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December 23, 2010
Goat Town's Nick Morgenstern, Part II: Fast Cars, Chocoholism, and French Frozen Foods
Nick MorgensternYesterday, we talked with Nick Morgenstern about his new restaurant, Goat Town. Today, he lets us in on his Christmas plans and New Year's resolutions, which may or may not involve another launch for 2011. Goat Town has it's own garden, we hear. How's it looking? We're worki ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
Whither Germany?
Nick MorgensternYesterday, we talked with Nick Morgenstern about his new restaurant, Goat Town. Today, he lets us in on his Christmas plans and New Year's resolutions, which may or may not involve another launch for 2011. Goat Town has it's own garden, we hear. How's it looking? We're worki ... More >>
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December 29, 2010
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A Swiss treat
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January 5, 2011
Crabs and Bees Are Dying All Over the Place Now, Too
via Daily MailWhat was that thing about "portents"? After birds started the trend of showing up dead, fish followed, and now 40,000 velvet or "devil" crabs have washed up on the shores of Britain, reports the Daily Mail. It's thought they died of hypothermia after the coldest December in 120 ... More >>
Theater
January 19, 2011
Romulus Linney (1931-2011)
The theater loses a true American playwright
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January 20, 2011
Dine and Dash Not Just Popular in NYC
physicslessons.comRun!A few weeks ago we mentioned that dining and dashing (i.e., skipping out on one's restaurant bill) had become popular in New York City, with a 20 percent increase in incidents over last year. Guess what? Gothamites aren't the only ones down on their luck, as the trend ha ... More >>
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January 20, 2011
Chinese Toilet Restaurant Is Full of Shit
Orange UKThe crappiest table in town. Literally. A restaurant in Kunming, Yunnan province, called Modern Toilet is all the rage, reports Orange UK.
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January 31, 2011
The Box Is Opening In London
Yes, oversized vaginas are dancing their way all the way to the UK! Simon Hammerstein's The Box -- the Chrystie Street haunt filled with vaudeville acts, sometimes even onstage -- is branching out to London's Soho district, where transsexuals will faux-pee on real celebrities just like here.
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January 31, 2011
PJ Harvey Is Playing Terminal 5 In April
Good news for all you Foursquare enthusiasts who can't get enough of Terminal 5: On April 20th the cavernous Midtown spot will host none other than PJ Harvey, supporting her new record Let England Shake and possessed of a terrifying intensity perfect for making large places feel uncomfortably ... More >>
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January 29, 2011
Twenty-Nine-Year-Old Becomes U.K.'s Youngest Grandfather
A 29-year-old man in South Wales has become the United Kingdom's youngest grandfather after his 14-year-old daughter gave birth. Everyone in the family had kids young, so there are six generations alive at once. "I don't feel like a grandad -- I've not got grey hair and my hearing is top notc ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Happy Birthday, New York!
Manu_HDear New York, On this date in 1653, you (then named New Amsterdam -- you never really looked like a New Amsterdam) were incorporated. You've had your ups, your downs and even that weird phase in the '80s when you got heavy into drugs and synth music.
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February 7, 2011
Stream PJ Harvey's Let England Shake, And Hope She Adds Another Terminal 5 Show
James Blake has probably got Album Everyone Will Be Talking About This Week honors all sewn up for now, but roundabout next Tuesday a nation's fawning eyes will turn to PJ Harvey's fantastic Let England Shake, far from the screamiest entry in her 20-year catalog (!), but among the bleakest, h ... More >>
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February 7, 2011
London Candy Company Coming to the Upper East Side
candyaddict.comWhile some may say that its cheap chocolate isn't as good as our cheap chocolate, Britain certainly has the edge where the names of their cheap chocolate are concerned. Who wouldn't want to buy something called a Percy Pig, Curly Wurly, or Aero? Or a Malteaser or a Crunchie?
Voice Choices
February 16, 2011
'Blkmarket Presents Ben Klock+DVS1'
candyaddict.comWhile some may say that its cheap chocolate isn't as good as our cheap chocolate, Britain certainly has the edge where the names of their cheap chocolate are concerned. Who wouldn't want to buy something called a Percy Pig, Curly Wurly, or Aero? Or a Malteaser or a Crunchie?
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February 23, 2011
'Berghain and Panoramabar at the Bunker'
candyaddict.comWhile some may say that its cheap chocolate isn't as good as our cheap chocolate, Britain certainly has the edge where the names of their cheap chocolate are concerned. Who wouldn't want to buy something called a Percy Pig, Curly Wurly, or Aero? Or a Malteaser or a Crunchie?
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February 28, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Sake Tasting, Natural Winemakers' Week
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Sake Tasting EN Japanese Brasserie Wednesday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The Sake Export Association is hosting an evening of rice wine in the West Village for $50 ($40 in a ... More >>
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March 1, 2011
Moombahton Star Munchi Hospitalized In Hawaii; NYC DJs Flock To His Aid
The Netherlands-based DJ, producer, and "moombahton" guru known as Munchi is a recent obsession in some corners of SOTC -- hear lots of examples of his adventurous, omnivorous style here -- which makes news of his recent medical trauma all the more disturbing. Per NYC's own DJ Ayres comes new ... More >>
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March 3, 2011
Beaumarchais Chef Nicolas Cantrel on When He First Wanted to be a Cook and Why Bananas are Good Substitutes for Endives: Interview Part 2
Photo courtesy Nicolas Cantrel Yesterday we spoke with Beaumarchais chef Nicolas Cantrel about the shuttering of brunch hotspot Bagatelle. Today he tells us about how he got into the cooking business and why he's a gruyere master.
Columns
March 23, 2011
Ask a Hispanic!
Not every Mexican is a Mexico Mexican
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April 11, 2011
France's Burqa Ban Goes Into Effect; Two Women Are Arrested
In the fall of last year, France's Senate overwhelmingly passed a law banning the wearing of the Islamic full veil in public. That law went into effect today, with two veiled women arrested soon after -- not for wearing the garments but for participating in an unauthorized protest, reports CN ... More >>
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April 25, 2011
Royal Wedding Forecast: RAIN!
But your hair, your beautiful hair!Bad, horrible, awful, terrible news: The Telegraph reports (in almost 600 words, no less) that heavy showers are forecasted for Friday's royal wedding ceremonies in London. Stay calm, everyone; if we can just have all the commoners climb on each others' shou ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
It's Now Time to Eat the Royal Wedding Pizza
Fork in the Road salutes the royal couple, and hopes the Tea Party types here will forget their hatred of England long enough to have a slice. The pizza was a promotional stunt of Papa Johns, and probably isn't very good. Is wedding food ever good? (Kate's neck looks kinda gross, and her tur ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Academic Journal Deems the Term "Pets" Derogatory
The Journal of Animal Ethics, a publication edited and compiled by a group of university professors from America and Great Britain, has stated that "pets" is not an acceptable moniker for domesticated animals. The Telegraph reports that words such as "owners" and "wildlife" are also determine ... More >>
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May 17, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn In Handcuffs Is Not Okay, But Revealing Rape Accuser's Name Is?
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the IMF, is currently in a Rikers Island cell awaiting his next court date after being accused of rape by a 32-year-old maid in the Sofitel hotel near Times Square, where Strauss-Kahn was staying last weekend. Since the dramatic arrest, the media whirlwind has ... More >>
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May 22, 2011
Rikers Island Inmates Advise Strauss-Kahn On European Economic Policy
SNL was pretty decent last night. The premise of this sketch is brilliant. "Bitch, you know I got no love for Portugal." [@_rosiegray]
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May 28, 2011
Free MetroCards; Gil Scott-Heron Dead at 62; Brooklyn Boy Mauled By Pit Bull
Free MetroCards at Prospect Park and the Red Hook Park baseball fields today! Free shitty single rides, that is. Call me when someone will pay for my monthly unlimited. Oh, and a bunch of subway lines will be all messed up this weekend. [Gothamist] Spoken-word artist, poet, and musician Gil Scot ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
What's Happening This Week: Nose-to-Tail Dinner; Spanish Food History Lesson
As you may know, our weekly dining and drinking newsletter features all the coolest epicurean events in the city. Sign up for it here! Snout-to-Tail Dinner Colicchio & Sons Wednesday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. Join chef de cuisine James Tracey and pastry chef Stephen Collucci for this seven-course menu c ... More >>
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June 10, 2011
Why America's E. Coli Response Makes Germany's Look Like Scheiße
Each week, Death by Science gets on its hands and knees and crawls around, searching the dark world of science and technology. Often terrifying, sometimes humbling, our discoveries will make you call your best bud and go, "Wha--?" This week, we examine why Germany's E. Coli outbreak has been ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Skirts on Bikes Ride Planned to Celebrate 'Freedom and Fashion'
Earlier in the week we told you about Jasmijn Rijcken, the Dutch tourist in town for the New Amsterdam Bike Show who was stopped by a New York City police officer and told that her skirt, which she was wearing while cycling in Soho, was dangerous and distracting. Now one of her friends, Joann ... More >>
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July 12, 2011
Seven Ways to Celebrate Bastille Day in New York City
Yes, FIAF has already hosted its annual Bastille Day bash, so 60th Street has been cleared of cancan girls, but the fête isn't over yet. Le quatorze juillet is actually Thursday, and in the spirit of the revolution, we will be celebrating all week. Below, a daily guide to keep the party going. Vive ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Seamus Mullen Shares Details About Tertulia, His New Cider House in the West Village
Last weekend we caught up with Seamus Mullen, formerly of Boqueria, at Meatopia and asked him about his newest venture, Tertulia, slated to open on August 15. The 85-seat West Village space takes inspiration from the cider houses in Asturias in northern Spain, and will feature a rustic vibe ... More >>
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August 6, 2011
Papal Toilet Paper has Infallible Softness, Divine Durability
shop.renovaonline.netRenova, a Portuguese paper company, is celebrating Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to Madrid by releasing special edition Papal toilet paper. The yellow and white rolls--representing the colors of the Papal flag--are being released for World Youth Day. The product's des ... More >>
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August 9, 2011
London Looters Brag About It on Twitter; the Twitterverse Fights Back
Via Reddit, here's an example of What Not to Do times two: Don't loot. And don't take to social media afterward to brag or make jokes about it. The woman (or person pretending to be this woman, because it's so grotesque it may well be a hoax or troll account) who tweeted the following has since canc ... More >>
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August 15, 2011
Rightbloggers Find the Cause of England's Riots: Gun Control and Black People
Riots broke out in London and other parts of England last week. The evident catalyst was the controversial killing by police of Mark Duggan; but, as with the Rodney King beating that sparked the 1992 Los Angeles Riots, it's unlikely that one small event could have caused so much fury and violence. ... More >>
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August 17, 2011
New York Has Lost Its Spot as the World Fashion Capital Because of Kate Middleton
A number of confusing metrics have been recalculated and re-algorithmed (sp?) and numbers have been crunched and lo and behold, New York has lost its spot as the number one fashion city in the world -- to London. London! And it's all because of Kate Middleton's unprecedented popularity. The G ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
For Peels' Shuna Lydon, Baking Consistently Is Only a Small Part of the Job
Shuna Lydon When we spoke with Shuna Lydon last week, the Peels pastry chef was in the midst of planning her Thanksgiving menus. Premature as that might sound to those outside her profession, Lydon told us that dedicated bakeries - as opposed to restaurants that happen to sell baked goods - ... More >>
Theater
August 24, 2011
All's Fare in Bluebird
Simon Russell Beale drives Simon Stephens's play at the Atlantic
Voice Choices
August 24, 2011
Aloe Blacc
Simon Russell Beale drives Simon Stephens's play at the Atlantic
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September 14, 2011
Robert Sietsema at Birreria; Lauren Shockey at Left Bank
This week in the Voice, Robert Sietsema ascends to the summit of Eataly, to Birreria, where "the food is superb." Lauren Shockey is not so impressed by Left Bank: "Although the food and exceptionally friendly service more than pass muster, the culinary creativity is, well, lacking." Sam Sifton, in ... More >>
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November 7, 2011
Junoon's John Filby On Indian Cocktails, Unruly Customers and New York's Drinking Scene v. London's
Junoon's John FilbyIf you thought fancy cocktails were something to be sipped only with housemade charcuterie, local cheese and other dressed-up bar bites, you were sorely mistaken. Junoon, the nouveau Indian that opened off Madison Square Park last December, has just re-launched its bar as a ... More >>
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November 16, 2011
In Heaven Underground: The Weissensee Jewish Cemetery
Junoon's John FilbyIf you thought fancy cocktails were something to be sipped only with housemade charcuterie, local cheese and other dressed-up bar bites, you were sorely mistaken. Junoon, the nouveau Indian that opened off Madison Square Park last December, has just re-launched its bar as a ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
World Penis Sizes According To Country!
Based on this incredibly informative chart, I am currently booking one-way flights to everything in dark green! And I'm not even a bottom!
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December 13, 2011
Alcoholics Are Bad Parents: Study
Turns out, drunks have unhappy, unstable children, a new study from the U.K. has found.
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December 14, 2011
U.K. Docs: Cheap Booze Will Kill Us
Public health experts in the U.K. have recently begged the government to ban cheap booze, saying that low-cost alcohol causes 13,000 cases of cancer yearly -- and 25 percent of deaths in young Britons, according to the BBC.
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Time Magazine Names 'The Protester' Person of the Year
For Time's annual "Person of the Year" issue, they've chosen "The Protester." The Awl announces, "Okay, yay, we won!" The spread features simple portraits of and interviews with protesters from around the world -- Tunisia, Egypt, Greece, Spain, and right here in the U.S. The attached cover ... More >>
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December 15, 2011
Hooray, Here Is A New Sleigh Bells Song Called "Born To Lose"
The distorto-pop duo Sleigh Bells' second album Reign Of Terror will be out next year, and the first single has dropped: It's called "Born To Lose," it veers between being absolutely pummeling and losing itself in dream-pop chime, and it has a blown-out guitar solo that sounds like a chorus o ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
100 & Single: Can Katy Perry Turn The States' Post-Christmas No. 1 Race Into Something UKrazy?
Thanks to her husband, Katy Perry considers herself as an honorary Brit. But as the most frequent current inhabitant of the Billboard charts, she must wish we were all anglophiles. If only America had a Christmas No. 1 competition as rabid and media-fueled as Old Blighty's! Katy would have t ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Underwhelmed And Overstimulated, Part II: PJ Harvey, Jessie J, And The Post-Pop Character Landscape
Sound of the City's year-end roundtable, with contributions from Tom Ewing, Eric Harvey, Maura Johnston, Nick Murray, and Katherine St. Asaph, continues. Follow along here. Thanks Maura! And hello Nick, Katherine and Eric. Post-megasales megastars? Beyoncé and Gaga fit the bill, for certa ... More >>
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January 3, 2012
Q&A: Rock And Roll Tedium's Craig Hamilton On Mick Jagger Browsing The Frozen-Food Aisle And Other Ways Stars Are Just Like Us
Not a picture of Mick Jagger at the grocery store. Most people have a story about meeting someone famous—and most of those stories are dull. So why is an entire Tumblr site devoted to the most banal ones—"Did I ever tell you about the time... ?" is the header, but it's better know ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 21, 2011
'The Bunker' w/ Newworldaquarium
Not a picture of Mick Jagger at the grocery store. Most people have a story about meeting someone famous—and most of those stories are dull. So why is an entire Tumblr site devoted to the most banal ones—"Did I ever tell you about the time... ?" is the header, but it's better know ... More >>
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