Kajitsu's glass noodles On this sunny May Day, our critics single out two new restaurants to usher in the season. In Midtown, Tejal Rao bows her head in favor of the vegan Japanese Buddhist temple cuisine at Kajitsu, while Robert Sietsema slurps up soup dumplings at Full House on the Bowery. Read o ... More >>
If Mitt Romney won't tell you which need to be closed, we will
Tomorrow is the fourth of July, which means the celebration of American independence from Great Britain, which means Americans gathering in various wide-open spaces in order to watch things blow up. The big New York fireworks party is sponsored by Macy's, with the featured entertainment being none o ... More >>
If there were ever a moment for a queer, disabled rapper with a love for pot, jokes, and revolution to be a star, the moment is now
Nicki Minaj performs at Yves Saint Laurent tonight. Let's be honest: Shopping isn't really the main attraction of Fashion's Night Out. Who has time to sift through sales racks when there are so many parties to go to? Some eventsDrake's DJ set at Versace, Neon Indian's invite-only gig a ... More >>
Greenleaf on her stoop.Our favorite stoop-talker, Cat Greenleaf, has a new venture post-Mermaid Queen glory. She wants us to stop looking at our iPhones and BlackBerrys so much, and is using fashion to spread the word. The clothing line for her campaign LUSTBKLYN -- LUST being an acronym f ... More >>
Today in your why is it taking me so freaking long to get where I want to go news: Two extremely famous world powers are in New York City today, on the very same day. This is unprecedented! They are: President Obama and Justin Bieber. Obama, of course, is in town for fundraisers in Midtown an ... More >>
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 11, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 45 Why do they still march? By Robin Reisig Why are you marching? I ask the only three blacks who had showed up at the assembly point for blacks, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, and Asian-Americans. Why? I a ... More >>
via World Smile DaySometimes people are so wonderful and kind and perfect and perky we just want to punch them in the gut. Which is sort of how we feel about World Smile Day, which, you guessed it, is today! Whee! It's actually the 12th World Smile Day, which means our faces are getting tired ... More >>
Yesterday, in a maelstrom of glitter and Pixie Stix, Herald Square unveiled Material Girl, their new, tween-oriented in-house fashion line. Their collaborators: Madonna and her daughter, Lourdes. The face of the brand: panda-eyed Gossip Girl actress and the Pretty Reckless singer Taylor Momse ... More >>
As if the Material Girl's eldest spawn wasn't busy enough with her new enrollment at LaGuardia High and her ever-changing parental visitations with her real poppa, step-poppa, and baby Jesus, little Lola, ahem, Lourdes, is also debuting a Juniors clothing line via Macy's on August 3. On Wedne ... More >>
Madonna has done it all. What worlds are left for her to conquer? None. Well, there's always the kid. Madonna has done a deal with Iconix to create a Juniors line for Macy's called -- koff -- Material Girl, and her daughter Lourdes, 13, joins her on the design team. The girl hasn't really ... More >>
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. November 10, 1966, Vol. XII, No. 4 The Frenetic Business of Being Bobby Kennedy By Suzanne Kiplinger Senator Robert F. Kennedy came to Brooklyn Heights last Sunday, leaving in his wake several hundred frenetic, excited Bobby-Watchers ... More >>
Jed Lipinski"Just throw your panties up there already!" Tom Jones Terminal 5 February 24 Has the term sexagenarian ever been more appropriate? At 68, Tom Jones's sex appeal is staggering, humbling, an embarrassment to young men in the crowd. Jones paws the air and himself, smiles like a cartoon l ... More >>
Obama tells a surprisingly blunt Katie Couric, "I messed up." Tom Daschle's quick exit from the health-care Cabinet job is just proof that he was a poor choice for the job. If the guy can't get it together enough to wipe his nose clean after rubbing it against the rear of society schmuckettes li ... More >>
"Gaza medics in the line of fire," from Al Jazeera Congratulations to the New York Times. The word "war" made it into a front-page story this morning about Israel's war on Gaza. Ethan Bronner's piece even sports the word in its headline: "Gaza War Role Is Political Lift for Ex-Premier." As I ... More >>
Rupert Murdoch's pride and joy is trying to go legit; mayhem may ensue, and success may not
. . and the debate over copies crops up again
Lord, he is consumed. Forgive him those great sweaters and pants he hath bought
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The city's complicity behind the borough's soaring eviction rate
Hanging with Hulk Hogan, unabashed Pokémon lover
Old Mamet one-act about masculine indulgence revived as actors' showcase
Mr. Toussaint, how will you purchase your Christmas ham?
Thanksgiving as a ritual of American identity
Wondering if Timberlake's clothing line is worth it
Lynne Harriton was the jury foreman at Andre Smith's trial in the Carnegie Deli murder case. Now she's his closest friend.
Dead mag helps VH1 talk about race, from Ice Cube to Elvis to Costello
Media Hypes Sniper Conspiracy Theory
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An Afternoon on 14th Street
Marc Singers Tunnel Vision
Readers Respond to The Bill of Rights for Black Men
The Hidden History of Mother's Day
New York's new number 1 radio station leads frenzied market drive
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