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10 Class Title Suggestions for David Petraeus, Who Will Be Teaching at CUNY

This week, CUNY announced that it would be bringing on an exciting new staff member: Former CIA director David Petraeus, who has been named "Visiting Professor of Public Policy" and will start in August. But what exactly will Petraeus be teaching? Public policy is a pretty broad topic. With respect ... More >>

Empire State of Wine: 10 Great Bottles from the Finger Lakes and Niagara Escarpment

As spring continued dragging her feet last week, New Yorkers traipsed through snow flurries to drink wine. Nothing new there, except that the second annual NY Drinks NY was in town, offering imbibers a taste of local wines. I focused my efforts on the Finger Lakes and Niagara Escarpment, two regions ... More >>

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn—Part II

Political Conventions: Pointless Schmooze-Fests Cost Taxpayers $136 Million

As the saying goes, there ain't no party like a convention party 'cause a convention party...is costing taxpayers $136 million.That's right -- as the U.S. economy continues to shit the bed, taxpayers are shelling out more than $136 million so members of the country's two major political parties can ... More >>

How to Speak Republican

Leaked document reveals the secrets of the GOP's coded language

Fear and Loathing in Tampa

From cash-hungry strippers to protesters dressed as vaginas, your gonzo guide to the Republican National Convention

Magic Mike: A Star Is Bared

Steven Soderbergh's new film reveals its cast but is no revelation

Natural Selection

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend

Watch Patrick Stump Cover Jeff Buckley's "Everybody Here Wants You"

On October 18 Patrick Stump will release his solo debut Soul Punk (Island), a fantastic, hooky pop-soul record, full of choruses that soar into the stratosphere and crystalline lyrics. The Fall Out Boy lead singer plays every instrument on the record, and the album lays bare his appreciation for bot ... More >>

How Much Would You Pay To See The Concert Of Your Dreams?

​The Daily Swarm got wind of an eBay auction for a pair of tickets to Elephant 6 cult hero Jeff Mangum's September 9 show at the Sanders Theatre in Cambridge, which predates his appearance at the Portishead-curated ATP in Asbury Park by about three weeks. The asking price for the chance to be ... More >>

Florida Mayoral Candidate Called 'Unelectable' Because She's Not Married

via​The Plight of the Single Lady, the Political Edition: You decide to run for mayor. In doing so, you are attacked as "unfit for office" because you've "put [your] political ambition" ahead of getting married and having children, a/k/a you have "a suspect commitment to family values," while ... More >>

Stressed-Out New Yorkers Perhaps Not as Stressed as They'd Have You Believe

​While you may think you're stressed (who's stressed? It's Friday!), and spend a lot of money telling your therapist you're stressed, New York is actually way less stressed than a number of other cities, according to a Forbes report that analyzed U.S. metropolitan areas based on high unemploym ... More >>

Update: George Steinbrenner Dies of Heart Attack

​Update: We've just heard via ABC that George Steinbrenner has died: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner has died in Tampa after suffering a heart attack, three sources tell ABC Action News. The Steinbrenner family has now released a statement, per MLB.com:

UNDER THE SEA

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WOLF PACK

Reading, music, and PBR with Max G. Morton and friends

Putsch Comes to Shove: Health Care Meetings Devolving to Chaos (Updated)

​Well, those health care town meetings are going pretty much as you might expect: one in Tampa, Florida was punctuated by protesters yelling "Forty million illegals" and "Tell the truth," banging on windows, and then telling the St. Petersburg Times, "They can't even run a meeting, and they wa ... More >>

Inspirational Business Writing Hits A New Low with Studies in Crap and Pro-Sumer Power!

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Pro-Sumer Power! How to Create Wealth by Spending Smarter, Not Cheaper Author: Bill Quain, PhD Publisher: IN ... More >>

John T. Edge on Diner's Journal

Over at the NYT's Diner's Journal food writer and director of the Southern Foodways Alliance John T. Edge is on the horn, answering questions about regional American food miscellany: What's the difference between country-fried and chicken-fried steak? Are New Jersey disco fries related to poutine? ... More >>

Studies in Crap and Teen Beat Magazine Kill the Video Star (Willie Aames!)

Your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets. I do this for one reason: Knowledge is power. Teen Beat Video Rock Stars Magazine Author: Probably whoever it was who first used the words "monetize" and " ... More >>

The Hesitant Triumph of Britney Spears

Her fans scream, her circus-themed antics mesmerize, and her wardrobe functions just fine

A-Rod: Shot Up With "Bole," Was Young and Stupid, Never Took HGH

At his press conference in Tampa today, Alex Rodriguez said he didn't know that the substance he took back in 2003-2005 -- which he identified as something known in "the streets of DR" as "Bole," presumably the anabolic steroid Primobolan -- was a steroid. He referred to taking the substance as "stu ... More >>

Lingerie Bowl VI Cancelled

We have tried and largely failed to pay attention to football (Allen Barra's Jockbeat does a good job there), but some sports stories transcend their category. This year's Lingerie Bowl, an annual tackle football tournament featuring models in their underwear, has been cancelled. Having failed to g ... More >>

Yo Majesty Tonight at the Highline

New Yorkers are Just Naturally Stressed Out

CMJ Day Three: Making the Most of Shitty Options

Every Pitcher Tells a Story

Reyes anointed, Schilling bloated, and the Keyser Soze of baseball: Notes from spring training

Her Father's Trial

What's life like for a child of the Patriot Act?

Will Bush Face a Backlash in the Schiavo Case?

Yoo-hoo, Osama!

Outcast Ballots

Evil, mayhem strike early in the voting for 2004

The Ground War

Hanging with the Florida troops out to win—and keep—a Kerry victory

Film

Declarations of Independence

Since the reign of King George III, resistance has been our legacy—and to this day still is

Witty C&W Duo Miscalculate Ages, Celebrate Loose Women

Southern Discomforts

Maybe the South shall rise again, but not as a result of this week's Broadway openings

Name-Droppers

Speaking in Tongues

Don't Have a Cow

Rooting for the Home Team

Athletic Supporters Say Nuts to Protesters

Sports

The Best & Worst of Sex in 2002

Filmmaker, Heal Thyself

Just a Touch of Gangrene

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

Backfield in Motion

That Giant Sucking Sound

Feats of Super Bowls Past Echo Through Big Blue’s Sunday Performance

Talk Supe

Making Sense of the Pre–Super Bowl Media Blitz

Super Bowl Short Takes

The Only Tampa Trivia You'll Need To Read

Alleged Soccer Team Thrives In Swamp

News Flash!

The ABCs of Porn