Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

Jon Stewart (once again) Embarrasses Cable News Network

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Michael Moore’s Capitalism: Rethinking American Values

Michael Moore’s newest film, Capitalism: A Love Story, is an emotionally devastating movie that effectively dispels the notion that capitalist principles are at...

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The Weekender: Bowery Remains a Hotspot Three Years After CBGB

The Weekender: Bowery Remains a Hotspot Three Years After CBGB

Although CBGB's is long gone, evidence of its existence are everywhere. On the Bowery in New York City in the 1970s, a crappy little bar would become a monument...

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Review: Paranormal Activity

Review: Paranormal Activity

Paranormal Activity, a horror film directed by Oren Peli, might at first be thought of as a clone of another well known horror film, The Blair Witch Project. Both...

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Review: The Lessons of Harvey Milk

Review: The Lessons of Harvey Milk

One of the reasons that Proposition 8 passed in California was a lack of organization by its opponents. In fact, gay rights activists have done a much better job...

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The Weekender: A Slice of Bohemia in DUMBO

The Weekender: A Slice of Bohemia in DUMBO

Down under the Manhattan/Brooklyn overpass, there is a pizzeria. Grimaldi’s has been a New York institution for decades, and it attracts scores of New Yorkers,...

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Review: Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds

Review: Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds

Perhaps Quentin Tarantino learned the lesson from Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and edited his title so that it would not be censored in advertisements...

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VIDEO: Rock Yo Face Case Concert from the University Cafe

Check out footage from Rock Yo Face Case, the showcase of student performers and local bands that took place on Monday in the University Cafe. The footage was shot...

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Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis Provide July 4th Fireworks

Conor Oberst and Jenny Lewis Provide July 4th Fireworks

America the Beautiful, the Star Spangled Banner and Bruce Springsteen all took a back seat this July 4 in Battery Park in favor of a pair of indie crooners. Fans...

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The End Of America

The End Of America

If dissent is in fact patriotic, there is no greater patriot than Naomi Wolf. Her appearance at Stony Brook University’s Staller Center for the Arts was sold...

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