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Hal Holbrook to Bring Mark Twain Tonight! to National Theatre, 4/4-5

... Brighter Day. By day, he worked on the soap, and in the evening, he perfected his Twain character in a Greenwich Village night club. In seven months at the club he developed his original two hours of material. Finally, Ed Sullivan saw him and gave ...

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Review: 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Watch a clip from the Coen Brothers film "Inside Llewyn Davis," a week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Saxophonists Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek Release...

Seamus Blake & Chris Cheek Celebrate New CD Reeds Ramble With 3 Nights @ Smalls March 13, 14 & 15 Smalls Jazz Club 183 West 10th Street Greenwich Village 183 W 10th St New York, NY 10014 About Reeds Ramble Seamus Blake, Thelonious Monk Competition winner in 2002, teams up with former Bloomdaddies band member Chris Cheek for his latest outing on the ... (more)

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Rare and iconic vintage prints of New York downtown scene on view at Steven Kasher Gallery

... Davis is declared Best Picture of the Year (by The New York Times). Nobody did more than Fred to save Greenwich Village in our collective visual memory. Fred W. McDarrah (1926 - 2007) was the first picture editor and only staff photographer at The ...

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The elitist roots of American liberalism

It's not that liberals are utopians. Every society throughout history has had those.

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Whats on at Burg Kino this week

... space. Inside Llewin Davis: follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician against ...

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Valentine's City of New York, A New York City Tourist Guide from 1920

... tourist guide for New York City that was published in 1920. The book includes a passage on bohemian Greenwich Village with its "short-haired women and long-haired men," tips on how to visit the city as an unaccompanied woman, and a list of "Where ...

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New American fiction: From near and far

... shops, their "air mucked with pipe smoke", and subway trains, "panting slightly" with their doors open. Greenwich Village in the 1960s is noisy with "rehearsals of self-invention". As for marriage, it is "a highly dialectical situation". Mr Lethem ...

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New York City mourns closing of iconic eatery Gray's Papaya

No more "Recession Specials," neon lights and cheap bites washed down with papaya juice: New York has lost one of its most iconic hot-dog joints after three decades.

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Now Playing: movie theaters

... sexual content and language throughout/95m. A week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician ...

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Minnesota Jewish Theatre Company to Present the Last Five Years, 2/8-3/2

Back in the early 1990s, composer Jason Robert Brown found himself playing at piano bars in New York City's Greenwich Village, hoping that someone would notice his talents.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

... and unforgiving world in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' , is a musician in 1961 New York who wows small crowds at Greenwich Village pubs and bars but can't catch a big break. His first record, a duo effort he recorded with another singer, flopped, and his ...

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Pete Seeger was a great guy and all, but what about that lost Almanac Singers album?

"Franklin D., Franklin D., you ain't gonna send us across the sea." - a lyric from "Songs for John Doe."

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What Pete Seeger taught us

I first heard these words sung by a colleague, Len Chandler, at the Gaslight in Greenwich Village in 1960.

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Gray's Papaya the latest New York icon to fall victim to surging rents

No more "recession specials" neon lights and cheap bites washed down with papaya juice: New York has lost one of its most iconic hot-dog joints after three decades.

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Pete Seeger, folk singer and activist, dies in New York at 94

... He was equally at home on the range and in the union hall, on top of Old Smoky and in the apartments of Greenwich Village as a skinny teenager making music on World War II's eve with men who would become legends and end up on postage stamps. He ...

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Is this NYC pizza an insult to Naples?

... the name Naples," complains Pasquale Cozzolino, a native Neapolitan and resident pizzaiolo at the modern Greenwich Village pizzeria Ribalta. "It's not part of the tradition. I will never call it Neapolitan because I respect tradition." In 2009, the ...

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New York's Iconic Gray's Papaya Hot Dog Joint Closes, Marks The End Of An Era

The outline of where neon signs were attached on a Gray's Papaya restaurant that recently closed on Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street in the Greenwich Village section of New York January 27, 2014.

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5 Cozy New York Cafes Serving Craft Coffee

The best time to duck into a caf for a cup of coffee during a New York winter is anytime during the winter - if not to escape snowstorms and howling winds, then from the plow truck-created snowdrifts that border the sidewalks and pool frozen ponds at pedestrian crosswalks.

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Miami's new flavours: crawfish tails in creamy grits and crunchy som tom

... the W South Beach, where New York's Andrew Carmellini presides over the Dutch, a younger sibling to the Greenwich Village original. Along with scallop tiradito and yellowtail crudo, the classic American menu boasts dry-aged steaks and insanely ...

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New York City's Best New Hotels

... NYLO app allows guests to order online from nearby eateries. Built in 1900, this cozy boutique hotel in Greenwich Village once hosted Beat writers Neal Cassady and Jack Kerouac (who penned The Subterraneans on site). Now, The Marlton hotelier Sean ...

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New York mourns end of hot dog classic

... decades. The Gray's Papaya restaurant that recently closed on Sixth Avenue and West 8th Street in the Greenwich Village section of New York on January 27, 2014 - by Stan Honda "Gray's Papaya" in Greenwich Village, a reputed favorite of late rocker ...

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NYC: Fewer Water Main Breaks

... by last week's water main break is worse than what Sandy did to his building. Roseanne Colletti reports. Greenwich Village residents are dealing with another water main break, and while experts say New Yorkers should expect more breaks before ...

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What Democrats Need to Know about E-Cigarettes and the Recent NYC and Chicago Bans on Usage

Upon my arrival at baggage claim at LAX on Thursday, December 19th after two glorious weeks in the city, I received an email from a New York friend telling me that the City Council voted 43-8 to ban e-cigarettes in public places.

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Simple, complicated Seeger changed American music

... He was equally at home on the range and in the union hall, on top of Old Smoky and in the apartments of Greenwich Village as a skinny teenager making music on World War II's eve with men who would become legends and end up on postage stamps. From ...

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Simple, complicated Seeger changed American music

... He was equally at home on the range and in the union hall, on top of Old Smoky and in the apartments of Greenwich Village as a skinny teenager making music on World War II's eve with men who would become legends and end up on postage stamps. From ...

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Brother of Village killer details fall into insanity

Just weeks before Garvin massacred a bartender and two auxiliary cops in Greenwich Village, he called his brother and told him, "If anything ever happens to me, remember the name Morales."

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Review Roundup: Wait Until Dark by Repertory Philippines

Approaching its third weekend at Onstage Theatre, Rep's staging of the 2003 London revival version of Frederick Knott 's 1966 classic thriller, "Wait Until Dark," which was originally set in Greenwich Village, New York , has been reaping generally favorable reviews.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/philippines/article/Review-Roundup-WAIT-UNTIL-DARK-by-Repertory-Philippines-20140128

100 Lawyers Strong Announces Website Launch Event

... is launching its website on January 29, 2014. The event is being held at The Madelyn in Manhattan's Greenwich Village and will draw attorneys from throughout the New York City area. Jack Vilella, Esq., President and founder of 100 Lawyers Strong, ...

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ATL's Super Bowl Visitor's Guide to Manhattan

Congratulations. You were able to collect on that debt from your idiot brother-in-law and buy Super Bowl tickets.

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Straight Allies 101: A History Lesson

... one, in the history of the modern gay rights movement. Unless you are a hardcore aficionado of the 1960s Greenwich Village blues-folk-rock scene, you've probably never heard of Dave Van Ronk. Until recently, that is: Joel and Ethan Coen's latest ...

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Amanda Seyfried looks excited after attending an open house in Hollywood with her mother

Les Miserable actress Amanda Seyfried already owns homes in Los Angeles and New York, yet she may be looking to increase her real estate holdings.

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9/11 victims' family group criticizes memorial museum fee

One World Trade Center rises above the lower Manhattan skyline in New York. Twelve years after terrorists destroyed the old World Trade Center, the new World Trade Center is becoming a reality in 2013, with a museum commemorating the attacks and two office towers where thousands of people will work set to open within the next year.

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Avonte Oquendo funeral draws hundreds of mourners

A woman attends Avonte Oquendo's funeral at the Church of Saint Joseph in Greenwich Village in Manhattan.

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Inside Llewyn Davis (15) - Sunday Herald view

In Barton Fink, a Broadway playwright's attempt to sell out to Hollywood led to writer's block and a descent into nightmare.

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Inside the Coen brothers

... producer. The story begins with Oscar Isaac's character singing a mournful Hang Me, Oh Hang Me in a smoky Greenwich Village club. What's striking is that he performs the song in full, and he's singing it live. Joel Coen says: "It was an early idea ...

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Remembering Amiri Baraka

In his poems, Baraka expressed the belief that his own identity - that any identity - was protean and plural, composed of different facets .

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At Autistic Boy's Funeral, "It Felt Like It Was New York's Son"

... Wilson, who came from Harlem, said, "it felt like it was New York's son." The family's attorney said a Greenwich Village funeral home offered to hold the Saturday morning service for free, and helped arrange for the mass at Saint Joseph's. He also ...

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'Lovebirds' review: Marga Gomez liberates the '70s

Lovebirds: Comic monologue. Written and performed by Marga Gomez . Directed by David Schweizer .

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Cincinnati Playhouse to Stage 4000 MILES, 2/8-3/9

... Red Hot Lovers and California Suite. It's the middle of the night when Leo arrives unannounced at Vera's Greenwich Village apartment at the terminus of a cross-country trip, carrying far more weight than his bicycle gear. Despite their 70-year age ...

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On location: 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

... brothers. Inspired by the memoirs of musician Dave Van Ronk, who was working the bars and coffeehouses of Greenwich Village at the same time as Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg, it follows a week in the life of penniless singer-songwriter Llewyn Davis ...

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'Dissident Gardens', by Jonathan Lethem

Let us first dispel any false expectations about Jonathan Lethem's superb ninth novel Dissident Gardens .

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Rent their apartments, yachts: New Yorkers cash in on Super Bowl

Larry Kennedy was rooting against the New England Patriots this week, and not just because they often beat his favorite team, the Buffalo Bills.

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Where to Get Cheese Curds in NYC

In case decadent grilled cheese and frozen custard wasn't enough of an incentive to visit Greenwich Village's 5 Oz.

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Inside Llewyn Davis - Carey Mulligan and Justin Timberlake singing clip

Llewyn Davis follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

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'Lovebirds' review: Gomez makes a village

Award-winning solo theatre artist and comedian Marga Gomez brings her new solo show LOVEBIRDS to The Marsh San Francisco, January 23 - March 15, 2014.

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An art-deco escape in Greenwich Village

... nod to New York. The hotel library features a collection of city-themed books by authors who have called Greenwich Village their home. Adorning the wall of the Grape & Vine restaurant and bar are vintage Village photographs taken by Village Voice ...

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The Coen brothers: Working with a cat was a pain

Joel and Ethan Coen must be secretly relieved. Last week's Oscar nominations saw their latest movie, Inside Llewyn Davis, overlooked - just two nods in technical categories.

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Famed N.Y. Cheese Shop to Bring 100th Store to Studio City Ralph's

The 100th storefront nationwide for famed cheese proprietor Murray's Cheese, based for 73 years in Greenwich Village in New York, will open in Studio City, one of several locations planned for Los Angeles, reports NBC4 .

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Oscar Isaac on Inside Llewlyn Davis and the impact of Bob Dylan

... Ronk, a relative unknown to the mainstream but a folk luminary, who trawled the clubs, bars and cafs of Greenwich Village from the late 50s onwards until his death in 2002. He is now deemed "legendary", and the film is loosely based on his ...

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Film review - Inside Llewyn Davis

... glamour of the big city. Not just New York, a dark, de-centred place seeking a new buzz, where even Greenwich Village dives have not yet been consecrated by Bob Dylan. (That happens in the last scene.) Llewyn also journeys to Chicago to meet a ...

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a Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Dena to Be Released March 4 by Artists Den Records/UMe

On May 17, 2012, Rufus Wainwright recorded a private concert in an historic Greenwich Village church.

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Paul Tonkinson part of Stoke comedy line-up

To most people, Paul Tonkinson might be known as 'that northern bloke from the telly', including appearances on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and hosting The Big Breakfast.

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Coen Brothers hit all the right notes with this folk music tale

... they are pleasing. As they chronicle the odyssey of folk musician Llewyn Davis through the streets of Greenwich Village and beyond, they might have a few deep things to say about life and love, but there are laughs to be had here too, and some ...

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Hang me, oh hang me: The wonderful melancholy of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

... Davis, is both about the genesis of beauty from pain and a product of this cycle itself. Set in the Greenwich Village folk-scene of the '60s famous for launching Bob Dylan, Llewyn follows the titular struggling musician (Oscar Isaac, in a ...

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Over the fence

But I love the city, too. Especially the one my wife and I grew up in - Philadelphia.

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WhatA s on at the Burg Kino this week

... of Erebor. Inside Llewin Davis: follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician ...

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'Bikeman' 9/11 book becomes New York play

... Flynn, an award-winning writer and producer for "The CBS Evening News with Dan Rather," was outside his Greenwich Village home on that day when the first plane flew directly over his head, according to a press release. He called into the news desk ...

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VIDEO: Sneak Peek at VISIONS + VOICES: CHINA, Set for Spring 2014 at NYU Skirball Center

... platform for artists from around the world to practice their craft on a larger scale from the facility's Greenwich Village neighborhood. In addition to multiple-night and week runs (Cirkopolis, Othello, Waiting For Godot), NYU Skirball Center hosts ...

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Why No Oscar Love For 'Inside Llewyn Davis'?

Screw the Academy. This is a brilliant anti-Oscar film with an unsympathetic hero, set against a washed-out New York, a historical time period with no flash or cash or swagger.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

... and unforgiving world in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' , is a musician in 1961 New York who wows small crowds at Greenwich Village pubs and bars but can't catch a big break. His first record, a duo effort he recorded with another singer, flopped, and his ...

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The Number 25: Hollywood Impresario Trades Former Esquire Editor Fifth Avenue Condo for $1.6 M.

... native Gotham. Now the director, too, seems poised for a change of scenery, having just sold his Greenwich Village condo at 25 Fifth Avenue for $1.6 million , according to city records. Andy Fink , Alex Nicholas and A.J. Wilkerson , of Corcoran ...

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Film caps

... Davis (R) The latest character to be fed into the Coen brothers' metaphorical wood chipper is a 1960s Greenwich Village folk singer. Yet their bleak, bittersweet comedy of frustration, is surprisingly empathetic toward its embattled title character. ...

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Chinese Coffee

... novelist Harry Levine comes furiously at the door of his best friend, photographer Jake Manheim's Greenwich Village apartment. Harry has all of a dollar and a half in his pocket and Jake owes him a substantial amount of money. Jake has even less ...

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'Llewyn Davis' depicts life of a starving musican, circa 1961

... to full volume: You are immediately thrust into the scene, not as a viewer, but as one of the many poor Greenwich Village residents watching Llewyn sing his usual songs. Jean (Carey Mulligan) and Jim (Justin Timberlake) are a mildly dysfunctional ...

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New chapter begins in Detroit literary arts scene

... has never enjoyed a literary moment like the Paris of Stein, Hemingway, Joyce, and Fitzgerald, or the Greenwich Village of Mailer, O'Hara, Ginsberg, and Dylan. But perhaps that moment is approaching. Recently, Detroit has captured the attention of ...

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Where Do Rich and Famous New Yorkers Live?

Want to orchestrate a meet-cute with Leonardo DiCaprio? You might try haunting Greenwich Village, where the mega-star just moved .

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Miami's new flavours: crawfish tails in creamy grits and crunchy som tom

... the W South Beach, where New York's Andrew Carmellini presides over the Dutch, a younger sibling to the Greenwich Village original. Along with scallop tiradito and yellowtail crudo, the classic American menu boasts dry-aged steaks and insanely ...

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New York Dentist Says That Laser Gum Therapy is an Excellent...

... 20, 2014 / EINPresswire.com / -- According to Dr. Charles Puglisi, DMD, F.A.G.D., also known as " The Greenwich Village Dentist ," ( www.drpuglisi.com ), healthy gums not only contribute to a healthy smile, but a patient's overall health as well. ...

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New York's Office Space Nightmare Buys Man a $10 Million House

Unless you have a lot of money, it's often impossible to find a suitable spot for your business in New York, with office lease prices through the roof-and if you're a cash-strapped startup, well, don't bother getting out of bed.

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Inside Llewyn's Oscar SnubBy Tim Teeman

Screw the Academy. This is a brilliant anti-Oscar film with an unsympathetic hero, set against a washed-out New York, a historical time period with no flash or cash or swagger.

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New York Governor: Our State Can't Tolerate Anyone Who Disagrees With Liberal Orthodoxy

New York governor Andrew Cuomo labelled as "extremist" anyone who disagrees with the liberal creed, and went on to say that such dangerous people have no place in the Empire State.

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Underworld

A water-main break flooded streets in Greenwich Village, and a 10-year-old boy fell into a manhole in Borough Park, Brooklyn - reminders that there's a lot going on under our feet.

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Jonathan Lethem: Dissident Gardens

Miriam, the daughter of Communist couple Rose and Albert, grows up steeped in the Greenwich Village coffee houses, sit-ins and folk music of 1960s New YorkPhotograph: Getty Images Rose Zimmer is a fine old example of what they no longer make in America: Communists.

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Some Manhattan streets close this weekend in preparation for Super Bowl

Street closures have begun in preparation for the Super Bowl. Crews will be setting up 'Super Bowl Boulevard' this weekend.

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Marta Mondelli's the Window Opens Today at Cherry Lane Theater

... will mark the film's 60 year anniversary. The Window opens in the summer 1954, taking place in the same Greenwich Village apartment complex as Hitchcock's characters in Rear Window. Living among them is Eva, a young woman whose marital engagement ...

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Ailing Brooklyn hospital hosts Albee play in effort to stay open

Local artists in New York's borough of Brooklyn are doing what they can to help stave off closure for a local hospital, staging a noted play about medical care for the poor and downtrodden in the very halls of the threatened facility.

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Coen brothers' latest film transports audience to early '60s folk scene

Left to right: Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Adam Driver record a song written by Timberlake's character in "Inside Llewyn Davis," the newest film by Joel and Ethan Coen.

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Deadly SUV crash in Midtown

A driver died after reportedly suffering a medical issue that caused him to lose control of his SUV on a Manhattan street Friday afternoon.

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Greenwich Village of the early 60s evoked in 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

"Back in the day," I wish I'd been old enough to hang out in Greenwich Village .

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A weekend of jazz and international music in New York

I spent last weekend in New York, where I attended the annual Winter Jazz Festival for the first time.

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Super Bowl Boulevard in NYC to host N.J. music acts

... The New Jersey Youth Chorus performs starting at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31, followed by a segment from the Greenwich Village club Cafe Wha? A taste of gospel comes to the boulevard on Feb. 1, with performers from the Super Bowl Gospel Celebration (that ...

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1849's Sunday and Monday Wing Deal, Our Cheap Eat of the Day

... up our favorite wing deal in the city. From noon until 6 p.m. on Sundays and all day on Mondays, this Greenwich Village bar offers 25 cent wings (up, mind you, from 10 cents just a couple of seasons ago). Crisp and juicy and slathered in hot sauce, ...

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Sietsema: Historic Restaurant Preservation Plan: How It Might Work

During the recent Papayagate disaster , Greenwich Village's decades-old Gray's Papaya shut down due to a rent increase that went from $30,000 per month to a whopping, unconscionable $50,000 per month.

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/01/historic_restaurant_preservation_how_it_might_work.php

Gallery Henoch Presents CLEAR by David Graeme Baker and CAPSICUM by Eric Wert

... of Rutgers University with a degree in Art History, Mr. Shechtman opened Christopher Street Gallery in Greenwich Village in 1966. In the early 70's the gallery moved to Madison Avenue and became known as Christopher Gallery. When the art scene ...

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Defense against the Knockout Game? - Some Community Answers

... wears a Kevlar vest and other protective gears. Each member has a superhero alias. The NYI also patrols Greenwich Village to try to stop the mugging of gay people. Chris Rambo, a.k.a Snipers, a member of NYI, said that the knockout game has been ...

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Home Alone star's singing for the kids

... Pizza Underground, in New York on February 8, the concert organiser said. The performance in Manhattan's Greenwich Village will be the first in a series of Kidrockers concerts for children and their parents. The recently-formed group is a tribute to ...

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Acclaimed Coen brothers still on the same page

... - came along and changed everything. Llewyn Davis is partly modelled on Dave Van Ronk, a growly voiced Greenwich Village singer who never made it big despite prodigious talent, but he also has aspects of other legendary singers of the age such as ...

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Seasonal Sips: Lower East Side

Inside Llewyn Davis may have been snubbed in terms of Oscar nominations this year , but it helped inspire this winning citrus cocktail.

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The real Llewyn Davis

In the late 1950s, Dave Van Ronk was walking through Washington Square Park in New York's Greenwich Village on a Sunday afternoon.

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How To Cook The Perfect Newport Steak

Watch renowned Cookbook Author Daniel Bellino Zwicke as he takes us on a journey of a Great Food & Wine Dinner in New York's Greenwich Village where Daniel Show us How To Cook The Perfect Newport Steak "Greenwich Village's Own Secret Steak" invented at Famed Italian Butcher Shop "FLORENCE MEAT MARKET" on JONES STREET in GREENWICH VILLAGE ... Daniel ... (more)

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Moxy's Matt Louis to prepare meal at James Beard House

This just in - Portsmouth chef Matt Louis of Moxy Restaurant will get his chance to cook in the venerable brownstone the James Beard House on March 4, cooking a dinner rooted in New England history and products.

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NY critics pick 'Llewyn Davis' as 2013's best film

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/ny-critics-pick-llewyn-davis-as-2013-s-best-film-1.6734845

Out of the Halfway House, Jeremy Rosen Finds Home at Piano

On a recent Wednesday evening at the Greenwich Village Bistro, singer Sarah Goldberg belted out a variety of tunes alongside her accompanist, Jeremy Rosen , a veteran New York pianist.

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New speed cameras to ticket drivers in NYC

The NYPD will begin cracking down on speeding drivers using new speed cameras on Thursday as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to prevent pedestrian deaths.

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Now Playing: movie theaters

... references, and for drug material/121m. A week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician ...

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MOVP presents 'The Fantasticks'

"The Fantasticks" originally opened in 1960 in Greenwich Village in New York and featured Tom Jones - not the singer but the show's writer; Jerry Orbach, who later went on to star in "Law & Order" on TV; and Broadway and television actress Rita Gardner.

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Airwaves: Amiri Baraka: poet, provocateur

... discharged. Ironically, he would become a Marxist/Communist, much later in life. He moved to moved to Greenwich Village and fell in with the Beat writers, including Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. He married the poet Hettie Cohen -- a white woman ...

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Herbanism: Urbanism In Spike Jonze's Movie HER

... Jane Jacobs argued for a "proper density," which it can be assumed looked a lot like the typical 1960s Greenwich Village street that she canonized through her writing. Jane Jacobs liked her own neighborhood. Most people grow fond of where they live. ...

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Forbes Magazine Moving to New Jersey

... approved a $27.1 million incentive over 10 years for Forbes. Forbes sold its Fifth Avenue building in Greenwich Village to New York University in 2010 but kept a five-year lease on the property it occupied since 1962. Forbes will keep an office in ...

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EDUCATION: Johnny Carisi: Jazz Workshop

... to music and improvisation built on modal scales. During this period, he earned money by working in a Greenwich Village drugstore, where I ran into him by accident in 1956. 'When I asked George what he was doing there, he told me he had a wife to ...

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Forbes to Take Space in New Jersey as It Leaves NYC Base

... Deutsche Bank AG to explore a sale of its almost century-old brand, will leave 60 Fifth Ave., its home in Greenwich Village since 1962, by the end of the year, according to Mia Carbonell, a company spokeswoman. Forbes is taking space near the ...

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Forbes publishing to relocate in Jersey City

... New Jersey Economic Development Agency program, "Grow New Jersey." Forbes will move out of its historic Greenwich Village facility to a building at 499 Washington Boulevard. The company estimates that this will bring about 350 jobs with a median ...

http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/24395063/article--Forbes-publishing-to-relocate-in-Jersey-City-?instance=top_story

NYC water main break snarls traffic, subway system

A water main break in Lower Manhattan damaged a busy intersection Wednesday, snarling traffic around Union Square and scrambling subway service for hours.

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Karen Reisler Joins the Exclusive Haute Design Network

The Haute Design Network welcomes Karen Reisler of Karen Reisler Designs as the newest member for 2014.

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Forbes magazine moving from NYC to New Jersey

... approved a $27.1 million incentive over 10 years for Forbes. Forbes sold its Fifth Avenue building in Greenwich Village to New York University in 2010 but kept a five-year lease on the property it occupied since 1962. Forbes will keep an office in ...

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Meetups - great way to hear music with others

... instance, the New York Classical Music Meetup this winter will attend a chamber music concert at the new Greenwich Village venue SubCulture; a symphony at Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center; and the famed Brentano String Quartet at a Manhattan ...

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Poet-Songwriter Carrington MacDuffie Releases New EP "Only An Angel" January 21, 2014

Pointy Head Records artist, Carrington MacDuffie http://ift.tt/1eTajMd is set to release her new EP 'Only An Angel' to digital stores worldwide on January 21, 2014.

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From left: 60 Fifth Avenue and 499 Washington Boulevard in Jersey City

Forbes Media is departing its longtime home in Greenwich Village, at 60 Fifth Avenue, and relocating its 350 employees to Jersey City.

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Inside Llewyn Davis review: Coen brothers don't miss a beat

... of unadulterated misery. In the opening scene, he's performing at the Gaslight Cafe, a tiny club in Greenwich Village where he's been a regular for years, and the Coens let the song run on long enough for us to discern the distinctive mixture of ...

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After 97 years in NYC, Forbes heads to New Jersey

Forbes Media surprised staffers Tuesday with the news that the "capitalist tool" is moving to New Jersey - vacating the Greenwich Village HQ it has occupied for 49 years.

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Inside Llewyn Davis

... and unforgiving world in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' , is a musician in 1961 New York who wows small crowds at Greenwich Village pubs and bars but can't catch a big break. His first record, a duo effort he recorded with another singer, flopped, and his ...

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Hye-Jin Kim and Joao Luiz Perform in New York City Classical Guitar Society Series Tonight

... a performance presented by the Arizona Chamber Music Society and return engagements with New York's Greenwich Village Orchestra and the East Carolina University Orchestra, as well as debut performances with the Dupage Symphony (IL), Victoria ...

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Forbes magazine moving some operations to NJ

Forbes Media, publisher of Forbes magazine, is moving out of its historic Greenwich Village building by the end of this year, and transferring some employees to Jersey City, a company spokeswoman said Tuesday.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/240168861_Forbes_magazine_moving_some_operations_to_NJ.html

Coen brothers take a trip to the past with 'Llewyn Davis'

This title card acts like a curtain that pulls open to unveil a world that appears only in our imaginations, in the memories of those who lived through this period and now in "Inside Davis," a melancholy journey through Greenwich Village's subterranean folk clubs that explores the limitations of one's talent and how dreams validate our existence.

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Audio Technology Student at SAE Institute NYC Honored at Prestigious...

Dominique Smith, a student in the Audio Technology Program at SAE Institute New York, competed as one of America's Top Producers at the iStandard Beast of the Beats seminar.

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World Chefs-Paul Liebrandt chronicles culinary career in first book

Acclaimed chef Paul Liebrandt recounts the ups and downs of his culinary career and describes how working with world-class chefs in Europe and the United States fueled his ambition to succeed in his first book, "To the Bone."

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/14/food-chefs-liebrandt-idUSL3N0JP3H120140114?feedType=RSS&feedName=cyclicalConsumerGoodsSector

Greenwich Village Dentist Says That Patient Education Are the Keys to Good Dental Health

Online PR News 13-January-2014 According to Dr. Charles Puglisi, DMD, F.A.G.D., also known as 'The Greenwich Village Dentist ,' , his New York family dentistry practice uses three methods to ensure that he meets his mission statement of keeping his patients healthy.

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Three's a Trend: The Golden Globes Mom Date

... obes instead of risking the chances of getting thrown out of the after party after Allie tried to use her Greenwich Village special on security. Girl, you gotta make sure it has that hologram!

http://www.papermag.com/2014/01/threes_a_trend_stars_mom_dates.php

Why Does New York Hate the Sharing Economy?

... hotel room after taxes is $350. For that rate on Airbnb, you can get a 2-bedroom penthouse apartment in Greenwich Village with an outdoor patio and working fireplace. Similarly, while a Ford Focus in Manhattan might set you back $150 a day, ...

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Top 5 New York shows this week: Bridges of Madison County, Anna Netrebko, Marilyn Horne

... Opera at Le Poisson Rouge - Anna Netrebko and other stars of the Metropolitan Opera make a pilgrimage to Greenwich Village for a concert billed "Russian Exoticism and 'Prince Igor.'" Showcasing the upcoming Borodin opera, the show will also include ...

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/top_5_new_york_shows_this_week_bridges_of_madison_county_anna_netrebko_marilyn_horne.html

Matter of Glick v. Harvey, 103844/12

Barbara Weinstein, Judith Chazen Walsh, Susan Taylorson, Mark Crispin Miller, Alan Herman, Anne Hearn, Jeff Goodwin, Jody Berenblatt, NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, Historic Districts Council, Washington Square Village Tenants' Association, East Village Community Coalition, Friends of ... (more)

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Amiri Baraka: The poet who chose separation

... gave the meaning of Amiri Baraka as "blessed prince"), and moved from the downtown bohemian hangout of Greenwich Village to Harlem. There, he helped found the Black Arts repertory theatre on 130th Street (no whites allowed), which staged his own ...

http://mg.co.za/article/2014-01-13-amiri-baraka-the-poet-who-chose-separation/

Fey and Poehler to kick off Globes party

... achievement categories that the Globes don't honor. Support is also strong for the Coen brothers'1960s Greenwich Village folk tale "Inside Llewyn Davis" (three nominations), Alexander Payne's father-son road trip "Nebraska" (five nominations), Spike ...

http://news.yahoo.com/fey-poehler-kick-off-globes-party-151741862.html

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Michelle Walker Performs at Zinc Bar Mon January 13th at 7PM

Jazz Vocalist Michelle Walker Performs @ The Zinc Bar Monday January 13, 2014 Zinc Bar Jazz Club & Lounge 82 West 3rd Street Greenwich Village New York NY 10012 Tel: 477-ZINC Reservation Recommended 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM - SHOWCASE HOUR $8 Cover Joining Michelle will be: , will perform in concert at the popular jazz club The Zinc Bar in its widely ... (more)

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Film journeys back to folk scene of 1961

... cinematic tale about a 20th-century cultural phenomenon. "Inside Llewyn Davis," a saga that revisits the Greenwich Village folk music scene in 1961, finally reached Vermont on Friday after playing in other cities around the country for a month. In ...

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Inside Llewyn Davis review: Coen brothers in perfect harmony

... T Bone Burnett regroup for this wickedly mischievous take on the burgeoning folk scene in the cafes of Greenwich Village in 1961 New York. Oscar Isaac, in what is surely his long-awaited breakout role, plays the titular Davis: a boho ...

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Rasa-lah New York

Siblings bring the taste of their kampung to New York City's hip Greenwich Village with the opening of their restaurant, Rasa.

http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Food/Features/2014/01/12/Rasalah-New-York/

Coen brothers' latest film transports audience to early '60s folk scene

Left to right: Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Adam Driver record a song written by Timberlake's character in "Inside Llewyn Davis," the newest film by Joel and Ethan Coen.

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2013/12/05/coen-brothers-latest-film-transports-audience-early-60s-folk-scene

Inside Llewyn Davis

The story follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

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Inside Llewyn Davis: Man of constant sorrow

Meet Llewyn Davis, the protagonist of what turned out to be the best film of 2013.

http://clclt.com/charlotte/inside-llewyn-davis-man-of-constant-sorrow/Content?oid=3302783

How to eat a New York-style slice of pizza

... style of eating while insisting, "I would never use a knife and fork." Joe's Pizza was established in Greenwich Village nearly 40 years ago by Joe Pozzuoli who, like Mayor de Blasio's mother, was an Italian immigrant. "It sounds like a Seinfeld ...

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Activist poet-playwright Amiri Baraka dies at 79

... radicalized him. Jones left his white wife (Hettie Cohen), cut off his white friends and moved from Greenwich Village to Harlem. He renamed himself Imamu Ameer Baraka, "spiritual leader blessed prince," and dismissed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Books/2014/Jan-10/243755-activist-poet-playwright-amiri-baraka-dies-at-79.ashx

Taylor Swift reportedly house-hunting in New York

The 'Red' singer has been viewing apartments in Greenwich Village in the hopes of finding a new pad, the New York Daily News Confidenti@l column is reporting.

http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/celebrities/free/20140110taylor-swift-house-hunting-new-york.html

Inside Llewyn Davis

... roused me more than most. In some ways-and I won't spoil a near-the-end surprise-it is a snapshot of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the early Sixties. The Bud Grossman character played by F. Murray Abraham is clearly based on Dylan manager ...

http://www.stereophile.com/content/inside-llewyn-davis

Taylor Swift looking for a new pad in New York

... in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) The 'Red' singer has been viewing apartments in Greenwich Village in the hopes of finding a new pad, the New York Daily News Confidential column is reporting. Money is clearly no object for the ...

http://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/taylor-swift-looking-for-a-new-pad-in-new-york-1.1633712

Review: Inside Llewyn Davis

Official Site: www.insidellewyndavis.com Director : Ethan Coen and Joel Coen Writer : Joel Coen Producer : Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and Scott Rudin Cast : Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake, F. Murray Abraham, Adam Driver, Max Casella, Ricardo Cordero and Ethan Phillips Meet Llewyn Davis, the protagonist of ... (more)

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Inside Llewyn Davis and Her are solid Oscar bait

... fabulous. [jump] Inside Llewyn Davis is the Coen brothers' take on the early 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene that spawned a pre-electric Bob Dylan. It's not a shock, then, that half the movie looks like the cover of the ...

http://cltampa.com/artbreaker/archives/2014/01/10/inside-llewyn-davis-and-her-are-solid-oscar-bait

Movie Review: Amusing, well-acted downer

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20140110/FEAT/301109970/1007/ENT

"Inside Llewyn Davis" never gets inside its subject

... Llewyn Davis” opens on a puzzling note, showing Oscar Isaac’s titular folksinger onstage at a Greenwich Village nightspot before getting a savage post-gig beating for reasons unknown. The film goes on to recount a grim week in our ...

http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/01/09/3515849/inside-llewyn-davis-never-gets.html#storylink=rss

Part of NY Greenwich Village gets landmark status

... from Edgar Allan Poe and Bob Dylan to Miles Davis and Allen Ginsberg. About 250 buildings in Manhattan's Greenwich Village that reach back to the 1800s gained historic district status last month after a unanimous vote by the city's Landmarks ...

http://www.times-standard.com/art/ci_24883862/part-ny-greenwich-village-gets-landmark-status?source=rss

Moxy's Matt Louis to prepare meal at James Beard House

This just in - Portsmouth chef Matt Louis of Moxy Restaurant will get his chance to cook in the venerable brownstone the James Beard House on March 4, cooking a dinner rooted in New England history and products.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20131205-LIFE-312050324

Amiri Baraka, 79, poet, playwright, activist

Amiri Baraka, 79, the poet, New Jersey state poet laureate, playwright, music critic, and activist whose career spanned the Beat generation, the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, and many social and poetic controversies since, died Thursday, Jan. 9, at Beth Israel Medical Center in his hometown of Newark, N.J., of complications after ... (more)

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20140110_Amiri_Baraka__79__poet__playwright__activist.html?c=r

More Oscar Isaac loveliness

... leading man. What the character required was not only someone who could act the part of a folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961, but someone who could authentically perform the music too; someone who, as Joel Coen describes, 'could really sing'. ...

http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/84726722.html

Movies at a glance for Jan. 10

... G) The latest from the Coen brothers focuses on a week in the life of a young singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. R (G) An aging, booze-addled father (Bruce Dern) makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his ...

http://www.sunherald.com/2014/01/09/5246971/movies-at-a-glance-for-jan-10.html#storylink=rss

Have fun around town: Films at the Civic Theatre

In the film "Inside Llewyn Davis, the story follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

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Coen brothers' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' strikes strong notes of art, anger

"Inside Llewyn Davis" is like a favorite song that gently caresses your artistic soul.

http://www.fresnobee.com/2014/01/08/3704619/davis-good-mix-of-art-anger-latest.html

Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka dies

... radicalized him. Jones left his white wife (Hettie Cohen), cut off his white friends and moved from Greenwich Village to Harlem. He renamed himself Imamu Ameer Baraka, "spiritual leader blessed prince," and dismissed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

http://www.twincities.com/national/ci_24881670/poet-and-playwright-amiri-baraka-dies?source=rss

New from Steidl: "The Unknown Berenice Abbott" edited by Ron Kurtz and Hank O'Neal

... the Civil War, vigorous lumberjacks in California's High Sierra Mountains, the sophisticated bohemia of Greenwich Village as well as the amusements of Daytona Beach. The Unknown Abbott is a very ambitious project that will present hundreds of ...

http://artdaily.com/news/67379/New-from-Steidl---The-Unknown-Berenice-Abbott--edited-by-Ron-Kurtz-and-Hank-O-Neal

"The Image Gallery Redux: 1959-1962" opens at Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York

In 1959, a photographer named Larry Siegel opened a gallery dedicated exclusively to photography in a small storefront on East 10th Street in New York City.

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Self Taught Artist, Burton Kopelow, Age 89 to Have First Exhibition,...

Self Taught Artist, Burton Kopelow, Age 89 to Have First Exhibition, Covering Nearly 50 Years of Work, at the LA Artcore Brewery Annex February 2, 2014.

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Amiri Baraka: A selection of his published works

... accused of sexism and homophobia. 1967: "Black Magic" This volume of poetry was written after Baraka left Greenwich Village for Harlem, and disassociated from the Beats. In Harlem, he helped found the Black Arts Movement, a parallel to the Black ...

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/arts/index.ssf/2014/01/amiri_baraka_a_selection_of_his_published_works.html

Brooklyn's Median Household Income Is Less Than $45,000

Stories falling into those two categories account for a good chunk of the New York Times , New York magazine, and the New York Observer .

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2014/01/new_york_city_census_data_manhattan_and_brooklyn_are_much_poorer_than_you.html

Poet and playwright Amiri Baraka dies

Your Take contributions have not been reviewed for accuracy by USA TODAY. Contributors agree to our Terms of Service and are responsible for the content of their videos and photos.

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Karen Reisler Joins the Exclusive Haute Design Network

The Haute Design Network welcomes Karen Reisler of Karen Reisler Designs as the newest member for 2014.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/01/prweb11473201.htm

Little Bird debuts $32 burger; craft cocktails inspired by Seattle Seahawks: Restaurant...

... NYC hot dog experiences), has closed. Robert Sietsema says farewell. ( Eater NY ) Long live the King: The Greenwich Village Gray's was one of New York's most famous hot dog spots, but it wasn't the only one. In fact, it's not even the only one with ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/dining/index.ssf/2014/01/little_bird_debuts_32_burger_c.html

Gray's Papaya: One is the Loneliest Number

And then there was one. Yesterday, the city shed a meaty tear as the Greenwich Village location of Gray's Papaya went down for the count.

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2014/01/grays_papaya_shutters.php

Norwegian Business Daily

Journalist Morten Bertelsen interviewed me for the December 27 edition of the Norwegian Business Daily newspaper Dagens NA¦ringsliv .

http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/01/norwegian-business-daily.html

The Shutter: NYC Is Down to One Location of Gray's Papaya

Sad news for hot dog fans in New York City: The Greenwich Village location of beloved hot dog stand Gray's Papaya appears to have closed, meaning there's only one place in all of New York to get their famous "Recession Specials" .

http://eater.com/archives/2014/01/09/nyc-is-down-to-one-location-of-grays-papaya.php

Russ Collins' Cinema Chat: 'August: Osage County,' 'Inside Llewyn Davis' and more at the...

... by brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow, huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician ...

http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/01/russ_collins_cinema_chat_augus.html

Now Playing: movie theaters

A week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961.

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Casting lead a challenge in 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

This film image released by CBS FIlms shows Oscar Isaac in a scene from "Inside Llewyn Davis."

http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Casting-lead-a-challenge-in-Inside-Llewyn-Davis-5124844.php

Inside look at star of 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

The Coen brothers' "Inside Llewyn Davis" unfolds in the sleepy Greenwich Village folk scene just before Bob Dylan arrived in New York and blew it up.

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... is a part of New York City's vibrant jazz scene, where she often sings at the legendary 55 Bar in Greenwich Village and other jazz hangouts. But her singing is less known in her hometown where she lives with her husband, Tom Abbott , a saxophonist ...

http://www.greenwichcitizen.com/news/article/All-jazzed-up-Local-singer-excited-about-new-5056192.php%26cmpid%3Dgplus-mobile

A play with a cause: Empanadas to hold auditions for "The Vagina Monologues"

... was written by Eve Ensler in 1996. It was first performed in the basement of the Cornelia Street Cafe in Greenwich Village in New York. It is generally performed around Valentine's Day, which, according to Mendoza, has had high rates of domestic ...

http://www.daily-times.com/four_corners-news/ci_24872118/play-cause-empanadas-hold-auditions-vagina-monologues

Molar opposites: Why I'm blinded by actors' pearly whites in this year's top films

... on my part. Set in 1961, Llewyn Davis is an artful re-creation of the smoke-filled, coffee-fuelled Greenwich Village folk music scene where money was as hard to come by as a decent meal and good night's sleep. It was, in truth, not a great dental ...

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/why-im-blinded-by-actors-pearly-whites/article16242383/?cmpid=rss1

The Shutter: What Is Happening to Gray's Papaya Right Now?

... sign and removing the fixtures inside." An employee at the Upper West Side original confirmed that the Greenwich Village location had closed, although he was unsure if it was done for good, or just shuttered for a revamp. But it looks like this ...

http://ny.eater.com/archives/2014/01/good_lord_what_is_happening_to_grays_papaya_right_now.php

Commentary: The New School's Stairmaster

The 375,000-square-foot University Center at The New School, designed by SOM, is clad in overlapping brass panels.

http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2013/11/131108-Commentary-The-New-Schools-Stairmaster.asp?WT.mc_id=rss_archrecord

5 Must-See Projects At Winter Jazzfest

... still resides in its signature two-night marathon, where acts perform in quick succession in neighboring Greenwich Village nightclubs. For the price of a single ticket, concertgoers can choose - or try to choose - between groups, which range from ...

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2014/01/02/259255175/5-must-see-projects-at-winter-jazzfest?ft=1&f=1039

2013 Year in Produce Farewells

... n Hospital, New York. Born in Wayne, N.J., Murphy began his food career during the 1980s at Balducci's in Greenwich Village in Manhattan.

http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-news/marketing-profiles/2013-Year-in-Produce-Farewells-239270281.html

'Inside Llewyn Davis': five ways Dave Van Ronk's memoir is even better than the movie

... major inspiration for Joel and Ethan Coen's brilliant new movie "Inside Llewyn Davis." Van Ronk ruled the Greenwich Village folk scene before Bob Dylan showed up, and his book is about how a kid from Brooklyn and Queens wound up leading a folk and ...

http://www.oregonlive.com/books/index.ssf/2014/01/inside_llewyn_davis_five_ways.html

Super Bowl 2014 fan guide: Best cheap eats in Hoboken

... is a must. It's the Falafel Showdown! Mamoun's (502 Washington St., 201- 656-0310), which started in Greenwich Village in 1971, joins falafel legend Ibby's in Hoboken. Many people don't know that Ibby's founder is the nephew of Mamoun's founder; can ...

http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/super_bowl_2014_fan_guide_best_cheap_eats_in_hoboken.html

Inside Llewyn Davis uses its music - and its characters - to explore grief and mourning

Near the end of Inside Llewyn Davis , the titular hero - a struggling folk singer in 1961 Greenwich Village - tears into a version of a song we've already heard a couple of times before, the folk standard "Fare Thee Well."

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Critics pick 'Inside Llewyn Davis' as the best picture of 2013

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Isaac appeared for a screening of the film in December ...

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DiCaprio's and Scorsese's off screen honor

... gave brothers Joel and Ethan Coen the best original screenplay prize for "Inside Llewyn Davis" about the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961. Best animated feature was awarded to "The Wind Rises," by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki. Director ...

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'Inside Llewyn Davis' is U.S. critics' choice for best film

Actor Oscar Isaac attends the 79th Annual New York Film Critics Circle Awards at the Edison Ballroom on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 in New York.

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/Culture/Film/2014/Jan-07/243285-inside-llewyn-davis-is-us-critics-choice-for-best-film.ashx

Up Next

... - email us with 'Declan' in the subject by 2pm today. We'll announce the winner on our blog after 2pm. Greenwich Village folk scene, 1961, + the Coen brothers = Inside Llewyn Davis . For more, read Dylan's Chronicles , volume one. Photographer ...

http://manhattanusersguide.com/article/up-next-december-5-2013

Invitations extended to former US presidents to help celebrate 100th...

... going to be a year to remember. "Visitors to New York City can enjoy a self-guided tour of ten places in Greenwich Village associated with the poet, and, from the end of May to the end of August this year, four of Dylan's poetry notebooks, dating ...

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/invitations-extended-former-presidents-help-6473889

Robert Redford's full circle honor

... won the best cinematography award for "Inside Llewyn Davis," a film by Joel and Ethan Coen about the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961. "The Wind Rises," by Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, was named best animated film. Jan. 6 - The actor picks ...

http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/01/07/robert-redfords-full-circle-honor?videoId=276332992&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=LatestVideosUS&videoChannel=3&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FUSVideoLatest+%28Video+%2F+US+%2F+Latest+Video%29

Wooing filmgoers through their ears

... other performers as Joan Baez and Patti Smith. The marketers for the movie, which tracks a guitar-toting Greenwich Village folkie in 1961, have distributed promotional packets designed to look like vinyl albums, as well as a 70-page imitation 1961 ...

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140106/ENTERTAIN/140109851/-1/rss10

New Schools Chancellor Gets a Homecoming Queen's Welcome

Less than a week after starting her new job, Chancellor Carmen Farina gave a pep talk to Department of Education staffers in which she referred to herself as a general leading an army, on a mission to bring more joy to the schools "I don't mean to say it wasn't there in a lot of places," she stated from a lectern in the DOE's stately rotunda, ... (more)

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-chancellor-gets-homecoming-welcome/

Greenwich House Music School to Present Café Au Go Go Revisited, Begin. 2/24

Greenwich House Music School , located at 46 Barrow Street in the heart of the West Village, is proud to announce Caf Au Go Go Revisited , a live performance festival commemorating the spirit and innovation of the short-lived yet legendary 1960s stage in celebration of the venue's would-be 50th anniversary.

http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Greenwich-House-Music-School-to-Present-Caf-Au-Go-Go-Revisited-Begin-224-20140106

No Pants Subway Ride 2014 Details for New York

... The Official No Pants Subway Ride 2014 Afterparty Sunday, January 13, 2013, 4:30pm-Until late At The Greenwich Village Country Club, 110 University Place btwn 12th & 13th, top floor $10 cover, Drink specials for the pantless and FREE mini golf! 21+ ...

http://improveverywhere.com/2014/01/06/no-pants-subway-ride-2014-details-for-new-york/

Inside Llewyn Davis

... and unforgiving world in 'Inside Llewyn Davis.' , is a musician in 1961 New York who wows small crowds at Greenwich Village pubs and bars but can't catch a big break. His first record, a duo effort he recorded with another singer, flopped, and his ...

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/12/22/3827503/inside-llewyn-davis-r.html

Film critics in NYC pick 'Inside Llewyn Davis' as best picture of 2013

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.canada.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Film+critics+pick+Inside+Llewyn+Davis+best+picture/9354522/story.html

Travel review: Grab a slice of the Big Apple

... New York is the perfect place to do it. Department stores, tourist shops galore and a host of outlets in Greenwich Village will fulfil every shopaholic's dreams. For those looking to grab a designer bargain, Century 21 should be on your list. But ...

http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/grab-slice-big-apple-6473369

VIDEO: 'Llewyn Davis' Star Carey Mulligan Reveals She'd Rather Go Nude Than Sing

... theaters on December 6th. The film follows a week in the life of a young folk singer as he navigates the Greenwich Village folk scene of 1961. Guitar in tow , huddled against the unforgiving New York winter, he is struggling to make it as a musician ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/VIDEO-Llewyn-Davis-Star-Carey-Mulligan-Reveals-Shed-Rather-Go-Nude-Than-Sing-20140106

"Little" Edie Beale LIVE at Reno Sweeney

... the 1975 cult documentary, Edith Bouvier Beale took her act on the road -- specifically, to the legendary Greenwich Village cabaret Reno Sweeney. In 1978, "Little" Edie made a week's worth of appearances to an apparently adoring and ...

http://www.edgenewyork.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=reviews&sc3=&id=153151

Bloomberg's Pals Begged Him to Help Move 'Hideous' Citi Bikes, Emails Show

... Bloomberg's griped in a May 1 email about a Citi Bike station placed directly outside his daughter's tony Greenwich Village co-op. The dad, whose name was redacted in the email, told the mayor that his daughter was aghast at the 39-bike station ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140106/chelsea/mayor-bloombergs-friends-emailed-for-help-with-their-citi-bike-woes

Audio Technology Student at SAE Institute NYC Honored at Prestigious...

Dominique Smith, a student in the Audio Technology Program at SAE Institute New York, competed as one of America's Top Producers at the iStandard Beast of the Beats seminar.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/school-new-york-audio/technology-engineering/prweb11452074.htm

Coen brothers' latest film transports audience to early '60s folk scene

Left to right: Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake, and Adam Driver record a song written by Timberlake's character in "Inside Llewyn Davis," the newest film by Joel and Ethan Coen.

http://www.columbiaspectator.com/arts-and-entertainment/2013/12/05/coen-brothers-latest-film-transports-audience-early-60s-folk-scene

'Inside Llewyn Davis' voted 2013's best film by NY critics

... award to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed Inside Llewyn Davis , the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for Inside Llewyn Davis . Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/inside-llewyn-davis-voted-2013-s-best-film-by-ny-critics-1.2485021?cmp=rss

'Llewyn Davis' wins National Society's best-film honors

... award to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed Llewyn Davis , the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for Llewyn Davis . Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody Allen film ...

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/01/05/film-society-of-lincoln-center-inside-llewyn-davis/4329089/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMovies-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+Movies+Top+Stories%29

'Inside Llewyn Davis' a melancholic tale about missed opportunities and failure

... a week in the winter of 1961, the quasi-musical follows Llewyn as he hopscotches between performing at a Greenwich Village club, trying to score a record contract, and bumming on couches at his friends' homes. Things weren't always like this - he ...

http://www.examiner.com/review/inside-llewyn-davis-a-melancholic-tale-about-missed-opportunities-and-failure

Coen film demands to be heard

... performers such as Joan Baez and Patti Smith. The marketers for the movie, which tracks a guitar-toting Greenwich Village folky in 1961, have distributed promotional packets designed to look like vinyl albums, as well as a 70-page imitation 1961 ...

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/coen-film-demands-to-be-heard-20140105-30bqb.html

Inside Llewyn Davis wins big at Critics Awards

... of 2013 at its annual meeting in New York. The film, which tells the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961, won the award ahead of American Hustle, which came second in the overall voting, and 12 Years a Slave , which placed ...

http://www.rte.ie/ten/news/2014/0105/496032-inside-llewyn-davis-wins-big-at-critics-awards/

NY critics pick 'Llewyn Davis' as 2013's best film

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2014/01/04/2861949/ny-critics-pick-llewyn-davis-as.html#storylink=rss

U.S. film critics pick Inside Llewyn Davis as movie of year

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://thechronicleherald.ca/artslife/1177610-us-film-critics-pick-inside-llewyn-davis-as-movie-of-year

Back in the '60s, New York gave birth to a cultural revolution

In the Coen brothers' movie "Inside Llewyn Davis," Oscar Isaac plays a folk singer barely making a living in Greenwich Village in the early '60s, sleeping on the couches of downtown friends, presumably unaware of a singer from Hibbing, Minn., who has just hit town and will change the world -- but not quite yet.

http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/news/ci_24849370/back-60s-new-york-gave-birth-cultural-revolution?source=rss

Critics hail Inside Llewyn Davis

... of Inside Llewyn Davis, Joel and Ethan Coen. The film is the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for Inside Llewyn Davis, while Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.congletonguardian.co.uk/uk_national_entertainment/10914875.Critics_hail_Inside_Llewyn_Davis/

Best Film of 2013?

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.wtop.com/541/3535939/Best-Film-of-2013

Film critics in NYC pick 'Inside Llewyn Davis' as best picture of 2013

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.whistlerquestion.com/article/GB/20140104/CP05/301049935/-1/whistler/film-critics-in-nyc-pick-inside-llewyn-davis-as-best-picture-of-2013&template=cpArt

Film critics in NYC pick 'Inside Llewyn Davis' as best picture of 2013

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.squamishchief.com/article/GB/20140104/CP05/301049935/-1/squamish/film-critics-in-nyc-pick-inside-llewyn-davis-as-best-picture-of-2013&template=cpArt

Film critics in NYC pick 'Inside Llewyn Davis' as best picture of 2013

... to Joel and Ethan Coen. They directed "Inside Llewyn Davis," the story of a fictional folk singer in Greenwich Village in 1961. The group named Oscar Isaac best actor for "Inside Llewyn Davis." Cate Blanchett was named best actress for the Woody ...

http://www.sasklifestyles.com/article/GB/20140104/CP05/301049935/-1/estlifestyles/film-critics-in-nyc-pick-inside-llewyn-davis-as-best-picture-of-2013&template=cpArt