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May 24, 2012
Tomorrow: Our 10 Best Lamb Dishes
Will the gloriously squishy sheep testicles at Kavkaz make the cut? Lamb is the meat of the hour. While many Americans used to eschew the flesh as "too strongly flavored," most New York diners now proclaim its mildly assertive flavor as "just right." Of course, when you're talking about namby-pamb ... More >>
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April 4, 2012
The Naked and Famous
Will the gloriously squishy sheep testicles at Kavkaz make the cut? Lamb is the meat of the hour. While many Americans used to eschew the flesh as "too strongly flavored," most New York diners now proclaim its mildly assertive flavor as "just right." Of course, when you're talking about namby-pamb ... More >>
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March 7, 2012
Throwing Up
Will the gloriously squishy sheep testicles at Kavkaz make the cut? Lamb is the meat of the hour. While many Americans used to eschew the flesh as "too strongly flavored," most New York diners now proclaim its mildly assertive flavor as "just right." Of course, when you're talking about namby-pamb ... More >>
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December 28, 2011
Drunk Online Shopping Will Save This Wretched Economy!
Credit card debt? What credit card debt? Oh, pour yourself another drink. The latest fun -- and healthy! -- thing we're all doing under the influence of a little boozin' is...shopping on our own personal computers, from home, at night, after a hard day's work, with the jug of wine next to us. In a f ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
The Vinatta Project's Michael "Kiwi" Camplin on His Ideal Dinner Party: Interview Part 2
Photo courtesy Michael CamplinMichael Camplin needs some sleepYesterday we spoke with Michael "Kiwi" Camplin, chef at the new Meatpacking District restaurant the Vinatta Project, about his upbringing in New Zealand and the intricacies of creating a small plates menu. Today we get a bit more p ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
The Vinatta Project's Michael "Kiwi" Camplin on Moving to New York and Cooking in the Old Florent Space
Photo courtesy Michael CamplinJust call Michael Camplin "Kiwi"The Mulberry Project has gained a boozy following largely because of its bespoke cocktail program which lets imbibers pick several favorite flavors and the bartender does the rest. Complementing the cocktails is a menu of small pla ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Ask the Critics: New Zealand Cuisine -- Does It Exist in New York?
Fancy some hokey pokey ice cream?Sarah M. asks: I just got back from a trip to New Zealand and loved it. What are New York's top spots for Kiwi cuisine? Dear Sarah: Unfortunately, New York doesn't boast many New Zealand restaurants. In fact, I only know of three. But they're definitely wort ... More >>
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August 18, 2011
Kiwiana's Mark Simmons Will Show You What New Zealand Is Made of
chefmarksimmons.comMention New Zealand cuisine to an American, and you're likely to be met with a blank stare. Beyond the odd kiwi fruit and jars of Marmite, even many of our self-proclaimed dining sophisticates can't conceptualize what such food might entail. But if Mark Simmons has anything ... More >>
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June 28, 2011
Beer Drinkers Are Tastier to Mosquitoes; Winemakers Take to Plastic
What is it about the subtle pleasure of Kölsch, asks Eric Asimov? "Well, it's a snappy and beautifully refreshing golden ale, bright without being overbearing." Doesn't that sound nice? [NY Times] Carlsberg, which is mostly known for light lagers, is gearing up to launch Carlsberg Elephant, ... More >>
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June 25, 2011
Ailing Penguin Stuck in New Zealand Offered Ride Home Or Spot At SeaWorld
Happy Feet, a young emperor penguin, is stranded in New Zealand. It (scientists haven't determined if the bird is male or female) arrived there last Monday, its appearance being the first time in 44 years that an emperor penguin has been spotted in New Zealand. All is not well. Happy Feet fel ... More >>
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May 31, 2011
Will Smith: Not Dead
He can hear you spreading those rumors, you know. Meanwhile, on the other side of the fake stories about celebrity mortality spectrum, Will Smith has been killed by the Internet--specifically by a story from FakeAWish.com that claimed the former Fresh Prince had fallen to his death from a cli ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
With Kiwiana, New York Will Have More Than Two New Zealand Restaurants
Aside from Nelson Blue and D.U.B. Pies, New York doesn't exactly have a surfeit of restaurants serving New Zealand cuisine. But the underrepresented country is about to get another shout-out, in Park Slope of all places. Here's Park Slope reports that Mark Simmons, a New Zealand ex-pat and T ... More >>
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May 25, 2011
Man 'Nearly Pops' After Air Hose Gets Stuck in His Butt
Violet Beauregarde suffered from a similar problem.Oh man. Here is a terrible, awful, shocking, horrifying tale that, unless you are stronger and better than us (probably) might sort of make you chuckle in a Beavis/Butthead sort of way, but only in the midst of being horrified, and wondering ... More >>
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April 27, 2011
Meth-Shoe Traffickers Busted Because They Were "Walking Funny"
Not actual meth shoes.We'd guess shoes would be the first place any airport security agent worth his salt would go to look, but we're not Malaysian drug traffickers posing as tourists with two pounds of meth in our shoes. Are we? (That was rhetorical.) Anyway, the group was busted by official ... More >>
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March 30, 2011
Foster the People
Not actual meth shoes.We'd guess shoes would be the first place any airport security agent worth his salt would go to look, but we're not Malaysian drug traffickers posing as tourists with two pounds of meth in our shoes. Are we? (That was rhetorical.) Anyway, the group was busted by official ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
Next Month, People in New Zealand Will Drink Horse Semen
Lately, it's become fashionable in some circles to brag of one's fearless consumption of bugs, grubs, and pretty much anything else that can be scraped off of a forest floor. And if your circle happens to be in New Zealand, you will soon have the option of chasing it all down with a shot of h ... More >>
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January 24, 2011
Live: The Cake Shop's Letha Melchior Rodman Benefit Mercifully Features Only One Gushing Head Wound
Other than this poor guy everyone had a lovely time. Pics by Mike.Capsul/Purling Hiss/Home Blitz/Tom Surgal/Mad Scene Cake Shop Saturday, January 22 Better than: Any other rock show you could've seen tonight Letha Rodman was a significant presence on the pre-Internet indie scene in NYC -- c ... More >>
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September 22, 2010
The Clean
Other than this poor guy everyone had a lovely time. Pics by Mike.Capsul/Purling Hiss/Home Blitz/Tom Surgal/Mad Scene Cake Shop Saturday, January 22 Better than: Any other rock show you could've seen tonight Letha Rodman was a significant presence on the pre-Internet indie scene in NYC -- c ... More >>
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September 9, 2010
Confirmed: Happy People Are Nicer; Australians Are the Happiest and Nicest
If this was a regular sighting, you'd probably be happy too.Charities Aid Foundation has taken a look at countries doing charitable things -- giving money, helping a stranger, or volunteering time -- and guess where the U.S.A. ranked? Number five. Which is not horrible, but also maybe not as ... More >>
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July 23, 2010
Barack Obama Toasted by New Zealand Artist Toastman
New Zealand artist Toastman (aka Maurice Bennett) has created portraits out of toast, including Elvis Presley, Mona Lisa, Eminem, and New Zealand prime minister John Key, but his greatest work so far may be his portrait of Barack Obama.
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May 4, 2010
ONE QUESTION
How many songs will Jeff Mangum do?
Blogs
March 30, 2010
The Chris Knox Benefit at Le Poisson Rouge Has Already Raised $40,545
Which is to say that the May 6th show, featuring Yo La Tengo, the Clean, Jeff Mangum, and a bunch of other people is way beyond sold out--even at $75 per ticket. The indie start-up for indie start-ups, Kickstarter, hosted the bidding, and you can still give money there--as little as a dollar- ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Kerretta
Which is to say that the May 6th show, featuring Yo La Tengo, the Clean, Jeff Mangum, and a bunch of other people is way beyond sold out--even at $75 per ticket. The indie start-up for indie start-ups, Kickstarter, hosted the bidding, and you can still give money there--as little as a dollar- ... More >>
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March 9, 2010
Northern Spy in East Village: The Apple of Their Eye
A new locavore looks upstate for inspiration
Blogs
March 1, 2010
Here Is The Set List For Pavement's First Reunion Show
They began, as all high-profile indie-rock reunions must, in New Zealand, rocking out to "In the Mouth a Desert," which I'm sure was cathartic.. This dude has most of the set list; this dude breaks it down by album. "Fight This Generation" tends to be particularly violent live, so that's good ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
Beach Fossils
They began, as all high-profile indie-rock reunions must, in New Zealand, rocking out to "In the Mouth a Desert," which I'm sure was cathartic.. This dude has most of the set list; this dude breaks it down by album. "Fight This Generation" tends to be particularly violent live, so that's good ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
The Fish in Your Filet-o-Fish is Both Ugly and Possibly Unsustainable
The hoki, known more commonly as a filet-o-fish.The Times has a piece about the hoki, the homely yet delectable fish that's been the star of countless McDonald's filet-o-fish sandwiches and featured on the menus of chain restaurants like Denny's and Long John Silver's. The hoki, which lives i ... More >>
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July 31, 2009
Free All Points West Alternatives Galore
Big gigantic music festivals featuring people with names that even those living deep in the Amazon forests or on the wild, wild plains of New Zealand have heard of tend to suck up most of the cultural airspace when they come to town--All Points West being no exception here. But this is an ex ... More >>
Voice Choices
May 27, 2009
Viva Voce+Cut Off Your Hands
Big gigantic music festivals featuring people with names that even those living deep in the Amazon forests or on the wild, wild plains of New Zealand have heard of tend to suck up most of the cultural airspace when they come to town--All Points West being no exception here. But this is an ex ... More >>
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March 24, 2009
Interview: Ladyhawke On New Zealand, Gay Pride Parades in Paris
Ladyhawke makes her New York debut tonight at the Bowery Ballroom and at Studio B on Thursday, March 26. Taking her name from the 1985 Richard Donner film, New Zealand's Ladyhawke is next in a line of dance-wave acts that've recently surfaced. Although she's played "dirty rock and roll" with he ... More >>
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February 19, 2009
Project Runway Movie Gets Some Support!
In a previous post, I described how Eleven Minutes--a documentary about Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll--was getting good grades on rottentomatoes.cm, but only because raves about some New Zealand massacre movie had strangely been put on its page by mistake. There were only two reviews of Elev ... More >>
Blogs
February 17, 2009
Rave Reviews For Project Runway Film A Fraud!
Eleven Minutes--a documentary that catches up with Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll--may or may not be a masterpiece of cinematic design. The buzz on the flick happens to be very strong, mainly because it got an 83% rating over at rottentomatoes.com, at least as of the other day. But when I rea ... More >>
Blogs
May 23, 2008
Memorial Day Special: Lazy Picnic Eats
Eleven Minutes--a documentary that catches up with Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll--may or may not be a masterpiece of cinematic design. The buzz on the flick happens to be very strong, mainly because it got an 83% rating over at rottentomatoes.com, at least as of the other day. But when I rea ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2008
New Zealanders Think We're Crazy
Eleven Minutes--a documentary that catches up with Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll--may or may not be a masterpiece of cinematic design. The buzz on the flick happens to be very strong, mainly because it got an 83% rating over at rottentomatoes.com, at least as of the other day. But when I rea ... More >>
Voice Choices
April 29, 2008
ITâ€™S BUSINESS TIME
The sexiest Kiwis alive
Blogs
February 28, 2008
Oscar Winner's Penis-Painting Beau Strikes Out
The sexiest Kiwis alive
Music
March 7, 2006
Agricultural Ravers and Poppers Smack Their Kiwi Up
The sexiest Kiwis alive
Dance
August 30, 2005
Summer Visitors
Hunky power from New Zealand and enigmatic robotics from Japan confront modern dilemmas
Dance
September 14, 2004
Dancers From New Zealand, Dallas, and Brooklyn Share the Spirit
Hunky power from New Zealand and enigmatic robotics from Japan confront modern dilemmas
Dance
August 17, 2004
Projecting Homeland
New Zealand's landscapes and Samoa's traditions mingle
Film
August 17, 2004
Film
New Zealand's landscapes and Samoa's traditions mingle
Columns
March 2, 2004
NY Mirror
New Zealand's landscapes and Samoa's traditions mingle
Film
December 30, 2003
Tracking Shots
New Zealand's landscapes and Samoa's traditions mingle
Specials
July 1, 2003
Letters
New Zealand's landscapes and Samoa's traditions mingle
NYC Life
June 17, 2003
Home Womb
New Zealand's landscapes and Samoa's traditions mingle
Music
May 7, 2002
Planet Rock
The World's Most Local Pop Music Goes International
Film
February 6, 2001
Unheavenly Creatures
The World's Most Local Pop Music Goes International
Film
June 22, 1999
When Love Comes
The World's Most Local Pop Music Goes International
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December 8, 1998
Hyde & Seek
Wider probe could burn judiciary chair
News
August 18, 1998
Listening In
The U.S.-led ECHELON spy network is eavesdropping on the whole world
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