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  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Newsies Opens: My Review

    Let's table the palaver and get down to business, to quote one of the characters. Newsies the Musical--based on the so-so 1992 movie about striking newsboys--is a slick, entertaining show that's sort of like Annie meets Billy Elliot. As in the movie, the boys are selling their "papes" (i.e., newsp ... More >>

  • Dance

    September 7, 2011

    Fall Arts: The Merce Cunningham Company Dances to an End

    Let's table the palaver and get down to business, to quote one of the characters. Newsies the Musical--based on the so-so 1992 movie about striking newsboys--is a slick, entertaining show that's sort of like Annie meets Billy Elliot. As in the movie, the boys are selling their "papes" (i.e., newsp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Living in New York Keeps You Young!

    ​As you stumble home at 4 a.m. after a night of debauchery only to rise by 8 a.m. for work, and do it again and again, you might not think that your lifestyle is doing much to combat nature's curse, that is, getting old. But it is! (Well, it may depend on how many days of debauchery.) But eith ... More >>

  • Film

    March 16, 2011

    Directors Revisit the Past in Anthology's 'Auto-Remakes' Series

    ​As you stumble home at 4 a.m. after a night of debauchery only to rise by 8 a.m. for work, and do it again and again, you might not think that your lifestyle is doing much to combat nature's curse, that is, getting old. But it is! (Well, it may depend on how many days of debauchery.) But eith ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    tUnE-yArDs Announces New Album, Plays MHOW In May

    ​Merrill Garbus, a/k/a the ukulele-strumming/drum-pounding/beatboxing/growling dervish known as tUnE-yArDs, is one of the best live acts going right now, a riot of energy, color, and (most importantly) volume, a loop-building and tonsil-flaring spectacle so joyous we're willing to tolerate the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2010

    TSA Strip-Searches Little Boy? (Video)

    TSA: Ever vigilant.​The latest airport security WTF?! involves a little boy and his alleged "strip search" at the hands of TSA agents in Salt Lake City, Utah. There's some confusion as to what actually happened, however, with the public up in arms over the latest "invasion of privacy" while TS ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2010

    Jet Blue Contest Winner Tells All

    ​ Surely you remember my contest where the best travel essay won a free month on JetBlue. Well, Courtney Sampsell nabbed the prize, and though she never sent me a postcard, she did come home with a lovely new essay about the experiences she enjoyed around the country, and that's good enough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    How to Get Fired (and Arrested): Get Drunk, Shoot Up Company's Computer Server

    ​A drunk 23-year-old mortgage company employee in Salt Lake City has followed in Steven Slater's path and gone ballistic on the job. In his case, however, no emergency evac slide was necessary. Instead, he showed up to the office drunk after going to a concert, pulled out a .45, and shot the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2010

    Finding Jesus in Food

    Caters New Agency LtdToby Elles of Lancaster, England fell asleep one day while cooking bacon, and the result was an apparition in a frying pan--of either Jesus or John Lennon, you pick!​ The devout Christian knows you can find Christ everywhere. But in a piece of toast, or in the grease annea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    New York #1 in Airport Delays!

    ​Yay, we're number one -- not only in road rage and marijuana arrests, but in air travel delays! "The New York metropolitan area stands in its own category when it comes to poor on-time performance," says a new Brookings Institution report. We have the worst arrival delay percentages (30 per ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Autolux Supposedly Coming to New York This Fall, May Actually Play All Tomorrow's Parties NY This Time, Babies Be Damned

    Maura Lanahan Autolux, the Los Angeles art-fuzz trio that blogs forgot, has been annoyingly dormant for the last few years: after releasing the sublime full-length Future Perfect, and touring throughout 2006, they virtually disappeared. Last fall, they booked for All Tomorrow's Parties New York, bu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Sriracha, Spotted Everywhere

    While eating with my in-laws at a stodgy fish restaurant in suburban Massachusetts, I asked the waiter for Sriracha, almost just to see what he would say. But he nodded knowingly, and brought out a dish of the red, garlicky hot sauce. That's when you know that Sriracha has hit the mainstream. That, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Interview: Rapper Nipsey Hussle on West Coast Hip-Hop and Rolling Sixty Crips

    "I mean Aspen, Portland: They're on the West Coast, but for an L.A. dude it's like the middle of nowhere. We got U.S. Marshals hopping on the bus in Salt Lake City." Not since the emergence of The Game on the national hip-hop scene has Los Angeles had such a promising new rapper as Nipsey Hussle. ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Guantanamo's Final Days

    The infamous Prison Camp ain't dead yet

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    American Idol Utah: David Archuleta's Hometown a/k/a the Land of the Osmonds

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. On Tuesday, Judge Kara showed some cleavage, last night, we visited Utah, the "the friendliest place on earth." Only if you're white and sad. Poor Tara. Are those tap shoes? "Welcome to Utah," announces Ryan Seacrest, "the friendliest ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    American Idol Jacksonville: Power Makes Kara Horny, David Archuleta Gave Us the Runs

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. Last week, Judge Kara became a bitch, this week she unleashed some cleavage. Oy. Kara, whoa that shirt Jacksonville is a town that owes its legacy to Journey--or at least to Randy Jackson--if we're to believe the introduction to last nig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2008

    Prop 8 Protest in New York at Mormon Temple!

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. Last week, Judge Kara became a bitch, this week she unleashed some cleavage. Oy. Kara, whoa that shirt Jacksonville is a town that owes its legacy to Journey--or at least to Randy Jackson--if we're to believe the introduction to last nig ... More >>

  • Film

    September 23, 2008

    Forever Strong Should Play Well to Church Groups, Niche Sports Enthusiasts

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. Last week, Judge Kara became a bitch, this week she unleashed some cleavage. Oy. Kara, whoa that shirt Jacksonville is a town that owes its legacy to Journey--or at least to Randy Jackson--if we're to believe the introduction to last nig ... More >>

  • Columns

    July 23, 2008

    Corn vs. Flour: The Great Tortilla Debate

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. Last week, Judge Kara became a bitch, this week she unleashed some cleavage. Oy. Kara, whoa that shirt Jacksonville is a town that owes its legacy to Journey--or at least to Randy Jackson--if we're to believe the introduction to last nig ... More >>

  • News

    April 1, 2008

    Letters

    Sharyn Jackson is your American Idol host for season eight. Last week, Judge Kara became a bitch, this week she unleashed some cleavage. Oy. Kara, whoa that shirt Jacksonville is a town that owes its legacy to Journey--or at least to Randy Jackson--if we're to believe the introduction to last nig ... More >>

  • People

    October 16, 2007

    Sex and the Pueblo

    Don't judge a Mexican by his mustache, ladies

  • Film

    September 25, 2007

    Desert Bayou

    Don't judge a Mexican by his mustache, ladies

  • Art

    September 26, 2006

    Thunderstruck

    Thrown into an ersatz sublime euphoria

  • Books

    August 1, 2006

    Roughing It

    Road worrier Sullivan hits the highway with his family, while McPhee keeps on trucking

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2005

    Morning Report 9/20/05
    NYPD Blew It: Cindy Unplugged

    Road worrier Sullivan hits the highway with his family, while McPhee keeps on trucking

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2005

    Morning Report 8/23/05
    Bush Counts on a Safe Crowd

    Road worrier Sullivan hits the highway with his family, while McPhee keeps on trucking

  • News

    June 7, 2005

    A Queens Ransom

    The Mets are in and the Jets are out, but where do the taxpayers fit in?

  • Columns

    June 29, 2004

    Horoscope

    The Mets are in and the Jets are out, but where do the taxpayers fit in?

  • Film

    January 20, 2004

    Film

    The Mets are in and the Jets are out, but where do the taxpayers fit in?

  • News

    January 13, 2004

    Missionary Positioning

    Indie Mormon Cinema Attempts a Mainstream Conversion

  • Dance

    November 4, 2003

    Polishing Up Old Treasures

    Dancers wanted: Strong, skilled, and up for just about anything a choreographer can concoct

  • Specials

    March 25, 2003

    Letters

    Dancers wanted: Strong, skilled, and up for just about anything a choreographer can concoct

  • Film

    February 25, 2003

    The Pallor of Money

    Music of the Spheres

  • Music

    January 21, 2003

    Big With the Kids

    Corporate Rock-Hack Bands Nobody Over 20 Ever Heard of Rule America

  • News

    October 29, 2002

    Diary of a Nobody

    Reading 'Instant Karma'; or, The Terrorist With a Library Card

  • News

    October 22, 2002

    Event Horizon

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • Specials

    May 7, 2002

    Letters

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • News

    March 5, 2002

    Sports

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • News

    February 26, 2002

    Sports

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • News

    February 12, 2002

    Going for the Olympic Gold

    Lusting After a Precious Metal, the NHL Tarnishes Itself

  • Film

    February 5, 2002

    Low-Budget Movies

    Park City Real-Life Consumer Guide

  • News

    November 6, 2001

    Nation

    Park City Real-Life Consumer Guide

  • Dance

    August 7, 2001

    Abbondanza Downtown

    Controlled Chaos Rules at FringeNYC

  • Columns

    July 17, 2001

    Sex Outside the City

    Controlled Chaos Rules at FringeNYC

  • News

    October 3, 2000

    Sports

    Controlled Chaos Rules at FringeNYC

  • Film

    August 10, 1999

    Palace Walks

    On the Road With the Theatre Historical Society

  • Film

    April 13, 1999

    SLC Punk!

    On the Road With the Theatre Historical Society

  • News

    March 16, 1999

    The Lords of the Rings

    In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal, The Accused Are Less the Problem Than Some of Their Judges

  • News

    February 16, 1999

    IOC SOBs

    In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal, The Accused Are Less the Problem Than Some of Their Judges

  • News

    September 30, 1997

    Dragnet

    Cops

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