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Woman Around Town: Anita Gillette—
After All, a Working Actress

Monday, September 17th, 2012
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At 18, Anita Luebben had a GS4 Government rating with security clearance. She was a medical stenographer. If you had suggested that three years later,

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Tribeca Film Festival Brings Together
Blockbusters and Small Gems

Friday, May 4th, 2012
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One of Manhattan’s best cultural offerings, the Tribeca Film Festival, finished up its 11th annual showings last week. In 2002, as a reaction to the

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close:
Seeking to Explain the Unfathomable

Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
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No matter how much time has gone by, it’s never easy to watch images from 9/11. Many New Yorkers still avoid the media every anniversary

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A Sweet and Sad Lesson in Acting at the Public

Friday, September 16th, 2011
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One of the first exercises any aspiring actor learns is called Talking and Listening. It’s nowhere near as easy as it sounds. How many times

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Healing and Recovery: Remembering 9/11

Sunday, September 11th, 2011
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Officials from the International Center of Photography knew the museum needed to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11. “We didn’t want violent or upsetting images

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Bonnie McEneaney’s Messages Comes to TV:
Goodness from an Unspeakable Tragedy

Friday, September 9th, 2011
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In the FX drama, Rescue Me, Denis Leary’s character, firefighter Tommy Gavin, often saw his cousin, Jimmy, who had died on 9/11. The show, which

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Lady Liberty—A True Woman Around Town

Monday, July 4th, 2011
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Hooray! The crown is open! We were thrilled to learn that on July 4, 2009, visitors were once again allowed inside the Statue of Liberty’s

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Woman Around Town Celebrates
Five New York Press Club Awards

Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
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The New York Press Club gathered on June 13 at the Water Club to honor great writing and Woman Around Town was among those singled

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