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May 20, 2010August 23, 2016

Bowery: The Times They Are A-Changin’

Boutique hotels and $25 burgers make it hard for any art institution to survive, but if they have a Bowery address, it’s near impossible. Once analogous with flop houses and wet brains, the Bowery has become one of the most sought after addresses in the City. We spoke with a couple of the last holdouts of Bowery institutions, Don Holman founder of the Bowery Poetry Club and Tony Amato, founder of the Amato Opera. After a successful 60-year run Amato shuttered his doors in 2009. We were lucky to catch up with him before his retirement. Continue reading “Bowery: The Times They Are A-Changin’”

May 19, 2010August 23, 2016

PEN World Voices Literary Festival: Kick off

PEN World Voices co-founder, former PEN Executive Director Michael Roberts and co-founder Salman Rushdie and many others talk about the inaugural festival that brought international writers to packed theaters and venues across New York City.

May 19, 2010August 23, 2016

PEN World Voices: Philip Gourevitch

Writer Philip Gourevitch, on the aftermath of political violence.

May 19, 2010August 23, 2016

PEN World Voices: Chris Abani & David Grossman

Chris Abani, Nigerian writer, “Graceland” and others, on how diverse cultures can lead a society’s transformation.

David Grossman on the loneliness of the writer and the need for literary festivals.

May 11, 2010August 23, 2016

Tango Seduces New York

Text by Karen Zraick, NYC24

Argentine tango is more than a dance for the couples that glide along the dance floor on Saturday nights at the 92nd Street Y. It’s a love affair, a meditation, a life lesson —at its best, a communion between two bodies.

“I never had a passion as strong, as vivid as tango in my life,” said Patrizia Chen, a Manhattan author and chef. “It’s orgasmic.”

That physical vulnerability, that willingness to allow someone to grip you and pull you close, creates an intense intimacy between partners, while the melancholy lyrics give the dance an air of wistful romance.

“No other dance has such a close embrace,” Chen said. “You have to give yourself to the other person.”

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May 9, 2010August 23, 2016

Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home

Office workers chime in on their email likes and dislikes.

May 5, 2010August 23, 2016

On The Line @ The Met Opera

Every Saturday morning when the Metropolitan Opera has performances, die-hard fans get up at 4am to brave the cold and darkness to make sure they have a spot to stand behind the rail of the last row in the orchestra. But really the line is about the community that forms around a shared passion.