Apr 10th, 2008 · With the Macarena long past, a European dance craze is set to invade U.S. shores. The Tecktonik began just outside Paris, and is spreading to nightclubs and onto the streets across Europe.
Jan 1st, 2009 · At least 61 people were killed and more than 200 injured after they tried to flee what swiftly became a charred, gutted ruin in a glitzy Bangkok entertainment area. The Santika Club, popular with young, affluent Thais as well as tourists and expatriates, had been packed with about 1,000 celebrants.
Dec 25th, 2008 · Singer and actress Eartha Kitt has died of colon cancer. She was 81. Kitt, who was ostracized as a child in South Carolina because of her mixed-race heritage, got her start in show business as a dancer and vocalist, and earned early international notice as a featured singer in a Paris nightclub.
Dec 4th, 2008 · N.Y. Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress accidentally shot himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub last weekend. His future with the team is in jeopardy, and he's looking down the barrel of two weapons charges. But the incident may be rooted in a string of violent attacks on NFL players.
Aug 12th, 2008 · In West Harlem, there's a small and very dense community of immigrants from Senegal. A strip of about five blocks is jammed with restaurants, nightclubs and shops. For the residents, Little Senegal provides a much-needed taste of home.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · Named after the Dutch artist M.C. Escher, the up-and-coming group has both taken up residency at Lincoln Center and performed with singers in nightclubs. Hear the Escher String Quartet christen WNYC's new studios with a Dvorak classic and a world premiere.
Jul 17th, 2008 · The Doorman offers a genial take on the absurdities of the velvet-rope culture, in the process gently lampooning the nightclub set. Bob Mondello calls the titular gatekeeper a "hilariously preposterous movie creature."
Jul 3rd, 2008 · The Disney World theme park in Orlando, Florida just announced it will close the six nightclubs in Pleasure Island — which has bars and nightclubs for adults, after the kids are put to bed. But the grown-ups aren't taking the news sitting down.