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Maine

  • Voice Choices

    October 1, 2008

    HE SEES A DARKNESS

    Brother Ray LaMontagne refines simplicity in shadows

  • Voice Choices

    February 4, 2009

    THE SLUDGE REPORT

    Misery loves Ocean and Salome

  • News

    January 19, 1999

    Moderately Republican

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • Music

    August 1, 2000

    The Ghost in the CD

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • News

    April 10, 2001

    Nation

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • NYC Life

    June 19, 2001

    Listings

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • Dining

    October 1, 2002

    Aw, Shucks

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • News

    February 4, 2003

    The Last Time

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • NYC Life

    February 11, 2003

    Two-Story 100-Year-Old Wooden House

    The Power of the Maine-stream

  • Film

    November 16, 2004
  • NYC Life

    October 25, 2005

    Hunting and Gathering

    Fashion for field and stream—or Manhattan

  • Music

    December 13, 2005

    Captain Crunch

    Spiritual lumberjack from Maine beardishly avoids spectacle

  • Theater

    January 10, 2006

    Wintry Mix

    Cold weather, warm hearts: Romantic vignettes from a town that's too nice—almost

  • VLS

    November 1, 2005

    North by Northeaster

    After writing the rulebook, Stephen King throws it away

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Gay Marriage Wins in Maine; D.C. Fights to Recognize It

    Maine's got gay marriage. Governor John Baldacci signed a marriage equality bill that passed the state legislature this morning. New England is kicking New York's ass. Massachusetts got the ball rolling. New Hampshire's lawmakers have passed a gay marriage law that waits on the governor. Vermont o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Under Review--Sietsema Gets Fishy at Sol-Mar; DiGregorio Goes Ramen-Crazy at ZuZu Ramen

    This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema gets his fish on at Sol-Mar, while Sarah DiGregorio follows the ramen craze to Brooklyn at ZuZu Ramen. Bruni enjoys some "lovely fish" at Fishtail by David Burke, but is most impressed by the cauliflower. [NY Times] Adam Platt has "expertly crisped" whole b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    "Maine," by Michael Feingold and Jerry Herman

    (As is his wont, our theater critic Michael Feingold has written new lyrics to a show tune to honor the latest American state to get gay-married. Tune supplied in the Angela Lansbury 1983 revival footage above. Feel free to sing along! -- ed.) MAINE lyrics by Michael Feingold (with sincere apo ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 1, 2009

    AGELESS BEAUTY

    A gem from the SXSW Film Fest

  • Film

    August 25, 2009

    An Interview with Whit Stillman

    The full transcript of our conversation with the recently returned director

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Travertine; Goodbye to (the Other) Tea Lounge

    Danae Cappelletto, a former restaurant manager in her native Australia, has opened Travertine in the space formerly occupied by Little Charlie's Clam House on Kenmare Street. The menu, by Manuel Trevino, is Mediterranean. [NY Times] Hotelier Andre Balazs has introduced The Boom Boom Room, the firs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Today's The Day: Will Gays in Maine Lose Equal Rights?

    ​Today, the lovely state of Maine--where I've hung out with many a lesbian and gay man in various woodsy areas--puts gay marriage to a vote. The people will decide, as they did in California, if the gay right to marry should be squashed like the vows generally are in most straight marriages a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Turnout High in Maine Gay Marriage Referendum

    Turnout is reported heavy in Maine, where voters are faced with a referendum on the marriage equality law passed last spring. ("No" on Question 1 means yes to keeping gay marriage.) State officials say voting is exceeding expectations, and over 100,000 absentee ballots have been filed. This is see ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Election 2009: Maine Gay Marriage Count May Take a While

    Here's something we didn't think about when we mentioned those 100,000 absentee ballots already collected in Maine's gay-marriage referendum: the population of Maine is about 1.3 million. So rather more than 10 percent of the electorate have already cast their ballots. (Maine voters need not give a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Gay Marriage Revoked in Maine

    ​Yahoos displeased by the results in NY-23 may take comfort that Maine appears to have rejected the marriage equality bill that was passed by its state legislature in May. For example, National Review's Thomas Peters: "My favorite part of last night's election coverage was watching Rachel Mad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2009

    Gov Adds Gay Marriage to Special Session Agenda

    As Maine doesn't go, so goes New York, maybe: Governor Paterson says that along with the pressing budget issues for which he called the special session of the legislature for Tuesday, he's also going to push the gay marriage bill, which he proposed in April but which got set aside as Albany pursued ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Will New York Get Gay Marriage?

    ​In the wake of the Maine horror, there's been some way more appealing news. Governor David Paterson is including marriage equality in the sweeping November 10 session he is calling for, bringing gay marriage before the State Senate for approval! Or at least he will if no one blocks it, as th ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2009

    Who Do We Have to Blow to Get Gay Marriage in New York?

    The frustrating circle-jerk in Albany.

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2009

    Port Clyde Fresh Catch: The First Community-Supported-Fishery, Bringing Sweet Maine Shrimp to You

    Sweet Maine shrimp: small size, big flavor​ I once ate the most delicious whole fried shrimp at La Fonda del Sol. When I asked the server what kind of shrimp they were, he explained that they were sweet Maine shrimp, only available in the winter, and hard to find in New York. But for members o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Checking in with Port Clyde Fresh Catch: Bringing Maine Shrimp to Brooklyn

    Maine sweet shrimp​ In December, we told you about Port Clyde Fresh Catch--the first community-supported-fishery delivering to New York, offering once-a-month Maine shrimp drop-offs this winter and spring. Today, we checked in with coordinator Jessica Libby about how the CSF is working out--a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Maine Shrimp in the Kitchen

    Maine seafood risotto​The best way to celebrate Valentine's Day on Sunday was to head over to Marlow and Daughters, where a pickup truck parked on the curb dispensed frozen bags of Maine sweet shrimp, and also sold scallops, lobsters, and crabs. The shrimp shares are a part of Port Clyde Fresh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    Poutine Pizza, Peanut Butter and Bacon Burgers & a KFC Double Down Krispy Kreme Mashup

    This week in food blogs... Slice discovered the abomination that is poutine pizza. A Hamburger Today weighed in on Shake Shack's peanut-butter-and-bacon burger. Eater compiled a series of images of anonymous food critics from across the country... although no one is quite sure why. Diner's Journ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Chatting With Luke Holden: Con Edison, $30 Lobster Rolls, Maine Pride

    Photo courtesy of Luke's LobsterLuke Holden​Luke Holden is loathe to call himself a chef -- "I am no chef" were his first words after he picked up the phone to talk to us -- but he inarguably knows a thing or two about how to make a superlative lobster roll. The son of the owner of one of Main ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Posts of the Week

    Friday afternoon is upon us. And so it is time to cast a gimlet eye towards the best posts of the past few days: We ranked Our 10 Worst Food Show Hairstyles. We discovered the true origins of Hawaiian pizza. Luke's Lobster's Luke Holden talked seafood, $30 rolls, and Maine pride.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2010

    Morning Links: Science vs. CEO in the BP Oil Spill; Actors Prepare to Mourn Law & Order; Woe to the Mets

    ​• BP (and dozens of other oil companies) were allowed to drill in the Gulf without getting required federal permits, "despite strong warnings from that agency about the impact the drilling was likely to have." Also, scientists are saying the size of the spill has been underestimated, while ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Did Kombucha Set Off Lindsay Lohan's Booze-Monitoring Ankle Bracelet? (And Does This Mean Kombucha Should Be Sold in Wine Shops?)

    "Kombucha was the culprit!"​They say some varieties of kombucha, the fermented Chinese tea popular with health food nuts and starlets, could contain almost as much alcohol as weak beer. Given this information, Whole Foods, once one of the largest retailers of the stuff, pulled it from shelves. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Battle of the Blueberries: Wild Vs. Cultivated

    ​Wild blueberries on the left, cultivated on the right There's been a bumper crop of blueberries this year, maybe because we had a damp Spring, or maybe they've done well in an especially hot Summer. Pints of regular blueberries have been selling for $3.50 to $7 in farmers' markets, while str ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    October 23, 2001

    Listings

    ​Wild blueberries on the left, cultivated on the right There's been a bumper crop of blueberries this year, maybe because we had a damp Spring, or maybe they've done well in an especially hot Summer. Pints of regular blueberries have been selling for $3.50 to $7 in farmers' markets, while str ... More >>

  • Film

    February 1, 2005

    Film

    ​Wild blueberries on the left, cultivated on the right There's been a bumper crop of blueberries this year, maybe because we had a damp Spring, or maybe they've done well in an especially hot Summer. Pints of regular blueberries have been selling for $3.50 to $7 in farmers' markets, while str ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Red Hook Lobster Pound Gets Busy This Weekend

    beckendorf/flickrLobster, lobster, everywhere.​The Red Hook Lobster Pound is about to have a pretty big Saturday. First, you can find them at the New New York Street Fair on 3rd Street between Bond and Hoyt in Carroll Gardens, where GreenHomeNYC will be teaching folks how to install and plant ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    September 29, 2010

    ART STARS

    Deerhoof: now a learning experience

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    A Gink's Last Gasp: Stop, You're Killing Me

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. August 27, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 35 A Gink's Last Gasp: Stop, You're Killing Me By Paul A. Du Brul I am a member of a minority group. I have lung disease. Every morning and night, I sit before a small gray and blue machine with a white pl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2010

    What's Happening This Week: Countdown to Turkey Day

    As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Thanksgiving Dinner Agua Dulce Thursday, November 25 Staying in the city this year? Spice up your T-Day with the flavors of the Caribbean, Central America, and Sout ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    What to Drink at Clover Club: A Remember the Maine

    Each week in The Daily Shot, we have ourselves a drink that we think you should try, too. alwayshungryny.comRemember the Maine​​​​​The drink: Remember the Maine The bar: Clover Club, 210 Smith Street, Cobble Hill, 718-855-7939 The price: $12 The ingredients: Rye whiskey, sweet ver ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Food Business Incubator Coming to Brooklyn; Cupcake Craze Goes Savory

    ​Maine lawmakers are trying to decide whether to make the whoopie pie the state's official dessert. The sole opposition is a Democrat worried about glorifying a product made with lard. [AOL News] A food-focused "business incubator" is planned for one of Brooklyn's lower-income neighborhoods, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    New Amsterdam Market is Having an Oysterpalooza!

    flickr/Allerina & Glen MacLartyShuck 'em!​Get ready for some shucking and slurping: It's going to be an oysterpalooza on Saturday, April 9 at New Amsterdam Market!

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Potatoes in the Cafeteria Under Attack; Dragon Fruit Is All the Rage

    ​The U.S.D.A. is proposing to eliminate the "white potato" -- as in, any variety that isn't a sweet potato -- from federally subsidized school lunches. And it isn't going down too well in places like Maine, where potatoes are part of the culture. [Wall Street Journal] McDonald's restaurants i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    In Case You Haven't Gotten Enough Lobster Roll News

    ​Perhaps because August seems to have arrived two months early, everyone is busy pretending they live in Maine. Or at least that's one way to explain the fact that not a day seems to pass without some sort of lobster roll-related news. And today is no exception.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2011

    10 Reasons Why Same-Sex Couples Want to Wed on the Very First Day

    Forget the fear of laws changing - people lined up to see him the first day he came out! So why not their spouse?​Some people have asked us: If same-sex marriage is here to stay, just why exactly do couples have to get married the first day, anyway? Isn't it a waste of money for the cash-strap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    Dora Schriro, Correction Commissioner, Sharply Increasing Solitary Confinement On Rikers

    ​The city jail system is sharply expanding its so-called Punitive Segregation Unit, or solitary confinement cells, reports Solitary Watch, a blog which reports on the nations penal system. By the end of the year, the number of punitive segregation cells will increase by 45 percent, from 681 to ... More >>

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