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  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    Under the Toque: Olympic Menus, New Chefs at Jean Georges

    ​ Simon Hulstone and Heston Blumenthal have teamed up to create the menus that will be served to British Airways customers during the Olympics. [Eat Out] Chef shuffles at Jean Georges: Mark Lapico is now executive chef; the new chef de cuisine is Erik Battes; Joe Murphy is in charge of pastries ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    For the Love of God, It's Not 'Downtown' Abbey!

    Have you seen the extremely popular British period drama called "Downton Abbey"? It's all the rage right now. It won a Golden Globe! People are talking about it, watching it, DVR-ing it, weeping with joy and raising their glasses to it as we speak. And people and news organizations, which are bigger ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    OWS Protesters Still Eating Like Kings; NYC's Most Beloved Diners

    ​Daniel Boulud will indeed be opening a new restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, as previously rumored. [Toronto Star] More on those in-flight American Airlines meals designed by Richard Sandoval and Marcus Samuelsson. [Chicago Tribune] Occupy Wall Street protesters are sitting o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 4, 2011

    Cheesecake Factory Ranked Consumer Fave, Again; Only 2% of Food Imports Inspected

    Kraft is recalling three flavors of Velveeta Shells & Cheese single-serve microwavable cups due to possible thin wire bristle pieces in the cups. [Chicago Tribune] In a widespread market survey, consumers ranked the Cheesecake Factory their favorite casual-dining restaurant for the second year in a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Introducing 'Uptown Restaurant Month'; The 20 Worst Kids' Foods in America

    ​Jamawn Woods, the creator of Soul Daddy, which was the winning concept on America's Next Great Restaurant but failed miserably weeks after opening, plans to reopen in his hometown of Detroit. [Nation's Restaurant News] Tyson is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef after a family in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2011

    Vodka Blimp Breaks Free of Moorings and Lands in Backyard

    Not the Hangar One Vodka blimp.​A 128-foot blimp advertising Hangar One Vodka broke free of its moorings at a Columbus, Ohio airport during high winds, the AP reports. The FAA couldn't locate the rogue zeppelin after it floated, unmanned, into the sky. Seven hours later, a homeowner two miles ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    McDonald's to Add Fruit to Happy Meals; Now Even Our Dogs Have Fancy Butchers

    ​McDonald's is changing its Happy Meals to include a serving of fruit or vegetable and fewer French fries. The new meals will begin to be rolled out in September and should be implemented nationally by April. [LA Times] Dickson's Farmstand is one of the high-end butchers providing grass-fed a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 27, 2011

    Rod Blagojevich, Former Illinois Governor, Found Guilty on 17 Counts

    ​A jury has found former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich guilty on 17 counts in his second trial for corruption, the Chicago Tribune reports. The jury delivered no verdict for two counts and one not guilty decision. Last August, he was found guilty of lying to the FBI, but the jury hung on a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2011

    Police Can Now Break In As You're Flushing Your Stash

    The Supreme Court decided in an 8-1 decision that police have the authority to break into your house if they suspect you're destroying drugs. The Chicago Tribune brings us part of Justice Alito's important decision: "'When law enforcement officers who are not armed with a warrant knock on a door, th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Thieves Steal $80K Worth of Human Hair From Beauty Supply Store

    ​Thieves broke into a Chicago beauty supply store on Easter and made off with almost $80,000 worth of human hair. The Tribune reports that the robbers pried open a metal door at the shop's rear and targeted the most expensive brands of hair once inside. Jay Han, the owner of Beauty One, said t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2011

    Pulitzer Prize Winners Win Pulitzer Prizes, Money; Roger Ailes Spies on Employees

    via​Did you win a Pulitzer Prize today? Us either. If you're from the Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald or The Tennessean, you also did not win, even though you were in fact nominated in the category of Breaking News Reporting. That $10,000 prize -- "For a distinguished example ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2011

    Butt-Dial Leads to "Hostage Situation," or, Why You Should Never Listen to Hip-Hop in Winnetka

    ​You know how when your phone rings and you're so excited to answer it because maybe you don't get phone calls all that often, and so you pick up, eagerly but outwardly cool, 'cause you're like that, and then you hear some muffled sounds and maybe something reminiscent of a gunshot or chairs b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Press Clips: Certain Media Reporters Think Howard Kurtz is Full of Shit

    ​Day 9, Evening Edition. D.C. Drama up in this: Washington Post media columnist Howard Kurtz has (super) 'Reliable Sources' while The Washington Times was purchased by the Moonies for the high price of $1, and also, my Journolist-Leaker Theories are back, kinda. Elsewhere, the New York Times still ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2010

    Adults Want Kids' Birthday Parties; Restaurants Accept Cash Only

    ​An English professor from Manhattan was forcibly ejected from an Upper West Side Starbucks after refusing to order her bagel "without butter or cheese," which she claimed was linguistically stupid. [NY Post] Fruits and vegetables are ripening early this year due to warm weather, likely leadi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    New York Teaches Chicago How to Ride the Subway

    Chicago Tribune​Get this: Chicago has adopted (ripped off!) New York's trademark subway car style -- you know, center-facing seats, overhanging straps, and the need to avoid obvious eye contact -- and, it seems, people are suddenly being a lot more polite to each other. The Chicago Tribune c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    Cult Japanese Wine Manga Soon Available in English; Riesling Heating Up

    ​Sean Hoard, a 23-year-old NYU grad and a member of Team USA at the 42BELOW Cocktail World Cup in New Zealand, shares the recipe for his winning Wellington Fizz, a vodka-based cocktail incorporating kiwi, passionfruit, club soda, and an egg white. [NY Daily News] Japan's popular wine manga se ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Beard Awards Media and Journalism Finalists Are Announced

    The man himself.​The James Beard Foundation is announcing its James Beard Awards finalists via Twitter this morning. The list of chefs has just started rolling out (currently, regional finalists are being named), but the list of final nominees for the foundation's Media and Journalism Awards a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    "Internet Media Corporation" Sues Tribune for Use of "Preselected Internet Locations"

    ​Something called "Internet Media Corporation" is suing the Tribune Company (Chicago Tribune, etc.) for patent infringement. They claim the media company has stolen its "System for Providing Easy Access to the World Wide Web Utilizing a Published List of Preselected Internet Locations Together ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2010

    Cablevision Drops Food Network; Quarter Pounder Inventor Dies

    ​Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is up in arms about Cablevision dropping HGTV and Food Network. He recently twittered: "Bang away at Cablevision... can't believe there [sic] not showing Food Network," after the channels were dropped in a fee dispute with owner Scripps Network. [NY Post] An upstate ... More >>

  • Film

    December 22, 2009

    10th Annual Film Critics' Poll: The Abridged Results

    94 critics voted. The results are in.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Under the Toque: Jason Zukas of 'Chopped' in at Charles; David Chang Hates More Stuff

    ​ Charles, in Greenwich Village, has announced that Jason Zukas will take over for executive chef Kristine Mana-ay while she's on maternity leave. Zukas has cooked at Andre Balazs's Sunset Beach on Shelter Island, and was a contestant on Chopped. [Grub Street] Dennis Foy now owns the Lawrence ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Mac 'n' Cheese Revolution; Beef Tongues Recalled

    ​Mac 'n' cheese is the new hipster food around New York and Los Angeles, and has even spawned a couple mac-'n'-cheese boutiques: S'MAC in the East Village and its newish rival, Macbar in Soho. [Wall Street Journal] Restaurateurs who once kept close tabs on Frank Bruni will be doing the same w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2009

    News Roundup: Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, Yacht, Michael Jackson, R.I.P. John E. Carter

    ​--Bob Dylan is considering becoming the voice of a car navigation system. On the latest episode of his satellite radio show Theme Time Radio Hour, Dylan said: "I am talking to a couple of car companies about being the voice of their GPS system. I think it would be good if you are looking for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Mickey D's Gets a New Burger; Dunkin' Donuts Halts Dunkaccino Sales

    McDonald's has a new burger on the menu, the first new permanent item since 2001. The Angus Third Pounder--which comes in Deluxe with American cheese, lettuce, and tomato; Bacon & Cheese; and Mushroom & Swiss varieties--seems to be competing with Burger King's Steakhouse Burger and other beefier bur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 18, 2009

    Obama's Inspector General Problem

    Hmmm, does the Obama administration have a problem with the watchdogs assigned to keep an eye on federal agencies? We ask because the Chicago Tribune is reporting that Obama's Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner [pictured] is embroiled in a dispute with an inspector general overseeing the government fin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    School Yearbooks Succumb to Printing Costs, Exposed Genitals

    Each year at graduation time, we often wonder if anything has changed about the ancient commencement rituals, besides the substitution of one Clinton for another and, of course, sexting. One thing that seems to be passing is the college yearbook: the Chicago Tribune says Purdue and Loyola are among ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    In Bailout, Surprisingly, Rich Find Advantage

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Print and the pauper

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2008

    Illinois Gov Arrested, Charged with "Staggering" Corruption

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    U.S. to GM CEO: Take a hike

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    L.A.: Hot and miserable; Barack Obama: Cool and refreshing

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2008

    Daily Flog: Obama revs up his fiat, plans to run over Bush policies on stem cells, oil

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2008

    Daily Flog: Remembering the 9/11, Bush disasters; waiting for Lehman's final collapse

    Who says capitalism is dead? The Times talks to people connected with the savings and loan bailout of 1989 whose expertise makes them invaluable during the current one(s) and who hope, with great reason, to see their colleagues and themselves profit by it. "It is a good time to be me," says John L. ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2008

    Teaching a New Generation of Reporters to Capture Events on Film

    Dying news industry? Just shoot it.

  • NYC Life

    August 16, 2005

    Tee Season

    You cool kids are all wearing those zany slogan T-shirts? How quaint.

  • News

    December 7, 2004

    Nervous breakdown

    No armor, no spare parts, no radios—even the boots don't fit

  • News

    November 16, 2004

    Spy Another Day

    Are spooks getting purged for others' leaks? Inside the White House war on information

  • News

    November 2, 2004

    Newsday Shakeup Could Signal Power Shift

    Are spooks getting purged for others' leaks? Inside the White House war on information

  • Columns

    February 25, 2003

    Horoscope

    Are spooks getting purged for others' leaks? Inside the White House war on information

  • Columns

    December 31, 2002

    The Best & Worst of Sex in 2002

    Are spooks getting purged for others' leaks? Inside the White House war on information

  • News

    November 27, 2001

    J.A. Lobbia

    1958–2001

  • News

    November 13, 2001

    Howard's End

    'City Paper' Editor Leaps to 'Tribune'

  • News

    October 23, 2001

    Opium for the Masses

    Tales of the Afghan Drug Trade

  • News

    September 4, 2001

    Telecom for Dummies

    Touring the Media Industrial Complex

  • News

    August 22, 2000

    'Newsday' Inches Back Into NYC

    They'll Take Queens

  • News

    March 14, 2000

    Inspecting Ourselves

    Media Critics’ New New Thing

  • News

    August 31, 1999

    Digable Planet Community

    Connect Launches Af Am Site as Next Step in Minority Content Empire

  • News

    July 13, 1999

    Nation

    Connect Launches Af Am Site as Next Step in Minority Content Empire

  • News

    March 23, 1999

    Pot Shots

    Connect Launches Af Am Site as Next Step in Minority Content Empire

  • Film

    February 16, 1999

    Message in a Bottle

    Connect Launches Af Am Site as Next Step in Minority Content Empire

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