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UNICEF

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2012

    Nine Starting Points For A Beach Boys YouTube Wormhole

    Beach Boys YouTube wormholes can take many paths, from sunshine-draped reveries to sudden decisive turns towards the seriously depressing. But no clickbait-enhanced listicle of questionable Mike Love sartorial/dance/aesthetic moves, horrifying Brian Wilson zombie moments, made-for-TV movies, or John ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2012

    What's Happening This Week: World Water Week, Pizza Lessons

    Celebrate World Water Week (March 19-25) by participating in the UNICEF Tap Project. Restaurants this week will ask customers to donate $1 or more for the tap water they drink while dining, and donate all proceeds to the program. Here's a list of participating restaurants. Monday: The American Ins ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    November 9, 2011

    'Concert for Bangladesh Revisited'

    Celebrate World Water Week (March 19-25) by participating in the UNICEF Tap Project. Restaurants this week will ask customers to donate $1 or more for the tap water they drink while dining, and donate all proceeds to the program. Here's a list of participating restaurants. Monday: The American Ins ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Hollywood's 10 Highest Paid Actresses

    ​According to forbes.com. (10) Meryl Streep $10 million per picture. What???? She should make that just for waking up. (9) Sandra Bullock $15 million. I bet she'd trade all that in for one normal man. (8) Cameron Diaz. $18 million. I guess there's something about Mary.

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2011

    Top Chef Alums Rally to Raise Money for Japan

    ​Though Richard Blaise is busy parlaying his Top Chef victory into a stint shilling for the National Pork Board, some of his fellow reality show survivors are lending their names and food to a more philanthropic endeavor.

  • Voice Choices

    November 17, 2010

    'George Harrison's All Things Must Pass 40th Anniversary Benefit Concert'

    ​Though Richard Blaise is busy parlaying his Top Chef victory into a stint shilling for the National Pork Board, some of his fellow reality show survivors are lending their names and food to a more philanthropic endeavor.

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Eligible Bachelor Alert: Prince Harry Hits NYC

    ​Ladies, ladies, ladies. It's time to dig deep for that Chelsy Davy impersonation and maybe freshen up your roots, because a real, live prince is in town this weekend. And even though he's only third in line for the throne and has, to be fair, exhibited some behavior perhaps ill suiting the cr ... More >>

  • Film

    June 1, 2010

    Doctors Without Borders, Living in Emergency

    ​Ladies, ladies, ladies. It's time to dig deep for that Chelsy Davy impersonation and maybe freshen up your roots, because a real, live prince is in town this weekend. And even though he's only third in line for the throne and has, to be fair, exhibited some behavior perhaps ill suiting the cr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2010

    Carnegie Hall: Not the Place to Hold a Benefit in NYC

    Carnegie Hall photo via wallyg's photostream​So, of the $189,793 worth of proceeds Carnegie Hall will take in if Sunday's Haiti fundraiser--featuring the world-beating pianist Lang Lang, conductor Christoph Eschenbach, the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra, and Wyclef Jean--sells out compl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2010

    UNICEF's Tap Project Returns

    ​When asked "sparkling, still, or ice?" we always reply, "tap!" New York is lucky to have tasty, refreshing water -- plus, it's free and doesn't come swaddled in wasteful packaging. But now you have an even better reason to choose l'eau de New York.

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Your Big, Honking Guide to Haiti Benefits and Valiantly Intentioned Fundraising Efforts, Non-Wyclef Musical Edition

    If this doesn't say it all, don't know what does Wyclef's Yele charity has recently drawn a firestorm of criticism, but he's not the only musical figure trying to mobilize folks and funds on behalf of Haiti. There's also an impressive number of benefit concerts and music events happening in the cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    More On Wyclef Jean and His Charity, Yele Haiti

    So over the long weekend, Wyclef Jean gave both a press conference and a personal statement via YouTube, defending his foundation, Yele Haiti, and the fundraising it did in the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti last Tuesday. In the video statement, Jean said he was "disgusted" with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Haiti: Even Your Neighborhood Bar Wants to Help

    nypress.comGive at the bar.​The Washington Commons may not be a destination bar for anyone outside of Prospect Heights, but it's a go-to for the locals. And it, too, wants to help Haitians in need of aid following last week's devastating earthquake.

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2009

    From NYC to the West Bank, the Boom is Over For Builder Shaya Boymelgreen

    Shaya Boymelgreen can get you a room with a view.​New York, circa 2005 -- the building boom is transforming neighborhoods like Williamsburg, DUMBO, and the Financial District. During that period, Shaya Boymelgreen and his partner, diamond magnate Lev Leviev, built condos faster than just ab ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2009

    Times Pounces on Bogus Memoir, But Still Protects Another

    It was interesting to see the Times pounce so viciously on a recently published memoir, saying that it was filled with inaccuracies, and that it was yet another example of the troubling trend of publishers trying to pass off fiction as fact. In this case, it was today's Times sports section that evi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2008

    CMJ Day Two: Juan MacLean and Free Blood at Santos; Deerhoof at Irving

    It was interesting to see the Times pounce so viciously on a recently published memoir, saying that it was filled with inaccuracies, and that it was yet another example of the troubling trend of publishers trying to pass off fiction as fact. In this case, it was today's Times sports section that evi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2008

    Newspapers Duped Again in Iraq

    It was interesting to see the Times pounce so viciously on a recently published memoir, saying that it was filled with inaccuracies, and that it was yet another example of the troubling trend of publishers trying to pass off fiction as fact. In this case, it was today's Times sports section that evi ... More >>

  • News

    April 15, 2008

    Calling Ishmael Beah

    The Voice catches up with the author of A Long Way Gone

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2008

    Still 'A Long Way' From Answers About Ishmael Beah Book

    The Voice catches up with the author of A Long Way Gone

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2008

    UNICEF Cannot Confirm Beah's Camp Brawl Claim

    The Voice catches up with the author of A Long Way Gone

  • News

    March 18, 2008

    Boy Soldier of Fortune

    A celebrated memoir threatens to blow into a million little pieces

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    Drink Tap

    A celebrated memoir threatens to blow into a million little pieces

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2007

    Marcus Samuelsson and Starbucks Sitting in a Tree

    A celebrated memoir threatens to blow into a million little pieces

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    No Child Left Alive

    A celebrated memoir threatens to blow into a million little pieces

  • News

    May 1, 2007

    The Genocide Games

    Using China's pride in the 2008 Olympics as a weapon against its shameful support of the Darfur nightmare

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2007

    Ordering Bottled Water Today = Major Faux Pas

    Using China's pride in the 2008 Olympics as a weapon against its shameful support of the Darfur nightmare

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2007

    Be a Good Person on Thursday

    Using China's pride in the 2008 Olympics as a weapon against its shameful support of the Darfur nightmare

  • Music

    March 7, 2006

    Loops Live

    Atmosphere triumphs over drama for pinko bastards once again

  • News

    February 21, 2006

    The Pre-Game Party

    From Spike Lee to Mexican 'storm catchers,' dry times in a new New Orleans

  • NYC Life

    January 24, 2006

    Here Kitty, Kitty

    Breakfast with over 30 years of cute

  • Film

    April 12, 2005

    Penn, Kidman Gain Political Thriller Diplomatic Immunity

    Breakfast with over 30 years of cute

  • Music

    October 12, 2004

    Do-Gooders Do Good

    The most commendable political compilation of a watershed year for official liberalism

  • News

    May 11, 2004

    Bling Breakfast

    Choking on the richest meal in New York

  • News

    March 2, 2004

    Escapes From New York

    Northern Retreats Offer a Little Karmic Healing and a Lot of Yoga

  • NYC Life

    December 30, 2003

    Essential Numbers

    Northern Retreats Offer a Little Karmic Healing and a Lot of Yoga

  • News

    November 18, 2003

    American Gods

    Legendary Comic-Book Artists Alex Ross and Neal Adams Declare Their Patriot Acts

  • NYC Life

    September 9, 2003

    Fall Film

    Legendary Comic-Book Artists Alex Ross and Neal Adams Declare Their Patriot Acts

  • News

    May 20, 2003

    Oiling the Colonial Gears

    U.S. Works Hard to Roll Back History

  • News

    April 29, 2003

    Child Prisoners at Guantánamo

    The kids are not alright

  • News

    February 4, 2003

    Blood, Stats, and Tears

    How the Coming War Stacks Up

  • News

    December 31, 2002

    Nation

    How the Coming War Stacks Up

  • Books

    July 9, 2002

    The Fuckup

    How the Coming War Stacks Up

  • News

    May 21, 2002

    City of 14,000 Stories

    How the Coming War Stacks Up

  • News

    November 13, 2001

    Northern Alliance Massacres

    U.S.-Backed Rebels Accused of Wholesale Slaughter as Taliban Retreat

  • News

    October 9, 2001

    Our Fragile Ally

    Pakistan Teeters on Edge of Civil War

  • Theater

    July 11, 2000

    Photo Unrealism

    Pakistan Teeters on Edge of Civil War

  • News

    May 30, 2000

    Worldwide Women

    Beijing+5 Looks at the Global State of Women’s Rights

  • Music

    March 28, 2000

    Ian Dury 1942–2000

    Avoiding the Grave With Mr. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

  • News

    August 24, 1999

    Casualties of War

    In Congo, civil strife allows polio to survive

  • Film

    April 20, 1999

    Neck and Neck

    Hollywood Starlets Vie for the Audrey Hepburn Mantle

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