America's Designer Photographed With Transsexual!

The rumor is that Jason Wu, the hot young designer of Michelle Obama's inauguration dress, was upset that the New York Times outed him in a story. But was he really "in?" More »

The Downtown Art Walk Review (In Which I Pretend I Know Fuck-all About Art)

As an ex-New Yorker who is brand spanking new to L.A., the concept of downtown being a dead zone is quite strange. And having only driven through late at night (going the wrong way, on a one-way street, natch) I was curious to see what an L.A. downtown art walk would be like (held every second Thursday of the month from 12 to 9). Art Walks in Seattle’s Pioneer Square were fun, but were too often filled with "Look ma, I has knitted you a rainbow hat!"—a/k/a bad hippie art. And the Chelsea Art Walks in NYC were impenetrable and thick with snobbery and unintentional comedy: rich people wearing all black, posing seriously in front of pictures with their heads cocked just so to the sides. L.A.’s version proved to be far more pleasant and interesting—exhilarating even. Won't you join along as I take you on a photographic tour? More »

Good news to share with you, the loyal Defamer readership, on this Tuesday night. We are excited to announce a new addition to the Defamer staff, Miss Tricia Romano. Broadly speaking, Tricia will be filing an item or so a day for us, focusing mainly on the cultural and nightlife beat. But instead of me prattling on, I'll turn it over to Tricia to introduce herself... More »

You All Knew That Lou Reed Was A Jerk!

Yesterday, we discovered Lou Reed is not a nice man. But that's something you've known all along! Former Village Voice nightlife correspondent Tricia Romano and others share their Lou Reed stories. More »

Dear Devorah Rose, Dear Tricia Romano, Dear Internet

Each year (or really, every 11 months and two weeks or so, kinda), the Jews observe Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, during which leather shoes and doing it are totally forbidden. Then there are many apologies. Let it begin with us! While Emily is biologically only half a Jew, the theme of her Bat Mitzvah was "New York, New York," and her Mom did convert eventually. More »

Tricia Romano has left the Village Voice. The feisty nightlife reporter was certainly one of the liveliest things going at the Voice; it's kinda shocking to see her go.

Nightlife Queen Tricia Romano To Retire Her Coffin

If you read this week's "Fly Life" column in the Village Voice you might have noted that it carried the ominous title, "A Full-Circle Farewell," and ended on the following note:

And I will always remember, mostly with fondness, all of the parties and places I've seen: Motherfucker, MisShapes, Siberia, Mama's Bar, Rated X, the Cock, the Hole, Halcyon, Matter:/form boat rides, Bunker at subTonic, the Dark Room, Nublu, P.S. 1, Body and Soul, Shelter, Cielo, Centro-Fly, Luxx, APT, Plant Bar, Filter 14. There are too many people to thank (don't worry, I won't soon forget) and too many moments to immortalize. I'd need three columns to do everyone justice, but I don't have that. Party over: out of time.

Could it be? Nightlife denizen Tricia Romano another victim of new editor Tony Ortega's merciless scythe? More »

Tricia Romano's Anniversary Party

Phil Oh and Nikola Tamindzic went to observe Village Voice nightlife columnist Tricia Romano's fifth anniversary party last night. Apparently when you write a column for five years in this town, you get a party in Simon Hammerstein's Box! Mazel tov, Tricia. More »

About Those 38,000 Copies of Ultragrrrl's Book

"In 2005 [Sarah Lewitinn] wrote The Pocket DJ, a book of playlists for different genres, moods, and occasions. It sold 38,000 copies—successful enough that she's signed to do a second book, The Pocket Karaoke," yesterday's Voice cover article told us. Hmm, we thought, that's a very impressive figure! Especially because the numbers gleaned from Nielsen Bookscan, which doesn't track all retail outlets, are very different: like 30,000 copies different. Being sort of like journalists, we decided to investigate. More »

Rich Juzwiak's Definitive Take On That Ultragrrrl Article

Yesterday, our allegedly cooler siblings at Idolator shared their thoughts about Tricia Romano's In Defense of Ultragrrrl Voice cover story. Today, world champion cat blogger Rich Juzwiak of Fourfour weighs in, so brilliantly that we believed in the internet again (again!) The whole thing is a must-read, but we have plucked out the highlights in deference to your ADD. If you only read one more bullet-pointed list about Ultragrrrl, let it be this one! More »

Gawker Photog Huge in the 'Voice'

Best Nightlife Photographer: I'm completely biased because he's one of my good friends, but that doesn't really stop other award givers, does it? It's my party, and Gawker's Nikola Tamindzic wins. His photos are beautiful mini-masterpieces that make everyone look better.

Thanks, Village Voice's Tricia Romano! All this in reaction to the Paper nightlife awards? Nikola has been walking on air all day long, his little toes a-twinklin'. You've made him the happiest boy on earth. More »

Blue States Ooze

Voice gadabout Tricia Romano takes on this new-fangled photoblogging phenomenon, which has More »

Lloyd Grove Has Always Depended on the Kindness of Strangers

From Tricia Romano's Fly Life column in the Village Voice: More »

No smoking means more cocaine

The Village Voice's Tricia Romano, out playing with the young and disaffected, chronicles the goings-on in the bathroom of a sleazy Lower East Side bar, post-Max Fish: "I nudged a friend: 'Break the law—chain smoke!' He did. The previous week he'd been there he asked for a cigarette from a guy in the bathroom, and was offered coke (no, not the soft drink). He demurred, but the next guy in line helped himself. With the door wide open. There is hope for this city after all." More »

Mission

Tricia Romano reports that Shine owner Nicholas Cohen and five others are opening a new bar/restaurant/lounge with two floors, a tapas menu, and an eclectic musical mix. "Mission" will be located at 217 Bowery across from Pioneer. Parker Posey is already inquiring about space for parties. More »