Nyc Culture

The Thinnest Blue Line - Valiant Officers Who Protect Citizens From Their Own

Jerry Ashton | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Civil Liberties, Civil Disobedience, Police, New York Cops, Nyc Culture, Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street Eviction, Civil Rights, Occupy Wall Street Arrests, Occupy Movement, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, Nyc, Occupy Wall Street Protesters, Occupy Wall Street, Ows, Occupy, #Occupywallstreet, New York Police Department, Cops, New York News
Jerry Ashton

Is Ray Lewis a renegade, or does he embody the characteristics of the "true American" that people think about when we picture "common" people in history who have stood up against powerful forces?

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The Cultural Capital of Everywhere

Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Nyc Culture, New York Culture, Big Apple, New York City, Culture, New York Art, Lincoln Center, Broadway, Broadway Musicals, Culture News
Kurt Ellenberger

As a repository of great music, dance, and art, New York has no equal. As a cultural capital, it has been replaced by something even more chaotic, anarchic, diverse, open, disgusting, and accessible by more people than any city could ever be: the Internet.

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The Good, the Bad and the Overbearing

Rob Taub | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Dealing With Bullies, Nyc Culture, Control Freaks, Bullies, New York Buses, Dogs, Mental Health, Anger Management, Dealing, Difficult People, Handle Difficult People, Emotional Intelligence, Dealing Difficult People, Healthy Living News
Rob Taub

I have always attracted bullies and overbearing people, maybe because I've never been afraid to do battle with them. I ride buses in New York City on a daily basis, and it seems to be a setting that attracts overbearing people, perhaps because everyone is trapped with them.

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You Are a Rock Star, Old Lady

Misha Lyuve | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Upper West Side, Aging, Personal Transformation, Nyc, Uws, Personal Growth, Transformation, Nyc Culture, New York City, Culture News
Misha Lyuve

Thank you for allowing me to appreciate the efforts people around me make to live their lives and push their walkers; how those efforts vary in size and scope; how they are not always seen and, if seen, not always noticed and, if noticed, not always acknowledged.

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2012 Rendez-Vous With French Cinema: A Preview

Farihah Zaman | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Kitty Genovese, Mathieu Amalric, Lucas Belvaux, French Film, 38 Witnesses, Lincoln Center, Film Society of Lincoln Center, French, Nyc Culture, Delicacy, Farewell My Queen, Film, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Rendez-Vous With French Cinema, Movies, Cinema, Daniel Auteuil, Nyc, Benoit Jacquot, Americano, The Well Diggers Daughter, The Screen Illusion, Andre Techine, Unforgivable, Slidepollajax, Mathieu Demy, Zarafa, French Films, French Movies, Entertainment News
Farihah Zaman

2012-03-02-Screenshot20120302at3.54.21PM.jpgIf you can't take advantage of the festival's NYC-based screenings, many of these films have a good shot at being picked up for U.S. theatrical and online distribution.

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Startup Survival Guide: Maslow's Pyramid Revised

Steve Rosenbaum | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Startups, Nyc Culture, magnify.net, Steven Rosenbaum, Steve Rosenbaum, Small Business America, Technology News
Steve Rosenbaum

For as long as I can remember, anyone with a passion for building a tech company from the ground up would have to head west. Silicon Valley was where the money, talent, and exits were. But what do startup founders really need?

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Brooklyn Photographer Zooms In On Bicyclists

Turnstyle | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Photography, Art, Lifestyle, Nyc, New York, Arts News, Dmitry Gudkov, Brooklyn, Green, Nyc Culture, Nyc Art, Brooklyn New York, #BikeNYC, Nyc Around, Life, New York News
Turnstyle

Photo Credit: Dmitry Gudkov/Turnstyle "This is Sheryl and her Hello Kitty beach cruiser," says #BikeNYC blogger Dmitry Gudkov. SEE MORE PHOTOS>> Or...

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Food Truck Wine Pairings

Snooth | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Food Trends, snooth.com, Nyc, Wine Pairings, Food, Nyc Culture, Wine, Snooth, Food Trucks, Slidepollajax, Food News
Snooth

The food truck craze is only growing in size and popularity across the country, so how to differentiate yourself among the mobile pack? Well, introduc...

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Manhattan Cocktail Classic Aftermath

Gastronomista | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manhattan Cocktail Classic, Cocktails, Event, Nyc, Mcc, Gala, Campari, Nyc Culture, Whiskey, Food News
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.

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Dancing? Beekeeping? Tell Us About Your Favorite Classes In The City

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Culture, Best Class in Nyc, Nyc, Classes, Free Classes, Things to Do in NYC, NY Around Town, Workshops, NY Events, New York News

New York is a city full of experts. Many of these experts teach classes, from the useful to the arcane, all trades and skills are represented in New Y...

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WATCH: Penn Station Turns 100

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Culture, Penn-Station, New York News, New York City Culture, NY Culture, Penn Station, New York News

Penn Station turned the ripe old age of 100 a few weeks ago and BBC News put together a lovely video in honor of the architectural gem -- or rather, i...

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PHOTOS: Awesome Decal Costumes For Taxi Figures

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City Cabs, Nyc Culture, Nyc Cabs, New York Cabs, Slidepollajax, Tailor, NY Culture, New York News

Next time you're faced with a street full of cabs, take a closer look at their side doors. Notice the lonely black and yellow stick figure blankly sta...

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The Same 100 People

Howard Kissel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Harnick, 100 People, Sammy Davis Jr, Fiorello LaGuardia, New York, Champion, Fiddler on the Roof, Bock, Fiorello, Nyc Culture, Marge, Sunrise Sunset, New York News
Howard Kissel

It is often said that there are only one hundred people in New York. Meaning in any field you inhabit, there seem to be no more than one hundred people that you run into all the time.

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WATCH: East Village Radio Show 'Chances With Wolves'

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: East Village, NY Culture, Radio, Nyc Culture, Chances With Wolves, Radio Show, East Village Radio, New York City Culture, New York News

DJs and childhood friends, Kenan Juska, Kray and Mikey Palms, AKA Chances With Wolves, have a show on East Village Radio with cool premise. Their sho...

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This Week's NYC Arts Agenda

WNYC Culture | Carolina A. Miranda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Art Galleries, Gallery Opening, Nyc Culture, Art Galleries, New York City Culture, The Arts, NY Culture, New York Art, New York News

A car deconstructed and then reconstructed in TriBeCa, an alternative arts space from the '70s gets a tribute in Chelsea and hundreds of artist postca...

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Big Budget Broadway Bullied Cherry Lane Theater To Close

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cherry Lane Theatre, NY Culture, Samuel Beckett, Nyc Culture, Greenwich Village, New York Theater, New York News, New York City Culture, New York News

The New York Times is reporting that Greenwich Village is losing another longtime institution, the Cherry Lane Theater. The building at 38 Commerce St...

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Whitney 'Downtown' Museum Plans Revealed (PICTURES)

The Huffington Post | Grace Green | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renzo Piano, NY Culture, Nyc Culture, New Whitney Museum, High Line, New York News, High Line Park, Whitney Museum, New York News

The Whitney Museum of American Art has revealed plans for its new downtown museum, set to break ground on May 24th, 2011. The 200,000-square-foot bui...

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PHOTOS: Masked Activists At Smithsonian Censorship Protest

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Fire in My Belly, NY Culture, Protest, Slidepollajax, David Wojnarowicz Art, Nyc Culture, Artist David Wojnarowicz, New York News, New York City Culture, Censorship, David Wojnarowicz, New York News

The protest over the National Portrait Gallery's censorship of the controversial piece "A Fire In My Belly" by David Wojnarowicz, was attended by over...

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Saving Jazz: The Mission Of Adam Schatz

Ben Lear | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc, Jazz, Activism, Brooklyn, Arts, Nyc Culture, New Jazz, Music, New Music, New York City, New York, Video, Arts News
Ben Lear

It is truly unfair that the enormous attention we place on jazz's glorious past shapes our view of its present as being less popular and inferior by comparison, when this isn't the case at all.

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Jimmy Fallon's Salute To Broadway

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, Nyc Culture, Broadway, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Fallon Broadway, New York News

NEW YORK — Jimmy Fallon is tapping the power of Broadway this week. The talk show host will be introducing a different musical act every night ...

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John Lennon Tribute Concert Planned At Beacon Theatre

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Culture, Nyc Events, John Lennon, Beacon Theatre, John Lennon Tribute Concert, New York News

NEW YORK — John Lennon's 70th birthday is Oct. 9, but the celebrations will go on after that. An all-star benefit concert in honor of the forme...

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Shattered Glass, Rethinking the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil Collection

Susan Segal | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americas Society, Art, Mexico City, Latin America, Mexico, Diego Rivera, Pablo Picasso, New York, New York City, Art Exhibitions, Slidepollajax, Violence, Nyc Culture, Mexican Revolution, Mexican Art, Nyc Galleries, New York News
Susan Segal

Shattered Glass, Rethinking the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil Collection, treats New Yorkers to an exclusive look into Post-Revolution artworks that touches upon identity, life, death and the history of Mexico.

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NEW YORK: Can't-Miss Gallery Openings This Week

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Art Galleries, Nyc Events, Nyc Culture, Artists, Art Galleries, New York City, New York, Chelsea Art, Art Gallery, Art, Art News, Nyc, Lower East Side, New York Art Openings, New York City-New York, New York Art, Arts News
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Metropolitan Opera RACKING UP Expenses

New York Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nyc Culture, Metropolitan Opera, Opera, Peter Gelb, Metropolitan Opera House, New York News

Opera lovers are buzzing that the enormous cost of the upcoming productions of Wagner's "Ring Cycle" could bankrupt the Metropolitan Opera, which ran ...

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NEW YORK GALLERY EXHIBITS: Openings This Week

ARTINFO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York-New York, New York Art Galleries, Nyc Events, Nyc Culture, Nyc Art, Artists, Art Galleries, New York City, Chelsea Art, New York, Art Gallery, Art, Art News, NY Events, Nyc, New York Art Openings, NY Culture, New York City-New York, New York Art, Arts News
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