How many times have we heard the phrase, “Tastes like chicken?” Any time something tastes like a generic protein, inoffensive and utterly unremarkable, the flavor gets assigned to our favorite scapegoat. (Or scapefowl, unless the goat tastes like chicken, too…) What happens when chicken doesn’t taste like chicken, though? What happens when it actually has…
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Benjamin Franklin’s saying goes, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days.” Sometimes, it doesn’t even take that long before the tensions heat up and everything goes wrong. A suburban couple with an uneasy existence discovers this in Edward Albee’s classic play, “A Delicate Balance”. This revival, playing now at the John Golden Theater…
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Many of us grew up with a favorite uncle. Maybe he played ball, or took us to movies, or gave us the annoying toys our parents refused to buy for the sake of their sanities. Add another favorite uncle to your family, and check out Uncle Boons restaurant! It’s at 7 Spring Street, where you’ll…
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It’s the last hurrah for Halloween 2014 this weekend! While Friday is the holiday itself, there’s still plenty of wild fun happening all weekend long! Unleash your inner beast, and head out to the Bronx Zoo (2300 Southern Boulevard) on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday for the exciting Boo at the Zoo event! You won’t find…
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Not everyone gets into holidays. Maybe they’re not the celebratory sort, or it just takes more to make them feel merry. We’ve got a great inspiration for that festive spirit on October 29, at the 17th Annual WhiskyFest! It’s at the New York Marriott Marquis (1535 Broadway, on Times Square), and it promises to be…
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Looking for a frightfully good time? Scares are in the air this season, with just a handful of weekends left until Christmas! Oh, and if that’s not terrifying enough, Halloween’s almost here, too. You don’t have to wait for the most ghoulish of holidays to enjoy one of New York’s most haunted attractions. Times Scare,…
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There’s a few good ways to know if a love is not real. Should your mate shave your head while you’re asleep, you probably do not have a real love. Did you find all your socks and underthings in a freezer? Odds are good, your love is not real. But how do you know if…
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If you live in New York, you have an opinion about the best pizza. (If you don’t live in New York, you might have an opinion about the best pizza, too, but we’re a little dubious about it. Unless your opinion is, “The best pizza is in New York.”) Everyone’s got a favorite pizza joint.…
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Think you know how to throw a party? You’ve got nothing on the shindigs from the end of the 19th century, when grand balls thrown in mansions were the way the moneyed elite strutted their stuff. Take a look at how the rich and fancy showed their wealth at the “Gilded New York” exhibition, held…
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Going out of your gourd looking for something to do with your children? Trying to carve out some time for family fun? We’ve got just the thing. Halloween’s just a couple weeks out, and kids are getting excited about the big night. Suit up your young goblins and head for the Haunted Pumpkin Garden at…
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