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  • Books

    November 23, 2011

    Holiday Guide: Readings to Feed Your Wintertime Fears

    Bookshelf cower power

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Beth Griffenhagen, Author of Haiku for the Single Girl, Shares Her Tales of Plight

    "Sadly, the only Guy I'm going steady with Is my bartender."* Have you heard of Haiku for the Single Girl? It's a new book written by 29-year-old Beth Griffenhagen, who, when not penning haiku, spends her days in the marketing department at Murray's Cheese. We talked to Beth, who happens to be havi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Andover's Rap Crew Was Not Invited to the Obama Hip-Hop Barbecue

    ​In case you missed it, President Obama threw a "hip-hop barbecue" yesterday for his birthday, which somehow failed to create jobs. Or so shrieks this headline from Fox Nation, Fox News' aggregation organ. Non-hip-hop artists Stevie Wonder and Herbie Hancock performed while "Rome burned" (look ... More >>

  • Music

    August 3, 2011

    Cave Bears Cut Up the Country's Culture

    No Weird America

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    Q&A: Cave Bears' Nick Williams On New Orleans, Rabid Fans, And The Fine Art of Building A Live Mystery

    ​Massachusetts/Baltimore conceptual-rock unit Cave Bears—Nick Williams and Carrie Bren, with occasional guests—tear into sound with an almost childlike avidity and intensity, challenging preconceived notions about how music can or should sound. YouTube examples of their uncompromis ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Charlotte Bloomberg, Mayor's Mom, Dead at 102

    ​New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's mother died on Sunday in Massachusetts at the age of 102. "Today, my sister, Marjorie, and I lost our mother, Charlotte, after an extraordinary 102 years of life," the mayor wrote in a statement. "As the center of our family, our mother's unimpeachable ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 12, 2011

    Tim Pawlenty Invents Charming Portmanteau; Filipino 18-Year-Old is World's Shortest Man

    ​Crazy person and Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty has come up with a totally inventive term for our current health care laws: "Obamneycare." Get it? Like Obama Romney. It's supposed to recall how Mitt Romney shamefully tried to help uninsured people with health problems as the gover ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 31, 2011

    I've Been Declared A "Queen Bear"

    ​Or more specifically, "the grandmother of the Queen Bear movement". Here's an excerpt from a christwire article on twinks vs. bears, the two groups waging a bitter internal struggle to determine the future of the gay movement, especially with regard to hair design: "Bears tend to live in sm ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2011

    Mitt Romney: "We're Going To Hang" Barack Obama

    ​The smooth-haired former governor of Massachusetts placed his foot firmly in his mouth last night at an event in New Hampshire. Mitt Romney told the audience that the Republicans were going to hang Barack Obama. Well, it sounds worse than it was, but it was pretty bad!

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Real Housewives of NY's Alex and Simon Want Gay Marriage

    ​No, not for themselves. They already have straight marriage. But they're adamantly in favor of same-sex marriage, which will come up in the new season of Real Housewives of New York, particularly at a marital equality rally they appeared at along with other notables. On the phone yesterday, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    At Bowery Beef, No 'Farm to Fucking Table'

    Rebecca MarxGray Burton behind the Bowery Beef counter.​ Gray Burton stands in the Bowery Poetry Club, surveying the lay of the land. "Up there, we'll have every pot and pan you ever dreamed of," he says, gesturing to the wall above a long, stainless-steel display case. A life-sized iron eagl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Harrison's Taking Over Bowery Poetry Club Café; Expect 'Crap-Ton' of Roast Beef

    Bowery BoogieBovine on the Bowery?​Following the relatively brief tenure of the Lower Eastside Girls Club's Celebrate Café, it seems the Bowery Poetry Club has found a new tenant to provide its patrons with sustenance: according to EV Grieve, who spoke with a partner in the deal, the sp ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 18, 2010

    Paul Flaherty+Chris Corsano+Okkyung Lee

    Bowery BoogieBovine on the Bowery?​Following the relatively brief tenure of the Lower Eastside Girls Club's Celebrate Café, it seems the Bowery Poetry Club has found a new tenant to provide its patrons with sustenance: according to EV Grieve, who spoke with a partner in the deal, the sp ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    May 18, 2010

    Buffalo Tom

    Bowery BoogieBovine on the Bowery?​Following the relatively brief tenure of the Lower Eastside Girls Club's Celebrate Café, it seems the Bowery Poetry Club has found a new tenant to provide its patrons with sustenance: according to EV Grieve, who spoke with a partner in the deal, the sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Obama Quotes Village Voice, Proving Treason, Fondness for Kinky Sex

    ​Just got a few calls telling us that President Obama, during a meeting with Senate Democrats, referred to the GOP's recent Massachusetts Senate victory and quoted our headline, "Scott Brown Wins Mass. Race, Giving GOP 41-59 Majority in the Senate." Per TPM, the President said, "There was app ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Scott Brown Embraced as Role Model by Local Politicians

    ​Stuart Applebaum, president of the powerful Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, calls Scott Brown's Massachusetts victory "stunning" and a "wake-up call," suggests it means Paterson is finished, and backs Cuomo. Paterson's campaign manager says, au contraire, "Yesterday's outcome i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 15, 2010

    Bloomberg Implies Bank Tax Will Turn New York into Detroit

    President Obama's plan to tax banks to recoup bailout funds is supported by Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, and described by "Time, BusinessWeek, and others as a "populist" measure. But populism isn't what it used to be. Though the banks are paying their people more than ever and giving ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Bloomberg, Quinn Seek Billions in Breaks for Businesses

    You might think that the middle of a recession spawned by massive corporate malfeasance wouldn't be the best time to propose a giant tax break for corporations. But then, if you're Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Council Speaker Christine Quinn, you might not. Crain's reports today that the dynamic duo of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    News Roundup: Brendan Flowers, Live Nation, Neutral Milk Hotel, Chris Brown/Rihanna

    --The Killers' Brendan Flowers likely got to live out a childhood fantasy Saturday when he joined Bruce Springsteen for a duet of "Thunder Road" at the opening night of the Neatherlands Pinkpop Festival. Nowadays, it's a right of passage for Springsteen-influenced acts to join their idol onstage. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    Feds Crack Down on Sperm Whale Teeth Traffickers

    A Massachusetts antique dealer has been indicted by the Justice Department for illegally importing sperm whale teeth. (We didn't know this was a hot black market commodity, but then again, there's a collector's market for just about everything. Apparently the hot sperm whale teeth spots in the U.S a ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 22, 2008

    Joining the War Over the Constitution

    The new president and Congress need something to help make this America again. They need you.

  • Columns

    August 12, 2008

    NYC's Black Male Graduation Rates: The Lost Two-Thirds

    New York ranks 54th of the 63 largest U.S. school districts for graduating black boys

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2008

    Indiana Primary Special: Pork Tenderloin Sandwich

    New York ranks 54th of the 63 largest U.S. school districts for graduating black boys

  • Film

    April 8, 2008

    Young @ Heart is Somehow Not a Joke

    Really, Christopher Guest had nothing to do with this old-people doc

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2006

    Is Shocking Kids So Shocking?

    Really, Christopher Guest had nothing to do with this old-people doc

  • News

    October 3, 2006

    School of Shock

    Inside a school where mentally disturbed students are jolted into good behavior

  • People

    June 14, 2005

    We Are Not OK

    Crystal meth marks a new crisis for the gay community—and an all too familiar underlying problem

  • Specials

    November 2, 2004

    Letters

    Crystal meth marks a new crisis for the gay community—and an all too familiar underlying problem

  • Specials

    August 17, 2004

    Letters

    Crystal meth marks a new crisis for the gay community—and an all too familiar underlying problem

  • Specials

    August 10, 2004

    Letters

    Crystal meth marks a new crisis for the gay community—and an all too familiar underlying problem

  • News

    July 6, 2004

    Bush Anti-Gay Measure Defeated, But . . .

    Crystal meth marks a new crisis for the gay community—and an all too familiar underlying problem

  • News

    June 8, 2004

    Declarations of Independence

    Since the reign of King George III, resistance has been our legacy—and to this day still is

  • News

    May 11, 2004

    Dear Mitt

    One Queer's Message to the Massachusetts Governor

  • News

    April 20, 2004

    John Kerry Must Go

    Note to Democrats: it's not too late to draft someone—anyone—else

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    On Da Corner Worldwide

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

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    A Little Faster This Time

    "I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

  • Home

    February 3, 2004

    The Personals

    "I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

  • Film

    December 30, 2003

    Back to Nature: A Sjostrom Retrospective Shows the Master in His Elements

    "I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

  • Specials

    May 6, 2003

    Letters

    "I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

  • Specials

    December 3, 2002

    Letters

    "I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

  • Specials

    June 25, 2002

    Letters

    "I'm Never Wrong" vs. "This Is What I'm Good At"

  • News

    June 25, 2002

    The Sons and Daughters of Liberty

    'All of Us Are in Danger'

  • News

    January 8, 2002

    The Welfare-Reform Catastrophe

    During Recession, Millions Are Being Hurt by Workfare Rules

  • Dining

    June 12, 2001

    Big Cheese

    During Recession, Millions Are Being Hurt by Workfare Rules

  • News

    September 12, 2000

    Nation

    During Recession, Millions Are Being Hurt by Workfare Rules

  • News

    April 11, 2000

    Nation

    During Recession, Millions Are Being Hurt by Workfare Rules

  • News

    January 5, 1999

    Prime-Time Purge in the Senate

    Show Trial

  • Specials

    December 8, 1998

    Letters

    Show Trial

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