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Suffocation (and a Guy with a Chainsaw) - Saint Vitus - 4/5/13

Better Than: It's hard to think of something that this wouldn't be better than. This was one of the wildest shows I've seen at Saint Vitus. It seemed telling that the venue had moved all the tables out of the bar, presumably to make more space for mayhem. See also: The Best Metal Shows in NYC This ... More >>

North Korea Pinch Hits for the USSR in Spy Thriller The Berlin File

Godzilla and Flowers: The Films of Kim Jong Il

Actor, Author, Activist, Musician, TV Host Henry Rollins: "I Need A Job"

Henry Rollins is not a man who likes to sit idly by. Actor, author, activist, musician, journalist, TV host, spoken-word artist; he's got as many careers as he's got tattoos. Which it to say, a lot. He doesn't do the relaxation thing well. Henry Rollins: The Long March is at Joe's Pub November 8, ... More >>

Rural Restaurant: Further Adventures of the Organ Meat Society

Pig Ear in Aspic (a/k/a "Crystal Pig Skin Frozen" on the menu) was one of the more unusual dishes assayed by the Organ Meat Society that evening. Lately, the Organ Meat Society has been often seen along Flushing's Main Street, because that is where the city's best collection of variety meats is fo ... More >>

The 20th Century Needs No Narration in 'The Compilation Film'

Another Snowstorm on the Way for NYC?; More Protests in Tunisia; Mike Bloomberg Gives State of the City

​Good morning! It's another gray day, but hang in there -- it should clear up by afternoon. Of course, there's also another snowstorm on the way, which could pan out as either a light brush...or a major snow event for New York by Friday. Currently snowfall potential is "highly uncertain." We'l ... More >>

Attica: The Death of '60s Radicalism

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. September 16, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 37 Attica: the death of '60s radicalism By Clark Whelton There are three treatments for cancer -- radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. All three poison or mutilate the body and may even kill the patie ... More >>

The Red Chapel Crashes North Korea

The Living Theatre Inflicts Korach on Local Ticket Holders

Bad news for Moses too

Your CMJ 2010 Panels, Cynically Summarized: Day 2 (Wednesday)

​It continues. On the second day everyone wakes up a little late, a little hungover, a little cranky at having failed to get into Salem. Shake it off, though, at one of this afternoon's informative industry panels, which we've taken the liberty of crassly summarizing below.

Jimmy Carter Rushed to Hospital for Tummy Problems as Newspapers Prepare Obits

​No, people: Jimmy Carter is not dead.

Justin Bieber Cracks Up

His prepubescent falsetto can't last forever

Our Guide to the Greatest of the ND/NF's Latest

(Because newer is not always better)

Something That Begins With 'Wiki' At Fault for Military Failings, Apparently

​The Pentagon really, really, really hates Wikileaks, a website devoted to publishing internal documents. Also, it thinks they might be funded by the CIA, and is generally a threat to America's safety. They released an entire report on it in 2008. Maybe it's got something to do with the leak o ... More >>

Obama Accepts Nobel; Rightbloggers Denounce Him for Some Damn Thing

Obama: He's given up smoking, but not the holy, sacred search for peace.President Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo last night. He acknowledged that previous recipients had been "far more deserving of this honor than I," defended Afghanistan as a "just war" and claimed "the instruments of ... More >>

New York Philharmonic Not Going to Cuba

​If President Obama is a dictator-loving socialist, he has a funny way of showing it: his Administration has refused a request to let the New York Philharmonic go to Cuba for some concerts it had planned for the end of the month. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control denie ... More >>

Bill Clinton Returns to Harlem to Launch the Zagat Guide to the Neighborhood

When he's not helping to bring journalists home from North Korea, Bill Clinton is helping out Tim and Nina Zagat. Serious Eats attended a press conference for the new Zagat guide to Harlem earlier today, and found Bill on hand to promote the book. The Harlem guide, which covers 323 neighborhood rest ... More >>

After Clinton Visit, Imprisoned Journalists "Pardoned" By North Korea

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, the two Current TV journalists sentenced to 12 years hard labor by the North Koreans last month, have apparently been pardoned at the intercession of former President Bill Clinton. Clinton went to North Korea today and talked it over with Dear Leader Kim Jong-il, who in pre ... More >>

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

  Twitpic by tedsink. Last weekend's Siren Festival left many of us groggy, and a good thing too, as the week that followed was best seen in soft focus. President Obama and Henry Louis Gates were the comedy team of the week. Mayor Bloomberg, angry about the way mayoral school control ... More >>

Norks Burn Hillary with Puzzling Schoolgirl/Pensioner Gag

In other world news, the North Korean bureaucracy has emitted a joke in response to Hillary Clinton's tough line on the communist state's weapons trading, and her comparison of its leaders to "unruly children" unwilling to behave properly at the great Adult Table of Nations. "We cannot but regard M ... More >>

From Soup to Nuts: Rightbloggers Enraged By Obama-Themed Products

The Inauguration approacheth! Last time we had one of these things, liberals complained of the cost, and conservatives defended it. Now the shoe is on the other foot, and we must expect it to kick. When conservatives kick, though, they give the ball plenty of spin. Donors to this year's Presiden ... More >>

Free Will Astrology: July 30 to August 5

Lawyer Death Match in Pakistan

Wednesday 4:2

Live Earth

On the mysterious, mesmerizing, and politically defiant globe-trotting record label Sublime Frequencies

The Re-Entroducer

Professor, blogger, DJ, curator, and music zealot Oliver Wang reveals even more Soul Sides

Put Down Those Skinny Jeans

Doc goes undercover in Chinese denim sweatshop

'Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story'

Horoscope

Letters

Flop Gun: Join the Navy, See the World, Battle Bitchy Robot

Film

But Boot Camp Is Still Free

Bush, Congress quietly slash key grants for college

Bush, Whacked

Believe it or not, a slew of swanky downtown shops are getting political

China Sentences Times Freelance Photographer

U.S. Military Stretched Dangerously Thin

Armed Forces Shortage Could Be 'Problematic' in Future Conflicts

Monsters of the Moment

From Saddam to Osama, America Creates Its Own Nightmares

Bush's Fairy Tale World

A War Where You Get Your Money Back

The Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb

Blood, Stats, and Tears

How the Coming War Stacks Up

Forget Your Problems, We're Preparing for a War

Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle

A Wanted Man

The Unlikely Campaign to Free Steve Kim, Armed Protester, Soldier of Conscience

Luxe for Less

Pleasure and Pain

The World Series

The Women's World Cup Enters The Elimination Round

Foreign Affairs