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'Damages': Danson in the Darknew
Glenn Close's performance is the least interesting aspect of the FX thriller, which speaks to what a nice job the ensemble cast and crew have done in developing this cinematic tale of power and blood stains in the upper echelons of a greedy, litigious and claustrophobic NYC.
New York Press |
Stan Friedman |
08-23-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Lust Life: The Numbers Gamenew
Quantifying sex partners causes confusion.
New York Press |
Stephanie Sellars |
08-23-2007 |
Sex
Camera Obscura: Shy No Morenew
The band gets momentum --- and a little louder this time.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
08-23-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Camera Obscura
NYC Continues on Path of Congestion Pricingnew
Westchester Democrat Richard Brodsky talks about leading the charge in the State Legislature to beat back what he calls a regressive tax on poor and middle-class New Yorkers.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
08-23-2007 |
Transportation
Radio for the Peoplenew
The FCC will open a one-week window in October during which nonprofit community groups in the U.S. can file applications to create new, full-power, noncommercial FM radio stations.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
08-16-2007 |
Media
Tags: media
For Car Bomb, Cohesion is the New Extremenew
The Long Island band brings a new sense of order to extreme metal's chaos.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
08-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: car bomb
Black Moth Super Rainbow's Scary, Happy Fairytalesnew
The band's electro-psychedelic reflections exude otherworldliness, as if they were concocted outside of real time in another dimension.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
08-16-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Black Moth Super Rainbow
We're All Made of 'Stardust'new
Imagine a fairy-tale made by a retarded Jacques Demy -- that is, a live-action equivalent of the insufferable Shrek.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
Armed and 'Delirious'new
Steve Buscemi plays another despondent entertainment journalist with less satisfying results.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
08-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Delirious, Tom DiCillo
Sick Neighbors of Ground Zero Are On Their Ownnew
9/11 workers are technically eligible for workers' compensation, but residents of the area who weren't on the Ground Zero roster are assured no such coverage.
New York Press |
Becca Turner |
08-16-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
9/11 Spawns Tragedy Tourism in NYCnew
"Dark tourism" persists at Ground Zero, even as it makes some New Yorkers queasy.
New York Press |
David Crohn |
08-16-2007 |
Disasters
Tags: disasters
Juliana Luecking, The Shooter's Advocatenew
The filmmaker discusses her role in getting the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting to scrap the strict permitting rules it had proposed for shooting in the city.
New York Press |
Matt Elzwig |
08-09-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties
A Silent Casualty of Warnew
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Lucey is not counted among the Iraq War dead -- but he did die, when he came home: He committed suicide.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
08-09-2007 |
Commentary
Portugal. The Man's Visual Instinctsnew
The Alaska band is more than just a Mars Volta rip-off.
New York Press |
Saby Reyes-Kulkarni |
08-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Portugal. The Man
Tokyo Police Club Keeps it Short and Sweetnew
The band's debut EP requested only 16 minutes of the listeners precious time -- the seven tracks whipped through at ludicrous speed, leaving in their wake a hum of jittery drums, frenetic guitar and bass, camouflaged keyboards, handclaps and chants.
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
08-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Tokyo Police Club
