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Olympic Hypsterianew

How skimpy running shorts and nerdy headbands bridged a great cultural divide—without even trying.

New York Press | Juliana Bunim | 08-07-2008 | Sports

Tags: Olympics, hipsters, sports & fitness, sports fans

Draw-A-Thon Invades the Whitney, Lays Siege to the Met for No Reason Whatsoevernew

A few minutes after the Whitney Museum opened its doors for pay-what-you-will admission this past Friday, six half-naked, masked, paint-splattered men and women were checked smiling through museum security to writhe, pose and hand out flyers on the floor to unsuspecting culture tourists in the name of ... nothing.

New York Press | Ben Lasman | 07-31-2008 | Performance

Tags: protests, theater, performance, galleries

Cracking Down on Brooklyn Stoop Drinkersnew

Along with rolling blackouts, broiling heat waves and Chinatown's unholy stink, outdoor drinking is a summertime staple.

New York Press | Joshua M. Bernstein | 07-03-2008 | Food+Drink

Tags: Beer, New York, Brooklyn

How Comedian Dave Rubin Found His Niche (and Success) After Coming Outnew

When Rubin came out two years ago, he wasn't met with relentless scorn, hostile derision or frequent stonings as you might expect. Quite mercifully, the opposite had taken place: He opened himself up to a world of opportunity that didn't exist before.

New York Press | Nate Sloan | 06-26-2008 | Performance

Tags: gay, homosexuality, comedy, comedians, performance

Has Social Networking Created a Monster?new

It's easy to let our Luddite tendencies overwhelm us and lead us to think those on the cutting edge of technology have got some sort of neurotic obsession that needs a cure. Facebook took a while to catch on; so did cell phones, so did email, so did laptops and software and floppy disks and modems and faxes and IBM Selectrics.

New York Press | Bobby Julian | 06-12-2008 | Tech

Tags: social networking, Facebook, web culture, computers & technology

A New York Radio Host Embraces the Phonographnew

Michael Cumella hosts WFMU's "Antique Phonograph Music," which features songs from the first 25 years of the 20th century being played on actual period devices (graphophones and phonographs).

New York Press | Ryan Foley | 05-22-2008 | Media

Tags: radio, Antique Phonograph Music, graphophones, music formats, phonographs, WFMU

Remember Cliff Crooks from 'Top Chef'?new

It is impossible that anyone could be this hard to get ahold of. I don’t care how busy or famous you are. I have left at least seven voicemails and as many emails in as many hours. Finally, I get a text message from Chef Cliff Crooks: “No verbal communication at this juncture. How can I assist you?”

Is this guy for real?

New York Press | Talia Berman | 05-22-2008 | Food+Drink

Tags: New York City, Reality TV, restaurants, chefs, top chef

Everyday People Are Being Priced Out of Baseball Fandomnew

The Mets and Yankees will open their swanky new ballparks next season. It's just too bad nobody I know will be able to afford to see them from the inside.

New York Press | Emma Span | 04-17-2008 | Sports

Tags: New York, baseball, mets, MLB, stadiums, ticket prices, Yankees, sports & fitness

Parkour Lifts Young New Yorkers Up Above It Allnew

As a dispossessed teenager in a working-class suburb of Paris, Frenchman David Belle invented parkour, a way of moving with the purpose of findng the most efficient way of crossing a landscape, usually an urban one, by adapting to obstacles without hesitation or disruption to the intended path.

New York Press | Derin Thorpe | 04-10-2008 | Sports

Tags: parkour, sports & fitness

I Won't Grow Upnew

In last month's Atlantic Monthly, Lori Gottlieb told women to settle for "Mr. Good Enough." But I want to hold out for something better.

New York Press | Dana Schuster | 04-03-2008 | Commentary

Has New York's Countercultural Mudtruck Turned Raging Capitalist?new

The coffee truck's founders are considering a lawsuit against a company based in Detroit, Mich. for what they consider to be a stolen logo and stolen name.

New York Press | Erik Shilling | 03-13-2008 | Food+Drink