Sins of the Father
Rev. Louis Gigante, kin to the Genovese crime family, slips from hero to slumlord.
by Jennifer Redfearn
The Enemy Within
Journalists, under fire today by the Bush White House, have been the enemy before.
by Nat Hentoff
Ready to Divorce-or Marry-'Voice' Over Sex Column
This week's letters
Power Plays
Washington Post Nabs Kornblut From the Times
Sarah Silverman YouTube Festival
Labor Big McLaughlin Gets New Court Date
La Dolce Musto
Rupert Everett Can't Get Laid!
by Michael Musto
Counter Culture
That's Dough Way It Is
A new thin-crust pizza flourishes on the DL.
by Robert Sietsema
Inside the Guide: music; art; events; activism; video games; free; and more.
FEATURED EVENTS
Brooklyn Burlesque Blitz
It's going to be another steamy weekend, and this time it has nothing to do with global warming. . . .read more
Are U.S. Women Really the Most Liberated in the World?
"No woman gets an orgasm from shining the kitchen floor," said the late feminist leader Betty Friedan, and sadly, according to the feminist organization Redstockings they aren't getting a decent wage out of it either.. . .read more
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Savage Love
Anal Sex 101
by Dan Savage
Plus: Readers React to Cuckoldry Advice
Fly Life
Pussy Control
Julie Atlas Muz and Michael T let their freak flags fly, among other things.
by Tricia Romano
Plus: Mr. Pussy Puts on a Show
Julie Atlas Muz and company celebrate the Womanizer exhibition
Pucker Up
AVN Adult Entertainment Expo
Get the ho-down from skin-flick groupies.
by Tristan Taormino
Daily Rockie Horoscope
by Rockie
Free Will Astrology
by Rob Brezsny
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VOICE MUSIC BLOGS
Status Ain't Hood
Highlights: The White Rapper Show: The Best Thing on TV
by Tom Breihan
Uncle LD's High Bias
Noisepop Two: 'Death Queenie Death'
by LD Beghtol
Down in Front
Every Molly Has an Emo Album
On the brash, brilliant, and thoroughly vexing Say Anything.
by Rob Harvilla
Expectations Too Narrow
Pity the Shins, a good band now plagued by ubiquitous claims of greatness.
Nate Cavalieri on The Shins' Wincing the Night Away
More Fun Fest
The monthlong Independents festival turns Gowanus into a home-grown experimental mecca.
by Zach Baron
Humble Pie
Introspective piano man broadcasts from deep inside his own head.
Michael D. Ayers on Chris Garneau
The Mod Rules
Seeing Paul Weller in concert now necessitates selling your car, your furniture, and possibly your soul.
by Rob Trucks
Singles Going Steady
Comforting sounds for insufficiently assured editors.
by Rob Harvilla
Plus: Amy Winehouse; Vietnam and much more.
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Ace Up His Sleeve
Joe Carnahan's overly slick, heavily edited dark comedy works despite itself.
J. Hoberman reviews Smokin' Aces
Yuppie Scum Seeks Ravishing Refugee
Jude Law gets his urban renewal on in Anthony Minghella's dramatic dud.
Nathan Lee reviews Breaking and Entering
The Cine Phile
The Poetry of Decay
Live accompaniment for Bill Morrison's avant-garde collage.
by J. Hoberman
The Music Men
Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.
by Scott Foundas
Put Down Those Skinny Jeans
Doc goes undercover in Chinese denim sweatshop.
Michelle Orange on China Blue
Plus: Shockproof; Becket; and much more.
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art
Some Like It Haute
Does a socialite's wardrobe at the Met represent the last gasp of couture?
by Lynn Yaeger
Seeing Dollar Signs
Is the art market making us stupid? Or are we making it stupid?
by Jerry Saltz
Best in Show
Cult Carnage
R. C. Baker's gallery picks
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books
Blood Lines
Paging Mike Wallace: Vamp invades TV newsmag.
Alexis Soloski reviews John Marks's Fangland
Wiggerstock
White lines: A new book examines hip-hop's crossover appeal.
Tom Breihan reviews Jason Tanz's Other People's Property: A Shadow History of Hip-Hop in White America
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screens
Video Games
Hate Winter and Monsters? Experience this Surreal World
Harold Goldberg reviews Lost P***t: Extreme Condition
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Life in Hellman
This revival of Toys in the Attic stirs up New Orleans' inner hurricane.
Michael Feingold reviews Toys in the Attic
Battle Cries
Two views on war, from ancient Greece to the YouTubed present.
Alexis Soloski reviews Get Your War On; As Yet Thou Art Young and Rash
Rocking the Boat
Radiohole's whale of a show.
John Beer reviews Fluke
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Moving in the Shadows
Morris and Chuma each invite us to dance with invisible guests.
by Deborah Jowitt
Glorious Future
Japanese rebels light up the Joyce Theater.
by Joy Goodwin
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Sutton Impact
Iraq: The New Way Forward
by Ward Sutton
This Modern World
Adventures of Sparkman and the Blinkster
by Tom Tomorrow
Mark Fiore
George Bush: King of Oppositeland!
by Mark Fiore
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