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    May 24, 2012

    Q&A: Hot Sugar On Associative Music, Working With The Roots, And Sampling A Rat Who Played Keyboard

    "There are two pigeons right there, so if I threw some bread and scared them off, I could turn that flutter sound into a Mannie Fresh snare roll." With that, Hot Sugar claps his hands and, as if on command, the two pigeons stop their strut through Tompkins Square Park to flap and flutter off. For a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, on the Living Wage Bill

    When Speaker Christine Quinn presented her compromised version of the Living Wage Bill last week, we immediately wondered how it would affect retail-clothing workers, #47 on the Voice's list of the 100 Most Powerless New Yorkers. We got in touch with Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Whol ... More >>

  • News

    December 7, 2011

    Wheelchair Sports Camp's Crip Life

    If there were ever a moment for a queer, disabled rapper with a love for pot, jokes, and revolution to be a star, the moment is now

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2011

    Borders Bankrupt; Insert "Chapter 11" Joke Here

    chillihead​As we mentioned in our morning link roundup, book retailer Borders is filing for bankruptcy and closing a third of its locations after posting losses of $680.6 million since 2007. Reuters reports that "the chain still faces questions about its longer-term survival in the face of com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    The 2010 Rightblogger War on Christmas Special -- Featuring Abortion Gift Certificates!

    Merry War on Christmas! This conflict has been dragging on for years, which is not entirely a bad thing, as it has produced a thriving War on Christmas industry, which our economy desperately needs. The opportunities for outrage this year are slim, but where there's a rightblogger, there's a way, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2010

    Rangers Win Pennant, but 'A-Rod Doomed Them' Myth Lives On

    ​No sooner did the World Series end than Alex Rodriguez became the answer to the question "Why did it take the Rangers so long to win the pennant?" On Monday, Tyler Kepner of the New York Times speculated about the possibility of the Yankees obtaining Cliff Lee: "Lee could enjoy the Yankees, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2010

    New York Rappers Talk Their Worst Summer Jobs

    Image via Darrell Bell​Hip-hop is the world's most brazenly capitalist genre of music. If Jay-Z's not talking about playing Monopoly with real cash, then Kanye West's tweeting about the cherub-motifed Persian rugs and golden goblets he's just scored at Fishs Eddy. But while certain rotund rap ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Lance Armstrong and Nicolas Sarkozy: Two Old Dudes on Bikes

    The king of cycling meets the president of France​At home, we get to watch the Tour de France on a giant TV in glorious HD. But at work, we're forced to find pirated live streams on our desktop from all kinds of sources. For this morning's epic showdown on the Tourmalet between Andy Schleck an ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 13, 2010

    AFRICAN BEAT

    Bring your vuvuzelas to Prospect Park

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2010

    Lance Armstrong's Duel with Former Teammate Looming, Signs Are Iffy

    ​We'll be keeping an eye on what journalists and cycling pundits around the world are saying as 2010's much-anticipated Tour de France nears. This year's edition starts Saturday, July 3 with a prologue, a short spin of 8 kilometers, around Rotterdam in the Netherlands. For Americans, the most ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Transformer (Or Something) Explodes in Chelsea; No Injuries Reported (Updated)

    ​A transformer -- either on top of the Burlington Coat Factory on Sixth Avenue near West 19th Street, or under a Radio Shack on Sixth Avenue near West 20th Street, depending on reports -- blew up this morning. The explosion was preceded by a fire, presumably caused by the overheated transforme ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    Tranformer Explodes in Chelsea; No Injuries Reported

    ​A transformer -- either on top of the Burlington Coat Factory on Sixth Avenue near West 19th Street, or under a Radio Shack on Sixth Avenue near West 20th Street, depending on reports -- blew up this morning. The explosion was preceded by a fire, to which FDNY had responded and presumably cau ... More >>

  • Film

    December 1, 2009

    Dave Foley Goes Lower than Celebrity Poker for The Strip

    ​A transformer -- either on top of the Burlington Coat Factory on Sixth Avenue near West 19th Street, or under a Radio Shack on Sixth Avenue near West 20th Street, depending on reports -- blew up this morning. The explosion was preceded by a fire, to which FDNY had responded and presumably cau ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

    ​ Twitpic by ethanvk. Well, our week was awful, but apparently we were in good company. Mayor Bloomberg came up with a wide-ranging, expensive transit plan including crosstown buses that would move slower than ever. He slapped back Bill Thompson's schools charges -- not convincingly to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2009

    Radio Shack Becomes "The Shack" to "Friends"

    Radio Shack, the place we visit for signal splitters and batteries and which also sells phones, TV gear, and even radios, now says "Our Friends Call Us The Shack." Sales at the chain are down, and maybe they think this will make people think of "Love Shack" by the B-52s, and want to hang out there. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    No Admiration for Armstrong? Thank You, Alberto Contador!

    ​You've probably already heard the news that Alberto Contador, the 2009 Tour de France champion, returned to his home country of Spain yesterday and promptly trashed Lance Armstrong, the teammate who helped him win his second Tour championship.What a pendejo, our friend Gustavo "Ask a Mexican" Are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    I Hate Bad Service!

    No, I'm not talking about oral sex. Obviously, any old hummer will do. But I can't stand it when you walk into a business establishment on good faith and are greeted with braindead help that hinders any commerce from happening instead of encouraging it. As the ineptitude creeps over your intended tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Jamie Lidell, the Only Thing on Television

    No, I'm not talking about oral sex. Obviously, any old hummer will do. But I can't stand it when you walk into a business establishment on good faith and are greeted with braindead help that hinders any commerce from happening instead of encouraging it. As the ineptitude creeps over your intended tr ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    April 17, 2007

    White Like Me

    Victor Varnado is a white black man. And he wants you to crack up about it.

  • Music

    March 27, 2007

    Miami Vices

    NYC DJs invade the beaches, yachts, and Radio Shacks of South Beach's famed Winter Music Conference

  • Music

    March 21, 2006

    Both Sides Now

    From the underground to the chart tops, Just Blaze aims to save New York hip-hop

  • Music

    June 7, 2005

    High Fidelity

    From A to B and back again: this is your correspondent, running out of mix tapes

  • Columns

    November 2, 2004

    Horoscope

    From A to B and back again: this is your correspondent, running out of mix tapes

  • News

    November 2, 2004

    Voices From the Wreckage

    It's possible to rise from the ashes

  • Music

    March 23, 2004

    The Talking Cure

    Collaborating with real live mountain goats, John Darnielle puts escape behind him

  • News

    January 6, 2004

    The Suicide of Mr. A

    A Mentally Ill Inmate Slips Through the Cracks—Into the Path of a Subway Train

  • NYC Life

    June 10, 2003

    Search Party

    The Wilds of T.J. Maxx and Filene's Basement

  • Columns

    January 28, 2003

    NY Mirror

    The Wilds of T.J. Maxx and Filene's Basement

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    December 10, 2002

    Nation

    The Wilds of T.J. Maxx and Filene's Basement

  • News

    November 26, 2002

    More Maladies at the Malibu

    Dem District Leader Secretly Tapes SRO Tenant

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    June 25, 2002

    Private Eyes

    Dem District Leader Secretly Tapes SRO Tenant

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    October 19, 1999

    Expose yourself

    Dem District Leader Secretly Tapes SRO Tenant

  • Music

    October 12, 1999

    Expose Yourself

    Dem District Leader Secretly Tapes SRO Tenant

  • Music

    August 31, 1999

    Lo-Fi Dead in O-hi-o?

    Dem District Leader Secretly Tapes SRO Tenant

  • News

    April 20, 1999

    The Spy Who Bugged Me

    Amateur Sleuths Have Their Day

  • News

    March 23, 1999

    Joystick Nation

    E-Commerce Stimulates the Vibrator Market

  • News

    February 23, 1999

    Playing Telephone

    In a society of voyeurs, eavesdropping is an art

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