By Drew Grant 2/14 3:11pm

The Ouroboros of Franco

"Hey girl."

NASCAR Grand Marshal James Franco Opens ‘Gay Town’ in Berlin

Hey ladies. You know, on this very special Valentine’s Day, you’re not looking for a dozen roses or a bear holding a box of chocolate. You’re not looking for hearts, or balloons, or even a book of homemade coupons offering “I O U = One (1) Free Massage During a Screening of Crazy, Stupid Love on Our DVD Player (Your Choice, Non-Transferable).”

No girl, what really gets your motor running (pun intended) is to have artist/actor/Grand Marshal for the Daytona 500 James Franco show you the collection for his latest installation exhibit in Berlin, “Gay Town.” Read More

By Benjamin-Emile Le Hay 1/08 7:15pm

Shindigger

John Legend and Chrissy Teigen (Getty).

Going Buck Wild: New Yorkers Bullish on Rodeo Riders

Every year, after being inundated by the various social responsibilities of the holiday season as well as various boisterous New Year’s soirées, the city’s movers and shakers take a perennial pause. Jet-setters dash off to the Caribbean, fashion mavens begin migrating to Milan and Paris, and socialites take to the slopes of Deer Valley and Aspen. Shindigger, your genteel stalwart, was in search of VIP action last week, but immediate options were scarce. That is, until we received a welcome “howdy” to partake in the Professional Bull Riders’ VIP schedule of events. Was Shindigger ready to exchange hefty pours of Veuve Clicquot for Pabst Blue Ribbon? Why the hell not?

On January 4, outfitted in our finest Western attire, we trotted into a clandestine palatial lounge space in the bowels of Madison Square Garden. (Yes—Shindigger does own a cowboy hat and some flannel for times such as these.) This was the Professional Bull Riders’ opening night VIP reception, hosted by model Chrissy Teigen. Top-ranked bull riders L.J. Jenkins and J.B. Mauney and NASCAR star Kyle Busch—ever the rebel, he uses his full name as opposed to rodeo-friendly initials—also made brief appearances at the opening festivities.  Read More

By Steve Cohen 11/02/09 9:43pm

Baseball and the Heart of New York City

My parents moved to Brooklyn in 1955 when I was almost two years old, and by the time I was four, the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants had played their last home games in the five boroughs. Until Casey Stengel and the Mets arrived in 1962, the only baseball team in town was the Read More

By Terry Golway 3/15/04 12:00am

So What’s Wrong With an Insider?

In the final weeks of his surprising but ultimately futile presidential campaign, John Edwards lingered just a little too long in places reserved for the modern political scoundrel. His cornpone populism and anti-Washington rhetoric may have been delivered in a pleasant ol’ drawl, but the words were sort of silly all the same. Worse, you Read More