Sunday, July 4, 2010

The Declaration of Independence of The United States of America: July 4, 1776

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The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the...
Saturday, July 3, 2010

July 3, 1971

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The grave of Jim Morrison, Pere Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France James Douglas Morrison , December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971 The last Doors ...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Adam's Rib: Women Artists Contemplate Religion at LES FusionArts Museum

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FusionArts Museum on the Lower East Side has two new exhibitions. In the main gallery, Adam's Rib , features 14 accomplished women arti...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Hey, No Place Cooler -- Brooklyn Public Library

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Back in the day, as a Brooklyn kid during the sweltering summer months, before I was shackled to this life of endless, if (arguably) ennobli...
Sunday, June 27, 2010

Coney Island: Blue Vistas of a Summer Day

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photos by Brooklyn Beat/TN Visiting Coney Island for a stroll early in the spring, it was still hard to tell where the "old" Cone...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Andy Warhol: The Last Decade @ The Brooklyn Museum

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Self-Portrait, 1986 I saw Andy Warhol one time. I was a student at NYU in the 1970s, killing time between classes. Walking down University ...
Friday, June 11, 2010

That Was the Week That Was (or at least 5 days of it)

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This has been a crazy week. Started with a quick turn at Jury Duty in the not luxe but definitely improved criminal/family court at 320 Jay ...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Tempest in a Gimlet Glass: Brooklyn Blogfest 5 - Aftermath

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The sh*tstorm over Brooklyn Blogfest 5's inclusion of a brand name alcoholic beverage maker and a famous film director who is shilling f...
Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Absolutely Brooklyn: Blogfest 5

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The scene from the floor of Brooklyn Blogfest 5 at the Brooklyn Lyceum Poet Lemon Andersen toasting stoops and the Borough of Kings in all...
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Brooklyn Blogfest Tonight

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Like the swallows returning to Capistrano, if it is spring it must be time for Louise Crawford's annual Brooklyn Blogfest. Once again, ...
Saturday, June 5, 2010

Art Sprouts on Third Avenue in Bay Ridge: The Art Room

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Leigh Jewel Holliday welcomes young artists at the Art Room Marty Markowitz's office proclaims Brooklyn Art Room Day.      Justin ...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

"I'm Smart!" - John Cazale's Brief Career and Legendary Performances in 5 Films that Helped Define the 1970s

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John Cazale as Sal in "Dog Day Afternoon"   John Cazale and Meryl Streep                                                         ...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Coda: Louise Bourgeois, Visionary and Influential Artist, Dies in Manhattan at 98

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Louise Bourgeois in her Brooklyn studio on Dean Street Louise Bourgeois, the French-born American artist who gained fame only late in a lon...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Stickey Wicket on East 16th Street

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The objective of each team is to score more runs than the other team and to completely dismiss the other team. In one form of cricket, winni...
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Coda: Reflection on "The Lindsay Era" in NYC (aka "Fun City")

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 --Lindsay Campaign Sticker It was a return to another era in NYC politics at the Museum of City of New York Tuesday night when politicians,...