By Rex Reed 3/28 8:39am

theater

Scroggins and Strolle in The Big Meal

The Big Meal: Whose Role Is it Anyway?

What happened to Playwrights Horizons? Once a bastion of the best and brightest new plays in the New York theater, this noble company has turned into a wobbly showcase for the kind of experimental writing that lives and dies in workshop productions on college campuses in Vermont. Having barely survived a pointless farrago of office politics called Assistance, I have now squirmed my way through The Big Meal, a boring case history of family life as symbolically reflected through three generations of revolting looking menu items that six adults and two children must consume until their plates are empty. The play has been quickly erased from my memory, but the heartburn lingers on. Read More

By Foster Kamer 2/08 5:42pm

OCCUPY WALL STREET('S PANTS)

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Men of Wall Street Like Their Women Sexy and ‘Easy’, Says Expert

In the event you haven’t noticed, Wall Street is (according to New York Magazine, at least) having a rough go of it! If you’re one of the women of New York City who are ‘into’ Wall Street men and the wealth of character/fiscal riches they have to offer, one expert says you can make life easier on them when you try to pick them up. By being “easy.” Also, sexy. That too. Read More

By Drew Grant 1/16 2:02pm

Craigslist

What you'll be saying about your new Craigslist friend!

Craigslist Creeper Targeting NYC’s Rich, Married Women On Missed Connections

Gross guys on Craigslist are nothing new…it’s basically why Craigslist was invented by Jimmy Wales. (Well that, and to halt SOPA. And to clarify, yes we know that Mr. Wales founded Wikipedia, not Craigslist, but our sense of humor might not be translating as well after a 24-hour Golden Globes binge.) But today’s listings have led us to a guy who could Mike the Investment Banker look sane. Or maybe it is Mike the Investment Banker?? Read More

By Melanie Berliet 7/05/11 8:01pm

Dating-For-Dollars

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You Can’t Buy Romance, But You Can Lease It For Awhile

“We should date,” my close friend Michael was saying over coffee at the Housing Works bookstore in SoHo. “But I can’t afford you.”

Uncertain whether to be flattered or offended, I settled on both.

Michael, it should be noted, is intelligent and attractive, with thick chestnut hair and a contagious smile. He’s also eligible. Read More

By The Editors 10/08/10 8:36pm

Slideshow

Yes, You Can Hook Up at New York Comic Con

This weekend, the nerds are all in town for the New York Comic Convention. To mark the occasion, we went through last year’s photos to give you some idea of the fashions that may be on display this year, should you be inclined to gawk.

We also included some costume-specific pick-up lines, because you never Read More