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May 19 | News
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With 36 saves, Henrik Lundqvist made it possible for the Rangers to once again stay in a game long enough for their offense to wake up. The alarm clock went off in the third period, and for the second time in three games this series, the Rangers won, 3-0,...
May 19 | News
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via Gothamist news
Because NBC may have totally Britta'd this one, check out today's end-of-day links: Dan Harmon disaster, adorable 911-dialing little girl, "Avengers" Union Square fist fight, bizarre bike racks, and the cutest kitteh. Don't forget to follow Gothamist on T...
May 19 | News
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via Gothamist news
Talk about crushed hoop dreams: A teenager from East New York is suing the city for "several millions" after breaking his knee while playing basketball on a supposedly faulty school court in 2010. [ more › ]...
May 19 | News
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My wife often remarks while we're walking around town how I seem to have a reminiscence or anecdote attached to virtually every other block. Having grown up here, I guess that shouldn't be all that surprising. I'm guessing it's the......
May 19 | News
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via Gothamist news
Chen Guangcheng is the blind Chinese dissident who was recently granted permission from the Chinese government to defect to the United States after a difficult bureaucratic battle. He will finally touch down on U.S. soil tonight, having left China with hi...
May 19 | News
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via Gothamist news
Sure, global warming might be destroying the environment one arctic glacier at a time, but what are a few dead baby seals in comparison to getting an extralong pre-summer weekend? Today, the Times reported that many city schools will be giving students tw...
May 19 | News
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via Gothamist news
Yesterday, the hipster capital of North America was under siege after someone called in a report of a suspicious package on Bedford Avenue between North Fourth and North Seventh Streets in Williamsburg. NYPD and FDNY descended on the area only to discove...
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May 18 | Movies
via The L magazine
via The L magazine
For Wes Anderson, even the smallest worlds are intricate, volatile, and melancholic, worthy of our exploration. As a result, the size of a particular universe matters less than the many clues populating its physical and emotional terrain.…
[ R...
May 18 | Movies
via The L magazine
via The L magazine
Battleship: Here's what you need to know about Battleship going in: at no point does any character cry "you sunk my battleship!" Here's another thing you need to know about Battleship going in: turn around and do not.…
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May 17 | Movies
via brooklyn vegan
via brooklyn vegan
E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial
The "Movies with a View" series returns in 2012 at Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn near the Brooklyn Bridge for two months of film under the stars and in front of that stellar view. This year's series runs Thursdays in July and August...
May 17 | Movies
via The L magazine
via The L magazine
Beginning this weekend, the Museum of the Moving Image presents the compleat feature films of Wes Anderson. Each will be preceded by a new video introduction from the man himself, as will Orson Welles's The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), which screens as p...
May 16 | Movies
via The L magazine
via The L magazine
On the blogspot site commemorating the 30th anniversary of Richmond, Virginia's weirdo alt-mag ThroTTle, novelist/archivist/webmaster Dale Brumfield IDs the following philosophy: “I have a theory that what truly makes a movie, a magazine, a piece of art o...
May 16 | Movies
via The village voice movies
via The village voice movies
During the late summer of 1910, a distraught Gustav Mahler journeyed to Holland to spend a single afternoon with a vacationing Sigmund Freud, and their onetime encounter serves as the departure point for this eccentric and expressionistic reverie on love,...
May 16 | Movies
via The village voice movies
via The village voice movies
Dustin Lance Black, scribe of J. Edgar and Milk, gets behind the camera for Virginia, a bonkers tragicomedy that blandly mocks the red-state family-values charade. The title character (a blond, drawling Jennifer Connelly) is a schizophrenic single mother ...
May 16 | Movies
via The village voice movies
via The village voice movies
Bizarre, off-putting, and finally demanding of rubberneck respect, this fish-tank indie never leaves a rather lovely duplex apartment, occupied by an unemployed Everyman (Brendan Fletcher) and his roommate, Jimmy (director Matt D'Elia). A bony, bearded ma...
Art
May 19 | Art
via Gothamist arts and events
via Gothamist arts and events
When The CW announced its fall lineup this past week, it confirmed it had picked up the series, The Carrie Diaries, based on Candace Bushnell's novel about Carrie Bradshaw's pre-Sex and the City life. We'll have to wait until January to see young Carrie t...
May 19 | Art
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via Gothamist arts and events
May 19 | Art
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via Gothamist arts and events
Today in Union Square, people are gathering to celebrate MCA Day, which will honor the late Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys. It seems that bandmate Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz was moved by the public outpouring-enough so that he is participating in the e...
May 19 | Art
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via Gothamist arts and events
May 18 | Art
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via Gothamist arts and events
This is by far the greatest video we've seen all week: Darth Vader haggling with a traffic cop over a parking ticket somewhere in Brooklyn. Is Darth Vader's authentic NY accent the best part? He put the ticket on the dashboard! Or is it when the stormtroo...
May 18 | Art
via Gothamist arts and events
via Gothamist arts and events
We've been teased for months now, and now we finally get the whole Murray: below, you can watch the trailer for the upcoming film Hyde Park On The Hudson, which stars Bill Murray as President Franklin Delano Romanowski Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The film ...
May 18 | Art
via Gothamist arts and events
via Gothamist arts and events
Have you been told by friends, family, and grumbling strangers as they rolled their eyes at you entering an artisinal mayo shop that you look like a "hipster"? Do you gaze into the mirror combing your long ombre-toned locks, rub Kiehl's lotion into your t...
Music
May 20 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
photos by Chris La Putt
If you're going to GoogaMooga on Sunday, you might want to eat and drink before you get there. More pictures from Saturday below...
Continue reading "GoogaMooga day 1 in pics (Roots, UMO, Aziz, James Murphy, food, LONG LINES, Ma...
May 19 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
"At the request of Bill Ward, through his attorney, so as to not give the public the wrong impression about his involvement in the current Black Sabbath lineup, we have temporarily removed Bill Ward's images from the main pages of the blacksabbath.com of...
May 19 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
sorry for the somewhat abbreviated, late and linkless post today...
Damien Jurado @ SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)
today in NYC
NYC Popfest
Bamboozle
GoogaMooga
Electric Daisy Carnival
Darlene Love @ Joe's Pub
The Twelves, JDH & Dave P @ LPR
...
May 19 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
I feel sad to see the Sabbath reunion becoming a bit of a soap opera on the internet. It has been a very tough year for us as a band, having announced our reunion plans, only for Tony to be diagnosed with lymphoma, leaving us no choice but to postpone the...
May 18 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
The story is below...
Continue reading "Van Halen getting along fine, dates to be rescheduled" at brooklynvegan...
May 18 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
Chavez @ ATP 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
today in NYC
* Internet Week
* Brooklyn Folk Fest
* Yarn/Wire @ The Stone
* Paul Weller @ Best Buy Theater
* Brooklyn Youth Chorus @ Roulette
* Seapony, Field Mouse @ Littlefield
* Kaiser Cartel @ Rockw...
May 18 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
by Bill Pearis
Comet Gain
Here's the second part of the NYC Popfest 2012 preview. For info on tonight's show at Knitting Factory can read part one here.
SATURDAY, MAY 19
Outerhope
There's a free show at Spike Hill with Sweden's rough-and-tumble Lisa Bou...
May 18 | Music
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via brooklyn vegan
The Beach Boys are still making their way around the world on their 50th Anniversary tour, which hit NYC for two Beacon Theater shows earlier this month and another NYC-area show at Westchester County Center this past Tuesday (5/15). They're in Atlantic C...
Food
May 19 | Food
via Gothamist food
via Gothamist food
A.O. Scott, the NY Times' film critic, is generally a pretty even-tempered guy, except when it comes to certain blockbusters. But when it comes to huge, weekend-long food-and-music festivals at Prospect Park, Scott says this: "hey #GoogaMooga: EAT ME!" [ ...
May 19 | Food
via Gothamist food
via Gothamist food
Looks like you can add pyrogies, borscht and babka to this weekend's mid-May food fetes: the East Village's St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church is hosting its annual Ukrainian Festival, a smorgasbord of Ukrainian food, music and dance. The festival kicke...
May 19 | Food
via Gothamist food
via Gothamist food
After months of anticipation and preparation, the Great GoogaMooga is officially underway! And already, Twitter is overflowing with people complaining about epic beers lines, and a broken scanner system. As one colleague mentioned, standing on line is wha...
May 19 | Food
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via Gothamist food
May 18 | Food
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via Gothamist food
We already gave you ten tempting items that will help you stretch your waistline at the Great GoogaMooga tomorrow, but what if you're not looking to put on a few pounds to fill out that swimsuit? Enter: Wooly's Ice. The low-calorie shaved ice creators (Da...
May 18 | Food
via Gothamist food
via Gothamist food
Gothamist publisher Jake Dobkin is blowing the cover on this whole overhyped PokPok "Beer Slushie." Here is his exclusive report: [ more › ]...
May 18 | Food
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via Gothamist food
The Rockaway Beach food vendors are open for business starting tomorrow! [ more › ]...
Fashion
May 17 | Fashion
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via Bergdorf Goodman
People who fall for visvim fall hard. They track the movements and inspiration of Hiroki Nakamura, the design maestro and genuinely fantastic gentleman who oversees the visvim mojo. He’s based in Tokyo, but spends time in New York and his sensibility is e...
May 17 | Fashion
via New York Girl Style
via New York Girl Style
Karl Lagerfeld, designer for Chanel, has done it again with the 2013 Cruise Collection. This popular and playful presentation was so powerful it was able to stand out against the Versailles gardens used for the location. With the sun shinning … Cont...
May 17 | Fashion
via New York Girl Style
via New York Girl Style
Charlize Theron is the cover girl for the Instyle Magazine June edition. This natural blonde beauty has been gracing red carpets and movie screens for some time now and is the perfect choice for this cover. Charlize confidence is overwhelming … Cont...
May 17 | Fashion
via New York Girl Style
via New York Girl Style
The Gap summer collection is vibrant, chic and totally affordable. It is comprised of simple pieces in bright colors and fashion forward patterns. From chic sundresses to funky v-neck tee shirts there is something in the collection that compliments every ...
May 17 | Fashion
via New York Girl Style
via New York Girl Style
Through the years, Ray-Ban has introduced fashionistas like Vanessa Hudgens to a variety of different shaped glasses. From rock-n-roll aviators to classic Audrey Hepburn cat-eyes, Ray-Ban has designed a pair to best represent your style. Through their inn...
May 17 | Fashion
via New York Girl Style
via New York Girl Style
H&M has come out with a divine line of eveningwear that is absolutely stunning. Even better, this gorgeous evening wear line is eco-friendly. The line has pieces that are bright colored, fun patterned, and greatly shaped. There is something for every ...
May 17 | Fashion
via New York Girl Style
via New York Girl Style
TV personality, Executive Producer of E!'s "Fashion Police," and "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?" co-host Melissa Rivers has turned clothing designer. She decided to team up with online retailer giant Zappos and is the first celebrity to co-brand fo...
May 17 | Fashion
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via Bergdorf Goodman
May is Melanoma Awareness month and we want to help keep you safe! Achieve a safe, bronzey glow with Guerlain Terracotta Spray (212 872 2734). Apply directly to skin and blend for a natural touch of color. Be Social: Friend Melanoma Research Alliance Foll...
Books
May 18 | Books
via The L magazine
via The L magazine
After you’ve gorged yourself irresponsibly at the Great Googa Mooga this Saturday, you’ll need a little movement and, of course, a lot of drinking to help burn away that food festival pot belly you’ve acquired (Drinking does that, right?). The Brooklyn Li...
May 17 | Books
via The NY Review of Books
via The NY Review of Books
Jared Diamond
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson
Gary Knight/VII
Women in Darfur returning from Kutum market to the Fata Borno camp for internally di...
May 17 | Books
via The NY Review of Books
via The NY Review of Books
David Shulman
The Crisis of Zionism
by Peter Beinart
Benjamin Netanyahu; drawing by Pancho
Even apart from the disastrous political consequences of current Israeli policy, it is critical to recognize that what goes o...
May 17 | Books
via The NY Review of Books
via The NY Review of Books
Jeff Madrick
CNBC
German Chancellor Angela Merkel during an interview in Berlin, March 16, 2012
The announcement Wednesday by Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, that her nation is ready to discuss economic stimulus to keep Greece in the eurozone...
May 17 | Books
via The L magazine
via The L magazine
It's that time again. Last week, The L launched Literary Upstart, its annual short fiction competition extravaganza, at the Wythe Hotel, where five readers duked it out in front of our panel of judges, featuring the New Yorker's Ben Greenman, Cal Morgan (...
May 17 | Books
via The NY Review of Books
via The NY Review of Books
Larry Rohter
To the Editors:
As someone who often traveled and worked with the late Nicolas Reynard in the Amazon for weeks at a time, I imagine that he would have been amused to find himself described in John Terborgh’s essay “Out of Contact” [NYR, Ap...
May 17 | Books
via The NY Review of Books
via The NY Review of Books
Paul R. Billings and Hyman Gross
To the Editors:
Richard Lewontin, in his review of DNA uses in forensics [“Let the DNA Fit the Crime,” NYR, February 23], correctly notes that the position of experts including his own has evolved as the testing improve...
May 17 | Books
via The NY Review of Books
via The NY Review of Books
Robert R. Holzer, reply by Charles Rosen
To the Editors:
Charles Rosen’s thought-provoking essay “Freedom and Art” [NYR, May 10] contains a small error of fact. He writes, “Mozart sets this [the passage in Don Giovanni’s first-act finale in which the t...
