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Putting the Cajun in Rock ‘n’ Roll: Mama Rosin Explains How the Bayou Gets To Switzerland, And Back Stateside Again
A Mama Rosin concert is nothing less than a party; a party spent taking in the rhythmic swell of the accordion, the euphoric hoots of fans and musicians alike, and the singers’ boisterous, feedback-filled vocals...
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The ICP Triennial: A Different Kind of Disorder
Alternately beautiful, bombastic and occasionally brilliant, the International Center of Photography’s current exhibit, A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial, features 28 emerging and established artists...
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‘The Dinner’: A Deliciously Appetizing Look into a Parental Nightmare: A Conversation with Author Herman Koch
In 2012, we were enthralled with American writer Gillian Flynn’s thriller novel, Gone Girl, published by Crown Publishing; a story that focused on whether or not the main character, Nick Dunne, murdered his wife....
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‘The Internship’ Is a Lot of Work with Minimal Payoff
There is no accounting for taste in The Internship, a heinously self-indulgent, two-hour commercial for Google that just so happens to star Wedding Crashers funnymen Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn as two 40-something...
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‘Now You See Me’ Requires a Gullible Audience to Pull Off Its Tricks
Any magician worth their ticket price knows that in order to execute the perfect magic trick, they must exude an unwavering confidence that persuades their audience to swap logic for an open mind. The same could be...
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Chaos to Couture to Confusion: Punk Comes To the Met
A life-size replica of the famed Manhattan nightclub CBGB bathroom, initiates an immersive effort to transport us back to the antipathetic aesthetic circa. 1975. The Ramones bang and strum on loudspeakers, while...
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An American Fish In The China Sea: ‘Unmade in China’s’ Gil Kofman Talks the Perils of Making a Film in China
When it comes to filmmaking, director Gil Kofman subscribes to an ambitious philosophy. “You make a movie three times,” he states. “Once when you write it, once when you shoot it and once when you edit it.”...
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A Final Look at the 66th Cannes Film Festival
After an eventful 12 days, inclusive of dramas, comedies, romance and even a jewelry heist (one might even say, it is an incident that is worthy of a storyline for an action-packed burglary film, not to mention one...
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Looking Back At Frieze New York 2013
While we all wait in anticipation for the surprises that the Frieze Art Fair in London will bring in terms of contemporary art, which is set to take place from October 17 to 20, 2013, we thought we would take a step...
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‘White House Down’s’ Jackie Geary: A Supporting Player Due For Some Time in the Spotlight
Having played a quirky special agent on NCIS, a humorously dangerous ex-girlfriend on How I Met Your Mother, and even a sinister Sicilian serial killer on Castle, actress Jackie Geary knows a thing or two about the...
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