If Mitt Romney won't tell you which need to be closed, we will
Here are the highlights from my very vivid three-hour viewing experience. Hold your applause till the end: Interviewed on the red carpet, Tyne Daly dismissively said the Tonys are a race meant for everyone else, "not for us." She wasn't nominated. How bad were the musicals this year? So bad that ... More >>
53. Phil Collins, "Another Day in Paradise" [1991] 52. The 5th Dimension, "Up, Up and Away" [1968] 51. Olivia Newton-John, "I Honestly Love You" [1975] 50. Celine Dion, "My Heart Will Go On" [1999] 49. Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, "A Taste of Honey" [1966] 48. Bobby McFerrin, "Don't ... More >>
The news that Sheryl Crow had, earlier this year, penned a cookbookIf It Makes You Healthy: More Than 100 Recipes Inspired By The Seasons, co-written with her personal chef Chuck White (hey, job perk!)got writers Bennett Madison and Emily Gould, herself a cooking-guide expert, t ... More >>
The country star likes six strings, not G-strings. Plus, summer music picks
Michael Becker/FOXHey, remember when enough people would get voted off American Idol and the show would go down to a much saner 60-minute running time? That was nice. Now, with only five people left, we still get a 90-minute show, with all the contestants singing twice. Maybe Fox is just dete ... More >>
A food blog has introduced a food-cart walking tour, charging $40 to take participants to some of the city's most talked-about mobile vendors. [NY Post] Underground food markets are cropping up around the country, allowing vendors to avoid hefty fees for health permits and insurance. [NY Tim ... More >>
An assortment of local bands heading to Texas for beer, BBQ, and maximum blogability
This imaginary man has some thoughts on Big Boi.Break out the good china, everybody: Our least favorite record-reviewing conceit has returned, wherein very probably apocryphal New Yorker stereotypes say incomprehensibly insipid things about the hot artists of the day. Are we all dying to hear ... More >>
The latest brash, lascivious femme-pop upstart is also quite possibly the weirdest
--Perez Hilton is suing Black Eyed Peas manager Polo Molina for battery and "infliction of emotional distress," after, you know, he got punched for calling Will.I.Am something homophobic. Hilton's lawyer said in a statement: "Whether you love Perez or hate him, he is entitled to his freedom of speec ... More >>
Everybody excited for tonight's preview premiere of Glee? I know I am. But first we have to get through this bullshit. Show of shows! Part one of the end of a long Idol season, marked by an abundance of bad dancing, unmemorable white boys, baseless support of the untalented, pity for the disabled an ... More >>
Rock stars and David Lynch want to save our souls
Triple-A sirens contemplate blood, oil, and coffee with varying degrees of enthusiasm
Why are the Dixie Chicks still not ready to get truly nasty?
Hick-hoppers old and young pick hoop, bop over whoop, chaps
We didn't get what we wanted but we haven't entirely lost what we had
The Bourgeoisie and the Rebel
Blue Morning, Blue Day, Little Blue Corvettes
Five Hit Singles Linked by No Concept Whatsoever!
Lilith Spin-Offs
