Continuing education takes many forms, and recessionary times call for desperate measures. Bruce Cherry checks out some of the less conventional alternatives. Tough economic times can be a boon for institutions of higher learning, since so many of the downsized use this time to change direction. This being New York, the choices for rejiggering your schooling [...]
As Francine Segan tells us, Culinary Insiders lets foodies see how the city’s finest restaurants do what they do — while tasting the delicious fruits of their labors. In a city as enamored of restaurants and chefs as New York, foodies welcome any opportunity to taste the finest offerings from the greatest chefs, and to learn as [...]
How much do you know about the holiday season in New York? Test your knowledge with this quiz from Williamsburg Spelling Bee host Jennifer Dziura. 1. How many lights are on the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree? A. 25,000 B. 2,000,000 C. None. The tree is lit via holographic projection. D. None. The tree is lit by the spirit of Christmas.
For those who enjoy French cuisine, New York’s west side has beaucoups of bistros to choose from. Mitchell Martin reviews two of the more established: Chelsea’s La Luncheonette, and Hell’s Kitchen’s Chez Napoleon. La Lunchonette 130 Tenth Avenue (entrance on 18th Street) 212.675.0342 La Lunchonette, an eccentric outpost of French cuisine that was hip two decades before the Chelsea neighborhood it [...]
Bruce Cherry discovers that when it comes to the environment, we’re too poor and cramped to do much damage. New York has long been known as the city that never sleeps. What’s less well-known is that much of the reason for this is that we always leave the lights on. Between marquees, billboards, and office buildings, this [...]
Shuffling through daily life in an often anonymous city, we may tend to forget that behind all those impassive faces on the subway, each person has their own story…their own anxieties, troubles, and fears. In Albert Tapper’s Sessions, the life struggles that we normally never see or hear are endearingly humanized as we eavesdrop on [...]
It’s Broadway Cares drive season again, and after today’s matinee performance of A Steady Rain, two women EACH bid $10,000 for a shirt off the backs of Hugh Jackman or Daniel Craig. For charity of course. They also walked away with autographed photos and a meet-and-greet with Broadway’s resident Wolverine and James Bond. It was a [...]
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are still around, playing licks at the Speed of Life (their first CD in five years, and a keeper). Here's my review of their B.B. King's concert October 6.
It's All Good: Harry Connick’s Wide-Ranging Success
Vodka Shoes
Yoko Ono: Live Peace in Brooklyn 2010
POETIC LICENSE: The Academy of American Poets "Poetry & The Creative Mind" Benefit
Monetizing Emma
