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The 2012 Manhattan Cocktail Classic Wrap-Up: Bigger! Better! Boozier!

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.21.2012

Tony Sachs

Like a plague of locusts or an army of Huns, the cocktailian hordes descended on New York City on May 11 -- bar owners, mixologists, distillers, publi...

First Nighter: Musical Carrie Flickers But Doesn't Flame

David Finkle | Posted 05.02.2012

David Finkle

Movie-goers haunted by the horror flick's final image will likely be waiting for it and dismayed when they don't get it. As they leave the theater, they'll realized they've had to settle for a not terrible but no more than mediocre version of Stephen King's prom-night nightmare inducer.

MCC's Distinct Model for Development

Patrick Fine | Posted 03.07.2012

Patrick Fine

While we appreciate Ken Adelman's description of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) as "[t] he best government innovation of the past decade,"...

Manhattan Cocktail Classic Aftermath

Gastronomista | Posted 05.25.2011

Gastronomista

Ah yes, the Manhattan Cocktail Classic Gala. An annual blow-out of extremes, excesses, and lots and lots of cocktails. 40,000 cocktails to be exact.

U.S. Budget Woes Threaten MCC Money and Model

Sarah Jane Staats | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah Jane Staats

The prospect of a U.S. government shutdown over the FY2011 budget still hangs over Washington.

Chinese Copper Mine In Afghanistan Threatens Mes Aynak, 2,600-Year-Old Buddhist Monastery

AP | HEIDI VOGT | Posted 05.25.2011

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan — It was another day on the rocky hillside, as archaeologists and laborers dug out statues of Buddha and excavated a spra...

A Webb of Misguided MCC Ideas

Sarah Jane Staats | Posted 05.25.2011

Sarah Jane Staats

Senator Jim Webb says the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) should stop funding development projects awarded to non-U.S. companies in Africa. I can think of three reasons this is misguided.

New MCC CEO Ready to Roll?

Sheila Herrling | Posted 05.25.2011

Sheila Herrling

Word has it that the Administration's candidate for the Millennium Challenge Corporation CEO has cleared the arduous vetting process.

When Aid Agencies Listen

Dennis Whittle | Posted 05.25.2011

Dennis Whittle

The aid industry has spent over $2 trillion since World War II to help spur the development of poorer countries, with not enough to show for it.

Sam Stein

Day Before McCain Touts Security, Pro-American Iraqi Leader Killed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

John McCain was struck with a bit of unfortunate timing on Friday when his speech touting the security benefits of the surge was preceded by news of t...

Sam Stein

Anbar Sheik Cited By McCain Was Assassinated Last Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

The major Sunni sheik who John McCain said was protected by the surge and subsequently helped lead the Anbar Awakening, was actually assassinated by a...

Gay Weddings and 32 Funerals: Remembering the UpStairs Lounge Fire

Erik Ose | Posted 05.25.2011

Erik Ose

To fully understand recent events, it's important to remember a tragedy that happened thirty-five years ago, and how much things have changed for gays and lesbians since then.