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Maryland

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    The Voice Talks Black Voter Support for Gay Marriage with Michelangelo Signorile on Sirius [AUDIO]

    We're approaching, if not looking in the rearview mirror at, a watershed moment in American civil rights history. A majority of the American public now supports marriage equality for same-sex couples. And, despite what detractors have been saying and predicting, this includes black people, too. An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2012

    Mega Millions Winners Sold In Illinois, Kansas and Maryland; Olbermann Fired, Replaced by Spitzer; State Budget Approved

    You probably didn't win the $640 million Mega Millions jackpot -- the chance of winning was 1 in 176 million -- but the money will be divided up by at least three people. Lottery officials said winning tickets were sold in Illinois, Kansas and Maryland. In New York, 17 people will get a second-prize ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    New York: Enemy of Newlyweds?

    If you have just gotten hitched, congrats and STAY OUT of New York! In a recent study, Rent.com looked at 25 American cities to figure out which were best for newlyweds. New York didn't even make the top ten. The cities that did? Austin, Texas; Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; Kans ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    You Might Get Sued! Conan The Barbarian Downloaders Face Mass Lawsuit

    If you made the mistake of downloading Conan the Barbarian, we have some very bad news for you -- besides the fact that you wasted precious time and bandwidth not downloading Crank, that is. You might face a lawsuit. You might have to pay a movie studio thousands to settle said lawsuit. And you ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2012

    SSM Update: NJ Gov Follows Through On Promise To Veto Bill, Maryland On The Road To Equality

    On Thursday, we told you about the passage of a bill in New Jersey's Assembly that would make same sex marriage legal in the state. N.J. Governor Chris Christie promised that he would veto the bill when it landed on his desk, and he held true to his word. The New York Daily News says that Christie w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    Yetta Kurland Chats with the Voice on WWRL About the Big, Fat Gay Marriage Week [AUDIO]

    With advances in same-sex marriage equality on the march in the states of Washington, Maryland and New Jersey, this week could possibly shape up to be as historically gay as last week was for the institution of marriage. To discuss what all of this state-by-state activity meant for same-sex couple ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Back Forty's Annual Chesapeake Crab Boils Kick Off on June 14

    'Tis the season.​Savoy may have recently thrown its last big hurrah, but Peter Hoffman is gearing up to throw Back Forty's annual all-summer-long Tuesday night Chesapeake Crab Boils.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Measured by Salmonella, New York is Pretty Average

    CSPIOur home, our petri dish.​Just as the Department of Health is now in the business of issuing restaurants report cards, the Center for Science in the Public Interest has gone and graded all 50 states on how well they detect outbreaks of food-borne illnesses.

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2011

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Fedora; Goodbye to Victory Café

    Restaurants and bars, they come and they go. Here are a few making their debuts and bowing out this week. Gonzalez y Gonzalez, a lively Mexican joint near Broadway and Houston, is shuttering after 22 years in business. [Paper] The West Village beer and burger spot Stoned Crow has also closed, due ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    Hurricane Earl May, in Fact, Rock You Like a Hurricane

    ​People are getting pretty geared up about this once-again-Category-4-storm otherwise known as Earl headed hell-and-high-water for the East Coast. There are hurricane warnings in North Carolina and tropical storm warnings in Virgina, Maryland, and New Jersey, while tropical storm watches are i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    The Racist Tea Party Protester's Guide to Washington D.C.

    ​So: You're visiting our nation's capital, Washington D.C., this weekend! You will join Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck and go scream at a building and scare the rest of a sensible nation with your poorly-spelled protest signs promising to "mow the lawn of freedom with patriot blood" or whatever, r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Eight Foods More Trouble to Eat Than They're Worth; Plus Some Replies on Twitter

    ​Lots of effort required to extract the marrow -- and nary a single marrow spoon in sight! Some foods take a lot of effort to eat, some are extremely messy -- or both. Others are dexterously challenging -- like trying to eat chicken wings with a fork and a butter knife. Here, then, is a list ... More >>

  • Dining

    February 23, 2010

    Choptank's Maryland

    A new restaurant tries to whisk you away to Baltimore

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    Open & Closed: Say Hello to Bosie; Goodbye to Montenapo

    The owners of L'Age de The are opening Bosie in the West Village. Tea master Kiley Holliday selected the more than 100 teas, while Angelo Sosa of Xie Xie designed the menu. [TONY] Red Bamboo may have shuttered but the owner has reopened it as Poppa's Place. While the restaurant now serves meat, a h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 6, 2009

    Fort Hood's Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan: Jihadi, Psycho, Both?

    ​Bits and pieces are coming out about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the shooter in custody in the Fort Hood massacre. Records show he was born in Virginia, graduated from Virginia Tech and the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences' F. Edward Hebert School Of Medicine in Bethesda, Mary ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    New York Man Feared Dead of E. Coli; Meat Recalled

    Remember that poor woman paralyzed by E. coli in her hamburger? It looks as if a New York man has died from the bacteria, consumed in ground beef (though the CDC says he had "underlying" health complications), and Fairbank Farms, the vendor whose product is thought to have caused it, has recalled ha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2009

    Beach Eats, Food Trucks & Stadium Snacks

    ​Hungry Girl heads to the new Yankee Stadium to scope out tasty low-cal foods and finds Lobel's Steak Sandwich (464 calories), Nathan's Grilled Chicken Sandwich (380 calories), and cotton candy (175 calories). [NY Times] The Hudson Valley, once known as New York's "breadbasket," is full of gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    At Last Night's CB2 SLA Committee Hearing...

    ...Josh Morgan (Houston's) and Robert Werhane (Dell'anima, L'Artusi) talked about their plans for the former Bar Q space at 308 Bleecker Street: Their "Chesapeake Bay-inspired fish house" will feature seasonal small bites and weekly specials. Morgan and Werhane have spent three years planning the co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Sriracha, Spotted Everywhere

    While eating with my in-laws at a stodgy fish restaurant in suburban Massachusetts, I asked the waiter for Sriracha, almost just to see what he would say. But he nodded knowingly, and brought out a dish of the red, garlicky hot sauce. That's when you know that Sriracha has hit the mainstream. That, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2009

    Stranger in a Strange Land, Days 3 & 4

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • Film

    February 4, 2009

    Memorial Day Tritely Places Onus of War on Douchey Troops

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    South Carolina Adds to McCain Landslide Honorable Defeat

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2008

    The American Cookbook Project

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • News

    June 24, 2008

    Letters 6.25.08

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2008

    Voice Choice: The Miracle Show and the Death of Optimism

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2008

    Illinois Passes Presidential National Popular Vote Bill

    Of course, when I wasn't cooking for the fantasy writing retreat, I was exploring the countryside looking for local delicacies. Just driving around was a pleasure, though a landscape of dairy farms, wooded ridges and rolling countryside, and a slanting winter light and gray overcast sky that ma ... More >>

  • Unknown

    January 15, 2008

    Maybe We Shouldn't Do This Anymore

    The perils and absurdities of rock criticism as a career in 2008

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Earth Crisis Reunites

    The perils and absurdities of rock criticism as a career in 2008

  • Music

    January 9, 2007

    Singles Going Steady

    Pet sounds and animal magnetisms

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2006

    Do Men Take a Hit on V-Day?

    Pet sounds and animal magnetisms

  • News

    May 2, 2006

    Letters

    Pet sounds and animal magnetisms

  • pazzandjop

    January 24, 2006

    I'm My Favorite Game

    Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile

  • News

    November 1, 2005

    Letters

    Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2005

    Morning Report 7/31/05
    Missed Connections

    Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile

  • Specials

    January 11, 2005

    Letter to the Editor

    Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile

  • Specials

    January 4, 2005

    Letter to the Editor

    Proof that no matter how hard we pretend to be, we're all fragile

  • News

    December 7, 2004

    Getting Burned

    The weirdest job in PR: reflections on life as a 'terrorist' spokesman

  • Specials

    September 28, 2004

    Letters

    The weirdest job in PR: reflections on life as a 'terrorist' spokesman

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    On Da Corner Worldwide

    Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall, Crunk, Grime, er, Music by Black People

  • Columns

    October 21, 2003

    Kinkphobia Alert!

    Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall, Crunk, Grime, er, Music by Black People

  • Specials

    October 7, 2003

    Letters

    Hip-Hop, R&B, Dancehall, Crunk, Grime, er, Music by Black People

  • News

    September 23, 2003

    No AC/DC In D.C.

    The Powers That Be? They Don't Deliver.

  • News

    August 6, 2002

    Nation

    The Powers That Be? They Don't Deliver.

  • News

    July 9, 2002

    Remembering Why We Are Americans

    Who's That Next to Us at the Meeting?

  • Specials

    June 25, 2002

    Letters

    Who's That Next to Us at the Meeting?

  • Art

    December 18, 2001

    Late Bloomer

    Who's That Next to Us at the Meeting?

  • News

    March 20, 2001

    Fit to Serve

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • News

    May 9, 2000

    Nation

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • Dining

    August 24, 1999

    A Family Affair

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

  • News

    November 10, 1998

    Cheerleaders For Violence

    High-Profile Athletes Toss Their Jocks, and Sports Bras, Into the Political Ring

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