• the box

    Burlesque Club Drowning In Nastiness

    You'll recall that The Box owner Simon Hammerstein was accused of pressuring burlesque performers into three-ways, stashing them in dog-feces-strewn dressing rooms, pushing drugs on them and leaving welts on their assess. He denied most of the charges, and denies them again in this week's New York, backed up this time by some employees. But the magazine also dug up fresh information on the boozing, degenerate performances and sexual favor-trading that allegedly goes on at the nightspot: More »

    4:29 AM on Mon Nov 24 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    9,222 views, 39 comments

    Most discussed CaptainFantastic: Do not read the last paragraph of the linked article. I repeat: do not read the last paragraph of the more »

  • The

    Who Still Gets Laid At Posh Nightclubs

    Economic meltdown or not, certain nightclubs still seem to be blessed with celebrities who will show up for free drinks, supermodels who will show up for the celebrities, and billionaires who will show up for the supermodels, black Amex cards at the ready. We know this thanks to writer and costume-lover Hud Morgan, who bravely traded his fruitinis for passionfruit shots and infiltrated 1OAK on behalf of Men's Vogue (a scan is after the jump). Illustrating how magazine publishers, too, are defying the recession and financing the posher forms of writerly hobnobbing. More »

    11:44 PM on Mon Oct 20 2008
    By Ryan Tate
    8,296 views, 22 comments

    Most discussed Pope John Peeps II: It's EMINENTLY tolerable. Which is to say OUTSTANDINGLY ordinary. Or even AMAZINGLY regular. It is CONSPICUOUSLY normal. Jesus Hud, learn how more »

  • freakoutnomics

    A Guide to Your Recession-Weekend Oblivion

    The weekend looms, but hard times are already upon us. We made a handy guide on how to have fun and fight for your rights to party (and survive!) during the financial freakout. Ready for a rent party? More »

    3:44 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
    By Sheila
    11,437 views, 89 comments

  • nightlife

    Where Will The Laid-Off Gays Go Dance?

    Yet another club closing: Mr. Black—a New York gay institution—is to shut down for the second time. First it was for drugs, this time it's something about "non-payment of taxes," reports Michael Musto. The club was notable for being a democratic place where the A-gays and club kids would all drink and dance as one. It's not just Mr. Black: the Box and the Beatrice recently got yanked around by the State Liquor Authority, and Marquee's little shutdown was actually drug dealing problems disguised as a mysterious"water main break," says the Observer. “[Mr. Black] is so dark and anonymous," the New York Times once quoted a patron as saying. Dude, we're in a depression—can't you just leave us somewhere dark and anonymous?

    11:21 AM on Wed Oct 8 2008
    By Sheila
    1,578 views, 22 comments

    Most discussed MattGaymon: I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing on Saturday nights anymore. I guess drinking in front of Manhunt more »

  • nightlife

    College Kids Horrified by Dorks at New Yorker's Dance Party

    The New Yorker festival culminated in a rockin' dance party. (Our publisher offered us his spare tickets, which we sniffily rejected. "The New Yorker dance party?" snorted a friend.) IvyGate went, though, and they were scared for their future social life. "This could be you in eleven years," warned the headline. "It was mostly professionals in their late 20s to early 30s talking and grinding." Oh, no, not that! Yep, that's how us post-collegiate Olds party. And then we stumbled home, drifting off to sleep imagining what type of hit our Roth IRA took with the latest crash. [IvyGate]

    12:08 PM on Mon Oct 6 2008
    By Sheila
    8,593 views, 37 comments

    Most discussed Unfun: Oh,what I wouldn't give to be post-collegiate again, broke, in a shitty apartment with a roommate I can't stand, awkward more »

  • nightlife

    Sexy Debauched Party Photos: "Unchivalrous" and Illegal

    The entire business model behind Girls Gone Wild, as well as party photosites like the CobraSnake and LastNightsParty, is now illegal in Scotland, reports the BBC. "A man who took a photograph of an ill woman outside an Edinburgh bar has been fined £100 after being branded "unchivalrous" by a sheriff... The woman had been drinking with friends in [a bar] when she felt unwell and went outside for air." Photos of drunk half-dressed girls is unchivalrous? Hey, nobody forced them to drink three Long Island Iced Teas. [Photo: Home of the Vain]

    2:10 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
    By Sheila
    14,473 views, 51 comments

    Most discussed TheHonJudgeSmails: I was once fined $100 for "conduct unbecoming of a bemonacled gentleman". more »

  • fameballs

    What Are This Con Artist Gatecrasher's Fake Movie Projects?

    So what are you working on? If you're tax-cheating media-gatecrasher Priyantha Silva—known more for your sweaty drinking exploits than your fictional producing career—it's where things might go wrong. That's probably why he's chatting up aspiring actresses and sending them these upcoming "film projects." "Legend of Black Tom isn't a real [politically correct] title, but I believe some studio would throw it out," snarks the gal who sent them to us. We've also been deluged with memories from others: "He's had it in for me ever since this," said Star's Ben Widdicombe. "I saw him trying to get into the Calvin Klein 40th anniversary party during Fashion Week, and more recently at a Vanity Fair party for St John. He was trying to chat up Lauren Bush before the alert event organizer separated them. He has been in and out of prison and is more dangerous than just a harmless party crasher." Oh, great! More »

    4:27 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Sheila
    1,819 views, 27 comments

    Most discussed British Benzene: $25 million might pay for Denzel and Daniel Craig, but what about the rest of the talent and the rest more »

  • journalismism

    During Troubled Times, an Entire Nation Prefers Mac n' Cheese

    Back from 2001 downturn, it's the "comfort food during a recession" trend piece! Hey, writers, if you're assigned this topic, here's a peg: an "exclusive all night diner" is to open in dazed, freakoutnomic Manhattan: "Socialista mastermind Armin Amiri has decided to open an all-night diner—with a guest list from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m.," reports the Observer. Filling the hole left by the democratic late-night Florent with "upscale diner food"? Irritating, but it might be perfect for the market right now: based on the sheer number of trend pieces, it is evident that people love (or can only afford) mac and cheese during hard times. Don't believe us? More »

    2:28 PM on Wed Oct 1 2008
    By Sheila
    6,103 views, 145 comments

    Most discussed Spirit Fingers: As a true southerner and a certified Mac & Cheese connoisseur, as is a prerequisite, I take offense to bread more »

  • nightlife

    The Parties Are the Same; It's You That's Different.

    Everyone tortures themselves with this question: Did the parties used to be better? Probably not; It's just your mind playing tricks, pining for that magical time back when you and your friends were young and free and ready to take on the world—years before life and consequences trammeled your spirit. That said, New York magazine, as part of its 40th anniversary, has a slideshow of 40 years of parties. Here's one of precocious little brat Drew Barrymore chatting up party guest Moon Zappa... when she was ten. [New York]

    2:41 PM on Mon Sep 29 2008
    By Sheila
    5,907 views, 46 comments

    Most discussed Fishnets and Cigarettes: From the greatest party evah! more »