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  • Blogs

    May 20, 2012

    Tupac Shakur, the Los Angeles Times, and Why I'm Still Unemployed: A Personal History by Chuck Philips

    Last week, a trial in Brooklyn started off with a strange twist. At the federal criminal trial of James Rosemond -- a/k/a Jimmy Henchman -- one of the first things Rosemond's attorney did was kick an unemployed journalist named Chuck Philips out of the courtroom by naming him a witness in the case. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Five Geeky Questions For Storied Rock Photographer Mick Rock

    Mick RockTheophilus London, as shot by Mick Rock. ​Anyone interested in rock photography knows the name Mick Rock, and anyone interested in rock—particularly of the classic and punk varieties—is aware of his images. "I started taking pictures in late 1969," says Rock. "The first ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 21, 2011

    Groundbreaking New York Post Report: A Couple Guys Stayed in a Hotel

    ​The New York Post rubs its hands gleefully today with a new "scoop": they've found two people connected with Occupy Wall Street who stayed in a fancy hotel. Therefore, the entire movement is a sham. Peter Dutro, "one of a select few OWS members on the powerful finance committee," and Brad S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2011

    Movers & Shakers: More Foreign Transplants and One New York Export

    photo by Liz BarclayGoing to Miami.​It's that time of year again, when the food media begin to obsess and chitter over the restaurants set to open in the fall. Among the forthcoming newcomers is more than a handful of foreign transplants, restaurants from other countries that hope to translate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Oscars 2011: Ranking the Red-Carpet Fashion Highs and Lows

    You had us at beard. ​At Refinery 29's Oscar Viewing Party at the W Hotel in Union Square last night, we waited eagerly to be wowed by the celebs on the red carpet. Alas, that moment never came. We mostly shrugged, "meh"ed, and nodded. Not even Helena Bonham Carter, whose eccentricity has kept ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    Fashion Week: Charlotte Ronson, Perry Ellis, Rebecca Taylor, Paola Hernandez, and Custo Barcelona (VIDEO)

    Stylist.comYup, she was there.​ We're in the midst of Fashion Week, and we find ourselves barely breathing. The Kim Kardashian-sighting backstage at Charlotte Ronson caused major madness with everyone trying to get a bit closer to the booty, but that's not what has our head spinning. The sigh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2011

    "I Hear Q-Tip D.J.'s Here on Fridays": The Ace Hotel Story

    ​This post is basically going to write itself, but hoo boy, Matt Gross' breathless feature on the Ace Hotel in the Times Styles section this weekend is a doozy. It's a portrait of arch-hipness that is so complete and detailed as to be an achievement in its field. There's a lot to unpack here.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2011

    Spice Market Replicates Self in London

    Spice Market​ Seven years after opening its doors in the Meatpacking District, Spice Market is expanding to London. Jean-Georges Vongerichten will export his Southeast Asian restaurant to the city's W Hotel on February 14, with Vong veteran Tim Tolley as the chef de cuisine. If the above image ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    Presidential Pardoned Turkeys Screwed Out of Trip to Disneyland

    ​Today President Obama did his annual Thanksgiving thing in the Rose Garden, reflecting on our grand holiday traditions and wishing Americans a happy turkey-day. And, most importantly, pardoning some turkeys.

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2010

    How to Follow the White House Press Correspondents Dinner on Twitter

    Time editor Richard Stengel, Gayle King and MSNBC's Savannah Guthrie​Happy May Day! Or happy White House Press Correspondents Dinner Day, depending how famous you are, how closely you follow the high school side of politics or how much you wish you were famous. Or! How much you wish you were c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    Beefeater Previews New Seasonal "Summer" Gin at Gin Symposium

    Even classic London Dry gin goes seasonal.​Bartenders from around the city filed into the W Hotel at Union Square yesterday for gin school. Sponsored by Plymouth and Beefeater, the Gin Symposium featured a tasting of 10 different gins, as well as presentations from various bartenders from arou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Let Us Gaze in Horrified Awe at the Dinner Jacket Jay-Z Was Wearing During All-Star Weekend in Dallas

    Photo of Drake hanging out with the drapes at the W Hotel via Necole Bitchie​It's as if a cheetah were attempting to hide in the middle of an elderly woman's Central Park West apartment. Or maybe some wallpaper at the W Hotel, where Jay and LeBron James hosted their annual Saturday night Two K ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Whoopi Goldberg to Appear at Anti-Rape Benefit

    ​Whoopi Goldberg will appear on October 20 at the Women of the Congo Benefit at the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue. The event is billed as "A Night to Benefit Survivors of Sexual Violence in the Congo"; proceeds will benefit The City of Joy, an all-female village in the Congo where local victims ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2009

    New York Actually Fighting for Hotel Dollars with New Jersey

    New York's getting spanked on a few fronts this week. A Global Language Monitor survey showed we'd lost status as Fashion Capital of the World to Milan. Hotels.com's survey found New York's taxis second to London's in quality of service -- and our cabbies the worst drivers of all. But at least the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2009

    Obama to bankers: 'It's a shonda!' (Or words to that effect.)

    You won't see edgy Bernie Madoff-related work like this in U.S. mainstream papers, but New York's own Jewish Daily Forward, as always, is up to the task of covering Jewish politics and news with a minimum of politically correct tiptoeing. Above, an excerpt from Eli Valley's "The Shonda!" in the F ... More >>

  • Columns

    August 14, 2007

    Self-Service Nightlife

    Elvis sightings, ethnic humor, and tomcat cruising, plus a peek at Jodie Foster's panic room

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2007

    Todd English's Magical Fairy Dust

    Elvis sightings, ethnic humor, and tomcat cruising, plus a peek at Jodie Foster's panic room

  • NYC Life

    December 5, 2006

    New Year's Eve Event Guide

    Elvis sightings, ethnic humor, and tomcat cruising, plus a peek at Jodie Foster's panic room

  • News

    November 29, 2005

    Hillary Gets Two Surprise Challengers

    Anti-war underdogs take on Clinton, put Sheehan in a pickle

  • Theater

    October 11, 2005

    The Art of Dying

    Isabelle Huppert brings suicide to life in Sarah Kane's final play

  • NYC Life

    November 16, 2004

    'Fever' Pitch

    Karaoke for a cause in Brooklyn; bitch sessions about bottle service

  • Columns

    November 9, 2004

    NY Mirror

    Karaoke for a cause in Brooklyn; bitch sessions about bottle service

  • Columns

    October 26, 2004

    NY Mirror

    Karaoke for a cause in Brooklyn; bitch sessions about bottle service

  • News

    June 29, 2004

    A Whiter Shade of Harlem

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • Columns

    June 24, 2003

    NY Mirror

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    April 23, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    April 16, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    April 9, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    April 2, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    March 26, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    March 19, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    March 12, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

  • NYC Life

    March 5, 2002

    Listings

    They're building again in America's black mecca—but not necessarily with black labor

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