Man Is Dog's Best 'Friend'
Monday, February 13, 2012
It is a truism that, if you are successful, people like you and want to be your friend. But this is the era of Facebook, so now, if you are successful, people “like” you, and “friend” you in a shared public arena.
Bigger Isn't Better When It Comes to Citrus
Friday, February 10, 2012
More is better -- that's my mantra, especially when it comes to chocolate. But it doesn't hold true for citrus.
Model Alliance Fights For Models' Rights
Friday, February 10, 2012
A new organization called the Model Alliance has formed to fight for the rights of a group that is young, largely female and non-unionized: models.
Keeping the Memory of Cuban Legend and Conga Master Arsenio Rodriguez Alive
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Cuban bandleader and musician Arsenio Rodriguez, born 100 years ago, was a heavy man, who wore sharp suits, big round glasses and is often credited as the godfather of salsa music. Yet, there is nary a street commemorating his contributions, nor a marker at his grave in Ferncliff Cemetery.
Join Our Live Chat of the Grammy Awards
Friday, February 10, 2012
On Sunday, WNYC will host a live chat during the CMS telecast of the Grammy Awards. Join the conversation from 8 to 11 P.M. to get an awards play-by-play and nuggets of obscure Grammys trivia from Soundcheck host John Schaefer, Time Out New York Music Writer Sophie Harris and an assortment of other New York Public Radio culture vultures.
50 Years of Decorating the White House
Friday, February 10, 2012
In 1961, when John F. Kennedy became president, his wife Jacqueline redecorated the White House and made it a museum. Her dramatic makeover moved us to ask William G. Allman, the chief curator of the White House, to give us his favorite pieces of furniture, decorative objects and works of art that became part of the White House in the past 50 years.
Vote | Take Our Grammy Awards Survey
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Grammy Awards ceremony will be telecast this Sunday from 8 to 11 P.M. WNYC wants to hear from you who should win, what performance you're pumped about and if cutting 31 categories was a good call.
Watch: Michelle Obama Beats Jimmy Fallon in White House Fitness Challenge
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Besides "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," Mrs. Obama has also appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and "Rachael Ray" to celebrate the second anniversary of her campaign against childhood obesity. Watch the race to see how Mrs. Obama won.
Say It With Roaches
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Nothing Says "I Love You" Like a Chocolate Madagascar Hissing Cockroach.
Super Bowl Half-Time Show Debrief: MIA Flipping the Bird, Madonna's Moves, Cee Lo in Sequins
Monday, February 06, 2012
Madonna was cast as the star of Sunday's Super Bowl half-time show. But who really stole the limelight? Nicki Minaj? Cee Lo Green? M.I.A.? Take our survey.
Live on Soundcheck: Mike Doughty
Monday, February 06, 2012
Mike Doughty founded the group Soul Coughing in the early '90s. Now he's off on a solo career and has a memoir out, "The Book of Drugs," which chronicles his battle with addiction and with the members of his band. Watch Doughty play "Na Na Nothing" in WNYC's Soundcheck studios.
Coonhounds and Ceskys and Xolos, Oh My!
Monday, February 06, 2012
The 136th annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is right around the corner. Learn more about the new dogs on the block -- from coonhounds to Ceskys to Xolos -- who will be strutting their stuff at Madison Square Garden.
Transportation Department Unveils Urban Art Under the Queensboro Bridge
Friday, February 03, 2012
On Friday, the New York City Department of Transportation unveiled a new temporary outdoor exhibit on a 50-foot corrugated fence under the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge at the junction of Vernon Boulevard and South Queens Plaza in Queens. Check out photos of the show here.
Rutabagas: My New BVFF
Friday, February 03, 2012
The weather has been warm enough to fool the irises and daffodils, which have sent up three inches of growth in the gardens on my block. But the calendar still says February, and my kitchen still says winter, with all the celery root and butternut squash stacked up on the counter.
Which is why I decided to give rutabagas a try.
WATCH | Our Favorite Super Bowl 2012 Commercials
Friday, February 03, 2012
Dogs, Ferris Bueller and "poop-free" babies figure prominently in some of this year's Super Bowl XLVI commercials. Watch some of our favorite Super Bowl Sunday ads. Then vote for your favorite ad here.
Think Global, Source Local
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The world got a little flatter Monday night at Sueños Restaurant. That's where four chefs served up Mexican fare made from vegetables and herbs sourced from local farms run by Mexican and Latin American immigrants.
Live on Soundcheck: Warsaw Village Band
Thursday, February 02, 2012
The Warsaw Village Band has a few records out with a modern take on Polish folk music. Now the band is going to have an opera set in Poland at the end of World War II to its credit. Watch the Warsaw Village Band and the cast from the opera perform a section from the opera, "A Blessing on the Moon."
'Soul Train' Creator Don Cornelius Dies At 75
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Don Cornelius, 'Soul Train' Creator, Dead Of Gunshot Wound
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Live on Soundcheck: Escort
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Escort is a Brooklyn band with as many as 17 members who make 21st-century disco. Watch Escort play "A Bright New Life," an original tune on the group's new self-titled album, in WNYC's Soundcheck studios.
