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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 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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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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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.
Theater
January 19, 2011
Romulus Linney (1931-2011)
The theater loses a true American playwright
Blogs
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 >>
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December 29, 2010
Whither Germany?
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 >>
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December 29, 2010
MIME ZONE
A Swiss treat
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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 10, 2010
Your Fave Dance Cuts From The Seventies
If you remember dancing through the '70s, then you were definitely there. And DJ/journalist Paisley Dalton--who surely wasn't even alive then--has just the new CD for you. It's My Chiffon Is Wet, Darlin, which consists of "kunty kuts from NYC underground discotheques, '73-'78." Well, I jus ... More >>
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December 6, 2010
Britain's Smaller Wine Bottles Won't Curb Drinking
free-extras.com A supermarket chain in Britain is beginning to sell smaller wine bottles to encourage people to drink less at home. Which seems like the stupidest idea ever.
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December 2, 2010
Dorie Greenspan Explains Why American Dinner Parties Are No Fun: Interview Part 2
Alan RichardsonInvite Dorie Greenspan to your house for dinner. Yesterday we talked with baking and cooking guru Dorie Greenspan about her new book, Around My French Table. Today she divulges her holiday baking traditions and whether New Yorkers will see the return of CookieBar.
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November 30, 2010
Hear A New PJ Harvey Song, "Written On The Forehead"
The indomitable PJ Harvey has a new record, Let England Shake, due out in mid-February; head to her website right now to hear "Written on the Forehead," a soft, elegiac, reggae-sample-driven drifter, Harvey singing "Let it burn/Let it burn/Let it burn burn burn" in a high, wistful, far-less-t ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Didier Elena of Adour Explains the French and Their Chickens
But he likes him some pastrami sandwiches Didier Elena, executive chef of Alain Ducasse's Adour, began work at the St. Regis Hotel's famed restaurant this summer, but is constantly keeping his eyes peeled for seasonal eats with the onset of fall. Yesterday, we got Elena's take on champagne ... More >>
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November 1, 2010
Bizarre 'Face Your Food' Campaign Hopes to Raise Awareness by Showing People Un-Eating
Ever wonder what it looks like to eat a doughnut in reverse? Well, now's your chance to find out. This somewhat icky campaign was spawned by FairFood.org, a mysteriously "global" initiative to promote sustainable eating by pushing big food corporations to adopt more ethical practices. It appears t ... More >>
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October 27, 2010
Wouldn't You Know, Falling in Love Is the Crack Cocaine of Nature
Just in case you doubted it, scientists have now confirmed that falling in love basically generates the same "euphoric" feeling as using cocaine. It also stimulates intellectual areas of the brain as well as the stereotypical areas of the heart...and it only takes a fifth of a second to get y ... More >>
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October 14, 2010
A Profile of John DeLucie: Media Whore; Bad Food on Planes Now Blamed on White Noise
John DeLucie is one of the hottest chefs of the moment in New York. But is he just a media whore? [NY Post] Cayuga Pure Organics in upstate New York grows all the trendiest exotic grains and legumes, like freekeh, polenta, and navy beans. [NY Times] A harsh look at the health department tri ... More >>
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September 29, 2010
Germany Will Finally Pay Off That Nagging Old World War I Debt
This weekend is a big one for Germany. The country will finally pay off its debt from World War I, 92 years after their defeat, with a final installment of almost £60 million, or nearly $100 million U.S. (This makes our little credit card situation seem like nuthin'.)
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September 23, 2010
Download British Sea Power's New "Zeus," And Hope They Show Up Here Soon
Of all the grandiose, erudite U.K. rocker types to darken our doorstep in the past, oh, 10 years, British Sea Power are definitely the weirdest and probably the best, penning romantic and swooning and overwhelming epics about glaciers or nuclear power plant meltdowns or other such environment ... More >>
Film
September 15, 2010
The Cream Puff of Food Docs, Kings of Pastry
Of all the grandiose, erudite U.K. rocker types to darken our doorstep in the past, oh, 10 years, British Sea Power are definitely the weirdest and probably the best, penning romantic and swooning and overwhelming epics about glaciers or nuclear power plant meltdowns or other such environment ... More >>
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September 15, 2010
New Device Dispenses Bulk Wine in French Supermarkets
www.drvino.comThis self-serve wine-vending machine has been installed in eight supermarkets in France. Dr. Vino reports that French supermarkets have begun selling jug-quality wine from 500- and 1,000-liter kegs, using a nifty machine that allows you to fill up your own bottles.
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September 14, 2010
French Senate Passes Burqa Ban
With a rather insane majority vote of 246:1, France's Senate has approved a bill banning the wearing of the Islamic full veil in public. (About 2,000 Islamic women currently wear the full veil in France.) If not overturned by judges, the law would go into effect six months from now, with 150 ... More >>
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September 14, 2010
Drunk Pilot Yanked from Delta Flight; His Passengers Could Probably Use a Drink
A Delta Airlines pilot about to fly from Amsterdam to Newark today was removed from the plane after getting a .023 percent on his blood alcohol level test, which is just over the legal limit in the Netherlands. In the U.S., where the pilot is from (Woodbury, New Jersey, to be exact), drunk dr ... More >>
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August 27, 2010
Cannibal Restaurant Soon to Open in Germany?
Flimé, a new eatery supposedly to open in Berlin on September 8th, has a website like any other fancy restaurant, with dreamy music and a soft-focus intro in which words like "craft," float across the screen. But then there's the membership information, chirpily informing you that "After the medica ... More >>
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August 26, 2010
Germany Plans to Turn a Blind Eye to Job Applicants' Facebook Antics
If you're in Germany, you may soon get a job even with Facebook photos like this.Tuesday, the German government proposed a law that places restrictions on employers' uses of Facebook to protect workplace privacy. But the law, a nice gesture of respect for future employees, ignores Facebook's exis ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Bull Escapes Ring, Briefly Extracting Revenge for Years of Humiliating "Red Cape Incidents"
Here is video of a bull at a bullfight in Tafalla, Spain, as the animal escapes from the ring and into the crowd, resulting in injuries to some 40 people. This comes right at the time Spain is considering whether or not to outlaw bullfighting. Political stunt? Or just a bull pulling his versi ... More >>
Film
August 18, 2010
Freedom Fighters for France in WWII Epic Army of Crime
Here is video of a bull at a bullfight in Tafalla, Spain, as the animal escapes from the ring and into the crowd, resulting in injuries to some 40 people. This comes right at the time Spain is considering whether or not to outlaw bullfighting. Political stunt? Or just a bull pulling his versi ... More >>
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August 18, 2010
This Week's Voice: Camu Tao, Keith Jarrett and Cecil Taylor, Bruno Mars, Justin Bieber, and More
Camu Tao: Doing good, even if he's not here to see it. Photo by TONE.In this week's Village Voice, Phillip Mlynar remembers the departed underground rapper Camu Tao, Francis Davis reviews spectacular new works from Keith Jarrett and Cecil Taylor, Mikael Wood hangs with Bruno Mars out in Los A ... More >>
Voice Choices
August 11, 2010
Wings of Desire
Camu Tao: Doing good, even if he's not here to see it. Photo by TONE.In this week's Village Voice, Phillip Mlynar remembers the departed underground rapper Camu Tao, Francis Davis reviews spectacular new works from Keith Jarrett and Cecil Taylor, Mikael Wood hangs with Bruno Mars out in Los A ... More >>
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August 6, 2010
Q&A: DFA's Gavin Russom on His New Project the Crystal Ark, Who Are Playing P.S.1's Warm Up Tomorrow
Only recently has it been revealed that the DFA's secret weapon is the studio and gear whiz Gavin Russom. He was responsible for Black Dice's weird guitar FX suitcase that defined the band's sound during their tenure there. He keeps the label's studio gear in shape. He's toured the world with ... More >>
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July 28, 2010
Study: Boozing Will Help With Your Aches and Pains
Warding off rheumatoid arthritis, and brain cells.Yep, you kinda knew this already, but it's scientifically proven now: Drinking alcohol may help reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis. Not only that, it may cut your risk of getting arthritis in the first place! According to a study at t ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 27, 2010
WAR HEROES
Robert Manns directs Yorktown
Blogs
July 17, 2010
Legal "Designer Drugs" Killing in Europe, Story Floundering in Wall Street Journal
The Chinese are getting tricky and creative, plus probably rich, while Europeans are experiencing the bodily benefits and sometimes... the deadly consequences. It sounds like a 20/20 special doesn't it? It comes from the Wall Street Journal report today on "designer drugs." Are you up on this ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Omnivore and Le Fooding Try to Save French Food; Canada Running Low on Caribou
In an effort to fight the flailing reputation of French food, Omnivore and Le Fooding, sponsored by some of France's biggest food and drink companies, are publishing guide books that point diners toward a new generation of chefs in France and holding food festivals with top chefs. [Wall Stree ... More >>
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July 14, 2010
Midtown Beset by Pasta Chains
Only a week after Hello Pasta opened, Midtown is now home to a second pasta chain. This one's called Nooï and comes to us from France (thanks, France!). Like Hello Pasta, it offers customizable noodles with customizable sauces, and seems to be inciting a frenzy over at Midtown Lunch. Ha ... More >>
Voice Choices
July 13, 2010
'Ampd Presents Lauhaus & Eric Cloutier'
Only a week after Hello Pasta opened, Midtown is now home to a second pasta chain. This one's called Nooï and comes to us from France (thanks, France!). Like Hello Pasta, it offers customizable noodles with customizable sauces, and seems to be inciting a frenzy over at Midtown Lunch. Ha ... More >>
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July 12, 2010
Study: British Pansies Freaked Out By Foursquare, Obviously Aren't Using It Correctly
The New York-bred phenomenon known as Foursquare -- which is basically the Bros Icing Bros of Social Media -- has made its way across the Atlantic, where British people who clearly don't "get it" are currently being scared out of their "knickers" or whatever by it.
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June 23, 2010
World Cup Whimsy: Here Is A Video Of Portugal Scoring Seven Goals On North Korea, Set To Cake's "I Bombed Korea," Which I Frankly Find Just Delightful
Courtesy Deadspin's ongoing Culturally Insensitive World Cup Goal Roundup series comes footage of the touchdown Portugal laid on North Korea Monday, set to (the vastly underrated) Cake's (surprisingly poignant, though not particularly in this context) "I Bombed Korea." Stick around for a good TLC ... More >>
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June 18, 2010
Smarties Versus M&M's: An England-USA Rematch
Now that its been decided who has the better goalkeeper (if nothing else!), it's time for England and America to go head-to-head in the candy-covered chocolate division.
Voice Choices
June 15, 2010
SLICE IT
Play ping-pong for free in Bryant Park
Blogs
June 12, 2010
USA vs. England World Cup Match Set to Dominate the Day; BP Subplot Boiling Under
In June, 1950, at the World Cup in Brazil, the American team beat England 1-0. It was the last time the two teams met in the Cup and is still thought of as "the greatest upset in the history of World Cup soccer." The defeat humiliated the proud England team and crushed a nation. In America, a ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
What Kind of Sherbet Can't Be Eaten in a Cone or a Cup? Sherbet Fountain
The Sherbet Fountain is not a fountain at all, nor is it sherbet as we know it. We all know what sherbet is, right? Here in the States, it's often cheesy cheap ice cream sold in one-gallon plastic tubs in supermarkets, featuring a range of dishearteningly artificial pastel colors in a single ... More >>
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June 10, 2010
Soccer Betting: In U.S. vs. England World Cup Match, A Steak is at Stake
Balls to the walls, indeed.As one of the things "white people like," it comes as little surprise that World Cup has become increasingly popular in gentrified New York neighborhoods. This weekend, not only will every soccer bar in the city be packed (with many patrons who have probably never w ... More >>
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June 8, 2010
Holland Herring Have Arrived at Russ and Daughters
A happy customer demonstrates how to eat a Holland herring. They're best consumed in the company of understanding friends. The nieuwe maatjes season has officially begun: as of this morning, the aquatic delicacies, otherwise known as new catch Holland herring, are available at Russ & Daughte ... More >>
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May 25, 2010
Things We Don't Need at All: High Heels for Men
The perennial fashion question -- "Should I wear heels or flats with these pants?" -- isn't just for women anymore, reports the Daily News. Oh yay. (Is that really the perennial fashion question? We always thought it was "Does my butt look fat in these jeans?" But moving on to the horror in q ... More >>
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May 18, 2010
Booka Shade
The perennial fashion question -- "Should I wear heels or flats with these pants?" -- isn't just for women anymore, reports the Daily News. Oh yay. (Is that really the perennial fashion question? We always thought it was "Does my butt look fat in these jeans?" But moving on to the horror in q ... More >>
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