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May 15, 2012
Chef Michael Anthony on Recovering from Open-Heart Surgery
Over at Eatocracy, the thoughtful Michael Anthony of Gramercy Tavern shares a beautiful essay about how he was affected by his recent open-heart surgery.
Blogs
March 31, 2012
Everything You Need To Know About Jeremy Lin's Injury and How It Will Affect The Knicks
The Knicks' absolute bipolar, roller-coaster of a season took yet another turn with news today that Jeremy Lin will undergo knee surgery to repair a torn meniscus. The surgery will sideline him for six weeks, and while most media, whether out of optimism or caution, are reporting that Lin's finished ... More >>
Blogs
March 23, 2012
Diane Keaton: "I've Never Had Plastic Surgery"
So many stars say they haven't had surgery that I actually expect Barbara Walters to come out and say it too. It's the oldest cliche in the book. An older actor--looking remarkably line-free--says, "I haven't had surgery, but I wouldn't rule it out in the future." But I worship Diane Keaton and s ... More >>
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March 19, 2012
Beyond The Bris: Website Unites Anti-Circumcision Jews
When the Brooklyn District Attorney's office announced that it would investigate the death of an infant who got herpes during a controversial circumcision practice, many decided to revisit the tradition, and ask whether it still has a place in modern society. Now, this particular case deals with a ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Pilates Ate a Breast Implant
This is reason #137 that we don't quite trust Pilates. (Yes, we know, some swear by it, but when we work out, we want to do more than make those weird little flappy motions with our hands, and "make a corset with our ribs," not to mention, there's the distinct sense that we're doing it all wr ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 14, 2011
Danny Tenaglia
This is reason #137 that we don't quite trust Pilates. (Yes, we know, some swear by it, but when we work out, we want to do more than make those weird little flappy motions with our hands, and "make a corset with our ribs," not to mention, there's the distinct sense that we're doing it all wr ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Fatten Up! Study Links Survival, Chunkiness
If you're too skinny, you have a better chance of dying after surgery than obese patients, according to new research. A U.S. National Surgical Quality Improvement Program study found that individuals with more meat on their bones had an easier time surviving 30 days after an operation.
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November 10, 2011
Larry King Talks To Me About His Gala Tribute, Part One!
On Monday night at the Sheraton Ballroom, onetime Abbot of the West Coast Friars Club Larry King gets a Friars Testimonial dinner, emceed by Katie Couric and featuring testimonials from the likes of Joan Rivers, Kathy Griffin, and Donald Trump. I called Larry to toast the TV legend on his a ... More >>
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October 19, 2011
ICE COLD
New Jersey Devils battle the San Jose Sharks
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June 29, 2011
DESERT STORM
Catch the dazzling vocals of Khaïra Arby
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May 11, 2011
HOT MAMA BURLESQUE
Catch the dazzling vocals of Khaïra Arby
Blogs
February 12, 2011
Elizabeth Taylor in Hospital for Congestive Heart Failure
Liz Taylor, who is 78 now, has been hospitalized in L.A. for congestive heart failure, which she had surgery for in 2009. According to her publicist, "She is currently being kept in the hospital for monitoring. Her family and close friends are appreciative of the warm support and interest of ... More >>
Voice Choices
February 2, 2011
COMIC RELIEF
Pam Murphy kicks cancer where it hurts
Blogs
January 10, 2011
New York's First Commercial Sperm Bank!
Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 29, 1971, Vol. XVI, No. 43 Deposits & withdrawals: the finances of sperm By Ellen Frankfort In 1866 an Italian scientist, working by himself, wondering how he could preserve human sperm cells, placed a single tube of semen in t ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
MAX’S BIG MOVE
In the year 2011 . . . Weinberg goes solo
Blogs
October 4, 2010
Jerry Manuel Has Great Year, Gets Fired By the Mets Anyway
Bye-bye, Jerry. Lost so far in the blizzard of post-Omar Minaya commentary is real discussion about whether or not Jerry Manuel should also have been fired. For those of us who like and respect Manuel and think he did a good job of keeping a potential circus atmosphere under control, the ques ... More >>
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September 24, 2010
Cher vs. Owls: Who Can Emote Less?
The battle is on for which Hollywood icon can show less expression on their faces: Is it Oscar winner Cher, who against all odds believes in life after surgery? Or The Owls of Ga'hoole, who also don't seem to give a hoot about registering a whole bunch of facial realness?
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Hospital Sued $1 Million for Assault and Battery in "Accidental" Circumcision
So a hospital in South Miami made an oopsy. Instead of leaving Vera Delgado's eight-day-old baby Mario intact and with-foreskin, they took the very moment that Mom went home to shower and change clothes to do the old snip-snip. Er, imagine her horror/surprise when she returned.
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September 10, 2010
Are the Mets Looking for a Reason to Dump Carlos Beltran?
When is a controversy not a controversy? Offhand, we'd say when it hasn't stirred up any controversy. Carlos Beltran's sacrifice fly Wednesday gave the Mets a 3-2 win over the Nationals, and you'd think that in a season of such unrelenting disappointment that might be a high note. But fo ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Stupid Trends: Cosmetic Foot Surgery
For those seeking proof that people are stupid, there is this: Cosmetic foot surgery, a/k/a, the "Cinderella procedure," the absolute latest in ridiculous plastic surgery trends. If you have ugly, questionable, too fat, too skinny, wrinkly, or otherwise compromised feet, you can fix them perm ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Man Who Received World's First Full Face Transplant Shows New Face on TV
The world's first full face transplant patient appeared on TV today for the first time since surgery to thank the donor's family and his doctors. His name is Oscar, and "he spoke with difficulty," which is only to be expected considering his extreme surgery, which took 24 hours during which d ... More >>
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June 22, 2010
Questions About Jennifer Hudson's Weight Watchers Commercials
The Oscar winnining singer/actress says she's "a jeans size smaller" thanks to counting food points and also working on her exercise routine. But do you always believe all those commercials for Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig?
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May 17, 2010
Barbara Walters Ain't Going Anywhere
The TV legend who can ask you what kind of tree you are and make you cry is here for the even longer haul. She's recovering from heart surgery and will no doubt be back on her feet and interviewing and lisping and cocktail partying just like before, if a tiny bit weatherbeaten by the experie ... More >>
Voice Choices
March 24, 2010
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
The TV legend who can ask you what kind of tree you are and make you cry is here for the even longer haul. She's recovering from heart surgery and will no doubt be back on her feet and interviewing and lisping and cocktail partying just like before, if a tiny bit weatherbeaten by the experie ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2010
Lil Wayne Saved By Bad Teeth
"Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail," reports the Associated Press: "for dental surgery." His lawyer apparently told the judge that Wayne needed to finish a string of procedures on/in his mouth prior to heading to Rikers. The rapper's new date with destiny is March ... More >>
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September 16, 2009
Ed Koch Celebrates Bypass Operation with Big Steak Dinner
Back in the Chicago Bears' 80s heyday, there was a story (now debunked, alas) that quarterback Jim McMahon fed his offensive line dinner every weekend as a gesture of appreciation toward the people who kept him from getting killed. Former Mayor Ed Koch seems to have heeded that apocryphal exa ... More >>
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September 9, 2009
Gourmet, Bon Appetit Are in for a Reducing Regimen
"Reduction" is an ominous word in the food world, redolent with euphemistic starvation regimens and shadowy surgical weight-loss procedures. So it's difficult to shake off feelings of imminent doom when the word is applied to food magazines that are already facing financial difficulties. Case ... More >>
Film
July 22, 2009
The English Surgeon Prioritizes the Humanitarian Over Systemic Issues
"Reduction" is an ominous word in the food world, redolent with euphemistic starvation regimens and shadowy surgical weight-loss procedures. So it's difficult to shake off feelings of imminent doom when the word is applied to food magazines that are already facing financial difficulties. Case ... More >>
Blogs
April 1, 2009
Circumcision Movie: See The Uncut Version!
Partly Private, "the first funny film on the topic of male circumcision," is premiering on April 25 at the Tribeca Film Festival. How's that for a tip, ba dum pum? I bet they serve head cheese at the premiere party. Sorry for the jokes, folks, but as you can see, circumcision makes me a tad uncom ... More >>
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January 6, 2009
Undertaker Gets Cremated
A Newark funeral director has lost his license after being caught in a scheme to harvest the body parts of his clients and sell them to organ tissue banks. Stephen K. Finley, who owns Berardinelli Forest Hill Memorial Home, Cremation at a Low Cost, and Funeraria Santa Cruz, all located in Newark, ha ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2008
Today's Genius Press Releases
A Newark funeral director has lost his license after being caught in a scheme to harvest the body parts of his clients and sell them to organ tissue banks. Stephen K. Finley, who owns Berardinelli Forest Hill Memorial Home, Cremation at a Low Cost, and Funeraria Santa Cruz, all located in Newark, ha ... More >>
Blogs
July 25, 2008
Why Don't Fashion People Look Better?
A Newark funeral director has lost his license after being caught in a scheme to harvest the body parts of his clients and sell them to organ tissue banks. Stephen K. Finley, who owns Berardinelli Forest Hill Memorial Home, Cremation at a Low Cost, and Funeraria Santa Cruz, all located in Newark, ha ... More >>
Blogs
February 8, 2008
Stupid Shit: Mike Ditka's Pork Chops
A Newark funeral director has lost his license after being caught in a scheme to harvest the body parts of his clients and sell them to organ tissue banks. Stephen K. Finley, who owns Berardinelli Forest Hill Memorial Home, Cremation at a Low Cost, and Funeraria Santa Cruz, all located in Newark, ha ... More >>
Film
January 1, 2008
The Business of Being Born
A Newark funeral director has lost his license after being caught in a scheme to harvest the body parts of his clients and sell them to organ tissue banks. Stephen K. Finley, who owns Berardinelli Forest Hill Memorial Home, Cremation at a Low Cost, and Funeraria Santa Cruz, all located in Newark, ha ... More >>
Blogs
August 23, 2007
Could it be Top Chef Sara?
A Newark funeral director has lost his license after being caught in a scheme to harvest the body parts of his clients and sell them to organ tissue banks. Stephen K. Finley, who owns Berardinelli Forest Hill Memorial Home, Cremation at a Low Cost, and Funeraria Santa Cruz, all located in Newark, ha ... More >>
News
August 21, 2007
Plastic Surgeon to the Scars
Brad Jacobs went from shaping Playboy bunnies to defending himself against charges of butchery
NYC Life
June 12, 2007
Bye, Bye, Boobies
Fundraising parties for trans surgery are all the rage, but don't tell Kerry Downey that.
Columns
June 12, 2007
Schlong Song
Circumcision: Health-conscious procedure or unnecessary sexual amputation?
Theater
January 3, 2006
Bad Medicine
Prognosis negative: Hospital farce papers over the quacks
People
October 11, 2005
The End to Endometriosis
A chronic disease that afflicts young women
Film
October 5, 2004
The African King
An octogenarian Senegalese director takes on patriarchal authority, one village at a time
Art
April 20, 2004
Slice Me, Dice Me: Ugly Ducklings Seek Transformations
An octogenarian Senegalese director takes on patriarchal authority, one village at a time
News
October 21, 2003
Silicone Rally
Panel Says Breast Implants Safe
Columns
May 7, 2002
Building a Better Cock
Panel Says Breast Implants Safe
News
July 31, 2001
Graham Crackers and Other Chastity Devices
Panel Says Breast Implants Safe
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October 17, 2000
'Mujeres' Power
Tackling Cultural Taboos About Breast Cancer
Music
March 14, 2000
Harvester of Hands
Tackling Cultural Taboos About Breast Cancer
News
November 16, 1999
A Real Man
Brooklyn girl grows hair on her chest
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December 9, 1997
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Matias Viegener on her last day with Kathy Acker

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