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Studies in Crap: Beloved real American George Leonard Herter explains How to Live With a Bitch

Each Thursday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. ​ How to Live With a Bitch Author: Legendary coot George Leonard Herter Date: ... More >>

Gay Gladiators Attack New York!

Alex Geana​Starz channel obviously knows the target audience for its Spartacus: Blood and Sand series, premiering this week.

Phoenix's '1901' > 2009

On the euphoric charms of utter inscrutability

The Blogroll Gazette: A Shake Shack in Rome; el Bulli Reservations for 2010

This week, in food blogs... Midtown Lunch got excited about Ma Peche (a.k.a. Momo Midtown) introducing takeout. The Atlantic Food Channel asked the $42,500 question: "Does culinary school matter?" Blondie and Brownie spotted a Shake Shack reference on a menu in Rome.

Maialino's Nick Anderer: Secrets to Suckling Pig, Working With Danny Meyer, and Why Roman Food Is Masculine

Nick Anderer at Maialino​ Danny Meyer's newest restaurant is a Roman-style trattoria in the Gramercy Hotel cheffed by Nick Anderer, formerly of Gramercy Tavern. We caught up with Anderer about his connection to Rome, what it's like to work for Danny Meyer, and why he thinks Roman cooking is ... More >>

A Chocolate Cruise from Windstar; Contaminated Foods at Airport Restaurants

​Nancy DeBenedittis, the owner of Leo's Latticini, better known as Mama's of Corona, passed away earlier this month at age 90. Mama's was a regular joint for cops, firefighters, sanitation workers, parks employees and other city workers. [NY Daily News] Airport restaurants have been cited in ... More >>

So What Exactly Was The-Dream Wearing in That Now Notorious Wedding Photo?

This photo, right here. So? Alexander McQueen suit, McQueen tie, Tom Ford shirt, and the now infamous Tom Ford riding boots--"they had like a eighteen karat gold zipper and it zips like straight up. They're the equestrian boots." Terius had them in the closet for a while: "I've had those boots for ... More >>

This Is, Apparently, Who We Have To Blow

​ ...or rather, blow away, in the next election. Ladies and gentlemen, the 'No' votes...

Clip Job: Koch Surprises No One, And Manville Returns!

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. March 24, 1966, Vol. XI, No. 23 Koch Battles the Odds, Gets in Council Race By Jack Newfield Having vanquished the DeSapio machine in Greenwich Village, Edward Koch this week announced he will make a fight for public office. He seeks ... More >>

Bronx Mosque Suspends Request to Amplify Call to Prayer; Residents Remain Unsympathetic

​A Bronx mosque that had sought a sound permit to amplify its morning call to prayer has quietly rescinded its application. But the Jame Masjid mosque's revocation of the proposal didn't hush its neighbors, since the mosque plans to resubmit its request to play the undulating ribbon of Arabi ... More >>

All of the Apples Available at the Union Square Farmers' Market, 11/12/09

AMBROSIA (British Columbia, new cultivar, sweet, not bad for eating) ​ This picture file is the result of a visit to the Union Square Farmers' Market on Saturday, November 12, 2009, and represents an accurate record of every apple available for sale, 30 in total. The apples are presented in al ... More >>

The Meat Hook Arrives; Mommy Bloggers Shill for Big Food

​International aid agencies are saying that a United Nations summit on food security that kicked off in Rome today could be a "waste of time" as it won't commit donors to provide more money to end world hunger. [Bloomberg] Companies like Nestle and Frito Lay are offering "mommy bloggers" all- ... More >>

Maialino to Open Tomorrow

Chubbyhubby.net​Danny Meyer may be hard at work attempting worldwide Shake Shack domination, but that hasn't prevented him from focusing on more local and lofty endeavors like Maialino, his Roman-style trattoria that opens for dinner tomorrow evening. The restaurant, located in the Gramercy Pa ... More >>

Superior Donuts Peddles Stale Product; One of Mamet's Two Unrelated Plays Relates; Hamlet's Only Word Is Law

Nontraditional-Therapy Crowd: Rejoice for A-Cinematic The Horse Boy

Yankee Stadium Death Watch: Day 331

​As anyone who's been to a game at Fake Yankee Stadium lately can attest, the old home of the Bronx Bombers across the street remains relatively intact, nearly a year after its final game. The last of the seats were sliced out in early June (taking care to preserve them for sale to any collect ... More >>

Frank Bruni Shares His Darker Food Secrets in Born Round

A new memoir from the soon-to-be-former Times restaurant critic

Who Will Replace Bruni?

Frank Bruni's gig at the Times is coming to an end in about three weeks. That means that his replacement has likely already been chosen--Bruni writes in his memoir that each critic is given several weeks of preparatory time, basically to fly all over the world and eat in the best restaurants. So i ... More >>

Coleman Concedes, Franken is Minnesota Senator

After telling us that his wife had been praying the rosary in Rome (?), Norm Coleman congratulated Al Franken on becoming the next Senator from Minnesota. Then he said a bunch of other stuff about voters' rights and the people of Minnesota, but who cares? This fucking thing is done. Hooray for the c ... More >>

Pope Makes It Official: Dolan Consecrated as Archbishop

When we saw the headline at Catholic New York, "New Yorkers Can Watch Archbishop Dolan Receive Pallium on EWTN," we thought the poor man was sick and receiving some sort of chemotherapy. Happily, it actually meant that in a ceremony in Rome Pope Benedict XVI put a circular woolen band around the nec ... More >>

Clip Job: Manville Mans Up?

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesOctober 10, 1963, Vol. VIII, No. 51Footnote to Saloon SocietyROME...I have always enjoyed going to weddings in the past, chiefly I must admit because of the pleasure it gave me to realize they were not my own. Certainly it nearly always seemed to ... More >>

The Not Even Remotely Cruel Summer Jams of French Pop Sensations Phoenix

Angels & Demons Has a Need for Speed

Oblivion at Film Forum

Heddy Honigmann returns to her roots

Bones' Beat: Emily Jacir at the Guggenheim

This week Bones, intrepid art-world raconteur, visits The Hugo Boss Prize 2008: Emily Jacir at the Guggenheim. It's the international hunk strikeforce vs. deep, sustained engagement in the life of a very mysterious man... Courtesy the Guggenheim Emily Jacir is the latest recipient of the Hugo Boss ... More >>

Fashion Week: Amid Bright Colors, Nanette Lepore Speaks the Grey Truth

Stacey AndersonNanette Lepore: partly cloudy Yesterday, while interviewing dance-rockers Metric, I couldn't resist gushing about one of their songs, "Front Row." Of all the tracks on the dark and disenchanted upcoming album, Fantasies, this one seemed especially poetic for its jaundiced look at the ... More >>

David Haxton at Priska C Juschka; Mie Yim at Michael Steinberg; Erin Rachel Hudak at Jan Larsen

Happy Winter Solstice!

Punisher: War Zone Is a Slasher Movie with Guns

Facing Ferzan Ozpetek, at MOMA

Maverick Turkish auteur gets (over)due retrospective

Free Will Astrology: November 26 through December 2

Rome & Jewel's Soapy, Contemporary Take On Shakespeare Not As Good As Baz Luhrmann's

What's for Dinner?

Edible News: Foot in Mouth, Casseroles, Mozzerella

Today in Edible News

Recalling A Wilder City In NYC Vigilantes Series

Citizen vengeance, in all its scummy glory at Anthology Film Archives

Cosmic Disco?! Cosmic Rock!!! Brings Italy Back

Bastille Day on Smith Street

Other countries' national holidays inspire excellent day-drinking opportunities

Interview: Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend

What to Eat at the UN Summit on Hunger

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James Nares's Downtown Empire Strikes Back

'70s avant-garde filmmaker-cum-painter returns to the moving image

Rambo Is a Pussy. Director David Gordon Green Is Not

Constantine's Sword Crusades Against Crusades

Documentary examines the Catholic Church's history of anti-Semitism

Clip Job: Billie Holiday Sells Out Loew's Sheridan

The Decline of the American Empire?

Hugs and Kisses, The Outbursts of Everett True: Stolen Recordings

Zucchini Flowers Made Easy

Morning Report 4/20/05
Crust Almighty! Rome Delivers a Pope to Domino's

The Gods Must Be Crazy