Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac, Queens "Recluse"
Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac, Queens "Recluse"
If Jack Kerouac were still alive, he’d be turning 88 today! The author and voice of the Beats made his way all over New York City during his lifetime (the Columbia Spectator just visited some of his old urban haunts)—but his life in Queens was never really well documented, even though he...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
CPSC Issue Sling Warning For Babies Under 4 Months
CPSC Issue Sling Warning For Babies Under 4 Months
From the CSPC site The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a warning about infant slings today. The agency noted that babies under the age of four months do not have have much neck control, so they may suffocate from while in the sling. The sling-style carriers are popular, because they allow...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Would You Pay $225 for 12 Hours of Theater?
Would You Pay $225 for 12 Hours of Theater?
Hey, who’s up for a 12 hour theatrical adaptation of a bleak Dostoevsky novel, in Italian with English supertitles? A lot of people, apparently, if the Times’s hype-tastic article about a forthcoming production of The Demons is to be believed. It will be staged on Governors Island just twice...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Week in Rock: High Violet
Week in Rock: High Violet
          The National Return As we hinted last week , the National played the first of two “secret” shows last night at the Bell House in Gowanus as a warm-up for their upcoming tour behind new album High Violet . The band played an 18-song set for the cramped,...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Weekend Movie Forecast: Green Zone Vs. Exploding Girl
Weekend Movie Forecast: Green Zone Vs. Exploding Girl
                    Click on the film stills for more details and reviews on this week’s new releases and repertory screenings, which include: Green Zone, The Exploding Girl, Remember Me, Our Family Wedding, She’s Out of My League, Stolen,...
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Posted by in New York on 03 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Naked Guy Joins Naked Gal in Village Gallery Window
Naked Guy Joins Naked Gal in Village Gallery Window
You may recall that last month an exhibit at a small West Village gallery was shut down by the NYPD because the show featured a nude woman standing in the gallery window. (She was holding a jar of human testicles, by the way, but more on that later.) The NYCLU and famed civil rights lawyer Ron Kuby...
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Posted by in New York on 03 10th, 2010 | No Comments
The Mad Men Get Barbie Treatment
The Mad Men Get Barbie Treatment
When Mad Men comes back on the air in July, you’ll be able to buy your own Barbie versions of Joan Holloway , Don Draper, Betty Draper and Roger Sterling (somehow Peggy got left out of the plastic party—though you can see her in this alt version ). Mattel is marketing the dolls for adults...
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Posted by in New York on 03 8th, 2010 | No Comments
List Alert: NY Mag, Crain’s and the Daily News
List Alert: NY Mag, Crain’s and the Daily News
Everybody loves lists , right? In that spirit, here’s your list alert: New York has its annual “Best of NY” issue out this week, and you can see it all online, and check in on their picks for things such as best tasting menus , best sober activities , and best repair specialists ....
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Posted by in New York on 03 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Oscars 2010: Remembering John Hughes And More
Oscars 2010: Remembering John Hughes And More
              LAist is liveblogging the Oscars , but a couple notes: Neil Patrick Harris did a Vegas style show number to kick things off—perhaps the producers wanted him to add some magic, given his great work as host of the Tonys and Emmys. Steve Martin and...
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Posted by in New York on 03 7th, 2010 | No Comments
Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref A Sign of NBC’s Desperation?
Seinfeld’s The Marriage Ref A Sign of NBC’s Desperation?
After the Leno-Conan disaster and the Black History Month menu NBC was reportedly so happy to see Jerry Seinfeld show up at the office, it didn’t even care what he was pitching. “If you know the Yiddish term kvelling , that’s what the executives were doing. They were rejoicing. Jerry’s...
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