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December 1, 2011
Da Capo's Second-Best Music Writing 2011: 112 Of Last Year's Most Notable Music Stories
The 2011 edition of Da Capo's annual anthology Best Music Writing— which this year was guest edited by The New Yorker classical writer and The Rest Is Noise author Alex Ross; Daphne Carr has been the series editor since 2006—contains 32 essays and is augmented by a a jumbo-sized "Other N ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Starbucks Sees Liquidity in Juice Market; Papasito Grill Burned by Noise Complaints
Starbucks, no longer satisfied with being everywhere, has decided to be everywhere even more. The Seattle-based chain bought Evolution, a high-end juice company, Thursday. Execs plan on opening health and wellness-themed stores.[Washington Post]Papasito Grill and Agave Bar's Upper West Side locat ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
US Airways, Anti-Saggy-Pants Airline, Allows Man to Fly in Women's Panties
Last week, much ado was made over University of New Mexico football player Deshon Marman, 20, who was kicked off a US Airways flight for wearing saggy pajama pants and booked on suspicion of trespassing, battery and resisting arrest (he has not been charged). Now there's a photo circulating ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
New Yorker Who Invented the Fern Bar Dies
S.F. ChronicleNorman Jay Hobday, fern bar creatorNorman Jay Hobday, the man credited with inventing the leafy breed of swinging singles bar called the "fern bar," died last week at the age of 77 in San Francisco. Originally from upstate New York, Hobday ended up in San Francisco after the Kor ... More >>
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August 23, 2010
Manila Bus Hijacker Killed; At Least 7 Hostages Survive
According to reports, Rolando Mendoza, the former police inspector who was holding at least 15 Hong Kong tourists hostage on a bus in Manila, has been killed after being shot in the head. Mendoza had been demanding his job back after being dismissed for extorting $444 from a chef over drivin ... More >>
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August 12, 2010
Stay Lifted on Prop. 8 Decision: Gays in California Can Marry As of August 18
Judge Vaughn Walker will lift his temporary stay on last week's decision declaring Proposition 8 unconstitutional. However, as Joe My God notes, the stay won't expire until August 18. But after then, California will again become one of the few states where gay and lesbian couples can marry, at least ... More >>
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August 11, 2010
Jack Daniels the Cat Abducted in San Francisco, Found in Harlem
via San Francisco ChronicleAwwww. Today in cat news: Jack Daniels, a nearly blind black cat, was somehow stolen from the San Francisco SPCA a year ago, and was found in Harlem last week. No one knows how exactly he got there or why -- catnapping! -- but after being discovered by animal contro ... More >>
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August 2, 2010
Good Food Awards: Enter Your Pickle Today
FlickrWin a trip to this slope-y, geologically suspect metropolis. Hoarding your artisanal pickles for yourselves and your friends? Have a killer bit of handcrafted charcuterie you've been waiting to unveil to the world? Well, today's your day: The San Francisco Chronicle announces the first ... More >>
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June 9, 2010
Kahlúa Goes After Fancy Coffee Market, Turns Baristas into Mixologists
Kicking up your coffee, one shot of Kahlúa at a time.Coffee liqueurs are getting upgraded, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, with such new and forthcoming releases as Firelit Spirits Coffee Liqueur, made with coveted Blue Bottle coffee, and Heering Coffee Liqueur from the maker of Ch ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Beard Awards Media and Journalism Finalists Are Announced
The man himself.The James Beard Foundation is announcing its James Beard Awards finalists via Twitter this morning. The list of chefs has just started rolling out (currently, regional finalists are being named), but the list of final nominees for the foundation's Media and Journalism Awards a ... More >>
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January 19, 2010
Booze News: Mariah Carey Busts Out her Own Bubbly; LeNell Smothers Makes her Own Bitters
It's quite public knowledge that Mariah Carey enjoys a tipple or two. Now, the singer and recently acclaimed actress (for her role in Precious) is launching a Champagne brand. Carey tweeted recently that she is releasing her own rose bubbly called Angel Champagne. [NY Daily News] Cognac sal ... More >>
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October 26, 2009
All Local Dailies Except WSJ Lose Circulation; National Drop 10.6%; York, PA Record Soars!
New U.S. Audit Bureau of Circulations numbers have been released, and about the only happy news was for the Wall Street Journal, whose circ rose six-tenths of a percent while USA Today's dropped 17.5 percent. Thus, WSJ supplants USA Today as the national circulation leader. The New York Times ... More >>
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October 19, 2009
Written in Snacks: A Couple of Loosely Related Happenings
cupcakesforlife.orgApparently, putting your message where your mouth is is the best new way to get it across. (And that doesn't just go for eulogizing the celebrities lost over the past year.) The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a group called Cupcakes for Life has inscribed slogans like ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
Largest Pumpkin Bursts Onto the Scene
Liz Hafalia / The Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle reports that, at the yearly pumpkin weigh-in at Half Moon Bay, a 1,658-pound pumpkin won. The behemoth clinched the coveted title of largest recorded pumpkin at Half Moon Bay, which sits in the center of a lush coastal agricultural regi ... More >>
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September 1, 2009
Chatting With Gary Regan About 'The Gin Compendium', the Lady in the Glass & His Next Book
"Gin's a spirit unto herself. She's a loner. Gin can gnaw on the back of your neck till she nigh-on draws blood, and she can just as easily kiss you softly behind each ear, stroke the back of your shivering hand, and make you know that everything's going to be okay. And it will, you know. It ... More >>
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August 26, 2009
Clip Job: Ginsberg and Orlovsky -- Legalize Pot!
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesDecember 31, 1964, Vol. X, No. 11Pickets for Pot Push LegalizationBy Mary Perot NicholsIn a light drizzle on a gloomy last Sunday, a dedicated picket line marched in front of the City Department of Welfare's headquarters on the east side of To ... More >>
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August 14, 2009
Losing Money, the 'Times' Hits the Bottle
The New York Times Company announced yesterday that it's starting a wine club. An un-bylined article in the Times' business section today reports that the new business, called (suprise) the New York Times Wine Club, is one of several ventures the company has been exploring as its advertising sales h ... More >>
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July 16, 2009
Appleman Headed to the Apple?
Right after the San Francisco Chronicle broke the news this morning that Nate Appleman was leaving his post as executive chef at his restaurants A16 and SPQR to "explore what's out there," a rumor quickly surfaced that the James Beard Award-winning chef -- known for his soulful, meaty takes on the f ... More >>
Columns
June 10, 2009
Free Will Astrology: June 10 through 16
Right after the San Francisco Chronicle broke the news this morning that Nate Appleman was leaving his post as executive chef at his restaurants A16 and SPQR to "explore what's out there," a rumor quickly surfaced that the James Beard Award-winning chef -- known for his soulful, meaty takes on the f ... More >>
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May 29, 2009
Breaking News--Fairfax, VA Sues Krispy Kreme
According to officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, a Krispy Kreme factory in Lorton is responsible for clogging up the county's sewage system with grease and yeast, causing it to overflow. The county sent the company (which, predicatably, denies everything) a bill for $1.9 million dollars, and ... More >>
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September 17, 2008
Free Will Astrology: September 17 to 23
According to officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, a Krispy Kreme factory in Lorton is responsible for clogging up the county's sewage system with grease and yeast, causing it to overflow. The county sent the company (which, predicatably, denies everything) a bill for $1.9 million dollars, and ... More >>
News
July 29, 2008
Teaching a New Generation of Reporters to Capture Events on Film
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
Columns
March 18, 2008
Free Will Astrology: March 19 through 25
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
Columns
March 4, 2008
Free Will Astrology: March 5 through 11
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
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January 29, 2008
Free Will Astrology
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
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November 6, 2007
Horoscope
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
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April 17, 2007
Horoscope
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
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July 25, 2006
Horoscope
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
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May 16, 2006
Horoscope
Dying news industry? Just shoot it.
News
February 14, 2006
Conspiracy 101
The basics of alternative 9-11 theories
Columns
January 10, 2006
Horoscope
The basics of alternative 9-11 theories
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January 3, 2006
Horoscope
The basics of alternative 9-11 theories
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October 4, 2005
Horoscope
The basics of alternative 9-11 theories
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September 13, 2005
Horoscope
The basics of alternative 9-11 theories
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April 5, 2005
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The basics of alternative 9-11 theories
NYC Life
February 15, 2005
Wines to Welcome
A new shop gives lesser-known vintners their due
Columns
January 11, 2005
Horoscope
A new shop gives lesser-known vintners their due
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November 16, 2004
Horoscope
A new shop gives lesser-known vintners their due
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September 28, 2004
Dance
A new shop gives lesser-known vintners their due
Books
May 4, 2004
Tattoo You
Braut fishing in Japan: Takahashi unfair to Aristophanes!
Columns
April 20, 2004
Horoscope
Braut fishing in Japan: Takahashi unfair to Aristophanes!
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November 18, 2003
Horoscope
Braut fishing in Japan: Takahashi unfair to Aristophanes!
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June 10, 2003
Horoscope
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April 15, 2003
Special Forces
Braut fishing in Japan: Takahashi unfair to Aristophanes!
Columns
September 17, 2002
Horoscope
Braut fishing in Japan: Takahashi unfair to Aristophanes!
News
May 21, 2002
A Book Unfit for 'The New York Times'
The Cultures of Newsrooms
NYC Life
April 30, 2002
Red Badges of Courage
Shopping in the Spirit of May Day
Columns
January 1, 2002
Horoscope
Shopping in the Spirit of May Day
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August 7, 2001
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