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Bill Moyers to Leave Weekly Television
mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com — The PBS mainstay Bill Moyers said he is retiring from weekly television and will end his Friday night public affairs show “Bill Moyers Journal” on April 30, 2010. That date will also be the last for “Now on PBS,” which has been canceled. Mr. Moyers ... (more) Bill Moyers to Leave Weekly Television

Sam Mason Serves Up Indie Rockers on ‘Dinner With the Band'
Sam Mason Serves Up Indie Rockers on ‘Dinner With the Band'
nytimes.com — The soul traditionalist Sharon Jones and members of her group, the Dap-Kings, with the chef Sam Mason, right, during the taping of the new IFC series “Dinner With the Band.” (more) Sam Mason Serves Up Indie Rockers on ‘Dinner With the Band'
New York Restaurant Owners Turn Evil [Hells Kitchen]
New York Restaurant Owners Turn Evil [Hells Kitchen]
gawker.com — Times are tough, and people are sat at home chewing bellybutton fluff instead of eating out or ordering in. What are restaurant owners doing? Some are not paying staff, and others are sending abusive... (more) New York Restaurant Owners Turn Evil [Hells Kitchen]

Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on Reheated Pizza Slices?
Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on Reheated Pizza Slices?
slice.seriouseats.com — Posted by Adam Kuban , November 20, 2009 at 11:45 AM 20091120-slice-pies.jpg [ Photograph: Turbulentflow on Flickr ] An alarming piece of reader mail today from an undisclosed Manhattan pizzeria should send shivers down the spines of any slice-loving ... (more) Has the NYC Department of Health Delcared War on ...
Jude irked by NYU dorm's-eye view
nypost.com — When Jude Law moved in next door to an NYU freshman dorm, he didn't realize he'd be giving away front-row seats to every performance -- and he's hardly pleased with his "audience." Star-struck students say they race to their dorm windows whenever ... (more) Jude irked by NYU dorm's-eye view
Martin Amis says new novel will get him \'in trouble with the feminists\'
Martin Amis says new novel will get him \'in trouble with the feminists\'
guardian.co.uk — 'I'm a gynocrat' ... Martin Amis. Photograph: Juan Martin Misis/EPA (more) Martin Amis says new novel will get him \'in trouble ...

Our 10 Best Williamsburg Restaurants
Our 10 Best Williamsburg Restaurants
blogs.villagevoice.com — The roof garden at French bistro Juliette awaits forlornly the return of summer. The growth of Williamsburg restaurants in the last dozen years has been meteoric, and, where once there wer... (more) Our 10 Best Williamsburg Restaurants
Dude, Huge Cocaine Bust in Williamsburg Right Before the Weekend!
Dude, Huge Cocaine Bust in Williamsburg Right Before the Weekend!
gothamist.com — Narcotics investigators seized more than $800,000 and 61 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $1 million in a Williamsburg apartment yesterday. The drugs were hidden under the seat of a portable sauna, and officials say—wait, portable sauna?! Is ... (more) Dude, Huge Cocaine Bust in Williamsburg Right Before the ...
Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases
feeds.nytimes.com — Students occupied campus buildings at Berkeley and Santa Cruz on Friday, the day after a 32-percent increase in tuition was approved by the University of California Board of Regents. (more) Students Continue to Protest California Tuition Increases
Park Slope eateries underpay workers
Park Slope eateries underpay workers
nydailynews.com — They ought to be ashamed. Nearly two dozen Park Slope restaurants stiffed their own employees nearly $1 million - in some cases paying workers as little as $2.75 an hour. (more) Park Slope eateries underpay workers
Carmen Sex Tape Gets Navarro Seal of Approval
Carmen Sex Tape Gets Navarro Seal of Approval
tmz.com — Posted Nov 20th 2009 8:38AM by TMZ Staff " New Moon " is getting critically panned -- but there's one movie out there that's getting two thumbs (and one other appendage) waaaay up: Carmen Electra 's girl-on-girl strip/sex tape! Dave Navarro: Click to ... (more) Carmen Sex Tape Gets Navarro Seal of Approval
Geo Mashup Map
sheepsheadbites.com — Geo Mashup Map (more) Geo Mashup Map
Horrible Restaurant Owner's Charm Offensive Includes Screaming at Us [We Get Phone Calls]
Horrible Restaurant Owner's Charm Offensive Includes Screaming at Us [We Get Phone Calls]
gawker.com — To make the point that he is not the asshole that his Glengarry Glenn Ross-ish email made him sound like ("you bunch of fucking children"), restaurant owner Vadim Poronosky called to scream at us.... (more) Horrible Restaurant Owner's Charm Offensive Includes ...

Who Goes There? : 26 Year-Old Fortune House in Brooklyn Heights
Who Goes There? : 26 Year-Old Fortune House in Brooklyn Heights
ny.eater.com — This is the latest edition of Who Goes There? a regular feature in which Lost City's Brooks of Sheffield cracks the doors on mysteriously enduring Gotham restaurants—unsung, curious neighborhood mainstays with the dusty, forgotten, determined ... (more) Who Goes There? : 26 Year-Old Fortune House in Brooklyn ...
Gabriel Byrne and a Dozen Local Authors Read to Benefit Brooklyn Heights School
Gabriel Byrne and a Dozen Local Authors Read to Benefit Brooklyn Heights School
brooklynheightsblog.com — Photo by Aki Tuccu P.S. 8 parent Wendy Azzouni files this dipatch about last night’s reading event to benefit the school: Despite drizzling rain, over a hundred people turned out for the first annual PS8 Night to Celebrate Reading Event ... (more) Gabriel Byrne and a Dozen Local Authors Read to Benefit ...
'Project Runway': Irina, in her own words
latimesblogs.latimes.com — I briefly caught up with Irina Shabayeva, winner of "Project Runway's" Season 6, to ask her about the finale, the general attitude of the season and those T-shirts: What's next for you? I'm definitely going to focus on continuing to... (more) 'Project Runway': Irina, in her own words
Kurve unkurving
Kurve unkurving
nrnfoodwriter.blogspot.com — November 20 On Monday Pichet Ong was busily plating yuzu cheesecake and jackfruit cake and passing out peanut butter cookies at a press event for his new dessert venture on St. Mark's Place with Michael Bao Huynh, called Spot, when ponytailed Andy ... (more) Kurve unkurving
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