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  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    L. Ron Hubbard in his Own Words: Mr. Charisma?

    In March, we brought you excerpts from this year's big LRH Birthday Event held in Clearwater, Florida. We'd been sent a copy of the three-hour presentation, and pulled out what we felt were the best portions to share with you. In the time since, we're kind of surprised that a full version of the vi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2012

    Sunday Funnies: Birmingham Raises the Odds on Ideal Orgs!

    Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other day of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2012

    Scientology Sunday Funnies: Jake and Elwood Want Your Cash!

    Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other day of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2012

    Scientology Admits Connection to Slimy Anonymous Attack Websites

    We've pointed out in the past that Karin Pouw, the Church of Scientology's spokeswoman, appears to be struggling, having been thrust into the role of chief mouthpiece since Tommy Davis vanished sometime last year. But her latest gaffe is more than simply an embarrassing moment for her and the churc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    This is How You Finance an "Ideal Org"

    Tuesday morning we included a recruitment video from the Scientology "org" in Orange County, California in our post about Lisa Marie Presley. It was loads of fun, but then our tipsters alerted us last night that it was just the tip of the iceberg. Orange County, in fact, has lots of diverting vide ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Mike Rinder on "The Hole," Indoctrination, Confessions, and His Ultimate Escape

    For years, Mike Rinder was the Church of Scientology's chief spokesman and executive director of the Office of Special Affairs, its intelligence wing. In 2007, his defection was among the most surprising in an exodus of high-ranking officials from the church. Since then, he's given several interview ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Baseball Predictions Are Much Better In Hindsight

    ​Suppose you brought all the smartest baseball kids on the block together, locked them in a house for two weeks with an unlimited supply of Twinkies and beer, and asked them to pool all their statistical tools to predict the upcoming baseball season? What might the result look like? SBNation's J ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Dear Internet: All The Snickering About Madonna's Age Is Getting Real Old

    This week Madonna's 12th studio album and dive into the deep end of the EDM pool, MDNA, came out. I didn't like it very much. But what I like even less is the sexism-tinged age-baiting that the record seems to be inspiring in so many critics. Forbes was likely the worst offender of the bunch, going ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2012

    Scientology on the High Seas: Posing as Archaeology Students for the Sardinians

    In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from late 1968 through 1971, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2012

    Jonny Jacobsen: A Q&A with Europe's Premier Scientology Blogger

    Last month, when a highly complex fraud trial was completing its appeal phase in France -- which considers Scientology a business scam, not a religion -- there was only one place we went for the latest information. In the past, we've described Jonny Jacobsen's blog, Infinite Complacency, as "murder ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2012

    Scientology Intervention: Commenters of the Week!

    It's not often that things are calm and soothing here inside the underground bunker. But after Judge Stryker gave the order yesterday for everyone just to chill out, we took it to heart. Even the cats are taking a break from tearing up the furniture. There was plenty of activity this week, though, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Scientology Nation of Islam Charter School to be Exorcised from the Earth Forever and Ever

    What we've learned from years of reporting on Scientology is that if you don't watch carefully, it will get its tentacles into your school district or worm its way into your local city council chambers or somehow use one of its "secular" front groups to fool some other group of chuckleheads who don' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2012

    Scientology Counterattack: Commenters of the Week!

    There's been so much enturbulation in the underground bunker lately, it's been hell on the cats, who just want to catch up on their sleep. So we installed one of those kitty hi-rises this week and it was an instant hit. The little carnivores are remaining more calm in their tiny carpeted condos whil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2012

    Scientology on the High Seas: Three Major Enemies Scalped!

    In November we started a new feature here on Fridays: the Voice has obtained hundreds of copies of L. Ron Hubbard's previously unpublished "Orders of the Day," which he gave to crew members as he sailed the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Our documents cover the period from late 1968 through 1971, a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Nightline's Scientology "Exclusive": What was Exclusive About It, Exactly?

    I had a strange and powerful case of déjà vu last night while watching Nightline's interview with Debbie Cook as she talked about being held in "the Hole" at Scientology's international base in California, where executives who fall out of favor with church leader David Miscavige are sent to rot in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 27, 2012

    Scientology's Secret Behind "Ideal Orgs" Revealed At Last

    David Miscavige opened yet another "Ideal Org" this weekend, showing up to cut the ribbon at the new Church of Scientology in Florence, Kentucky (servicing the Cincinnati area). As you can see in the photo to the right, Miscavige showed up long enough to open the new building Saturday, which is jus ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2012

    Scientology Sunday Funnies: The "Dwindling Spiral"?

    Scientologists don't really have a Sunday service. They like to say that they do, because they crave mainstream acceptance. But unless Xenu rested after six days and L. Ron Hubbard just forgot to mention it, there's no reason for Scientologists to treat Sunday any differently than every other day of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2012

    Scientology and Nation of Islam Exposed in Florida School Takeover; In Israel, Miscavige Shown to be a Liar by Own Attorneys

    The Tampa Bay Times has done it again with another explosive report on the Church of Scientology. Drew Harwell's thorough report shows an alarming partnership between Scientology and the Nation of Islam that has drained dry a troubled charter school in Dunedin, Florida. We also have a startling rep ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2012

    The 5 Worst Things Judges Have Said About Scientology

    How many times do judges have to say this stuff?​Monday evening, we learned that Debbie Cook, who dared to question the health of her religion, is being sued by the Church of Scientology. That night, Joe Childs and Tom Tobin of the Tampa Bay Times broke news of the lawsuit, which alleges that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Scientology Sues Debbie Cook Over Her New Year's Eve E-Mail

    Monday evening, the Tampa Bay Times reported that the Church of Scientology filed a lawsuit Friday in San Antonio against Debbie Cook and her husband Wayne Baumgarten. The lawsuit, which accuses Cook of violating the terms of a non-disclosure agreement when she dared to criticize the leadership of h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2012

    Atlanta Brings 'Fire and Smoke' to the MetLife Sunday

    If you're looking for a key to this Sunday's Giants-Falcons Wild Card match, let me suggest the man who will be the best receiver on the field -- with all apologies to Victor Cruz, a terrific player who might just be the Giants' MVP this year. But Atlanta's Julio Jones, named the NFL's rookie of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 17, 2010

    Yankees Fans, Are You Worried Yet?

    ​Be afraid, Yankees fans -- be very afraid. Though some are dismissing the Yankees' late-season slide saying, "After all, they're still going to make the playoffs," there's nothing good to be said about their performance over the last 10 games. On September 4, the Yankees were on an eight-g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    NYC Wins Second Place in "Who's Next for a Hurricane?" Competition

    ​Guess who's overdue for a hurricane? Yep, we're lookin' at you, New York. So what if we didn't make the rich and single list? We're number 2 out of the Weather Channel's "Top 5 Hurricane Vulnerable & Overdue Cities"! Hurricane expert Dr. Rick Knabb says, "It is a matter of when, not if, these ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2010

    Super Bowl 2014 in New York? Who's Kidding Who?

    ​It appears that New York and Tampa Bay are the leading contenders to host the 2014 Super Bowl, which suggests that the NFL owners who vote on this decision need to start testing their own people for recreational drug use. Tampa Bay or New York (er, New Jersey) -- in February? That's a c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Jockbeat: Giants Season Preview

    ​The Giants have paid Eli Manning in a manner worthy of the best quarterback in football ($106 million over seven years). The problem is that Eli isn't the best quarterback in football -- in fact, if you go by the NFL's passer rating, he is only the 14th best quarterback in football. And if ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2009

    Chipotle Teams Up With, of All Things, "Food, Inc." & More on the Midtown Doughnut Wars

    In a strange turn of promotional mastery, Chipotle has partnered with Magnolia Pictures to promote the documentary Food, Inc. The chain, which hopes to spread the word about its use of organic and naturally raised foods, will sponsor free screenings of the film in 32 cities. [Reuters] The Daily New ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    Jets 'n' Jews: Anthony Weiner Helpfully Reschedules Games for the Observant

    We keep forgetting that ethnic groups are not just the spices in our multiethnic stew of cliches, they're also voting blocs. When some Jewish groups complained that the Jets were playing two games that observant Jews couldn't attend because of religious holidays -- one on Rosh Hashanah, one too cl ... More >>

  • Columns

    January 7, 2009

    Mayor Mike and the Yanks: How Suite It Is

    City Hall gift-wraps another present for baseball's richest team

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2008

    The Sox/Yanks Road to the Playoffs

    City Hall gift-wraps another present for baseball's richest team

  • Voice Choices

    July 2, 2008

    EVIL EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

    It’s that baseball time of year again

  • Music

    November 25, 2003

    Music

    It’s that baseball time of year again

  • News

    September 10, 2002

    Strikes and Balls

    In Baseball's Labor Game, Reporters Miss the Signs

  • News

    January 29, 2002

    Shelter From the Storm

    Frederick Wiseman Pulls the Curtain on Domestic Abuse

  • News

    January 22, 2002

    Just a Touch of Gangrene

    A Few Amputations, and the Jets Should Be Good for Another Playoff Run

  • News

    January 15, 2002

    Sports

    A Few Amputations, and the Jets Should Be Good for Another Playoff Run

  • News

    January 15, 2002

    Big Blue Blunders

    How the Giants Got Cut Down to Size

  • News

    November 13, 2001

    Send Money or We’ll Shoot This Team

    Contraction Signals That Baseball’s About to Birth Something Ugly

  • Specials

    July 17, 2001

    Letters

    Contraction Signals That Baseball’s About to Birth Something Ugly

  • News

    July 3, 2001

    Sports

    Contraction Signals That Baseball’s About to Birth Something Ugly

  • News

    November 7, 2000

    Accidents Will Happen

    Fleury Scores a Bunch and the Rangers Look Like Winners

  • News

    October 24, 2000

    Mixin’ It Up

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    October 3, 2000

    Sports

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    August 15, 2000

    Sports

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    June 13, 2000

    Sports

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    April 4, 2000

    Sports

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    January 25, 2000

    Capping a Career

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    August 31, 1999

    They Teams They Are A-Changing

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    April 27, 1999

    New Color For The Knicks?

    Pocket Pugilists

  • News

    December 8, 1998

    The Death of Hockey

    The changes in the game that are turning it to slush

  • News

    October 20, 1998

    Searching for Color

    Why Football Doesn't Write

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