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The Secret of Her Success: You Cain’t Say ‘No’ to Shirley Jones
Till there was her: Shirley Jones returns to the supper club circuit. (Photo by Stephen Sorokoff) A warming thaw has arrived at the Café Carlyle just in time to melt the ice on the curb. It is called...
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Paris, Je T’Aime: An Aging Couple Sparkles in the City of Lights
im Broadbent and Lindsay Duncan on a romantic Parisian getaway in Le Week-End. Even senior citizens, if they’ve done any living at all, know the meaning of love on the rocks. In the British film Le...
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Jason Bateman Stars in His Directorial Debut, a Lewd Spelling Bee Adventure
Rohan Chand, left,and Jason Bateman in Bad Words. It’s good to see Jason Bateman in something offbeat and worthwhile, like Juno and Disconnect, instead of the stupid trash he’s usually attracted to,...
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Pharma Con: A Pill-Popping Pharmacist Gets Tangled Up In Crime
Olivia Wilde seduces Sam Rockwell in Better Living Through Chemistry. The motto of a droll but generic little black comedy called Better Living Through Chemistry is: “Don’t get high … on your supply.”...
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‘Quirky’ Precinct Distributes Fake Jaywalking Summonses in Brooklyn
To be fair, this guy is practically begging the NYPD to mess with him.(Photo: Fling93/Flickr) At least jaywalkers aren't being stopped and frisked (yet). As part of an ongoing effort to reduce traffic...
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‘The Free Alcohol Certainly Helps’: Has FSG Found the Cure to Boring Readings?
Jeff VanderMeer, Starlee Kine and Sam Axelrod at the FSG Originals reading series. There’s a reason more people want to go to gallery openings than readings: free drinks. And another thing: They can...
View ArticleCuomo Says Charters, Not Pre-K, Will ‘Be the Main Educational Issue’ in Budget
Universal prekindergarten? That debate is so yesterday’s news, according to the governor. In a radio interview today, Andrew Cuomo repeatedly glossed over the high-profile debate over pre-K funding–an...
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Helena Christensen Wears Francis Bacon Nail Polish, and Other Things We...
Helena Christensen. (Courtesy Patrick McMullan) “I’m just going to put this right on my face,” supermodel Helena Christensen said to The Transom, wielding a plastic cup of red wine, by way of greeting...
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‘Esquire’ Editor Offers to Improve ‘Girls’ By Killing Characters With Cartoon...
Right before they are all horribly murdered by a cartoon gun. (HBO) You know how some people try to be edgy with their comedy, and sometimes it's not even worth mentioning because Ugh, Who Cares; The...
View ArticleCiti Habitats Moving on Up in Noho
Citi Habitats is moving its Noho office from a storefront location to a fifth-floor space. The residential real estate brokerage has signed a lease for 6,189 square feet on the fifth floor at 665...
View ArticleDe Blasio Urges New Yorkers to Report Gas Smells Immediately After Harlem Blast
In the wake of yesterday’s massive East Harlem explosion, Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers should call 311 or ConEd immediately if they smell gas. The cause of yesterday’s explosion, which...
View ArticleHere Are the 8 Most Heartwarming Applications of 3D Printing
There’s no doubt 3D printing’s been used to make some pretty trivial things, including (but certainly not limited to) poop replicas and disposable underwear. Read More
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Clubber Beats Man With Cast in Bathroom Brawl
It's also a great place to light things on fire. (Photo: Bounce Sporting Club/Facebook) You would think it would be impossible to lose a bar fight to a man with a broken hand. But that innocent-looking...
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Gramercy Owners Take Up (Legal) Arms Against DOT Over Bus Stop Expansion
(flickr, Mark Morgan) At least since Robert Moses capitulated to the demands of the robber barons and their estates—at the considerable expense of Long Island farmers—in routing the Northern State...
View Article‘The Mayor Eats Food’: Bill de Blasio’s Job, According to Schoolchildren
Bill de Blasio today visited a prekindergarten program in Sunnyside, Queens, where he learned all kinds of interesting, increasingly cute things, according to a pool report from the event. “Who is the...
View ArticleMayor and Speaker Fill Their Ranks With El Diario Alums
While El Diario La Prensa, the venerable 101-year-old Spanish-language newspaper, has reportedly grappled with shrinking circulation and internal strife, the self-proclaimed “champion of the Hispanics”...
View ArticleGlass Loves Iggy and Patti Smith Praises the Year of the Horse at Tibet House...
The crowd at Carnegie Hall doesn’t usually get more diverse than it did Tuesday night, where a benefit concert for Tibet House assembled bros, lady bros, bridge and tunneler parents, and people like a...
View ArticleBloomberg Slams Minimum Wage Hike, Says He Doesn’t Miss Old Gig a Bit
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently sat down with Katie Couric for his first extended interview since leaving office, and claimed he’s not missing City Hall all that much. “I literally don’t think...
View ArticleSorry, You Are Not Like Any of the TV Characters
Take a moment: look at your life, look at your choices. You are not Rust Cohle just because you spend all your time watching Rust Cohle. Frank Underwood isn't influencing your decision to play...
View ArticleCuomo Doesn’t Want to Earmark Pre-K Cash for New York City
Gov. Andrew Cuomo remained noncommittal today about the State Senate’s plan to allot $540 million to the city to fund universal prekindergarten and after-school programs, telling reporters that Mayor...
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