-powered sex toys at porn convention

NY Mirror

Ambition, airbrushing, and water-powered sex toys at porn convention

Sadists! Masochists!

Ambition, airbrushing, and water-powered sex toys at porn convention

Painting à la Mode

Ambition, airbrushing, and water-powered sex toys at porn convention

Waiting for Labor to Rise

Can Unions Seize the Post-9-11 Moment?

Teen Angels

Can Unions Seize the Post-9-11 Moment?

Thorns and Roses

Here she comes, International Ms. Leather