What's Love Got to Do With It?

Marriage may have its benefits, but SETH MICHAEL DONSKY wonders whether the struggle for same-sex marriage is really about equal rights—or just validation.

THE CAST OF Hair was late. Instead of palpable political unrest, the tardy Broadway belters caused more anxiety in the crowd than anything else.When the young, attractive cast of men and women did arrive, they sang “Let the Sunshine In.” It’s got to be the first time in history that a free-love anthem was used to endorse the institution of marriage. That’s right: Instead of angry, fist-pumping protest, the love that dare not speak its name now holds concert rallies in the middle of Midtown. Read more Read it in print

Healthy Manhattan: Hello, Boobies

Does soy really make men more feminine?

BEFORE YOU REACH for the power bar or sports drink powder, maybe you should take a moment and see whats really in there. One of the main ingredients in your energy boost might actually be harming you. The culprit has always seemed so innocuous: soy. Read more Read it in print

What You Should Know When You Find Yourself Out of a Job

The Great Recession: What Does It All Mean

JOE ANTOL breaks down banker babble for everyday conversation

Brooklyn Bodegas vs The Brothers Khim

Welcome to new deli! SARAH PORTLOCK checks out Khim’s Millennium Markets in Williamsburg and Bushwick to determine what is lost when Brooklyn’s corner delis undergo an organic facelift.

The smell of bacon and bleach fill most bodegas around the city. Scuffed wooden floors are proof of years of traffic. Cold cuts, 99-cent bags of plantain chips and greasy grilled cheeses are available at any hour, along with cold bottles of water and beer. But now the organic greens and perfect, shiny apples are replacing the crusty shops as they creep farther, expanding where there used to just be musty, dusty reliability. Read more Read it in print

Time to Get Rich Quick (Again)

JOSEPH HUFF-HANNON joins the dreamers that believe quick money can be found amidst the real estate rubble.

My path to real estate riches began on the subway, when I grabbed a copy of a free daily rag one morning to read on the way to work. On the same day that Bernie Madoff pled guilty to the biggest investment fraud in Wall Street history, I was intrigued to find a full-page ad with the blaring headline: "HOW TO GET YOUR SHARE OF TODAY'S TRILLION DOLLAR RECOVERY." Read more Read it in print

The Trouble With Safe Sex

SETH MICHAEL DONSKY visits NYC’s last remaining bathhouses to investigate whether safe sex is still an effective message against HIV.

It's friday night, and I’m headed to the East Side Club, one of the last two remaining gay bathhouses in New York City. Ostensibly a relaxation and social club for gay and bisexual men, it’s located on two floors of a non-descript office building on East 58th Street. I take an elevator to the sixth floor and wait behind a thick, Plexiglas window in a dark cell of a foyer, reminiscent of a vintage, blue movie theater box office. Posters for events such as the International Mr. Leather Contest, prominently featuring half-naked men, line the walls. Read more Read it in print

What You Make

It's tax time, so we asked New Yorkers between the ages of 22 and 32 how much they earned last year... The answers surprised us, too.

HOW MUCH DO YOU MAKE? It may be the most taboo question left in our society. And in New York City, where we discuss rents and religion with aplomb, the subject of money still freaks people out. While I’ve often been at a dinner party amongst friends and strangers and unraveled intricate sex stories, the thought of revealing my salary seems too illicit for public discourse. Read more

Going Green to Prevent Autism

More parents are radically changing their lifestyles to try and protect their children

Walk for Autism

Join thousands at South Street Seaport to raise money for autism

Thousands of New Yorkers will arrive at the South Street Seaport June 14 for New York City’s “Walk Now for Autism” which is a part the country’s largest grassroots walk for autism. The event is organized by Autism Speaks and run by families and volunteers all around the country, Canada and the U.K. The walk is family friendly, so expect the Seaport to have plenty of temporary tattoos and face painting for young children. The walk is between 1.5 and 3 miles and aims to increase awareness about the disorder and raise funds for autism research. Read more Read it in print