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Fans Of 'Glee' Will Flee To NYC And LA For The Upcoming Mall Tour
The cute cast, catchy tunes and biting one-liners of Sue Sylvester (Jane Lynch) are making Glee a runaway hit. The show is about Will (Matthew Morrison), a Spanish teacher hoping to bring back the glory of the school's glee club as we follow the drama of the kids in his club and, of course, of his arch nemesis, Sue.
Fanatics of the new Fox comedy, or "Gleeks" as they are known, are finally going to get the chance to not only buy the first volume of music from the show, but also see the cast live at mall appearances in New York, New Jersey and California.
Where to get your Glee on, after the jump.
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Spend Labor Day Feasting At The Annual National Buffalo Wing Festival
Another Labor Day, another annual National Buffalo Wing Festival. The Buffalo, NY event stretches back to 1992, when Wing King Drew Cerza was inspired to start it by Bill Murray's junk food addicted character in "Osmosis Jones." Over the years, it's grown from a small competitive eating spectacle to a full-blown convention--hosting over 400,000 total people, generating over $125,000 for New York charities, and even serving as the site of a wedding.
This year's gala promises to build on last year's gigantic festival, where more than 78,000 people consumed over 27 tons of wings.
Buffalo Wing Festival organizers are fond of describing the spectrum of sauces as stretching from the mild to the suicidal, with dozens upon dozens of stands serving their specialties. The "Official Wing Sauce of the National Buffalo Wing Festival," Frank's RedHot, will be given away from a booth at the festival. There are also a variety of eating contests, including one that involves bobbing for chicken wings in a vat of blue cheese.
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'Royal Pains' Is At Home in The Hamptons
Today in what's filming in the Hamptons, we find the new USA Series Royal Pains shooting on Snake Hollow Rd in Bridgehampton, NY. The show, about a recently laid off physician (Dr. Hank played by Mark Feuerstein) who, after spending a weekend in the Hamptons with his brother, becomes a concierge doctor to the wealthy,should provide a nice adult alternative to the teen drama of the Hamptons seen on Gossip Girl.
The Hamptons will play a large role in the series, which isn’t afraid to incorporate the community’s sometimes over-the-top, decadent way of life into its story lines. The show also touts Hamptons life on its website, which features a Travel Guide & Map of the Hamptons, a glossary of Hamptonese, and a Hamptons Insider Guide.
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French Toast, Champagne, and Rosé-filled Flamingo Bongs: Brunch Gets Naughty in Manhattan
I'm a huge fan of breakfast, but for some reason, brunch has never done it for me. It just seems like such a wishy-washy compromise between breakfast and lunch, where neither an omelet or a salad seems quite right, and the brief euphoria of the Bellini that's included in the prix fixe soon gives way to a sense of exhaustion that lasts the rest of the day. But maybe I'm just not doing it right. The New York Times has a pretty wild story today about the rise of brunch as an intense daytime party for New York's beautiful people. In other words, my problem isn't drinking that one Bellini, it's not drinking five more.
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New York's Best Recession-Friendly Brunch is All-You-Can-Drink
Nothing washes down a hearty plate of eggs benedict better than a pitcher-full of free mimosas. If it were possible to make this a mantra, then the all-you-can-drink brunch at Nero in New York's Meatpacking District would have it covered with their recession-friendly brunch and lunch menus.
Located on one of the heavily-trafficked cobblestone corners of this area just south and west of Chelsea, Nero stands up to neighbors Hotel Gansevoort and Pastis with their offering of free-flowing cocktails through the late weekend mornings; $24.95 yields your choice of main course (like our favorites, the brioche french toast and portabello panino) and constant refills of champagne, bellinis, mimosas, Bloody Marys or screwdrivers. This is in direct competition to Pastis, the breakfast place across the intersection once immortalized in Sex and the City, but still overpriced and with a decidedly anti-free alcohol brunch cocktail policy.
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Flash Your AMEX for New York Fashion Week
Think having an American Express Gold, Platinum or Centurion card is only good for large spending limits and getting you into first class airport lounges? Think again; it'll go so far as getting you behind the scenes and at the runway during next month's New York Fashion Week.
The past few Fashion Weeks have flirted with the concept of letting the curious buy their way into the shows, but maintained the industry mystique by keeping the cardholders hidden away behind darkened glass in the "AMEX Skybox." This year, however, the economy is showing designers that these eager fashion fiends are worth their weight in gold. Already, Diane von Furstenberg has announced that she will stage a second entire show for the benefit of AMEX paid guests, which will include the added bonus of a discussion between the designer and Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley,
Packages for shows, occasional backstage glimpses, and entrance to the AMEX lounge cost $150, which is reasonable considering what some starry-eyed girls do to get regular access. New York Fashion Week runs from February 13-20, a time when the city lights up at night with exclusive parties and boutique openings. It's an ideal time to visit the Big Apple if you don't mind high hotel rates and brunching next to Japanese trendspotters. Get the coveted show tickets, however, before they go out of style.
Related Stories:
· Diane von Furstenberg to Stage VIP Show for American Express [WSJ]
· Fashion Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: FabSugar/Getty]
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New Year's Eve Travel: Dropping the Ball (and the Drag Queen)
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the famous Times Square New Year's Eve Ball, and to mark the occasion, the folks at Waterford Crystal have seriously juiced up their famous sphere. The new ball, which will replace the one that's been used since the millennium celebration, will be twice as bright and have "enhanced color capabilities and state-of-the-art LED lighting effects."
Yup, its gonna be shiny and high-tech and probably way cooler than the old model but its still, well... just a ball. And if you ask the tourists committed enough to spend their night packed into cattle pens to watch it drop, it's a ball that you can barely see.
Far cooler and way kitschier, we think, then adding one more body to the frenzy in Times Square, would be to ring in the 2008 at one of the unique "dropping ceremonies" in smaller cities across the country.
Hook up with the locals in Flagstaff, Arizona and watch as they send a 70-pound silver pinecone down the flagpole. Or hang with the folks in Mount Olive, North Carolina as their massive dill takes a plunge into a pickle tank. Our favorite just might be the Key West celebration, during which organizers drop a six-foot, red, high-heeled shoe filled with a drag queen named Sushi.
Other weird objects used to mark the passage of time include a crab (Easton, Maryland), a mossbunker fish (Point Pleasant, New Jersey), a sausage (Ellmore, Ohio) and a wrench (Mechanicsberg, Pensylvania).
If you're set on seeing the ball drop in Manhattan, we understand. Just head to Little Times Square in Manhattan, Kansas to catch the aluminum apple make its run down the flagpole. It may not be as impressive at the original, but we guarantee it's heaps more energy efficient.
Related Stories:
· Times Square Ball Drop [Official Site]
· Flagstaff Pinecone Drop [AZ Republic]
· New Year's Eve coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: kaydee did]
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Breaking News: Plane Crashes into Building on the Upper East Side
If you haven't already heard, a plane has crashed into the Beldaire Building on Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Details are still forthcoming about what type of plane and how it crashed but it is confirmed that there are residents and workers trapped inside. Heavy debris has also been reported falling from the building. However, this does not appear to be an act of terrorism. (Yet we think it's freaky that it happened today on 10/11.)
Our one hotel tip: If by chance you are staying in a hotel on the Upper East, getting back to your hotel room or out of it will be pretty hard as the streets are closed off near the crash. So check in with your hotel's front desk about what they are doing to assist guests. Also visit Gothamist and CNN for more information on the crash and how it's affecting the surrounding area.
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Newyorkology: M is for Museums
Here's this week's Newyorkology update from Amy Langfield:
There are a lot of changes taking place in New York City's museums right about now, with a few major shows closing ("David Smith: A Centennial" at the Guggenheim and "Goya's Last Works" at the Frick) and others getting ready to open.
Though the biggest "opening" has been not just an exhibition, but the reopening of the Morgan Museum and Library, which was out of commission for three years as it was made over and expanded by architect Renzo Piano. His integration of the staid old buildings with glass and steel may even please the folks who loathe what I.M. Pei's cube did for the Louvre. The current collection on display runs the gamut of intricately carved Mesopotamian stone scrolls, to Mary Shelly's heavily-edited first edition of "Frankenstein." And when I say heavily edited, I mean it's her personal copy she marked up to order the changes for the next printing.
I got to tour the museum during a press preview, so I can't tell you how crowded it's been since the reopening. But the museum itself is sort of a mini-Met and shouldn't eat up too much of your day, yet still give you a flavor of everything from the Masters and Modernists to the Mesopotamians and
Mozart.
At the beginning of June, the Whitney will open its Permanent Collection: 75th Anniversary Exhibition opens at the Whitney and the Guggenheim will switch to "No Limits, Just Edges: Jackson Pollock Paintings on Paper."
Other big openings in June include the Dada exhibition at Museum of Modern Art, "Treasures of Sacred Maya Kings" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and from the Brooklyn Museum: "Graffiti."
The International Center of Photography will also open four shows at once starting June 9, including "Unknown Weegee," "New Histories 10, Paris: Eugène Atget and Christopher Rauschenberg."
Shows that are already open and worth checking out include "Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh" at the Met Museum (through July 9,) and "Darwin" at the American Museum of Natural History(extended through August 20.)
A bit off the beaten path, (meaning out of Manhattan,) you can find "The Artist and the Baseball Card" at the Staten Island Museum (through July 30) or "Best of Friends: Fuller and Noguchi," which opens May 19 at the Noguchi Museum in Queens (through Oct. 15.)
A few other NewYorkology headlines from the past week:
The views from the tallest building in Brooklyn
Met Museum's restored facade best seen at night
Schnack to host 30-inch hot dog eating competition
Brían F. O'Byrne opens in 'Shining City' on Broadway
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Bad Fare: Shuttle Bug
Jaunted Bad Fare: $54 OW, NYC-Washington, D.C.
We are not impressed with United's recently published sale fares between New York and D.C. They're offering some good deals to Asia as part of the same sale, but the one in our backyard is full of restrictions. $54 OW sounds like a steal, except it's limited to off-peak Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Great, do we have to pat our heads and rub our tummies at the same time to get the special super saver discount as well?
Even the miserable regional service on Amtrak starts at $63 OW. Really makes you long for the days when Delta would roll out and extra plane, just for you, if there wasn't a seat on their D.C. shuttle. Now, they're happy to point you in the direction of the bar where you can wait for your next flight.
[Image via amyscoop/Flickr]
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· Previous Bad Fares [Jaunted]
· Delta Cancels Guaranteed Seat Policy [USAT]
