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Happy Birthday, 'Rent'!

Posted 04.29.2013 | Arts

Jonathan Larson's iconic rock musical "Rent" premiered on Broadway 17 years ago today, introducing musical theater nerds everywhere to life in downtow...

An SOS to NBC: Save Our Smash

Ben Lerner | Posted 04.23.2013 | TV
Ben Lerner

Saturday's episode of Smash, titled "Opening Night," showcased the premiere of Bombshell. Our beloved Marilyn musical has finally opened on Broadway and it's a glorious accomplishment for all parties involved.

Why Rent? Off the Grid in a Mobile Home on the Alaskan Frontier

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 04.22.2013 | Green
AlaskaDispatch.com

On a sunny day in Anchorage, a compact and time-battered RV rests at a pullout alongside Chester Creek in midtown. Perhaps it's a harbinger of summert...

LOOK: 10 Most Horrifying Things Landlords Have Done

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.14.2013 | Business

First of all, just the word is off-putting: landlord. Many of us urban-dwellers don't have any land. And the person who charges above market rate for ...

Is Being Single More Expensive?

LearnVest | Posted 03.27.2013 | Women
LearnVest

While nowadays, everyone buzzes about how expensive weddings can be, it turns out the price tag on one's nuptials is a mere pittance compared to the cost of remaining single.

The Reality of Hard Times

Dori Hartley | Posted 05.13.2013 | Impact
Dori Hartley

Somewhere between abject poverty and those who can afford to go out to dinner (or lunch, or breakfast), there's an invisible little segment of society called, We Who Are Very Broke.

Oscar's Musical Hypocrisy -- Why Awards Show's Emphasis Is Misplaced

Dan Mirvish | Posted 04.27.2013 | Entertainment
Dan Mirvish

It's very nice that Oscars made a special tribute to movie musicals. The only problem is that not a single one of the musicals honored (Chicago, Dreamgirls, Les Miz) was ever eligible for Oscar's own category of "Best Original Musical."

Why Carrie Is 'One Of Us'

Nathan Blansett | Posted 03.22.2013 | Teen
Nathan Blansett

My life, I've come to realize, is a cliché. I'm a small town boy who wants to make it in New York as some sort of a writer. It's humiliating to even write that.

The Looming Crisis

Reuters | Posted 09.04.2012 | Home

By Michelle Conlin and Melanie Hicken July 5 (Reuters) - One night last spring, David Hall returned home to his studio...

Goodbye, 'Rent'

AP | Posted 07.03.2012 | Home

NEW YORK -- An off-Broadway revival of "Rent" that opened three years after the original show tearfully closed up shop on Broadway has now lost its le...

Get Help Paying Your Rent

USA.gov | Posted 08.25.2012 | Home
USA.gov

If you’re struggling to make your rent payments, you may be able to find assistance from your local Housing and Urban Development (HUD) office. ...

The Etymology of Riffing, or, Why 'American Idol' Is Missing the Point

Ben Toth | Posted 08.12.2012 | Home
Ben Toth

Riffing had its roots in rhythm and blues. There was so much pain in this music that the melody just wouldn't do. But this is not what we hear in contemporary music. It's almost a competition to see who can do the most riffs, the fastest, the highest and the loudest.

Oil Boom Pushing 'Stressed Out' Residents Of Town To Move Away

AP | JAMES MacPHERSON | Posted 07.22.2012 | Business

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Oil has brought enormous economic prosperity to the busiest city in North Dakota's booming oil patch but also has exacerbated ...

Rent and Tick, Tick... Boom Rock Out Chicago (Well, Almost...)

Robert Bullen | Posted 07.09.2012 | Chicago
Robert Bullen

It's a Jonathan Larson summer in Chicago. Currently, the genre-defining musical theatre composer is receiving productions of his two major shows by a trio of distinguished local theatre companies.

You're Never too Old for Love

Laverne H. Bardy | Posted 06.15.2012 | Fifty
Laverne H. Bardy

We met online. He was from West Virginia; I'm from New Jersey. He was looking for Happily Ever After. I was looking for something to do Saturday nights.

Renting? Think Again

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.04.2012 | Home

If you're trying to save money, you may want to consider buying a home. As contradictory as that may sound, renting cost 15 percent more than ownin...

Owning A Home Cheaper Than Renting One

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.23.2012 | Home

Despite very low prices, many Americans can't or don't want to buy houses. Instead we're paying ever-higher rents and watching as housing prices fa...

In These Cities, The Rent Really Is Too Damn High

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale | Posted 03.21.2012 | Business

From 24/7 Wall St.: The homeownership rate dropped to 66 percent of all households in the fourth quarter of 2011 — the lowest rate in over a decade....

Never Too Old To Get An Allowance From Mom And Dad

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 03.20.2012 | Home

Living at home, doing chores and getting a regular allowance. Not much has changed since middle school--except that this describes nearly 20 percent o...

Does America Have Enough to Pay Rent?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.15.2012 | Impact
Joel John Roberts

What does it mean to have to pay a larger percentage of your household budget toward keeping a roof over your family's head? Less money for other essentials like medical costs and food.

Renters: Screwed Again

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.01.2012 | Home

Renters are getting squeezed. Even as home prices continue to fall, not many can afford to buy a house. Rents in major cities across the country ro...

Astoria Characters: The Good-Bye Guy

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 04.29.2012 | New York
Nancy Ruhling

Tom Park has spent his career in the dry-cleaning business, and he lost a shop once before. But he's 49 now, and he didn't see this one coming.

The Rent Is Too Damn High In Every State In America

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.17.2012 | Business

The poorest people in America are running out of places to live. In every state in the country, there are people looking for cheap rental housing -...

Rents Fell Last Year, But In Many Cities Still 'Too Damn High'

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 02.09.2012 | Business

Rents fell across the United States last year, but landlords got choosier. Overall average rent in the U.S. dropped to $820 in the fourth quarter ...

An Open Letter to America

Trisha Ocona Francis | Posted 04.03.2012 | Business
Trisha Ocona Francis

Why did the banks get billions of dollars in a bailout when many failed, but as a working, tax-paying citizen, my cries were left on deaf ears? How do I get out and become free again? I know everything is a risk including homeownership, and it comes with a lot of sacrifice.