Archive for June, 2009

Pasta Puttanesca: Pronto!

ADVICE FOR THE FOODLORN
by Tom Steele
I notice that when you say that one of your recipes is “simple,” it still can require advance preparation. Can you give me one of your favorite main-course recipes that goes from start to finish in 15 or 20 minutes? … Read more »

Pina Bausch: Not My Teacup

I sometimes thought that choreographer Pina Bausch, who died today, was not German but British, since her work was generally nasty, brutish, and not short. I stopped going to see her work at BAM, her New York outpost, long ago, but from time to time … Read more »

Choreographer Pina Bausch Dies At 68

Pina Bausch, the choreographer and exponent of the Neo-Expressionist form of German dance known as Tanztheater, died Tuesday in Wuppertal, Germany. She was 68.

Gest: Jacko Was A “Manly” Guy

David Gest — aka the ex-Mr. Liza Minnelli — tells The Sun that his pal Michael Jackson was nothing like the high-voiced androgyne people might think. “My pal Jacko was just a normal guy,” Gest says, adding that the pop star liked “reading Dickens.” Oh, … Read more »

“Hamlet” To B’way: Told You So!

I informed you weeks ago that the Jude Law “Hamlet” would be coming from London to Broadway in the autumn. Today, the confirmation was announced. LemonWade tells you things first.

Will The Twitter Fad Last?

The E! channel streams a feed of celebrity tweets across the lower third of its screen, while some CNN newscasters have practically made Twitter their co-anchor. Over at MTV, the new show “It’s On with Alexa Chung” allows viewers to type a message in Twitter … Read more »

Don’t Read This During Lunch

Need an emetic? Then read this story about apple ketchup and banana ketchup. Yes, they exist, and in some parts of the world they’re very popular. The article has more palatable information about cream sodas.