Jen has already posted her Top Stories for 2007-- but here's the list according to you, the readers: By Comments* 1. Pet Food Recall After Cat and Dog Deaths, by Jen Chung (614) 2. Rev. John Carmichael, Church of Scientology, by Jen Carlson (312) 3. Wild Wednesday Weather, by Jen Chung (255) 4. Maple Syrup Was Better: Smell of Gas Covers NYC by Jen Chung (191) 5. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Mooninites Don't Scare......

You probably already know Jeff Newelt, a.k.a. "Jahfurry," and if you don't, he's probably waiting to meet you. The professional publicist, tireless connector, and man about town, goes out almost every night of the week, with several parties and people on permanent mental speed dial, his brain constantly buzzing with new ideas. Described by friends as a "human MySpace" (Anthony Lappé) and "an infectious force of nature" (Larry Smith), the 35-year-old Long Island native and......

It's soggy outside but it's cozy at the bookstores and bars this week. Tonight (6/16), Australian writer Peter Carey is reading from his latest book, Theft: A Love Story, at 192 Books at 7PM. Or, head down to the always cozy Half King tonight for the Spring 2006 edition of The Literary Review, where Lynne Tillman, Craig Mueller, and Cary Goldstein will be reading from their selections in the journal. It starts at 7PM and......

It's not quite the lusty month of May yet, but spring fever is already gripping the denizens of the city. So for your monthly dose of sexy scribes, head down to Happy Ending Lounge (302 Broome St.) for the monthly In The Flesh Erotic Reading Series. This month's theme is True Confessions, featuring comedian Dan Allen, blogger and novelist Jessica Cutler (The Washingtonienne), Columbia Spectator sex columnist Miriam Datskovsky, among others, and hosted by the......

Just before the New Year, Extra Tasty a new site by The Skinny Corp (perhaps best known for the tee-shirt site Threadless) launched so "you'll never be sober again." Besides cataloging recipes by tags, liquors, mixers and garnishes, the site lets you build your own bar and spits out recipes of what you can make with, say, only rum and coffee liqeur (answer: Black Cuban). Of course, in order to build your bar you need......

With Thanksgiving just moments away, literary events in New York have gone into standby mode. Nonetheless, there are few things happening this week and a few things to keep your eyes on for next week. And, as a little gift to you from the city, it's all free! Happy Thanksgiving. Over Thanksgiving Thursday and Black Friday, if shopping isn't exactly your thing, tune into KCRW online to hear "Mean Streets USA: A Collection of Short......

This week's issue of New York magazine is the Annual Sex Issue, with alarming and titillating articles about marriage with benefits (dude, marriage is so cool!), and the old gay man scene (you know, baldness is a sign of extra testosterone), but the article that captivated Gothamist was the sex columnist roundtable, which included our very sexy contributor, Rachel Kramer Bussel, who writes for the Village Voice and Penthouse (her picture, at right). Other columnists......

Warning: all of the links in this post should be considered Not! Safe! For! Work! Do not click any of them if you are still at the office. Bob Coulter is one of our favorite NYC porn photographers (porntographers?)-- right up there with Terry Richardson. Coulter's seminal (get it!) book, Crazy Babe, was a tour-de-force of New York nakedness. His new book, Bad Girls Hotel, is also steeped in New York juices: What is......

At this point, Gothamist is more enthralled by the Real World Road Rules challenge than either of the actual shows that lend it their name. I mean come on! Tonya pretends to be so misunderstood! Katie and Veronica hate each other! Coral secretly has really bad bangs! Now that's good television. Still, when it comes down to it we have a deep love for all things Bunim-Murray which is why we recommend checking out The......

Hey There, Cupcake!: 35 Yummy Fun Cupcake Recipes For All Occasions by Clare Crespo (Melcher Media, 2004) Gothamist's fondness for cupcakes is well known and well documented. And while one might imagine that there couldn't possibly be anything new on the cupcake front, Gothamist is happy to report that there are amazingly delicious frontiers to conquer. Because while anyone with a couple bucks in their pocket can drop by at Magnolia or Sugar Sweet Sunshine......

You may have noticed some familiar names posting interviews lately, and indeed, Gothamist finally figured out what to do with the interview section: After a wonderful few months of having a number of people guest interview for us, we're lucky to have recruited seven intrepid people on board, helping find interesting perspectives about life and our city for us to look forward to every (week) day: Nichelle Stephens, Aaron Dobbs & Lily Oei, Rachel Kramer......

Melody Henry, Lucky 13 Co-Owner...

Tristan Taormino, Sex Educator...

Girlynyc, Panty Blogger...

Ned Vizzini, Be More Chill author...

Little Brooklyn, Burlesque Star...

This week, we welcome our first second (Nichelle was first) interviewee turned interviewer, Rachel Kramer Bussel: When not being interviewed, Rachel is a party girl and writer and smut editor. She's also the editor of Up All Night: Adventures in Lesbian Sex, and writes for publications such as Bust and The Village Voice. Rachel has her own site and her Lusty Lady blog. Her first interview is with Little Brooklyn, Burlesque Star.......

Check out the NY Observer's article on this year's BookExpo America in Chicago, the big annual publishing event where authors, publishers, and the public come to meet to get excited about upcoming titles, like the Bill Clinton memoirs as well as a slew of books criticizing the current president. The article also shows how the NY publishing world was transplanted in a city where you can smoke indoors - and there's a mention of Anthony......

Tomorrow night, the hottest spot in the city will probably be in the East Village, where the WYSIWYG Talent Show will be taking place. Created by Uffish, it's an all-lady-blogger line-up, discussing their "first times" doing who knows what. The dishers include Sarah Lewitinn/Ultragrrl, Eurotrash, Rachel Kramer Bussel/Lusty Lady, Jamye Waxman, Lindsay Robertson/Lindsayism, Jessica Delfino, Nichelle, and GirlyNYC, an estimable bunch of smart and lovely ladies. The reading is at 7:30PM, at P.S. 122, which......

Gothamist's favorite erotica-writing-blogger (and quite the Happy Hour guest), Rachel Kramer Bussel, will be at Toys in Babeland tonight, celebrating the release of "Up All Night: Adventures in Lesbian Sex," from 7-9PM. We read "Up All Night" and, friends, it will keep you up all night. Check the fun with Rachel and other contributors from the book, with readings and signings. And we heard that rumors there's a raffle to feel Rachel up...fantastic! Tonight at......

Gothamist was wondering if the girl (right) in a picture at That Strange Girl was in fact Rachel Kramer Bussel (left), writer and bonne vivante who livens things up at various parties, including Gothamist happy hours and birthdays. If the girl from That Strange Girl were joined by a cute blonde, we'd know for sure.......