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I’ll Never Forget…Ornette and Otello—Early ’60s

That would be Ornette Coleman, performing free-form, rule-breaking jazz at the Five Spot in Downtown…


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I’ll Never Forget … the Rat Pack at the Sands, 1963

Frank Sinatra, et al., kibbitzing and singing as smooth as a dry martini at the…


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I’ll Never Forget … Billie Holiday, June 15, 1957

The night the music came alive at the Loew’s Sheridan Theatre, New York City By…


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Art on the Go: In the NYC Subway (of all places)

The trains may be crowded and delayed, but hey—the platforms are morphing into art galleries…


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The City as Desire … Manhattan Bottom to Top

A child of the boroughs ventures forth in midcentury New York By George Blecher  …


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A Love Affair Gone Sour—With MZ Wallace

Inside a cult-favorite handbag brand that’s all about function-first frumpinesss By Millie Iselin   Showoffs.…


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A Landscape Painter Cruises the Nile

And discovers temples, monuments, tombs, and timelessness on a river with a surface so smooth,…


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Why Dance Matters: A Soaring Review

Celebrating a book that itself is a celebration By George Gelles   On her toes:…


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Real Estate—New York-Style

Should you sell? Should you buy? A savvy, straight-shooting realtor weighs the options in this…


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Breaking New Ground at the Met Opera

Contemporary works are making inroads. The classics? Not selling so well By Ian Strasfogel  …


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Paws-a-tively Ready for Their Close-Ups

Carmen González, who is very possibly New York’s ulti-mutt dog photographer, ruffs—oops, riffs—on her career…


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Dining with Strangers in their Home

Shared-economy alternatives to restaurant meals are a quick way of making new friends—no tips required…


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New York City’s Best Knitting Shops

Local yarn dens provide an antidote to high-level urban stress in a clubby setting. By…


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