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A new literary festival is here

'Mr. Saturday Night' w/ James Holden

HAPPY TOGETHER

Where Mahjong meets Dreidel

LET THERE BE NEON!

Joe McKendry discusses his new book on times square

ISLAND FEVER

Sarah Vowell invites you to a luau

Financial District May Get a 'Tasteful' Nightly Light Show

The Victoria Harbour Light Show.​When we think back upon the last few months in the Financial District, one thing we do not think is "Lower Manhattan should have a light show!" Nonetheless, that's what the Economic Development Corporation is after, a lighting initiative that would "transform t ... More >>

Ambassador Says 40% of Male Visitors to Philippines are Sex Tourists; Apologizes via Text

At a human trafficking conference last month, the U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines said that 40% of male visitors to the country are sex tourists. Harry Thomas, who was appointed as the ambassador last year, sent a text message to the Philippine foreign secretary to apologize for using an unverifi ... More >>

BOWERY BABY

A Depression-era walking tour

10 Specials We Hope Bronx Restaurants Will Consider In Honor Of The Big Four's Impending Yankee Stadium Show

Mmm. wingy. ​A week from tonight, four titans of heavy metal—Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, and Slayer—will come together at Yankee Stadium for The Big 4's East Coast concert. It's going to be great! The Bronx is pretty excited about the impending metal invasion, too, as evidenced b ... More >>

TOUR DE BOOZE

Stay in the bike lanes, even if the lines look blurry

BOWERY BABY

A Depression-era walking tour

New Yorkers Still Want to See Wicked

Wikipedia​Even after eight years, Wicked is still popular. (Sorry about that, we just had to.) HopStop calculated the top 10 Broadway shows New Yorkers have been going to see this summer, based on what theaters were most frequently inserted as HopStop destinations or starting addresses between ... More >>

WALK IT OFF

Discover the city's seamy punk underbelly . . . and burn carbs!

Osama bin Laden's Death Doesn't Solve Everything. But It Helps.

3D Porn Gettin' China All Worked Up

​With all the talk about China being an emerging superpower and formidable economic player, we often forget that they still have to catch up with the good ol' US of A on some fronts. Namely, being cool about porn. The Independent reports that Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy, a multi-million dolla ... More >>

Castro's CIA Milkshake! Plus Other Tales From Edible Secrets: A Food Tour of Classified U.S. History

Microcosm PublishingZinn Foer​Milkshakes meet mind control, acid dropping, and American hegemony in Michael Hoerger and Mia Partlow's new book, Edible Secrets: A Food Tour of Classified U.S. History, which makes the case that food and government conspiracy go hand in hand.

WALK THIS WAY

Exploring Brighton Beach

INDECENT EXPOSURE

Does running in your underwear make you go faster?

New New York City Ad Promises if You See Something, You'll Be Something

via New York Times​The new New York City ad campaign (because we want people to come here, right? Right?) launching this week promises that the more you see, the more you'll be, and since New York is positively riddled with things to see, seeing them means you'll be quite a lot. In support of ... More >>

End Times Watch: Dolphin Stampede, Joey Lawrence Impression

Whether this mass dolphin exodus should be construed as a warning of the impending end of the world or just kind of awesome on a Monday remains to be seen. We're hoping for awesome. Either way, it beats Aunt Nancy's whale-watching videos to a bloody (dolphin-safe) pulp. Plus, the guy's "Whoa!" at ... More >>

OH, CANADA!

See what's new in Canadian cinema

FRENCH KISS

Why, oh why, do I love Paris?

M.I.A.: "Fuck the New York Times" For Saying Sri Lanka is 2010's #1 Tourist Destination

​Pretty sure M.I.A. has a legitimate point here. The New York Times's "The 31 Places to Go in 2010" article from the other day leads with an encomium to the possibilities of Sri Lanka as a tourist destination. Perhaps you'd heard something about a civil war going on over there, though? Don't w ... More >>

New Rules for Staten Island Ferry: No Earbud Leakage, Bird Feeding

The rules have been tightened for behavior on the Staten Island Ferry. No loud noise, including "plainly audible" earbud leakage. You can't hand out pamphlets, either. Also, no "feeding animals, exposing oneself, or fishing from a ferry or ferry dock." A full list can be found here; they are mostly ... More >>

MODERN BRAZIL

From Rio de Janeiro to Fifth Avenue

WALK THIS WAY

Not all the castles are in Europe

DOWN UNDER COMES UP

Baz Luhrmann couldn’t script this stuff

ODE TO THE CITY

Poets House celebrates its new home in Battery Park

TASTE TEST

Fastidious foodies on the prowl

SATURDAY | 5.24

Sonic Swimming

Seahorses and indie rock in the park

Play It Again, Siam

Gods and monsters: Thai fest balances imports, local wares

Close-Up on South Street Seaport

Jesus Saves . . . Israel's Land

Evangelicals Pray for Middle East Piece

Palace in Wonderland

NY Mirror

Passage to India

Art et (Cottage) Industrie

Christine Hill Leads Tours of the Everyday

Room Disservice

Fran Reiter will check out SROs on convention web site

Northern Lights

Taking On Toronto's Film Festival