Farm Bill and Drought Mean Campaigns Woo Heartland Hard
Our friends at Harvest Public Media have noted a dramatic uptick in campaigning from both local and national campaigns this year owing both to the devastating drought that has hit much of the Midwest,...
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Home from War, Reservists Struggle to Find Support
Amid the spa, cocktail bar and other trappings of The Heldrich Hotel, a luxury hotel in New Brunswick, NJ, are eight couples who have signed up for a weekend retreat – who are trying to get quality...
View ArticleMapping out New York City's Best Underground Music
Back in May, WNYC asked listeners to help us map out the city's best underground music by snapping shots and sending in video clips of favorite subway performances.And WNYC supporters listened, snapped...
View ArticleWatch | 5 Films about TV Nightly News Before 'The Newsroom' Premiere
Fans of "The West Wing," "The Social Network" and "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" are eagerly awaiting the premiere of Aaron Sorkin's next brainchild, "The Newsroom." The show, starring Jeff Daniels as...
View Article'Law and Order: Special Victims Unit' Mapped: Walking the Beat with Benson...
NBC released its fall prime-time line-up this month. While the season's hottest new offerings may be Olympic games coverage or the return of "Sunday Night Football," new episodes of "Law and Order:...
View ArticleNew Arts Space to Open in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) unveiled its new performing arts space on Thursday. The 40,000 square-foot Richard B. Fisher Building, or BAM Fisher, sits in the footprint of the old Salvation Army...
View ArticleWatch | A Celebration of Bloomsday
James Joyce fans celebrate Bloomsday on Saturday. Bloomsday commemorates the anniversary of June 16, 1904 — the date on which Joyce's epic novel, Ulysses, was set — and was named after the novel’s...
View ArticleMap | Where to Find the 'Girls' in NYC
Lena Dunham first caught people's attention with the indy film Tiny Furniture, which she wrote, directed and starred in. Now her new HBO television series, "Girls," is putting her on the map."Girls"...
View ArticleMusical 'Once' Sweeps Tony Awards
The Broadway musical "Once" won eight Tony Awards on Sunday night, including for best musical and for best direction of a musical. Steve Kazee won for best actor in a leading role in a musical. "Once"...
View ArticleFrom Balloon Dogs to Paper Puppets, Jeff Koons Teaches Art to City Kids
An artist known for his monumental metal sculptures resembling balloon animals stopped by an East Harlem second grade classroom on Monday. Jeff Koons visited P.S. 112 Jose Celson Barbosa to teach the...
View Article‘Mad Men’ Mapped: A Guide to NYC Locales Frequented by Our Favorite Characters
What’s this business about “City or Canyon?” The new season of Mad Men picked up with the gang’s happy exodus to California: Tan Pete’s blonde real estate agent apparently comes with his house; Megan...
View ArticleFirst Cultural Non-Profit to Move to Lower Manhattan Post-9/11 Signs New Lease
After three years of tense negotiations, the nonprofit Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) has signed a new lease with its landlord, Fram Realty LLC and Abro Management (Fram Realty), for its 280 Broadway...
View Article25 Musical Acts Win Spots to Play Underground
A Latin-ska-reggae fusion band, a female mariachi group and a wind quintet were among the 25 new musical acts selected to be part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Music Under New York...
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City School Students Practice Tap Moves for Bojangles Tribute Show
These kids have all the right moves.About 100 elementary school kids will dance their way into the hearts of audience members when they honor tap legend Bill Bojangles Robinson with a performance...
View ArticleRushdie Talk on Censorship Wraps Up PEN Festival
The 2012 PEN World Voices Festival ended with a talk about censorship at the Cooper Union by novelist Salman Rushdie (Midnight's Children, The Satanic Verses).After the speech, the PEN festival founder...
View ArticleBalanchine, Sufjan Stevens and Wheeldon Highlights of Upcoming City Ballet...
A dozen different ballets that George Balanchine created to Igor Stravinsky's music will open New York City Ballet's new season in September.The company announced its 2012-'13 season — which features...
View ArticleMap | Discovering the City's Best Underground Music
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View ArticleHistorian David McCullough, Composer Steve Reich to be Honored at Awards...
Writer and historian David McCullough and contemporary music composer Steve Reich will receive the academy's most significant prizes — gold medals for distinguished achievements in biography and music...
View ArticleLibrary Presidents Urge City Council to Restore Funds
The New York City Council met Monday morning to discuss Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed $100 million in budget cuts to the city's three library systems.Presidents from the Queens Library, Brooklyn...
View ArticleDiscovering the City’s Best Undergound Music
From drumming on plastic buckets to string quartets, New York City has a grand and varied tradition of people performing in the subway system. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is helping keep...
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