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Models walk to decrease carbon footprints

This Tuesday’s event marked the beginning of the fashion industry’s new initiative to raise awareness for the environment. With Earth Day right around the corner, this relationship with fashion designers, stars and environmental NGO’s is developing right in time. Bid … Continue reading

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SWOT Analysis: “Mad Men” Issues

“Mad Men” fans may have reason to worry this week. A rush of news has appeared  with certain aspects of the show’s future in doubt. (First, the bad news: It won’t be claiming to its traditional end of July/early August … Continue reading

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Square Dancing in a Gay Way

Every Tuesday evening, at 7:30pm sharp, 30 Square Dancing buffs assemble at PS 3, on the Lower West Side,  to listen and abide by over 420 calls they have all memorized by heart. But what makes this very traditional dance … Continue reading

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Sex Workers say “No Justice, No Piece” with Stories

You may not have known that March 3 was International Sex Workers Rights Day. Ten years ago, thousands of sex workers took to the streets of India to protest the violations, violence and discrimination they experienced every day.  The day … Continue reading

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The New Yorker: Longform Storytelling in a Snowglobe

“Will longform stories go unread by a generation that relies on 140 characters to get their news?” This question was billed as the focal point of “Longform Storytelling in a Short-Attention-Span World,”  a free event presented by ProPublica and The … Continue reading

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A Very Big Production for a Very Small Audience

The brick brown structure which resembles a home you only see in fairy tails, tucked away behind a wall of leafless trees, is one of New York’s most best kept performance theaters. The Swedish Cottage located in Central Park, is … Continue reading

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Taking the (Ultimate) Fight to Radio City

On Wednesday, the Rockettes made way for a very different kind of kicking at Radio City Music Hall. Ultimate Fighting Championship, the main brand associated with mixed martial arts (a sport that combines boxing, wrestling, martial arts and other fighting styles) took over the august auditorium for a few hours. Continue reading

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Future for films

If recent movies have any part in depicting the future of the film industry, we are certainly moving towards technological advancements and away from the traditional moving picture. The recent releases of films like “Rango”,“Paul”, “Mars Needs Moms” and “Never … Continue reading

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“A Serbian Film” resuscitates with a bang the debate of censorship in the arts

One year after its world premiere at SXSW, the horror-themed magazine Fangoria revealed in an exclusive last week that the controversial movie “A Serbian Film” finally has a U.S. release date: an edited version of the movie will be shown … Continue reading

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Once Upon A Time, in a Land called Hollywood…

Titles at the multiplex will soon resemble those on a nursery-schoolroom bookshelf. Hollywood is drawing movie inspiration from classic fairy tales, with results being hit-or-miss. “Red Riding Hood,” starring Amanda Seyfried in the titular role, opened Friday. But even after … Continue reading

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