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How to Cook Rice

Ooze Travels Fast

'Blessed Raid'

London Death Toll Over 30; 45 More Seriously Hurt

Morning Report 7/7/05
Terror Underground

Morning Report 7/23/05
The War on Tourism

Attention Riders: Please Feel Free

Hugs and Kisses #38: New Bloods' Kill Rock Stars Record

Call it Mountain Dew -- Oops! That Name's Already Taken

The Times of London has just reported that a militant Hindu group called the RSS, which has eight million members, has announced plans to launch a cow urine drink to be known as gau jal or "cow water." The group's Cow Protection Department, based in Hardwar on the Ganges River, assures the ... More >>

Tell Me Your Worst Airplane Experiences!

NASA I was once on a flight from London to New York when a loud bang seemed to hit the body of the plane. I went into in a panic, certain something mechanical had died and soon enough I'd be joining it. "What's going on?" I asked the flight attendant, sweating torpedoes. "I'm just collecting orange ... More >>

Wok to Walk Surprisingly Good

We went up to Union Square today to try newcomer Num Pang's Cambodian sandwiches, but found a note on the door saying that the restaurant was closed today and would re-open tomorrow. So we stopped into nearby Wok to Walk instead, a sleek, Amsterdam-based noodle franchise with other branches in Lond ... More >>

Caryl Churchill's Controversial Seven Jewish Children Gets New York Hearing

Photo from the Royal Court's February production in London For a minor playlet, Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children has certainly generated quite the brouhaha. In seven brief scenes, the 10-minute piece tracks 80 years of Jewish history--from the Nazi era to the recent Gaza invasion--in the fo ... More >>

Shoot on Sight Humanizes and Oversimplifies the Muslim Experience

Photo from the Royal Court's February production in London For a minor playlet, Caryl Churchill's Seven Jewish Children has certainly generated quite the brouhaha. In seven brief scenes, the 10-minute piece tracks 80 years of Jewish history--from the Nazi era to the recent Gaza invasion--in the fo ... More >>

It's Arnold in a Pinch

The Terminator Does More Than Kick Butt

Re: Bourne

British choreographer brings boy birds to Broadway

Everyone Hates Miss Popular

British choreographer brings boy birds to Broadway

The Cheap Detective

Polka-dot housewares and G.W. Bush coasters fill the shelves of Nolita

See and Be Seen: Sit Back With a Colt 45 and People Watch

Polka-dot housewares and G.W. Bush coasters fill the shelves of Nolita

'The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes'

Polka-dot housewares and G.W. Bush coasters fill the shelves of Nolita

OPEN WIDE

The New Group revives Kevin Elyot's hit

Burial's Untrue

Dreamlike dubstep, anonymous but optimistic.

'Provoked'

Dreamlike dubstep, anonymous but optimistic.

I CAN SEE FOR MILES

Dreamlike dubstep, anonymous but optimistic.

Booze News: Using Apps to Drink Wine; Making Beer Last Longer

​Wine apps have come a long way. The Wine Enthusiast Guide app, Snooth app, and Drync will each help you better find and track the bottles you've drunk or want to drink. The latter even lets you Twitter what you're drinking. [NY Times] There is more than one way to make a cocktail. Stirring a ... More >>

The Critic Gets a Callback

What readers need from reviewers—if there are any readers left

The Horrors

What readers need from reviewers—if there are any readers left

Tina Dico

What readers need from reviewers—if there are any readers left

Micachu & the Shapes

What readers need from reviewers—if there are any readers left

US Airways Cuts 1,000 Jobs, Ground Crew Base at LaGuardia

​US Airways always comes up when we're looking for cheap flights, and there's a reason for that: like many airlines these days, it's not doing so hot. Today the troubled carrier announces it's going to cut 1,000 jobs and some flights to Europe, and close its ground crew base at LaGuardia and ... More >>

Tom Colicchio Offers Some Clues to Where Top Chef May Travel Next

​ Now that it's gotten the pasties and blackjack out of its system, where might Top Chef travel for Season Seven? Tom Colicchio gave the Wall Street Journal a couple of clues.

'Dub War Present Instra:mental & Vaccine'

​ Now that it's gotten the pasties and blackjack out of its system, where might Top Chef travel for Season Seven? Tom Colicchio gave the Wall Street Journal a couple of clues.

Crystal Castles Rush-Release New Record This Friday, Triggering A Lamentable Pun

​Last week, a leak from an ash-hole (Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano) forced the Crystal Castles to cancel and reschedule a London live date. Today, NME is reporting, a leak from an asshole has compelled the duo to rush-release their self-titled new album, originally slated for June but no ... More >>

'Dub War Presents Headhunter & Sepalcure'

​Last week, a leak from an ash-hole (Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano) forced the Crystal Castles to cancel and reschedule a London live date. Today, NME is reporting, a leak from an asshole has compelled the duo to rush-release their self-titled new album, originally slated for June but no ... More >>

Brooklyn Man to Unleash Ultimate Suffering Upon BP by Way of Vuvuzela

via Vuvuzelas for BP​A Brooklyn man who is no stranger to revenge (just guessing) has a diabolical plan to get BP where it hurts. Right in the oh-my-God-please-make-it-stop-SWARM-OF-BEES! SWARM OF BEES! Buoyed by recent World-Cup-inferred knowledge of the vast powers of the vuvuzela, Adam Qu ... More >>

Anderson's Cooper's Boyfriend Is Starting Bedlam

​ That's the new bar "inspired by London's infamous psychiatric hospital" which Eastern Bloc's Benjamin Maisani (a/k/a Anderson's man) and Pablo Raimondi are opening any moment now at 40-Avenue C. I'm told that Bedlam's decor is reminiscent of "the late 19th-century gentleman's club/parlor: t ... More >>

Scientists Spend 10 Years Developing Spray-on Clothing, Despite Proven Functionality of Actual Clothing

​Scientists (and a fashion designer) in London have spent 10 years developing a spray-on form of clothing that comes in a can...and, finally, it's here! All of you who would like to have your "clothes" sprayed onto your nude body by a random scientist or cooperative friend/family member (think ... More >>

LOVE ACTUALLY

Get backed into a corner with someone sweet.

Douglas Hodge

Get backed into a corner with someone sweet.

Spice Market Replicates Self in London

Spice Market​ Seven years after opening its doors in the Meatpacking District, Spice Market is expanding to London. Jean-Georges Vongerichten will export his Southeast Asian restaurant to the city's W Hotel on February 14, with Vong veteran Tim Tolley as the chef de cuisine. If the above image ... More >>

'Oktave Presents Perc Trax Showcase'

Spice Market​ Seven years after opening its doors in the Meatpacking District, Spice Market is expanding to London. Jean-Georges Vongerichten will export his Southeast Asian restaurant to the city's W Hotel on February 14, with Vong veteran Tim Tolley as the chef de cuisine. If the above image ... More >>

Mount Kimbie

Spice Market​ Seven years after opening its doors in the Meatpacking District, Spice Market is expanding to London. Jean-Georges Vongerichten will export his Southeast Asian restaurant to the city's W Hotel on February 14, with Vong veteran Tim Tolley as the chef de cuisine. If the above image ... More >>

Robert Sietsema at Dean Street; Lauren Shockey at Bi Lokma

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema has a gastropub revelation at Dean Street in Prospect Heights, where chef Mike Franzetti "illustrates state-of-the-art principles in gastropub menu construction." Lauren Shockey heads to Bi Lokma for Turkish "chow just like babaanne--er, granny--used to make." ... More >>

Ukrainian Tourist Blames Groping of Flight Attendant on Low Blood Sugar

​Ukrainian tourist Iurii Chumak, 53, admitted in Brooklyn federal court that he purposely reached under a flight attendent's skirt and fondled her as she served coffee to passengers on a British Airways flight from London to New York. He apologized to the judge and claimed the incident was due ... More >>

Pepsi Peddles Nutrition in India; ConAgra Sued Over 'Natural' Oils Labels

​PepsiCo may be turning its focus back to cola in some markets, but is looking to boost its health snacks business in India via its global nutrition unit. [Wall Street Journal] The owner of Fu Sushi in the East Village denies that his restaurant was open for business despite being ordered to ... More >>

How It Would Feel to Have Dated the Guy Who Tried to Pie Rupert Murdoch

Read from bottom to top. ​Yes, these are the tweets of @PageantMalarkey, a/k/a Elise Bramich, a blogger and comedian in London who seems to have once dated the alleged Murdoch pie-thrower, Jonnie Marbles, a/k/a Jonathan May-Bowles.

The Tiger Lillies

Read from bottom to top. ​Yes, these are the tweets of @PageantMalarkey, a/k/a Elise Bramich, a blogger and comedian in London who seems to have once dated the alleged Murdoch pie-thrower, Jonnie Marbles, a/k/a Jonathan May-Bowles.

Crochet Artist Olek Is in Legal Trouble in London

Esther Zuckerman​A few days ago we got a curious email from Olek, the crochet artist who has covered much of New York in colorful yarn. She's been in Europe for a while and did a couple shows in Poland recently. "I hope you will have a great Holiday season this year," Olek wrote. "I will be ... More >>

Laura Marling

Esther Zuckerman​A few days ago we got a curious email from Olek, the crochet artist who has covered much of New York in colorful yarn. She's been in Europe for a while and did a couple shows in Poland recently. "I hope you will have a great Holiday season this year," Olek wrote. "I will be ... More >>

Ghost The Musical Gives Me a Sneak Peek

​ I arrived at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre last night for the promised taste of Ghost The Musical -- based on the hit 1990 movie about the potter, the potted plant, and the pot smoker -- and immediately scooped up a pretty blue drink sitting on a tray. "That's the Unchained Melody," explained t ... More >>