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Supporters Skeptical but Hopeful for Justice in Travon Martin Case on Anniversary of Murder

A year removed from the murder of 17-year-old Travon Martin, hundreds of supporters took to Union Square yesterday, carrying candles and wearing hoodies, to stand in solidarity alongside Martin's parents on the anniversary of his death. They demanded justice for Martin in the case against George Z ... More >>

Happy Birthday Ignition: Let's All Bounce, Bounce, Bounce to R. Kelly's 11 Best Food Lyrics

R. Kelly's "Ignition (Remix)" celebrated its 10th birthday yesterday (which means the crooner is probably giving the song a second look right about now -- sorry!). The tune was one of Kelly's best, and helped convince exhausted party-goers everywhere to hit the hotel lobby before going home. In hon ... More >>

This Week In The Voice: Hunters Kill, Dan Friel Feels, and Musto Hates Music

In this week's Village Voice, which you'll find in beat up, plastic red boxes across the city right. fucking. now.: >> I use words like "raw, sexy, scary, fuzzy, fun, fucked up" to describe Brooklyn's Hunters for this week's cover story. The quick highlights: champagne bottle to the face, blood, p ... More >>

R. Kelly Got Jokes

Sex addict, preacher, comedian: the many sides of r&b's Pied Piper

Royal Placenta: What It Is & Why You Don't Need It

Extract of afterbirth from the royal family? A friend came back from Japan recently with a passle of interesting gifts. The one she pulled out of the bag for me was a pink foil bag filled with something called Queen Up Royal Placenta. There was no other English on the wrapper.

Rightbloggers Find the Trayvon Martin Case Proof of Racism -- Against White People

One of the enduring myths of American conservatism is that there's still racism in this country -- and it's suffered by white people at the hands of blacks and white liberal race-traitors. Normal people who've been out of their homes a time or two will find that puzzling. But for rightbloggers it' ... More >>

East Village Church Invites People To 'Wear A Hoodie To Church' For Trayvon Martin

Following Wednesday's "Million Hoodie March" for Trayvon Martin -- the Florida 17-year-old who was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer in February -- one New York church is asking people to wear hoodies to service Sunday. "Come to our multiracial/multicultural community, Middle Church, on Sunda ... More >>

Trayvon Martin Rally In Union Square Leads to Massive March

It was not the promised presence of people wearing hoods that first got our attention at tonight's rally, but the Skittles. We were a bit skeptical when we arrived at the Trayvon Martin rally in Union Square and saw a hollering woman tossing bags of Skittles out at the audience. People were grabbin ... More >>

NYE Guide: Never Let The Party End

Surviving 2011 calls for a celebration. Your guide to ringing in 2012 with reckless abandon.

Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria: Rustic Never Sleeps

Noho's Il Buco gets itself a cozy, romantic spin-off

What Is Monster Fruit?

Lauren ShockeyIt's a monster!​While shopping at Garden of Eden the other day, we came across a fruit in the produce department that we had never seen before: the delicious monster (a/k/a monstera deliciosa or monster fruit). Obviously we had to purchase it, one, because it looked like a giant ... More >>

Why I Hate Celebrities!

49 Furious Reasons!

Be a Good Little Widow—Two in the Mourning

Death comes early in Bekah Brunstetter's new play at Ars Nova

NYC's Five Best Bargain-Basement Chain Stores

​Shopping is even more fun when it's dirt-cheap, and when you're sure no one you know will be there to catch you hunting for bargains. Here are the five best department chains that appeal to my budgetary needs and kitsch taste.

New York Magazine Documents My Food Intake!

Credit: Melissa Hom/NYM​And it's not pretty, people. For a whole week, New York's "Grub Street" blog had me as their celebrity diet subject, tracking every morsel that went down my chute from Friday December 30 through Wednesday January 3.

Live: Miranda Lambert Praises Campfire Culture, Shows Off Engagement Ring at Terminal 5

Mikey AyersiPhone paparazzi Miranda Lambert Terminal 5 Wednesday, September 29 Better than: a sixpack of Miller after gettin' that first buck of the season Of all things to prop up a mike stand, a simulated shotgun works pretty well, as country music's current queen Miranda Lambert showed off du ... More >>

Smokers May Work a Year Less Than Nonsmokers, If You Assume Nonsmokers Are Actually Working

​For years, studies have said that smokers are less productive, take more time off work, and take more sick days than nonsmokers. Now a new report from OnePoll.com says that cumulated cigarette breaks over a smoker's lifetime mean that smokers get away with working a whole year less than their ... More >>

The Blessing and the Curse of Lil Wayne's Candy Addiction: Jail Postponement, Eight Root Canals

​Let no one say that the judge who postponed Lil Wayne's prison stay in order for the rapper to get dental work was going easy on the man--TMZ reports Wayne endured an eight-hour procedure on Tuesday that involved eight root canals, significant tooth implant repair, and some much needed grill ... More >>

War and Sand

Two plays seek the grim behind the glory

Repeat After Us: I Will Stop Eating Candy in 2007

She gave up her addiction to strawberry laces and Milk Duds, and lived to tell the tale

Don't Let E3 Distract You!

The David Lynch of Video Games!

Boobs and Gore Give 'Oblivion' New Rating

Better Than Angelina Jolie!

Feel Like Derek Jeter This Spring!

Games That Are Better Than Sex

Just Released: Something More Addicting Than MySpace!

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Quite Sporting, Eh?

The wild, untamed, rock-star style of . . . golfers

Fruit on the Bottom

A different kind of food pyramid

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