Samoa

Girl Scout Cookies Easy to Find with Mobile App and Roaming Food Truck

Perhaps we love Girl Scout cookies so much because they're so hard to find. You practically have to stalk a co-worker's daughter or stake out the checkout line at the grocery store, hoping a troop has set up shop there for the day. All anybody wants is a crispy Thin Mint, a gooey Samoa, or addictive ... More >>

Q&A: Pizza Punkers Little Seizures On Their Old Bands, Good Parties, And The Power Of Vietnamese Sandwiches

Little Seizures are a one-yearish-old band populated by roughly 80%, uh, wizened local punk veterans. Their howling and chutzpah heave out like a bunch of brats, though, and it's especially evident on their brand-new 7" "Pizza Punk," which bounces around with Johnny Thunders-like riffs, Angry Samoan ... More >>

What Do Special Edition Girl Scout Cookie Savannah Smiles Taste Like? We Find Out!

After learning about the 2012 Girl Scout cookie pop-ups, you're likely pretty excited about stuffing your face with sweets, no? But then comes the age-old question of what cookie to order. Purists might go for Thin Mints, while caramel lovers know the Samoa is the one. Yet there's one new additi ... More >>

Meet Korallreven, The Swedish Pop Duo With Airy Melodies And An Ear For New York City

"Korallreven" is the Swedish word for "coral reef," and that imageappropriately sums up the Swedish dream-pop duo's beautiful, yet threatening sound, which is both beautiful and threatening. Korallreven's music is filled with these kinds of dualities: cold and sunny; vast and intimate; light and hea ... More >>

Foreign Diplomats Owe New York City $17 Million in Parking Tickets

​As we freak out over possible $16 muffins purchased by the Justice Department -- how could they? Muffins? Muffins aren't even good -- and the overall implosion of the U.S. economy, let us freak out more, about something with some pretty egregious dollar signs. Back in May, Representatives Mic ... More >>

Stock Up on the Samoas! It's the Last Week for Girl Scout Cookies

Best. Girl. Scout. Cookie. Period.​All the Girl Scout cookies are great, but Samoas are truly the greatest of them all. At least according to New Yorkers who prefer the caramel-coconut-chocolate delight over Thin Mints, which is the most popular cookie nationwide. And really, there's no comp ... More >>

Earl Sweatshirt Has Been Found! ...Maybe?

​ The sleuths over at Complex claim to have found Earl Sweatshirt, Odd Future's most elusive member. By employing investigative tactics that involve lots of Facebook browsing, the magazine has deduced that Earl is (or was at some point) in Samoa, at a program for at-risk teenage boys called C ... More >>

Wax Jamboo and Five Other Unusual Fruits and Vegetables at NYC Chinese Supermarkets

​1. Celtuce is an extreme variety of lettuce native to southern China. It's also known as stem lettuce, celery lettuce, asparagus lettuce, wo ju, and kaki-jisha. Though the leaves are edible, the cooked stem is the whole point of the vegetable. In addition to steaming and sauteeing, pickling ... More >>

Monster Magnet, Bourbon Eggnog, and Potty-Mouthed Kids at the Bell House's Cookie Takedown

Syd LondonThe spread at the Cookie Takedown​ The Cookie Takedown, brainchild of Matt Timms (he of the Bacon, Chili, Fondue and Cheese Takedowns), took place under the dangling chandeliers of Brooklyn's Bell House last night to the strains of stoner metal. "I bet people would prefer a DJ, but I ... More >>

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