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December 17, 2011
Payroll Tax Cut Extended; Kobe Bryant Divorce; Rare 'Generator Suicide' to Blame for Fatal Elevator Accident?
Senate leaders agreed to extend the payroll tax cut, the Washington Post reports, "averting a New Year's tax increase for millions of workers." "Under the separate Senate agreement on the payroll tax, the rate paid by 160 million workers would remain at 4.2 percent through February, rather th ... More >>
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November 14, 2011
Sales of Locally Grown Produce to Increase; Food Shortages Prompt Suicide
Analysts have reported that U.S. sales of locally grown produce have reached $4.8 billion -- and they expect that number to hit $7 billion in 2011. [Washington Post].Recent changes to New York's anti-hunger program hurt some long-established charities, while helping newer non-profits. [ ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2011
Starbucks Sees Liquidity in Juice Market; Papasito Grill Burned by Noise Complaints
Starbucks, no longer satisfied with being everywhere, has decided to be everywhere even more. The Seattle-based chain bought Evolution, a high-end juice company, Thursday. Execs plan on opening health and wellness-themed stores.[Washington Post]Papasito Grill and Agave Bar's Upper West Side locat ... More >>
Blogs
October 28, 2011
Chipotle Founder Named 'Innovator of the Year'; Consumers 'Ripped Off' When Buying Fish
Just in case you were wondering, "Montezuma's Revenge" has not been a problem for athletes at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. [Washington Post] Kosher food is becoming more conventional in Berlin, post World War II. [Reuters] Restaurants are getting ready to raise prices as ... More >>
Blogs
October 23, 2011
Satellite Probably Crashed Into Southeast Asia, Scientists Shrug
ROSAT, the decommissioned German satellite that fell to Earth yesterday, broke up upon entering the atmosphere and probably scattered debris over Southeast Asia. We say, "probably," because no one really knows where the dang thing is. The Washington Post reports ROSAT entered the atmosphere b ... More >>
Blogs
October 22, 2011
Troops Out of Iraq; Woman Killed While Protecting Children; Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Dies
Yesterday, President Obama announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing all of its forces from Iraq by the end of the year. The Washington Post reports there are about 39,000 troops in Iraq today, and all will come home except a small contingent of Marines who are assigned to protect the embas ... More >>
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October 18, 2011
German Riesling Dries Out; George Washington Peddles Whiskey
German Rieslings are straying from sweet and heading toward dry, which some find disconcerting. [NY Times] Bottles of whiskey from distilleries closed during the 1980s' recession can be a solid investment. [Decanter] Bargains can be had with "second wines" from Bordeaux, like Château Marga ... More >>
Blogs
October 1, 2011
Legality of Anwar al-Awlaki Killing; Rain Delay for Yankees; Dow Jones Slumps
via Washington PostJustice Department officials have released a statement establishing the legality of the drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki, an al Qaeda leader who was born in New Mexico, was killed in Yemen yesterday in an authorized drone strike. Some questioned the legal ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2011
Padma Paid to Get Off Stage; Olive Garden and Red Lobster to Cut Salt, Calories
Padma Lakshmi, who hosted The Moth's storytelling event at Cooper Union Tuesday night, was reportedly paid to get off the stage due to a "grating" performance. [NY Post] The Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and others are hopping on Michelle Obama's healthy-eating bandwagon and pledging to reduce ... More >>
Blogs
August 7, 2011
Muslims in World's Tallest Building Asked to Break Ramadan Fast Later
via Marshall StrabalaFrom our Religious Observances in Skyscrapers department comes an interesting story from the United Arab Emirates. The Washington Post reports that Dubai's top Muslim cleric told residents living above the 80th floor of the 2,717 foot Burj Khalifa to "wait three extra min ... More >>
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July 8, 2011
Kraft Hiding Veggies in the Mac 'N' Cheese; Albert Trummer Rejects Pyro Plea Deal
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese is one of the packaged food brands trying to hide veggies in the mix. [Washington Post] Americans, who once thought of Italian food as the cuisine of "garlic eaters," are now more aware of the different regional nuances of Italian fare. [Washington Post] Walmart has ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Pulque a Big Hit With Mexican Hipsters; Congress Makes Cuts to Food Safety Program
Young Mexico City hipsters are reviving an old Aztec drink called pulque, made by fermenting the heart of the blue maguey plant. [Washington Post] Produce can be certified organic by the USDA even if it's sprayed with pesticides, as long as the chemicals are derived from nature. [NPR] Small ... More >>
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June 15, 2011
David Chang Weighs In On El Bulli; Smucker's Acquires Cuban Favorite Cafe Bustelo
Barry Estabrook exposes modern tomato fields as "ground zero for modern-day slavery." [Gilt Taste] David Chang, Dan Barber and other famous chefs weigh in on the legacy of Ferran Adria and his soon-to-be-closed restaurant El Bulli. [NY Times]
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May 3, 2011
Is Snoop-Endorsed Blast By Colt 45 the New Four Loko?; Why Wódka Is Winning
Love beer so much you want to lather with it? Brooklyn Brewery has teamed up with a Williamsburg soapsmith to make artisanal beer soap. [Brooklyn Paper] The Cuba Libre is more than just a "rum and Coke." Add bitters, a splash of gin, and Key lime juice or Meyer lemon juice to kick yours up a ... More >>
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March 28, 2011
Man Named 'Cokayne' Arrested for Drugs
Kevin Lee Cokayne, via The Washington PostFairfax County police raided the home of Kevin Lee Cokayne after becoming suspicious of drug activity, the Washington Post reports. When an undercover detective asked to search Cokayne's rented basement apartment, the 24-year-old reportedly said, "I d ... More >>
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February 22, 2011
Wallet-Friendly Cocktails; Best Beer Cities
Vandaag in the East Village and Huckleberry Bar in Williamsburg are among cocktail bars serving $10 drinks, as opposed to the now ubiquitous $12-$14 drink. [NY Post] New York makes a list of seven best beer cities in the country, alongside Chicago, Denver, Philly, Portland, St. Louis, and Sa ... More >>
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January 11, 2011
Arizona Passes Bill Making It Illegal to Protest Near a Funeral
Christina Taylor GreenFollowing up on today's earlier post about the Westboro Baptist Church's intended picketing of the funeral service for Christina Taylor Green, the 9-year-old killed in the shooting in Tucson on Saturday, we've learned that Arizona legislators have approved emergency legi ... More >>
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December 14, 2010
Unorthodox Nog; Great Hot Toddies
Julie Reiner of Lani Kai, Johnny Swet of Jimmy, the new rooftop bar atop the James Hotel, and Katie Stipe of Vandaag are among the city's bartenders creating lighter alternatives to traditionally heavy egg nog. [NY Times] The latest trend among the Madonnas and Tom Fords of the world is to h ... More >>
Blogs
October 6, 2010
Who Is Howard Kurtz and Why Shouldn't You Care?
Regardless of the likely event you're like the majority of the universe and don't follow the navel-gazing meta-narrative that is media reporting, you may have come accross the fact the one of the nation's most known media columnists -- Howard Kurtz of the Washington Post -- is leaving his job ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Why I Oppose the Downtown Mosque
How I questioned an imam's motives and broke Tom Robbins's heart
Blogs
August 6, 2010
Cheetos Have No Friend in the Senate
Nikolas Muray, FlickrPoliticians against crap for a change.Yesterday, the Senate unanimously passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which will commit $4.5 billion to federal child nutrition programs, including school lunch, over the next decade, The Washington Post reports.
Blogs
July 26, 2010
The Village Voice Finally Makes Journolist!
Over the weekend, we here at The Village Voice were presented with quite the dubious distinction!
Blogs
June 26, 2010
Who Smeared Dave Weigel?
Yesterday afternoon, The Washington Post's conservative blogger, Dave Weigel, resigned. This was following the leak of some emails detailing his personal political views to a DC hack-gossip named Betsy Rothstein and bowtied blowhard Tucker Carlson's website, The Daily Caller. The emails were ... More >>
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April 28, 2010
In California, the Happy Meal Goes the Way of the Dodo Bird; Donatella Arpaia Dons Chef's Whites
Santa Clara County, south of San Francisco, has decided to ban Happy Meal and other promotional toys that often accompany kids' meals at fast-food chains. [NY Times] The recipe-testing battle between Food52.com and Cook's Illustrated continues, and the results will be posted on Slate. [ABC N ... More >>
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April 21, 2010
Fake Heirlooms Rile Tomato Purists; Burger King Does... Brunch?
In Durham, N.C., the rich outlying soils that once grew tobacco now sprout peas, strawberries, fennel, artichokes, and lettuce. Chefs are also using local milk, cheese, eggs, pigs, chickens, quail, lambs, and rabbits. [NY Times] Tomato purists cry heresy as plant breeders offer hybrid versio ... More >>
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March 12, 2010
Top Chef May Travel to the Nation's Capital, Maybe With Kate Winslet in Tow
The past 24 hours have brought a flurry of Top Chef news: The Washington Post has heard from "some sources" close to the show that its seventh season (whose filming was pushed back until April to accommodate Padma's pregnancy) will be filmed in Washington, D.C. If the show does make it to our ... More >>
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January 2, 2010
Chertoff uses former job to promote undisclosed client
Former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has been making the media rounds since the Christmas terror attempt promoting wider use of full-body scanning in airports to keep us safe in the skies. According to the Washington Post, he's also been promoting a client. Unfortunately, he ha ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2009
Booze News: Two-Buck Chuck Gets Served; Fruit Flies Help Fight Alcoholism
What does your beer say about you? According to recent research, people who prefer domestic beers over craft beers or imports are generally middle of the road in their politics. People who don't drink beer at all tend to be conservative. [AdAge] Look out, Two-Buck Chuck. The 7-Eleven conveni ... More >>
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October 13, 2009
CLOSET CASE
Robin Givhan, Isaac Mizrahi, and Ashley Olsen discuss your future wardrobe
Blogs
August 14, 2009
More Tomato Madness
muffet/flickrWhile many of us still have blight on the brain, others are turning to other tomato matters. For one, are heirloom tomatoes necessarily better than hybrids? A Washington Post writer says no: "Call me persnickety, but someone needs to take a stand here: 'Heirloom' is not synonymo ... More >>
Blogs
May 6, 2009
President Obama Loves A Good Burger; For the First Lady, Mexican Food Rules
Douglas Emlen, an entomologist at the University of Montana, has sparked some debate over his comments in an NPR broadcast about the dung beetle. During the segment, Emlen said that he avoids ground coffee because it's full of ground up cockroaches. [NPR] Robyn O'Brien, known as the Erin Brockovich ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2009
James Beard Loves New York; All-Natural Chicken Not Always So
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
December 24, 2008
We're saved! Yankees bail out New York City!
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
December 11, 2008
Another rich putz gets bailout money
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
December 4, 2008
Lemon aid: Please bail out Edsel!
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
November 21, 2008
It's not a wonderful life
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
November 14, 2008
Putting it diplomatically: No on Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
October 27, 2008
Daily Flog: Saudia Arabia bails out homeowners while we still haven't
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2008
Daily Flog: It's so bad that capitalists plan to help proles
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2008
Daily Flog: Wall Street down the drain; White House plumber summoned
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
Blogs
October 15, 2008
Daily Flog: Carnage knowledge -- CSI teams descend on Wall Street
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
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September 26, 2008
Daily Flog: White House on its knees, the rest of us on our backs, Wall Street zipping up
James Beard Foundation Awards winners included Jean Georges for outstanding restaurant, Drew Nieporent for outstanding restaurateur, Dan Barber for outstanding chef, Momofuku Ko for best new restaurant, Daniel for best service, and Totonno's pizzeria was named one of America's Classics. [NY Times] ... More >>
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November 15, 2005
You've Got News
Delivered by email daily, 'Today's Papers' often eclipses the newspapers it summarizes
News
October 12, 2004
Voter's Digest
The latest election fraud warnings
News
April 13, 2004
Say What?
The latest election fraud warnings
News
February 4, 2003
The American Way of Torture
'If We're Not in the Room, Who Is to Say?'
News
May 14, 2002
A Liberal Slant to the News?
This Book Is 'An Act of Treason'
News
December 11, 2001
The Media Muzzled
Vietnam and Afghanistan Show why Limiting Press Access to War is Unpatriotic
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September 4, 2001
The Stem Cell Clashes
George W. Bush Can’t Stop Science
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