Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Roots Film A Music Video @ Brooklyn Borough Hall

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Fresh off their Celebrate Brooklyn performance this past weekend, celebrating the World Cup games in South Africa in "OkayAfrica" ...

NY Times Analyzes Stop and Frisk as a Crime-Fighting Tool

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A New York Times interactive graphic and accompanying article by reporters Ray Rivera, Al Baker and Janet Roberts explores the effects and i...
Monday, July 12, 2010

From Off the Streets of Cleveland: R.I.P., Harvey Pekar, An "American Splendor"

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Harvey Pekar Comic book writer Harvey Pekar, whose "American Splendor'' was made into a 2003 film (starring Paul Giamatti), wa...

Wishes & Dreams at the New Museum

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Eu desejo o seu desejo / I Wish Your Wish (2003) is installed in the lobby gallery as part of the exhibition "Rivane Neuenschwander: ...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

A Narrows Escape

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A long post-prandial Friday walk on a hot summer day along the Narrows, from Caeser's Bay to the Verrazano. Preceded by a fabulous sandw...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Hot Enough to....

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The Times City Room threw caution to the wind and tried to fry an egg on the sidewalk.  I have to give the reporter Andy Newman credit for ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Frida Kahlo de Rivera: July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954

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Marxism Will Give Health to the Sick - Frida Kahlo. 1954. Frida Kahlo de Rivera (July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954; born Magdalena Carmen Frie...
Monday, July 5, 2010

My New York times--- 4th of July @ the Hudson RIver

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A flotilla of small craft made their way south on the Hudson. From our vantage point, the red tailights of no doubt irritated motorists back...
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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