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Let It Bleed

Hard at work on his eighth novel, Deadwood author Pete Dexter still packs a punch

Download: Widowspeak's Swirling, Nostalgic "Harsh Realm"

​Brooklyn swoon-rock trio Widowspeak mix the dreamy, staring-out-the-car-window drear of Mazzy Star and the more muscular propulsion of Kill Rock Stars-era indie. Torn between wistful and meaty, nostalgic and crunchy, their self-released cassette naturally fell into the eager hands of local me ... More >>

New Amsterdam Market is Having an Oysterpalooza!

flickr/Allerina & Glen MacLartyShuck 'em!​Get ready for some shucking and slurping: It's going to be an oysterpalooza on Saturday, April 9 at New Amsterdam Market!

I Am Secretly an Important Man: Profile of Underground Bard Jesse Bernstein

flickr/Allerina & Glen MacLartyShuck 'em!​Get ready for some shucking and slurping: It's going to be an oysterpalooza on Saturday, April 9 at New Amsterdam Market!

Robert Sietsema at The Commodore; Sarah DiGregorio at Takashi

This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema has a stiff drink and the usual "retro-Southern-locavoric-hash-house fare" at The Commodore in Williamsburg. Sarah DiGregorio chews on some raw tripe and grills beef heart at Takashi. Sam Sifton approves of the newly reopened Annisa, where Anita Lo, "is not b ... More >>

Swine Flu PANIC Reaches White House!

One of Obama's aides has apparently come down with a SSF (suspected swine flu). After accompanying the President on his recent Mexican trip, the unnamed aide exhibited flu-like symptoms -- though he has recovered since -- and passed the illness on to his family members, who are being tested for the ... More >>

"Obama is a Fascist" Watch Continues

After Obama fired the General Motors CEO, we predicted rightbloggers would take to calling him a fascist. And we were right! Now, to follow up -- fascism and related accusations since lunch: "[Bill Maher] can't even see that FASCISM is right under his nose, under the name of Barack HUSSEIN Obama" ... More >>

Hugs and Kisses #43: Kimya Dawson Plays a Gig

After Obama fired the General Motors CEO, we predicted rightbloggers would take to calling him a fascist. And we were right! Now, to follow up -- fascism and related accusations since lunch: "[Bill Maher] can't even see that FASCISM is right under his nose, under the name of Barack HUSSEIN Obama" ... More >>

A Staten Island Trombonist Breaks a 64-Year Silence About a Military Race Riot

A violent tale of justice and injustice from America's uglier racial past

America's Next Top Supernovel

Granta once again takes bets on the nation's young literary talent

Weeping With the Enemy

Phyllis Rodriguez lost her son at the World Trade Center. And then she found the mother of Zacarias Moussaoui.

Panic Womb

Old familiar misogyny poisons Neil LaBute's cult-thriller remake

Take the Long Way Home

Old familiar misogyny poisons Neil LaBute's cult-thriller remake

Semper Fey

Men Who Love Military Men Too Much—And the Sailors Who Oblige Them

Clinton in a Spin

P.R. on War Out of Control