AltWeeklies Wire
Meet the Muffia: N.Y. Lesbians Making Their Marknew
Forget pop culture stereotypes of granola and Birkenstocks and meet the New York lesbians making their mark on the city—with not a pair of sandals in sight.
New York Press |
Jamie Peck |
04-15-2010 |
Culture
Flavor of the Week: Kitchen Confidentialnew
First there was Harrison. We had a broken relationship almost from the day we went from friends to more-than-friends, but one thing we shared was a fanatical devotion to great food and drink.
New York Press |
Emily Cavalier |
03-26-2010 |
Culture
Are You Lonesome Tonight? The Story of a Nightmare Stalkernew
Last June, a girl named Johna Chase began following me on Twitter. I didn’t recognize her name so I clicked on her profile pic. My screen filled with the black-and-white image of a girl’s face. She stood sideways, but her face was turned to the camera.
New York Press |
Mishka Shubaly |
02-11-2010 |
Culture
Apocalypse Now (or Not?): Next Ager Daniel Pinchbeck Talks Doomsdaynew
The actual date of the shift in consciousness that Pinchbeck and his followers speak of is becoming increasingly ambiguous as it draws closer, suggesting that it functions more as an advertisement for Next Age ideals than a pending disaster warranting mass attention.
New York Press |
Lindsay MaHarry |
11-13-2009 |
Culture
What Happened to the NYC Teenager?new
The recent Bravo reality show about elite prep schools espouses a glam lifestyle, but as I remember it, high school was way more boring.
New York Press |
Emma Allen |
08-20-2009 |
Culture
How the Recession Created a New Breed of Stay-at-Home Dadsnew
When the economy finally collapsed a few months back, my short-lived run as the only stay-at-home dad in the neighborhood evaporated along with tens of thousands of jobs. Dads began popping up everywhere. At the park. At the library for Storytime. At Baby Gap.
New York Press |
Chuck Pagano |
06-18-2009 |
Culture
The Dirty World of Cleansesnew
Welcome to ground zero of a new New York addiction: The Blueprint Cleanse.
New York Press |
Joshua David Stein |
03-19-2009 |
Culture
Tags: Blueprint Cleanse, dieting
The Secrets (and Sadness) of Living in a Women's Dormnew
For $1,000 a month I’d get two meals a day and daily maid service. My room would be outfitted with a single bed, dresser, small closet, desk and sink. And I’d be surrounded with women of all ages and backgrounds. But I soon realized it was also utterly dispiriting.
New York Press |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-05-2009 |
Culture
Tags: New York City, communal living
The Black List: Political Correctedness Ain't What it Used To Benew
To help you navigate the new ins and outs, here are a few of the words, phrases, ideas and people that have now been officially blacklisted. Study carefully ...
New York Press |
Jamaal Young |
11-20-2008 |
Culture
Emptysomethingnew
Here's a message for Marshall Herskovitz and Ed Zwick, who created "quarterlife" to explain my generation: Please shut up.
New York Press |
Emma Span |
12-20-2007 |
Culture
I'll Be Watching Younew
New York's celebrity stalker population keeps growing. When will one cross the line?
New York Press |
Becca Tucker |
12-06-2007 |
Culture
History's Greatest Cock Blocknew
During a dry spell between relationships with steady monogamous sex, I once experienced that foul act in which someone interferes with another’s attempt at finding happiness inside someone’s pants.
New York Press |
Joshua M. Bernstein |
07-31-2007 |
Culture
ISO Hipster Hassidsnew
A semi-shiksa lusts for her ultimate fetish: a cute Jew-boy.
New York Press |
A. Pinkser |
06-07-2007 |
Culture
The Place to Be for Freaks in Trainingnew
For a little longer, Coney Island remains the home of the odd and the exceptional.
New York Press |
Cat Cutillo |
05-17-2007 |
Culture
NYC Toilet Tournew
With 20 automatic public toilets set to arrive in New York soon, we take a tour of the city's current public toilets.
New York Press |
Jose Ralat Maldonado |
03-01-2007 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
