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Suez Canal

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    NYC Parks Department Is Checking to See How Badly We Are Treating Our Obelisk

    ​Back in January there was a bit of drama over the 3,500-year-old Egyptian obelisk residing in Central Park, Cleopatra's Needle, which was given to the U.S. by Egypt to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canal. The minister of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, claimed that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Rolling Stones Make Post-Altamont Return to NYC

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. July 27, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 30 Oh, the dazzle of it all By Patrick Carr The Stones were magnificent. Everybody thought so. Thank Christ. Report on the Stones ploughing their own multi-multi-million dollar Suez Canal of rock 'n' roll, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Our 10 Best: Seafood Restaurants

    ​Seafood is the great meeting ground of culinary preferences, the foodstuff where all tastes converge. Need a restaurant to please a big crowd? Seafood serves the purpose. Need a place where the scarf ranges from a bland white filet (perfect for dyspeptics) to a quivering raw oyster squirted w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2009

    Blintzkrieg in Gaza; Madoff covers up family jewels

    "Gaza medics in the line of fire," from Al Jazeera Congratulations to the New York Times. The word "war" made it into a front-page story this morning about Israel's war on Gaza. Ethan Bronner's piece even sports the word in its headline: "Gaza War Role Is Political Lift for Ex-Premier." As I ... More >>

  • Film

    May 6, 2008

    OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies, a Deadpan Bond Parody

    Or, rather, a Jean Bruce parody. Same thing, basically

  • Dining

    August 15, 2006

    Neon Rainbow

    Single-minded Egyptian fish joint rules near Journal Square

  • News

    February 14, 2006

    The Usual Suspects

    What it takes to make a conspiracy theory

  • Film

    January 24, 2006

    Arty Monster

    A horror-heavy Boris Karloff series robs graves and marries off a fetching corpse bride

  • News

    January 3, 2006

    The Lost Dream of Peace

    Sharon's life, and Israel's, in the balance

  • News

    January 4, 2005

    Bush Has Pain on Right

    Hey, big spender, the Heritage Foundation is no longer happy with you

  • News

    March 4, 2003

    Chronicle of a Gulf War Foretold

    Did the Media Have a Choice?

  • Film

    February 18, 2003

    Elegance Is Bliss

    Old Hollywood's Mr. Practicality

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