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Syracuse

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2012

    Download: Doe Paoro's Untethered, Spectral "Born Whole"

    Brooklyn singer-songwriter Doe Paoro is a wild mixture of contemporary sounds and ancient techniques. Her single "Born Whole," taken from her debut Slow to Love (out last month), has the spectral fervor of Zola Jesus's haunted house swirl, Adele's retromaniacal bombast and ghostly traces of James Bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2012

    My 5 Favorite NYC Hot Dogs

    ​At Shake Shack, our own approximation of the Chicago dog. Whether you call them frankfurters, wieners, tube steaks, or floaters, New York City is the hot dog capital of the world. And here are my five favorite local evocations of the silky sausage that came here from Frankfurt or Vienna, d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2011

    ESPN: World Wide Leader in Cover-Up

    When is a scandal connected to sports not a scandal? Apparently when ESPN decides not to report on it. There is one huge missing piece in the Syracuse-Bernie Fine sex abuse scandal that the media seems to have agreed not to investigate, namely, who at ESPN knew what and why didn't they do somethin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    Religious People are Excited for Same-Sex Sunday Weddings, Too

    ​With self proclaimed religious values groups like the National Organization for Marriage and Westboro Baptist Church protesting this Sunday, as well as Focus on the Family going before the Senate to hail the Defense of Marriage Act yesterday, it may seem like religious people are universally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Here Is a Love Story About a Man and His Wife, a Wooden Mannequin

    ​Here is what you might call an unusual love story. Ned Nefer, a real, live man, is married to a mannequin, or at least says he's married to a mannequin, and for summer this year they are vacationing upstate. Ned's mannequin woman, who is named Teagan, is made of wood. Therefore she cannot wal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Democratic Rebels Stage New State Senate Breakaway

    ​ The new Albany legislative session opens this morning with yet another rebellion in the ranks. This one comes from a quartet of Democratic state senators who announced this morning, with plenty of tough words, that they're moving away from their party's minority to form an "independent caucu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2010

    Body Found in NY Might Be Missing Student (UPDATE: Ex-Boyfriend Charged With Murder)

    ​Jenni-Lyn Watson's family members will be shown a body found on Saturday in Clay, New York, to determine if it is the missing student, last seen on November 19, according to the New York Post. A search party 100-strong has been examining the area north of Syracuse hoping to find Watson, a jun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2010

    Mayor Bloomberg Reports His Daughter Is "Fine" After Fall from Horse

    ​Following her recent accident during an equestrian competition, Georgina Bloomberg is in stable condition, the New York Daily News reports . During a show-jumping event in Syracuse this past Saturday, the mayor's 27-year-old daughter had tumbled from her horse, suffering a concussion and mino ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2010

    Bloomberg's Daughter Hurt in Horse Accident

    ​Georgina Bloomberg, the 27-year-old daughter of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, fractured her spine and suffered a concussion after falling from her horse during an equestrian event in Syracuse, My Fox NY is reporting. The Associated Press reported that Bloomberg's "saddle unexpectedly came loose an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Inside Carl Paladino's Fevered Mind: This Time, He Was a Hostage Negotiator

    ​Carl Paladino says he remembers the sixties, but apparently he wasn't there. That's what several people told the Syracuse Post-Standard's Paul Riede when he tried to track down Paladino's claims to have faced down a mob of crazed student rioters. In an interview about his law student days at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2010

    Megabus Driver Who Killed Four Passengers Was Distracted by GPS

    via The Post-Standard​Texting while driving is dangerous, but doing the equivalent of that with dozens of people on board a "mega" vehicle is like playing with fire. The Megabus crash that left four dead and many injured in Syracuse on Saturday occurred because the driver was checking his own ... More >>

  • Film

    June 1, 2010

    Former Drunk Colin Farrell Has the Hots for a Mermaid Lady (in Ondine)

    via The Post-Standard​Texting while driving is dangerous, but doing the equivalent of that with dozens of people on board a "mega" vehicle is like playing with fire. The Megabus crash that left four dead and many injured in Syracuse on Saturday occurred because the driver was checking his own ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 24, 2010

    WINNER TAKES ALL

    Where to watch the conclusion to one strange NCAA tournament

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2010

    The Hold Steady Announce New Record: Heaven Is Whenever, Due in May

    Judson Baker​Here's to ending the longest drought between Hold Steady albums, ever. In the two years since the Brooklyn band released the hardcore revival moment Stay Positive, the former five piece toured endlessly and, at the tail end of last month, bade farewell to keyboardist and chief mou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Robert Christgau Remembers John Lennon, Redux

    "In 1971, I wrote something about John and Yoko that they liked a lot, and to show their appreciation they invited me and my girlfriend Dominique to John's 31st birthday party--in Syracuse, where a Yoko Ono retrospective had been mounted. I've never been one to hobnob with the stars, but who could ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    This Is, Apparently, Who We Have To Blow

    ​ ...or rather, blow away, in the next election. Ladies and gentlemen, the 'No' votes...

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Staten Island Congressman Complains of Lack of Federal Money for Cops

    ​When it looked like the NYPD wasn't going to get any federal stimulus funds, everyone from the Governor on down was upset, so Obama relented and had Homeland Security scrape up $35 million for us. But when the big-money federal COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP) grants came out in late July, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2009

    Quick Hits

    "I met Carla from Bravo's Top Chef -- I was rooting for her the whole season long." Twitpic by drschefcick. Paul McCartney will play Citi Field, which makes sense, since neither he nor the Mets have been any good since the 1980s. The "Bike in Style" Challenge had FIT students "create stylish, p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Free Burgers for Cabbies at Ben & Jack's Today

    We didn't know Taxi Appreciation Day was a Thing -- we never see cards for it at the Hallmark store -- but it apparently is celebrated yearly on various days in various jurisdictions. For example, the Mayor of Toronto declared one on June 9, 2003; Syracuse had one by mayoral proclamation last June 1 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Last Weekend's Hot Dog Hootenanny--Can You Identify These Franks?

    Seven sorts of franks were offered for tasting, can you identify them and their point of origin? (click to examine more closely) Last Sunday a Hot Dog Hootenanny was held at Astor Center, sponsored by seriouseats.com. Bruce Kraig, the author of Hot Dog: A World History, offered a hot dog ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Clip Job: Obies 1963

    Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesMay 30, 1963, Vol. VIII, No. 32The Village Voice 'Obies,' 1962-63The Voice handed out its Eighth Annual "Obie" Awards in a somewhat chaotic but spirited ceremony on Saturday afternoon at the Village Gate. Invited theatre people and well-wishers d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2009

    Doc Fined $20G for Fake Botox

    If your botox is making you depressed, maybe it was cut with downers or something. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, among others, has been warning us about fake botox for a while now, and Fox News reports that the menace is unabated: an East Syracuse doctor has been fined $20,000 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Kennedy's Tour Not Going So Well

    If your botox is making you depressed, maybe it was cut with downers or something. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, among others, has been warning us about fake botox for a while now, and Fox News reports that the menace is unabated: an East Syracuse doctor has been fined $20,000 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2008

    Clip Job: The Voice Shrinks in Size - in 1961

    If your botox is making you depressed, maybe it was cut with downers or something. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, among others, has been warning us about fake botox for a while now, and Fox News reports that the menace is unabated: an East Syracuse doctor has been fined $20,000 for ... More >>

  • Film

    October 8, 2008

    The Express Makes a Footnote into a Legend

    If your botox is making you depressed, maybe it was cut with downers or something. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, among others, has been warning us about fake botox for a while now, and Fox News reports that the menace is unabated: an East Syracuse doctor has been fined $20,000 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    New York Has Higher HIV Rates, Best Drinking Water

    If your botox is making you depressed, maybe it was cut with downers or something. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, among others, has been warning us about fake botox for a while now, and Fox News reports that the menace is unabated: an East Syracuse doctor has been fined $20,000 for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2008

    NYC RFD: Weekend Update

    If your botox is making you depressed, maybe it was cut with downers or something. The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety, among others, has been warning us about fake botox for a while now, and Fox News reports that the menace is unabated: an East Syracuse doctor has been fined $20,000 for ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2008

    On the Genius of ZO2

    Brooklyn trio is fucking with you, possibly

  • Voice Choices

    March 4, 2008

    PASS THE SYRUP

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Blogs

    January 9, 2008

    Earth Crisis Reunites

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2007

    Live: Dillinger Escape Plan Bring the Spaz

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Blogs

    November 8, 2006

    Rainer Maria Breaks Up

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Art

    July 11, 2006

    Bipolar

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2006

    Comedy-Rock Is Not Funny

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Blogs

    September 12, 2005

    Bloc Party? More Like Suck Party!

    It’s a jam of a different flavor

  • Music

    January 25, 2005

    The Scam Sham

    Hocked hoax hexes hacks and hicks, but who the heck cares?

  • Dining

    December 21, 2004

    Hatchet Job

    Searching in vain for signs of hardwood in Manhattanville

  • NYC Life

    June 1, 2004

    Moist Plants Downstairs

    Up the stairs—a kitchen, a blonde, and no more erectile dysfunction!

  • News

    January 20, 2004

    What They Left Behind

    Suitcases from an insane asylum tell of lives long lost

  • Art

    January 6, 2004

    Six Feet Undergraduate

    Mortuary Science Can Be a Worthwhile Undertaking

  • Film

    October 29, 2002

    Uncontrollable Urges

    Mortuary Science Can Be a Worthwhile Undertaking

  • Theater

    August 20, 2002

    Us Against Who?

    Mortuary Science Can Be a Worthwhile Undertaking

  • Dance

    April 23, 2002

    One-Man Show

    Choreographing for Dancers and Objects

  • News

    January 9, 2001

    Sports

    Choreographing for Dancers and Objects

  • Theater

    July 11, 2000

    Welcome to the Sex Palaces

    Choreographing for Dancers and Objects

  • News

    April 25, 2000

    Nation

    Choreographing for Dancers and Objects

  • Theater

    December 21, 1999

    Shakespeare Takes the Rap

    Choreographing for Dancers and Objects

  • Film

    August 10, 1999

    Palace Walks

    On the Road With the Theatre Historical Society

  • News

    September 8, 1998

    Crash Rash

    Learning From the Demolition Derby

  • NYC Life

    July 7, 1998

    Hawaiian Hunch

    One-bedroom apartment in tenement building

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