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To Do Sunday: Spring Symphony
The New York Youth Symphony’s Spring Concert features handsome, dark-haired bass-baritone Evan Hughes, a Roy and Shirley Durst Debut Artist, performing the world premiere of a NYYS First Music...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Hits Mayor Bloomberg on Teacher Contracts
Anthony Weiner took one of his strongest shots yet against Mayor Michael Bloomberg Sunday afternoon, criticizing the mayor’s attitude dealing with teachers and the teachers’ union. “Would any business...
View ArticleMiKandi, the World’s ‘Largest Adult App Store,’ Officially Developing Porn...
The day is finally here. Though we knew porn studios were hypothetically working on developing apps for Google Glass, or at least shooting POV footage using them, ZDNet reports that MiKandi, the...
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The Best Things in Life Are Free: New Yorkers Already Stealing Citi Bikes
Citi Bike is up and running (well, biking) in select areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn, but the highly anticipated bike sharing program might have a stick in its spokes. According to the New York Post,...
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Why Are Canadians Giving Gawker Money?
Screenshot of Gawker's 'Crackstarter.' Last week, Gawker editor John Cook launched a crowd-funded project to purchase an alleged videotape of Toronto, Canada mayor Rob Ford smoking crack. They called...
View ArticleDavid Carr Ran into Amanda Bynes in the Emergency Room
What are the odds? New York Times media reporter David Carr slipped in the rain on Thursday night and broke his arm in three places. In an odd twist of fate, Mr. Carr, while waiting to be treated at...
View ArticleMixed Views on Anthony Weiner Displayed on Dov Hikind’s Radio Show
Anthony Weiner’s newly-minted mayoral campaign is humming along and political observers are in constant discussion as to whether he can accumulate the necessary votes to win. In particular, some have...
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One Nation, Under Thong: Women Arrested for Risque Beachwear
Picturesque Myrtle Beach, blighted this weekend by thongs.via Flickr. Myrtle Beach is cracking down on skimpy swimwear. Over Memorial Day Weekend, South Carolina cops busted Latosha Faye Collins, 27;...
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City Cracks Down on Sidewalk Cafes Just in Time for Summer
(Getty) Forget the great outdoors. The Department of Consumer Affairs has sent notice to 17 New York restaurants, telling them that that they will have to close their sidewalk seating areas unless they...
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New York Times Warns of Hurricane Sandy Baby Wave
via Flickr New York City wasn’t the only thing that got screwed during Hurricane Sandy. Evidently some New Yorkers who were lucky enough to hunker down with a sweetheart as Sandy ravaged the East Coast...
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Salud? Outcry After New Coors Light Cans Feature Puerto Rican Flag
Courtesy of Borcuas for a Positive Image. Coors Light's latest marketing campaign has been shot with a silver bullet. The company is under fire for a new ad campaign that features the Puerto Rican flag...
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The Top Five Craziest Paparazzi Conspiracy Theories About Amanda Bynes
Amanda and her wig leaving court last week. (Getty) There was a great deal of scandal and intrigue this afternoon as The Observer headed down to the hottest ticket in town: the sidewalk outside of...
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Wasserman Unbound: Daily News Vet Wins Mentoring Award
Joanne Wasserman “I feel like a Broadway play that’s won a Tony—after closing!” Daily News veteran editor JoAnne Wasserman said last week while accepting an award for mentoring from the Silurian...
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From Russia With Love: Elliott Holt’s Post-Soviet Coming-of-Age Debut
Elliott Holt. (Photo by Rebecca Zeller) There’s a kind of childhood friendship that’s a more-intense first love. Not everyone had one, but if you did, you’ll recognize the relationship that organizes...
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Things Fall Apart: In ‘The Unwinding,’ George Packer Aims for Dos Passos,...
George Packer. Around the turn of page 266 of The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, when I was about to be late for my day job, I had an unusually vivid daydream. I was at some literary...
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Never mind the Nannies, Drivers are the Dads
Drivers: not just for school pickup anymore. (Photo: Fernando Gomes) Living on the Upper East Side, one gets accustomed to seeing ridiculous things, from $300 plates of truffle pasta to couture dog...
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Blog-Tied: How a Hunger for Clicks Drives New York’s Brutally Fickle Food Scene
Flavor of the month: cronuts. Remember Locanda Verde? It’s still downtown, it still has delicious, affordable food, but it might as well be Sardi’s for the amount of coverage it gets. The Dutch...
View ArticleOn the Market: Madonna Finds A Buyer For Her $20 M. Co-op; Rafael Vinoly On...
UWS residents hate "ugly" newspaper boxes cluttering up their streets. [DNAinfo] Technical glitches and rain stymie bike share kick off. [Crain's] Madonna sells her Harperly Hall co-op after dropping...
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To Do Wednesday: Straight Flush
Have a smart lunch break and get the inside scoop on Ben Mezrich’s latest, Straight Flush: The True Story of Six College Friends Who Dealt Their Way to a Billion-Dollar Online Poker Empire—and How It...
View Article‘Ebenezer Weiner’ Boasts of Being on Rudy Giuliani’s Enemies List
Anthony Weiner, who usually points to his congressional record or loud advocacy efforts, went a different route in Harlem yesterday and recalled his days battling then-Mayor Rudy Giuliani from the City...
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