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NYC’s Underground Scene: ‘This Must Be the Place’

NYC’s Underground Scene: ‘This Must Be the Place’

Music may be the glue of every NYC underground scene This Must Be the Place covers, but Jesse Rifkin’s primary interest is in the community held together by that glue.

‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ Is Best as a Document of ’70s New York

‘Eyes of Laura Mars’ Is Best as a Document of ’70s New York

A romantic thriller that boasts a contribution from John Carpenter, Eyes of Laura Mars benefits greatly from the gritty '70s Manhattan scenery.

‘The Manhattan Nobody Knows’ Guides You Through the City at Eye-Opening Level

‘The Manhattan Nobody Knows’ Guides You Through the City at Eye-Opening Level

New York trekker William B. Helmreich's latest urban walking guide, The Manhattan Nobody Knows, can feel like a series of bite-sized Joseph Mitchell essays, and as such is great fun to read.

Humor and Hysteria in Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Bleeding Edge’

Occupy Literature: New York from Melville to the Beats

In Defense of Woody Allen’s Recent Work

Where’s Woody?

Que Pasa, New York?

‘Visions of New York City’ Is a Breezy, Celebratory Visual Travelogue — Join the Tour, Here

Uncertainty: A Meditation on Choice in New York City

Re: Reading Chronic City

Automats, Taxi Dances, and Vaudeville by David Freeland

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