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Dubya, Dubai and the 1993 WTC bombing
You would hardly notice it for lack of coverage, but thirteen years ago today was one of the most important days in the history of New York. On February 26, 1993, Ramzi Yousef set off a bomb in the parking garage of the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Yousef’s goal was to bring…
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Sedrick: Hell Yeah!
I sure do love me some of that new Sedrick. Just downloaded an album’s worth of their new stuff here, and I suggest you do the same. Now! Cool thing is, this stuff was recorded on the new gear that we discussed here on cyberkrunk. And it sounds not too shabby. Hey Will, are we…
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Theatre Review: Jazzabel
London, Ontario came to New York this week in the guise of Jazzabel, the one-woman (and three-guy) show produced by a trio known collectively as “Femme Fatale.” The show is the product of chanteuse Denise Pelley, author Jacquie Gauthier, music director & composer Jeff Christmas, and producer (and ex-high-school-colleague-of-mine) Louise Fagan. Londoners of note, all.…
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New York: Sunday Blizzard Blogging
It was one for the history books, although it really didn’t feel that much bigger than some of the storms we’ve had in the last few years. And nowhere near as dramatic as the blizzard of 1996. In fact, it was a nice quiet Sunday, perfect for heading down to the Strand for some book…
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Coffee Tawk: No Big Whoop
Two of me blog mates have been pondering Starbucks lately, so I’ll join in the fun. There’s no doubt about it, the Starbucks system of nomenclature inspires confusion and more than a bit of rebellion. DB can’t bring himself to utter “Grande” and asks for a medium instead, to the consternation of his “Barista”. Here…
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Things, Alex
It was, perhaps, three years or so ago and I was having a sleepless night. (No, this isn’t about Dostoevsky’s “White Nights” and if you don’t know that and the rest of his short fiction, well, that’s just rather sad.) I’ve been a longtime convert of the school of “if ye cannot sleep, then get…
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N.A.M. goes a-blogging
Cyberkrunk Heavy Industries is pleased to announce that our CFO now has a regular guest-blogging spot on Apartment Therapy‘s new sub-blog, The Kitchen. The new column is called “The Celluloid Pantry” and features food, drink and film. What’s not to like? Check out the debut installment here.
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New York: West 27th? And Where?
We were somewhere around 10th Avenue on the edge of Chelsea when the Super Tuscan began to take hold. But let me take a step back. Every once in a while on my travels, a thought along the lines of, “after all, there are decent restaurants in other cities” enters my mind. But then I…
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Two movie picks: guard your wallet!
If you wanted to give the Martian cultural ambassador a quick view of the differences between American and French cinema, you might start by showing a double feature of Rebert Bresson’s 1959 Pickpocket and Sam Fuller’s 1953 Pickup on South Street. Two films on the same subject–the travails of a pickpocket. One highly influenced by…