Articles tagged "new york"Books ReviewHomer and Langley by E. L. Doctorowby Christopher Guerin[22.Oct.09] :. In this book, E. L. Doctorow is like a great magician trying to make a monumental illusion out of a street corner shell game, just to prove that he can. Books ReviewBeg, Borrow, Steal: A Writer’s Life by Michael Greenbergby Christel Loar[7.Oct.09] :. Greenberg's New York lives and breathes (and sometimes stinks) like a larger than life hero. ![]() Events ReviewSonic Youth: 3 July 2009 - United Palace Theatre, New Yorkby Vijith Assar[28.Sep.09] :. Classics like "Tom Violence" occasionally worked their way in, but for the most part the set list consisted of tunes from this year's triumphant new album The Eternal ![]() Music ReviewKieran Hebden and Steve Reid: NYCby Vijith Assar[20.Nov.08] :. Jazz drummer Steve Reid is a fascinating contrast to the rigid grids typical of Four Tet. ![]() Books ReviewMore Than It Hurts You by Darin Straussby Chris Barsanti[28.Jul.08] :. Strauss turns a sociological eye on his cast of characters and seems at times on the verge of creating a Bonfire of the Vanities for the new millennium. ![]() Books ReviewManhattan Nocturne: by Colin Harrisonby Michael Antman[4.Jun.08] :. The story turns on the fate of two illicitly filmed voyeur videos – the saddest and strangest sexual encounters ever conceived. HBO: The Movieby Chris Barsanti[29.May.08] :. Michael Patrick King takes about two or three season finales' worth of tears and OMG jawdroppers and whacks them together into a big, sloppy, gooey sundae of a film that is, for better or for worse, just like the show … only longer. Met Opera success propels ancient art form into a telegenic futureby Edward Ortiz [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][12.Nov.07] :. The love affair between opera and digital technology is not only continuing—it’s growing deeper and more expansive. The Metropolitan Opera will deliver eight—up from six last... New York theaters plan some monster hits this seasonby Christine Dolen [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][23.Oct.07] :. It’s all about a master and a monster this season in New York. During the 2007-2008 season, two different versions of Frankenstein (both musicals!) will duke it out to prove which is... New York is awash in photojournalism—but is it art?by Jodi Mailander Farrell [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)][22.Oct.07] :. NEW YORK—The panoramic photograph of a bootless soldier, sprawled almost gracefully in death in Afghanistan, might have made readers pause for a moment if it had appeared in a newspaper or... Wayne Gorbeas Salsa Picante: Introducing Wayne Gorbeas Salsa Picanteby Deanne Sole[17.Oct.07] :. In this compilation dedicated to the work of salsa pianist Wayne Gorbea, Salsa is the focus but there are also excursions into rumba and mambo. At Toronto fest, 2 directors talk about their New York-based filmsby Howard Gensler [Philadelphia Daily News (MCT)][17.Sep.07] :. TORONTO—New York, New York, it’s a helluva town. Two films at the Toronto International Film Festival take two different bites of the Big Apple, but both show it to be a violent, seedy... Right Livelihoods by Rick Moodyby Matthew Fiander[11.Sep.07] :. Moody's new novella collection, dealing mostly with post-9/11 paranoia, is ultimately undone by self-imposed limitations. New York is a terror target in upcoming sci-fi thrillersby Ethan Sacks [New York Daily News (MCT)][2.Aug.07] :. New York City is no longer safe from being blown up - on the big screen. Two new trailers for upcoming sci-fi movies - an untitled Paramount film from producer J.J. Abrams and Warner Bros.’... New York readies for Potter release night frenzyby Stevenson Swanson [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][18.Jul.07] :. NEW YORK - Harry Potter may be an English wizard, but here in the center of American publishing, he’s about to get an over-the-top Yankee send-off. Come Friday night, the front of the Time... Boys on the Bus #8by Joe Tacopino[25.Jun.07] :. When Mayor Mike Bloomberg returned from California last Wednesday to make a minor speech about his city’s 311 service, he was bombarded with questions from media concerning his perceived... New York dominates political fieldby Philip Dine [St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT)][25.Jun.07] :. WASHINGTON - The Heartland and most of the rest of the country has long had an iffy view of New York, admiring its energy but wary of its culture, personality and values. That arms-length... |
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