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Dear Rest-of-America: Why You're Wrong About the "Ground Zero Mosque"new

Maybe we'll care what you have to say when you stop bothering us for directions in the subway on how to get to Ground Zero so you can go there and buy some dumb, tacky knick-knack you can give to friends to let them know that you spent money on a shake-a-snow where a few thousand people died.

The Village Voice | Foster Kamer | 08-16-2010 | Religion

Tags: Ground Zero Mosque

Inside the Brutal World of America's Kidnapping Capitalnew

Phoenix, Ariz. is labeled the kidnapping capital of the U.S. because of people- and drug-smuggling out of Mexico. But it's the smuggled immigrants, not the general public, who overwhelmingly are the primary victims.

The Village Voice | Monica Alonzo | 08-11-2010 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Arizona, Immigration, Drugs

MTV Hires Twitter Jockey for $100K Per Yearnew

Last night, MTV hired Gabi Gregg as the company's first-ever TJ, giving her one of the coolest jobs ever.

The Village Voice | Leslie Minora | 08-09-2010 | Tech

Tags: Gabi Gregg

Gary Shteyngart Writes Another Smelly Booknew

Gary Shteyngart's 'Super Sad True Love Story' tries to be many things. But primarily, it's the finest piece of anti-iPhone propaganda ever written, a cautionary tale full of distracted drones unwilling to tear themselves away from their little glowing screens long enough to make eye contact, let alone an actual lasting connection, with another human being.

The Village Voice | Rob Harvilla | 08-04-2010 | Fiction

Tags: Gary Shteyngart

The Sad, Bullshit Story of Washington Post Blogger Dave Weigel's Resignationnew

Until earlier today, the Washington Post had a very popular, well-liked blogger named Dave Weigel. He handed in his resignation to the Post this afternoon. Why?

The Village Voice | Foster Kamer | 06-25-2010 | Media

Tags: Washington Post, Dave Weigel

The NYPD Tapes: Inside Bed-Stuy's 81st Precinctnew

Two years ago, a police officer in a Brooklyn precinct became gravely concerned about how the public was being served. To document his concerns, he began carrying around a digital sound recorder, secretly recording his colleagues and superiors.

The Village Voice | Graham Rayman | 05-06-2010 | Crime & Justice

Unearthing a Trove of Classic NYC Salsa and Latin Soulnew

West Side Latino Records' mid-'60s-and-beyond heyday, encompassing classic salsa, boogaloo, and hard Latin funk, is now obscure to all but the most devoted followers—meaning it's exactly the kind of music Brooklyn-based Wax Poetics was created to document.

The Village Voice | Ezra Gale | 04-22-2010 | Profiles & Interviews

Tags: Andre Torres, Wax Poetics, West Side Latino Records