Posts Tagged ‘New York Press’

Dartmouth Weighs in on State Senate Contest Between Two Alums

Written by Andrew J. Hawkins on . Posted in Politics

This year’s Senate contest in New York contains no less than two alums of Dartmouth College: Kirsten Gillibrand, class of ’88; and Wendy Long, class of ’82. The college’s main campus newspaper, The Dartmouth, recently published an article highlighting that fact, and also asked several students to weigh in with some armchair political analysis. One
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Nurse Jackie’s New Season Brings the Pain – In a Good Way

Written by Doug Strassler on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

The last two seasons of Nurse Jackie increasingly strained credibility as its put-upon title character, Jackie Peyton, tried to balance problems with her husband, daughters and job all while desperately trying to cover up a controlling pill addiction and affair with the pharmacist who supplied her. It was a high wire act that show creators
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Sony’s Vita, A Touchy Problem

Written by City Arts on . Posted in Arts & Film

by Steve Haske Some friends have asked me what I think of the Playstation Vita, Sony’s new handheld console that was released in February. I always have the same answer. “It’s a slick, impressive piece of hardware that I couldn’t care less about,” I tell them. Why? Because for all its fancy tech, the Vita
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City & State: Heard Around Town, April 6, 2012

Written by Jon Lentz on . Posted in Politics

* In mid-March, the Federal Election Commission found that Brooklyn Congressman Ed Towns’s campaign had taken in an additional $14,500 in campaign contributions than what is legally allowed, according to a letter sent from the FEC to the campaign and obtained by City & State. Towns’ campaign took $5,000 donations from four different individuals, and
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Out of this World

Written by Doug Strassler on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

Mac Rogers’ Honeycomb trilogy continues with Blast Radius By Doug Strassler Blast Radius is the second installment in a trilogy devised by Mac Rogers that defies typical categorization. It’s firmly steeped in the tenets of science fiction, but sidesteps the need for flashy special effects. There are familial and romantic relationships at play, but they
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Armond White: Bouquet of Eccentrics

Written by Armond White on . Posted in Arts & Film, Film

Whit Stillman’s Damsels in the Clouds “I like my characters to walk in clouds,” said the great comedy director Leo McCarey. “I like a little bit of the fairy tale.” That confession well describes the McCarey classics that execute a precarious balance between realism and fantasy—The Awful Truth, Make Way for Tomorrow, Love Affair, The
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No Mega-Millions, But Funds Unclaimed for New York Politicians

Written by Laura Nahmias on . Posted in Breaking News

With tax season bearing down, many New Yorkers are dive-bombing into their couch cushions for spare change and waiting anxiously for government refunds to help make ends meet. Not so for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who are some of dozens of other top officials with cash sitting in
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