A POX ON YOU IF YOU MISS THIS EXCITING NEW EXHIBIT!
Editor’s Note: The New-York Historical Society was kind enough to give two of our writers a preview of its new Smallpox exhibit. We thus have two reviews. They both happen to be excellent, and I learned something different from each … Read the rest of this entry >>
VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO; BOTTLE OF OLIVE OIL AT STAKE
Thanks to everyone who sent in photos for our one-year anniversary photo contest. We’ve posted five shots we received and ask that you vote at the bottom for your favorite (the name of the person who took each photo is … Read the rest of this entry >>
ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE MOVIE THEATER HAVING “PERMITTING ISSUES” (UPDATE: FOUNDER SAYS FULL STEAM AHEAD)
The decision by Austin-based movie theater company Alamo Drafthouse to open a new cineplex in the historic Metro Theater on 100th Street and Broadway, announced last month, was arguably the most exciting news to hit the Upper West Side in … Read the rest of this entry >>
SHAKESPEARE IN A BAR IS PREDICTABLY RAUCOUS: “AN AGGRESSIVELY SEDUCTIVE OLIVIA”
By Kimberly Lew Forget groundhogs– it seems that the best indicator of the changing seasons is when Shakespeare begins emerging in all shapes and forms around the city. The Upper West Side alone hosts all sorts of summer Shakespeare fare, … Read the rest of this entry >>
MARY J. BLIGE HANGS OUT AT UPPER WEST SIDE CAFES, JUST LIKE YOU AND ME
There I was on a rainy day last weekend eating carrot-ginger soup at Cafe Du Soleil on 105th Street, and who’s sitting at the table next to me? Mary J. Blige. It turns out one of the great R&B-pop singers … Read the rest of this entry >>
WEEKEND WARRIORS, HERE’S SOME MOTIVATION
Upper West Side filmmaker Yael Shulman made a video of the half-marathon from last month in Central Park that just might get you out of bed this morning. Or maybe it will make you want to stay in bed and … Read the rest of this entry >>
GREAT PHOTOS OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE ZOOMING UP AND DOWN THE HUDSON
Folks lined the Hudson this morning to see the space shuttle Enterprise fly by on top of a jet — it was quite a scene, like an airborne piggyback ride. The Enterprise flew up the river and back down again … Read the rest of this entry >>
TICKET OF THE CENTURY: MERYL STREEP AND KEVIN KLINE PLAYING ROMEO & JULIET IN THE PARK
Take the two finest actors of their generation, put them on a famous outdoor stage in Central Park, and have them perform a dramatic reading of Shakespeare’s greatest love story. Kevin Kline will play Romeo and Meryl Streep will play … Read the rest of this entry >>
CENTRAL PARK ACROBATICS: MUST SEE TO BELIEVE
Central Park’s performers are back in action, and I snapped some shots of a particularly fun performance today on The Mall just South of Bethesda Fountain. After a dance performance, one of the acrobats lined a bunch of kids up … Read the rest of this entry >>
NEW MOVIE THEATER’S ANTI-CELLPHONE POLICY IS ALREADY CAUSING CONTROVERSY
The Alamo Drafthouse, the Texas company that will be opening a new movie theater in the historic Metro Theater on Broadway and 99th Street next year, is famous for its strict no cellphone policy. In fact, the company created an … Read the rest of this entry >>
