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Prong - The Star of Palm Beach @ Rocks Off Boat Cruise - 10/19/2012

Better Than: Watching Titanic while "I'm sailing away / Set an open course for the virgin seas..." (sung by South Park's Cartman, of course) runs through your head. Setting sail for a metal show on the not-so-open seas, concessions must be made. Booze du nuit: Seven (Seagram's) and Seven's (7-up), ... More >>

The Kennedy Curse Strikes Again With New Death

Many of the Kennedy family and their spouses have long been walking car crashes, as doomed as cast members from Saturday Night Live. All those good looks and great connections obviously come with a price. Just yesterday, Mary Richardson Kennedy--RFK Jr.'s troubled estranged wife--was found dead at ... More >>

How Billionaires, like Ron Lauder, Avoid Paying Taxes

​Ever wonder how the super rich avoid paying all those taxes? Well, the New York Times has an interesting takeout here on all the shenanigans folks like Ron Lauder, of Estee Lauder, do to shelter their billions. According to the Times' David Kocieniewski, Lauder, worth $3.1 billion, donates h ... More >>

The Other Koch Brother

In the shadow of his brothers' Tea Party fame, Bill Koch seems almost like a normal billionaire.

Olivier Quignon 'In' at DBGB; Jamie Oliver 'Out' at Sainsbury's

​Olivier Quignon is the new executive chef at DBGB. He's not new to the Boulud empire, though, having served as executive sous-chef at Bar Boulud. Quignon replaces Jim Leiken, who will head up the kitchen at Café Boulud in Palm Beach. [Grub Street] Christopher Lee, formerly of Aureole, can n ... More >>

NYC is a 'Ghost Town': 1 in 25 Manhattan Homes Are Empty Because of Rich People

Apartment at the Trump/ Only slept in it once​Out of 845,000 houses and apartments in Manhattan, 102,000 were counted as vacant according to census numbers, the New York Times reports today, and more than 33,000, or one in 25 residences on the main island, had someone living there less than tw ... More >>

Ryan Skeen Lands at UWS Spot Il Cibreo; Iacopo Falai Expands Yet Again

​Eternal wanderer Ryan Skeen has signed on to helm the kitchen of a rustic Italian trattoria on the Upper West Side called Il Cibreo, in the former Campo space at Broadway and 112th Street. The restaurant will open Wednesday and serve things like "bruschetta with grilled asparagus and Fontina, ... More >>

The 2011 James Beard Award Finalists Are...

​Earlier this afternoon in Portland, OR, the James Beard Foundation announced the finalists for the 2011 James Beard Awards. So without further ado, the nominees, after the jump:

Our 10 Best In-Store Dining Experiences

Robert SietsemaIkea: Good for cheap furniture and cheap food, like this meatball plate.​ Shopping can be an exhausting activity, and not just for one's wallet. Which is why it's so great when stores have on-site restaurants and cafés. Instant refueling to induce more shopping! So for this ... More >>

Jeffrey Epstein, Sex Offender: 'Underage Girls Are Like Bagels,' or Something

​Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire New York financier who just finished a trip to jail for sleeping with underage girls, is already laughing about it. "I'm not a sexual predator, I'm an 'offender,'" he clarified to the New York Post, with a handy little metaphor in tow. "It's the difference bet ... More >>

James Beard Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists Announced

opentable.comThe product of blood, sweat, and tears​It's almost time for the Oscars. That is, the Oscars of the food world: the James Beard Foundation Awards. Today marked the announcement of the restaurant and chef semifinalists, who were chosen from a record 28,000 online entries. Finalists ... More >>

Monotonix Are Not Breaking Up, Exactly, But You'd Better Go See Them Soon Anyway

Last chance to see this in person for awhile. Pic by Rebecca Smeyne.​So everyone's favorite hilariously violent Israeli garage-rock trio is making onstage threats that their current tour might be their last, citing fatigue/impending babies/etc., which is bad news for us all, because if you hav ... More >>

The East Village is Finally Safe For Yuppies, Parties and the Environment

​Forget Mars Bar, the mangy dogs, vials, crust punks, hard knock landlords or any other signifier used to represent the gritty East Village; that's all dead. Environmentalism killed it and everything in the East Village now looks like a Palm Beach hotel lobby. Or that's the vision of Michael N ... More >>

Surfer Blood Cover Neutral Milk Hotel, Owe Todd P Everything According to Miami New Times

Hey, wouldn't you know it, Surfer Blood casually cover Neutral Milk Hotel's "Two-Headed Boy" over a bottle of El Presidente, and it's not half bad for a bunch of dudes who won't even get up off the couch! They even screw up a couple times and it's still better than that awful Apples in Stereo vers ... More >>

Post Debunks Post on Tiger Woods

​In a curious item today, "Tiger Hunt Spurs Tall Tales," the New York Post's Page Six scoffs at the "many rumors of [Woods'] whereabouts." "The least credible story," they assert, "is that he's shacked up with his No. 1 girlfriend, Rachel Uchitel, in Palm Beach, where they've been supposedly p ... More >>

How the other half misbehave on airplanes: Ivana Trump escorted off

​Prominent ex-wife Ivana Trump celebrated the first day of the TSA's new mystery security regulations by being, according to law enforcement authorities, "belligerent" and "aggravating" and forcing a two hour delay in a Delta Palm Beach-to-LaGuardia flight.

Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken

​You have to believe me on this one. The official description: "Cool sophistication in breezy Palm Beach! Sporting a dashing jacquard-patterned jacket with a light pink polo shirt and crisp white pants, Ken doll is ready for Palm Beach social season, sunning by the pool and a stroll with his ... More >>

Daniel Boulud to Open Moderne Singapore Outpost

​Singaporeans will soon be getting the Daniel Boulud treatment. Diner's Journal reports that the chef will open a 120-seat DB Bistro Moderne in the new Marina Bay Sands casino resort, owned by the same group that owns the Venetian in Las Vegas. And speaking of Vegas, Boulud has also confirmed ... More >>

I'M ON A BOAT!

. . . And it'll definitely be rockin'

Bernie Madoff Mocked at Party!

Fortunately, lots of people—well, gay people—still care about Broadway.

Daniel Boulud Hits His Stride in Palm Beach

When Daniel Boulud opened Café Boulud in Palm Beach in 2003, things got off to a "meh" start, but the restaurant has hit its stride and "is finally worthy of the master's name," according to Gail Shepherd at our sister publication New Times in Broward-Palm Beach.Reviewing the restaurant this week, ... More >>

Jews v. Arabs: It's war, even if the 'Times' tries to avoid calling it that

Al Jazeera reporting on the war in Gaza Will somebody please call this a war? You won't find the word "war" in this morning's lede story in the New York Times on Israel's bombardment and invasion of Gaza. Is the Times afraid of offending New York's Jews, especially the right-wing Jewish establ ... More >>

Bush makes Iraqis want to hurl

Road Show, Dividing the Estate, and American Buffalo Carve Up Our National Turkeyhood

Thanksgivings and misgivings

The Official Guide to Twee Outdoor Summer Dance Parties

Stock up on deodorant, and gird yourself for another trip down the ol’ Slip N Slide

BACK TO THE FUTURE

Paul Rudnick’s gay crystal ball

From His Big House to the Big House

Chop-shop king built his dream mansion. Then an interior decorator took him down.

Graf Life

An impromptu museum pops up as street artists seize a building they once illegally tagged

Early RSVP

Wedding bells are ringing for Rudnick and his glittery cast

Short-Form Filing

Marathon display of the ancient art and variegated pleasures of the one-act

NY Mirror

Bush's Far-Right-Hand Man

The Handmaid's Tale

In Flynn's hard-knock memoir, Dad is a novelist manqué and a homeless-shelter denizen

Recovered Memories

Spring '04 on the Cheap

The General and the Senator

Wes's Bloopers Give Hillary's Troops Hope

Pataki's Post-Election Payday

Governor Cashes in Himself, and Hands Us Big Overdue Bill

Jeb & George

Bush Slated to Pay Top Dollar for Libby Pataki’s Florida Land

Listings

Listings

Were Malloy’s Marks Illegal?

Labor Leader and Museum Madonna Take Trump Freebies

Conservatives, White Supremacists, Take to Florida Streets

Claiming an 'Implicit' Racial Angle, Stormfront Leader Joins Bush Protest

Florida Scene: African American Students Call for Revote

Question Fairness of Election When So Many Claim They Were Turned Away

Purported Ballot Boxes Found in Southern Florida

Reports of Florida Voting Irregularities Pour In

Dems Threaten Suit in Florida as More Purported Ballot Boxes Turn Up

Latest Found in Boca Raton Gated Community

Countdown to the Presidency

With Absentee Ballots Still Pending, the Nation Continues to Wait

Report: Four Thousand Florida Voters Wrongly Struck From Rolls

Election Clouded by Continued Accusations

Florida Absentee Ballot Snafu

Palm Beach Citizens' Lawsuit Withdrawn From Federal Court

NY Mirror

NY Mirror