Upstate New York

The New Traditional Labor Day Menu

What's Your Foodie Rating? The Omnivore's Hundred

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

Night & Day

June 10 - 16, 1999

Best Day Trip

Koreshan State Historic Site

Evil Limps Home

A sad-sack local supergroup sticks its name where the evil don’t shine

Letters for March 25, 2004

Justice of the Church:

Egh. What's This?

It sure ain't the definitive Big Apple

Conor Oberst

It sure ain't the definitive Big Apple

John Patrick Fravel's Con Artistry

South Florida papers refer to John Patrick Fravel (pictured) as a "Coral Springs man," while to upstate New York papers, he's a "Salina man." In fact, the real Fravel appears to be a modern version of the carpetbagger: According to police, he finds a mark, fleeces him, then leaves town one step ahea ... More >>

Hard-Knock Life

Frozen River may lay it on a bit thick, but Melissa Leo nails the role of a struggling single mom

Trashy Treasure

The B-52's reappear just in time for far out to be way in again

The Morning Of

The B-52's reappear just in time for far out to be way in again

Space Oddity

Coheed and Cambria create their own peculiar universe

Rock 'n' Roll Ghost Tales

Coheed and Cambria create their own peculiar universe

Gentle Jazz Giants

Spyro Gyra's Jay Beckenstein reflects on three decades of resolve, radio, and the band's edgy approach to smooth jazz

Groove Junkies

South Florida´s Heavy Pets have a real knack for getting themselves into a jam

Scene and Herd

Donna the Buffalo

RIP, Silver

Landfill Memorial

Drop the Needle

In music and tattooing, Gym Class Heroes' Travis McCoy gets to the point.

Scene and Herd

Donna the Buffalo

Heavy Handed

The Heavy Pets

Fooled Again

Mother Nature plays dirty, but curfews, cancellations aren't exactly fair either

New Wave Gospel

Elkland

Saxon the City

Elkland

Going for Broken

Jim Jarmusch's latest road movie is filled with fetching existential ambiguities

The New Golden Oldies

The Raveonettes make dark doo-wop for the indie set

Laptop Pimpin'

The SoFla sex industry is being taken over by grandfatherly procurers and Internet-surfing hos

Jazz Jam

The mandolin: a journey deep into the heart of darkness

Family: The Drama

So sibling sparring is a familiar plot; you can still act it up

Cookie Jar

Plucky Alana Davis begins a new career in a new town

Catcher in the Sky

Spielberg, once more, is caught up in the thrill of the chase

Away with Conventions

If you don't agree with that Top 10, we give you a recount

Family Values

You Can Count on Me starts small but works its way to bigness

Foodstuff

Rochester Hots

Phish Spawn in the Glades

Phish NYEY2K

Women and Dramas First, Part II

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival

Brazilian Boy-Giant Will Play for Syracuse

Flickr: azc4play​Fab Melo, the seven-foot tall Brazilian exchange student who will make his American basketball debut this year at Sagemont High School in Weston, has made hoops fans in upstate New York awfully happy. He just committed to play his college ball at Syracuse.Known simply as "Melo," h ... More >>

For Next 10 Months, Rubio-Crist Will Be a National Story; Will Broward Scandals Play Role?

Flickr: CenFlaPoliticsRubio​It would have been a more fortuitous sign for Marco Rubio if Doug Hoffman hadn't lost his congressional race in upstate New York, but the fact that a Conservative Party candidate won 45 percent of the vote has Rubio more hopeful than ever. The same can be said for the r ... More >>

Father Does Not Know Best When Father Is Robert De Niro in Everybody's Fine

Flickr: CenFlaPoliticsRubio​It would have been a more fortuitous sign for Marco Rubio if Doug Hoffman hadn't lost his congressional race in upstate New York, but the fact that a Conservative Party candidate won 45 percent of the vote has Rubio more hopeful than ever. The same can be said for the r ... More >>

Beer of the Week: Genesee Cream Ale

John LinnThe perfect can of Genny always foams over when you crack it open. ​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, ... More >>

"Handsome Harry" a Road Movie About Revisiting Guilt

John LinnThe perfect can of Genny always foams over when you crack it open. ​Unrepentant beer drinkers, rejoice! Each week, Clean Plate Charlie will select one craft or import beer and give you the lowdown on it: How does it taste? What should you drink it with? Where can you find it? But mostly, ... More >>

Chef Interview: Mark Militello at Trina

​Chef Mark Militello is a man of few words. This self-proclaimed "Doctor of Food" has taken the helm at Trina, the Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant at the Atlantic Hotel.  Not one to share a lot of secrets, he did not give us many details on the menu or dĂ©cor, but suffice to say that Chef Ma ... More >>

Two Documentary Producers Hope to Bring the Palm Beach Pop Festival Back From Obscurity

​Chef Mark Militello is a man of few words. This self-proclaimed "Doctor of Food" has taken the helm at Trina, the Fort Lauderdale beach restaurant at the Atlantic Hotel.  Not one to share a lot of secrets, he did not give us many details on the menu or dĂ©cor, but suffice to say that Chef Ma ... More >>

Aran Goyoaga of Cannelle et Vanille: Seven Questions for the Food Blogger / Stylist

Aran Goyoaga​Pastry chef Aran Goyoaga has become the blogosphere's IT girl during the last two years for her food blog, Cannelle Et Vanille (Cinnamon and Vanilla). Her flawless styling, recipes and photography have been featured everywhere from In Style magazine to Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP, Sav ... More >>

One Guy's Self-Help Project Is Another Guy's Outsider Art in "Marwencol"

Aran Goyoaga​Pastry chef Aran Goyoaga has become the blogosphere's IT girl during the last two years for her food blog, Cannelle Et Vanille (Cinnamon and Vanilla). Her flawless styling, recipes and photography have been featured everywhere from In Style magazine to Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP, Sav ... More >>

Couch Surfing Paul Rudd Makes His Siblings Better People in "Our Idiot Brother"

Aran Goyoaga​Pastry chef Aran Goyoaga has become the blogosphere's IT girl during the last two years for her food blog, Cannelle Et Vanille (Cinnamon and Vanilla). Her flawless styling, recipes and photography have been featured everywhere from In Style magazine to Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP, Sav ... More >>

Marilyn Manson Founding Guitarist Daisy Berkowitz Reflects on the 15th Anniversary of Antichrist Superstar

Aran Goyoaga​Pastry chef Aran Goyoaga has become the blogosphere's IT girl during the last two years for her food blog, Cannelle Et Vanille (Cinnamon and Vanilla). Her flawless styling, recipes and photography have been featured everywhere from In Style magazine to Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP, Sav ... More >>

Cruise Ships to Accommodate Fatter Passengers

​The U.S. Coast Guard is the last to acknowledge that people on boats are fatter than they were in 1960. So while cruise ships nixed armrests and installed wider seats years ago, the U.S. Coast Guard has just gotten around to raising the Assumed Average Weight Per Person from 160 to 180 pounds las ... More >>