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  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Q&A: NARC's Nicky Smith On Working Alone, Writer's Block, And Korn's Badass Guitar Tone

    Mister Hands, the debut album from NARC, is the sound of Balimore's Nicky Smith bisecting and pinning to cork several the electric guitar's sonic flavors: the panning-stereo patty-cake blare of "Gangrene/Snickers"; the drowsy, Drunken Master splay of "Sweater"; "Don't Touch," which bear-hugs a meat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    Barack Obama Takes Over the Internet, Runnin' Scared Live Blogs the Prez's Video Stream

    In what looks like an attempt to win "cool" points with many of the young, tech-savvy voters he has pissed off during his presidency, Barack Obama is hosting a Google Hangout this afternoon, where he'll answer a few not-at-all cherry-picked questions via live video stream. (We hope a lot of questio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Man Loses 16 Pounds on the Patented Coors Light Snowdrift Diet

    ​In a TRUE STORY that surely has the makers of Coors Light peeing themselves in glee (or pouring Coors Lights down their pants?), a 52-year-old man named Clifton Vial survived being stranded in his Toyota in an Alaskan snowdrift for three days in negative-degree temperatures, with no cell serv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2011

    Unemployed NBA Players Attempt to Help Obama Avoid Similar Fate

    ​While all NBA games are effectively cancelled until at least mid-December, a lucky few will be able to watch some top ballers in action--if they're willing to donate to the Obama Victory Fund. The first annual "Obama Classic" will feature current NBA stars, retired players, and even a few wom ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    12 Supporting Characters From Music Videos Who You Can Use As Quick (And Cheap) Inspiration For Halloween Costumes

    Picturesque Americana or pop-cultural moment waiting to be ripped off? It's your call! ​Halloween is coming! In case you're someone who doesn't have the time or money—or patience—to head out to the costume shop and figure out what alter ego you're going to take on during this weeke ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Parks Go Corporate With Planters Grove. Could Doritos Playground Be Next?

    New York City has to take what it can get when it comes to green spaces, and the most recent addition to the city is no exception. Planters Grove, a park at the Lillian Wald Houses on Avenue D that opened yesterday, is no exception. This green space, however, is a bit different than, say, Central ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2011

    Old Vs. New: An Early Report on Food at the San Gennaro Festival, 2011

    ​April Bloomfield of The Breslin is one of the new food saints at the Feast of San Gennaro, and this delicious pork tonnato sandwich is her benediction. For over 100 years, the street scarf at New York City's Italian religious festivals remained the same: hot or sweet pork sausages, grilled ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 7, 2011

    Do or Dine: A Nod to Odd in Bed-Stuy

    Your foie gras doughnut awaits you

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2011

    A Thousand Zumba Fanatics Converged on Midtown Today. We Were There.

    Esther Zuckerman​A little after 7:30 a.m. this morning, women and men in neon workout gear were lined up in front 35 West 48th Street. Fifteen minutes later, a car pulled up in front of the building, and out stepped actor Ryan Reynolds, who kept his tanned head down and walked into the buildin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2011

    The Five Worst-Named English Candy Bars

    Top to bottom: Curlywurly, Drifter, Topic, Kit Kat Senses, Twisted (click on image to enlarge)​Last weekend I reported on my visit to the London Candy Co., and described in superficial detail its confectionary offerings. You didn't think I'd leave empty handed, did you? Rather, I picked out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Fat Pants Friday: Blue Bottle Coffee's Snickerdoodle

    Rebecca Marx​ To be honest, we've never understood the allure of Snickerdoodles. That's probably because they don't match the promise of their name, which suggests some sort of mythical cookie version of a Snickers bar but instead describes a glorified sugar cookie, tarted up with a bit of ci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    Jay-Z Winged at Buffalo Boss

    ​The hottest level of wing, dubbed "N'Sinerator." When I heard Jay-Z had bankrolled a Buffalo chicken wing restaurant started by a relative in the midst of BAM in Brooklyn, the first question that occurred to me was, "How are the wings?" Well, the short answer is: They're pretty good.

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2011

    Ask the Critics: Where Can I Get Chocolate for Valentine's Day?

    MarieBelleSeduce her with sugar.​Brian G. asks: I want to get my foodie girlfriend some chocolates for Valentine's Day, so I can't get Godiva or anything too mass market. Where can I find a nice assortment of chocolates? Dear Brian: What a good boyfriend you are, thinking so far in advance! ... More >>

  • News

    January 5, 2011

    Portrait of an Immigrant Detainee as a Young Man

    Meet New York bike-scene fixture Pablo Airaldi. He made friends with everyone—except ICE officials.

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    5 New York City-Centric Food Trends for 2011

    Readymade.comNordic food will be trendy in 2011. But brunch won't. ​ Predictions for the upcoming year in food are always a mixed bag. Some are aversions to this year's trends (pie to cupcakes, lamb belly to pork belly) while others are just random (sweet potatoes as trendy? Um, ok. And e ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    Bodega Frozen Treats

    King Cone by Good Humor​Sometimes you want a roasted plum People's Pop, but other times you'd just rather stuff your face in a junky sugar-bomb from Good Humor. Any old bodega is likely to have a long, low cooler filled with all sorts of cheap frozen treats--reach in, and what you come up wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 23, 2010

    My Latest Video of Movie Star Dish

    ​Here's my latest video on movieline.com (which in turn plugs the Voice, applause, applause) in which I serve updates on various celebs with bad hygiene, rich husbands, and anger management issues. Haul out your Snickers and enjoy.

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Manhattan Swingers' Club Wants Snooki To Host Their Upcoming Sex Party, Ewwwww

    snookieshop.tumblr.com Exclusive Manhattan swingers club Behind Closed Doors is looking to have Jersey Shore's Snooki host one of its monthly sex parties. The notoriously orange poof monster wouldn't be required to take off her clothes, however, or participate in any of the sexual activities at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Aretha and Liza in New Snickers Commercial

    If you're saying "Aretha who?" and "Liza wha'?" then not only shouldn't you be reading the rest of this, you should never speak to my ass again! The two legendary divas are in a Snickers commercial (which airs starting February 15) titled, appropriately, "Divas," and it's short, but (you know I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Jerzify Your Favorite Indie Stars: Thom Yorke, Feist, Hipster Runoff, and More

    Leslie "The Opportunity" Feist This isn't the dumbest way we've ever spent an hour in the workplace, but it's certainly up there. The most idiotically laughable meme of the past few days goes to Jerzify Yourself, the inevitable Jersey Shore personal-transformation site in the glute vein of such pop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Tiger Woods Sex Rehab Story Revives Celebrity Scandal Once Thought Lost

    The Tiger Woods scandal gave us lots and lots and lots of pleasure in 2009, but in recent weeks the sexed-up sports star has been keeping a low profile and hence not nearly as much easy to make fun of. So it is with relief we report that the National Enquirer allegedly has photographs allegedly of W ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2010

    He Sleeps With the Pringles: 'Tommy Shots' Gioeli, Colombo Crime Family Big, on Killer Diet

    ​Being charged with five gang land murders that could lead to the death penalty would make anybody nervous. So it's little wonder that Colombo crime family big Thomas (Tommy Shots) Gioeli has been craving a little comfort food while awaiting trial. But, as the Daily News' John Marzulli reports ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    A Parody of "Jersey Shore"!

    ​Yes, it was as inevitable as the fact that the pomade on my teenage hairdo would eventually grow into a separate person. So here comes Greg Scarnici's spoof of Jersey Shore, complete with wacky characters like Mike "The Situation," "Snickers," and "Snickers' Motha."

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2009

    Holiday Gifts for Food-Lovers: Beer Brewing Kits, Crazy Candy Bars at Brooklyn Flea in Manhattan

    Sugar shock: Liddabit's pecan bar, with layers of pie crust, bourbon ganache, and pecan dulche de leche​ Brooklyn Flea's temporary holiday market, Gifted, runs through December 24th at 20 East 4th Street. Though you might miss the jalapeno-stuffed pupusas and other made-to-order snacks from th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    For Liddabit's Jen King and Liz Gutman, Life Is Sweet

    Jen King (left) and Liz Gutman tackle a batch of caramel.​ On a recent Thursday afternoon, Liz Gutman and Jen King were in the eye of a salted caramel storm. "Now's the time that everyone wants to buy candy," King said, reading the thermometer that sprouted from the large pot of hot caramel sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    The Blogroll Gazette: a Marathon of Menus; a Sneak Peak at Maialino

    This week in food blogs, The Food Section noted that British chemists have uncovered "a chemistry-based recipe for the perfect gravy," that includes roast meat juices, boiled cabbage water, and soy sauce. Eat Me Daily took a look at the November food magazine covers, from Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Rightbloggers Defend Rush with an NFL Boycott; Are Beer, Buffalo Wings Next?

    The National Football League has a large millionaire population which predictably contributes overwhelmingly to Republicans over Democrats. Yet this week we learned from rightbloggers that the NFL is in fact a wing of the liberal conspiracy. Early this month Rush Limbaugh and Dave Checketts coll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Grrrrrr....Snickers

    Oh boy! A new candy bar named after an iconic Japanese dormant volcano (click to erupt). Note that the Lafayette stop on the C has also been inadvertently renamed. Am I the only one annoyed by the relentless advertising campaign being waged in entire subway cars and on subway billboards by the to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2009

    Live: Director Darren Aronofsky at the Rubin Museum

    Pointing on the job "Brainwave": Darren Aronofsky The Rubin Museum March 19 Once, at a Q A following an early screening of The Fountain, Darren Aronofsky's long-anticipated film about a tripartite Hugh Jackman questing after immortality, I asked the director what was up with all the poking. (To wi ... More >>

  • NYC Life

    June 26, 2007

    A Jones for Indiana

    It's the Littlest-Blockbuster-That-Could. The notorious fan-made remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' rides into Anthology Film Archives.

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2004

    Morning Report 12/14/04
    Happy Holiday, Halliburton!

    It's the Littlest-Blockbuster-That-Could. The notorious fan-made remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' rides into Anthology Film Archives.

  • Books

    August 24, 2004

    Ousted From the Family Mansion? Get Your Lid Hand Ready!

    It's the Littlest-Blockbuster-That-Could. The notorious fan-made remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' rides into Anthology Film Archives.

  • Film

    December 16, 2003

    Letter-Imperfect Melodrama Just Can't Push the Envelope

    It's the Littlest-Blockbuster-That-Could. The notorious fan-made remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' rides into Anthology Film Archives.

  • NYC Life

    November 19, 2002

    One-Bedroom Apartment on Top Floor of House

    It's the Littlest-Blockbuster-That-Could. The notorious fan-made remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' rides into Anthology Film Archives.

  • News

    January 22, 2002

    Sports

    It's the Littlest-Blockbuster-That-Could. The notorious fan-made remake of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' rides into Anthology Film Archives.

  • News

    August 14, 2001

    Dateline: 43rd Street

    How the ‘Times’ Straddles the Globalization Debate

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    April 11, 2000

    Nation

    How the ‘Times’ Straddles the Globalization Debate

  • News

    September 7, 1999

    September Song

    The Silly Symphony of the Fall Fashion Magazines

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    November 17, 1998

    Pundit-cide

    The Silly Symphony of the Fall Fashion Magazines

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