There is something magical in recognizing local landmarks in a piece of literature or a film. For Upper West Siders it might be the exterior of the
Read moreThere is something magical in recognizing local landmarks in a piece of literature or a film. For Upper West Siders it might be the exterior of the
Read moreThis year’s Margaret Mead Film Festival opens Thursday night with cinematic fireworks! Brimstone and Glory, directed by Victor Jakovleski, documents the
Read moreThe New-York Historical Society on 77th Street and Central Park West has re-opened the museum's fourth floor exhibit space, which includes a
Read moreJust in time for International Women’s Day, the New-York Historical Society Museum and Library has opened Saving Washington, the debut exhibit of
Read moreLooking for a different kind of Saturday night at the movies? You might want to see what’s on at the Margaret Mead Festival at the American Museum of Natural History.
Read morePainter Young-soo (Kim Joo-hyuk) loves his pretty girlfriend, Min-Jung (Lee You-young) and she loves him. There’s just one problem. Min-Jung likes
Read moreHow do you raise a boy to be a good man? It’s a pressing question for Dorothea Fields (Annette Bening), a single mother living
Read moreGerman screwball comedy, the story of refugees in Lampedusa, and a South Korean rom-com with a mysterious twist. There’s a film
Read moreJune 6, 2016 Weather: Mostly sunny, with a high of 85 degrees.
Read moreHere's an old joke from the Cretaceous Era: Caveman 1: "Man, that Titanosaur is big." Caveman 2: "How big is he?"
Read moreWhat would you do if a beloved child was accidentally responsible for the death of another? What if issues of race, a corrupt judge, and
Read moreBook Culture threw a grand opening party for its new store on Columbus Avenue between 81st and 82nd street last week, and the store announced an
Read moreFor months, West Side Rag's events page ("This Week's Events" on the right hand side of the page) was put together in slapdash fashion, with events posted the day before they occurred or even that very morning. We heard from some of you that you'd like to hear about events ...
Read moreBy Nancy Novick Looking for something different to do as summer draws to a close? The New-York Historical Society at 77th and Central Park West is home to two noteworthy exhibits for just a short time longer. Swing Time: Reginald Marsh and Thirties New York Reginald Marsh’s paintings of “regular ...
Read moreBy Nancy Novick Letty Cottin Pogrebin advocates telling the truth, which is why I’d like to share my first impression of her new book “How to be a Friend to a Friend Who’s Sick”: What a good idea for a magazine article. How, I wondered, could even this accomplished author, ...
Read moreBy Nancy Novick Unless you’ve been living in a media-free zone, stories of celebrities spinning out of control have become part of our daily conversation—a phenomenon that may lead to a serious case of compassion fatigue. But imagine a scenario in which a star’s glamorous life is derailed not by ...
Read moreBy Nancy Novick So you’ve just finished watching Puppy Bowl IX on Animal Planet and you’re looking for something else to do on the UWS while everyone you know is watching the Super Bowl. Forget finding a place to have a quiet drink; that kind of bar has gone the ...
Read moreBy Nancy Novick The Art of Spiegelman Early in the documentary about his work, artist Art Spiegelman lets us know that he isn’t very productive when he’s feeling good, for example, when he’s just had sex. Disaster is his self- proclaimed muse and sadly there is much in his personal ...
Read moreBy Nancy Novick From Romeo and Juliet to the Twilight saga, themes of first love--and the forces that thwart it--have attracted scores of filmmakers from around the world. But far fewer have depicted the non-sexual, yet no less passionate attachments many young women experience with one another. In her new ...
Read moreSeptember 17, 2012 Weather: Mostly Sunny, High of 78 Degrees.
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