READINGS Wednesday 5/30JONATHAN AMES & ARNON GRUNBERGMemoirist & novelist put aside …

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JONATHAN AMES & ARNON GRUNBERGMemoirist & novelist put aside aesthetic differences to embrace their common yen for black wit at this reading; Housing Works Used Book Café, 126 Crosby St. (betw. Houston & Lafayette Sts.), 212-334-3324; 7, call for price. AN EVENING OF POLICE POETRY IN THE BRONXReadings from parody book Off the Cuffs: An Anthology
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Q&A with Judy Henske, Queen of the Beatniks

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Henry James once described James Singer Sargent as "an insolent genius." James was referring to the speed and apparent ease with which the painter tossed off his creamy, sensual, shockingly accomplished portraits. But I think the phrase could be used just as easily to describe Judy Henske. Henske began her career in the early 60s
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Son of a Corncob! Jeffords Steals McCain’s Media Posse

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Thursday, May Twenty-Fourth, Two Thousand and One, a date that will live in infamy… Okay, that’s a touch dramatic, but watching Pedro Martinez lose a 2-1 game at Yankee Stadium isn’t for sissies. I’ll say this much: Mike Mussina, the former Oriole who threw his arm out for the money-grubbing trial lawyer Peter Angelos during
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DANCE AMERICAN BALLET THEATERThis week, premiere of Russian tale of unrequited …

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This week, premiere of Russian tale of unrequited passion, Onegin; Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center, B’way (65th St.), 212-362-6000; Fri.-Tues., call for times, $20-$80. THE CONSTRUCTION CO.New works by Bryan Hayes & Dancers, as part of Spring Dance Series at The Construction Co., 10 E. 18th St. (B’way), 212-924-7882; Sat.-Mon. at 8, $12, $10 st./s.c.
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Nile Southern’s Now Dig This Brings the Work of His Father Terry to a New Audience

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From the late 50s through the 60s, Terry Southern experienced an unprecedented burst of creative success, writing the novels Candy, The Magic Christian and Blue Movie, as well as scripts for the films Dr. Strangelove, Easy Rider, Barbarella, The Loved One and The Cincinnati Kid. In the midst of a culture struggling with A-bomb paranoia,
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SKITS & IMPROV 21ST CENTURY STYLEDrag queens, stand-up comics, singers & …

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Drag queens, stand-up comics, singers & sexy teases come together for this show at Pluck a Rose Burlesque, Times Sq., 711 7th Ave. (betw. 47th & 48th Sts.), 212-981-8709; Fri. & Sat. at 12:30, $20. BLOCK THIS KICKComedy variety show w/changing theme. This week: "The New Deal"; Barrio, 99 Stanton St. (betw. Ludlow & Orchard Sts.),
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Atmospherex Creates Digital Music on 3-D DVDs

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This summer, while the major record labels fumble around with new pay services designed to convert ex-Napster disciples into their newest revenue sources, a far more creative idea is taking shape in Park Slope. Computer graphics artist Philip Benn has founded what he refers to as a "new media record label" called Atmospherex. Instead of
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Def Jef: There’s nothing Independent About Jeffords’ Jump

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The decision of Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords to leave the Republican party–and thereby throw control of the Senate to Democrats–launched a whole week in which everything anyone said led one to shout, "Oh, my foot!" or words to that effect. Jeffords switched parties, according to Fox News, because he "was tired of feeling uneasy for
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FAMILY ActivitiesBIG HELPNickelodeon hosts interactive outreach program for kids ages 7-15 …

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BIG HELPNickelodeon hosts interactive outreach program for kids ages 7-15 interested in helping their environment, feat. games & workshops on topics like water preservation; Hudson River Park, Pier 25, West Side Hwy. (Chambers St.), 212-533-PARK; Sun. 10-2. CENTRAL PARK CONSERVATORYConservancy offers basketball, climbing courses, fitness programs & more; North Meadow Recreation Center, Central Park (midpark at
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