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Andanada: Modern Spanish Dining Near Lincoln Center

Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
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Andanada has a lot going for it. Its location – near Lincoln Center, where there are never enough good dining choices at reasonable prices. Its

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Met Exterior

Punk Never Dies

Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
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The Costume Institute has done it again – fashioned an exhibition that is stunning, full of fun and glamour, and one that will undoubtedly be

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Reflections Puddle

Eleanor Foa Dienstag’s Passion for Photography
Now On Exhibit at the School of Visual Arts

Monday, April 22nd, 2013
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Fellini, the renowned Italian film director, once commented on the “infinite” passion of life. Eleanor Foa Dienstag, author, journalist, award-winning corporate writer and photojournalist, has

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Photography and the Civil War

Photography and the American Civil War:
The Camera Went Everywhere

Friday, April 5th, 2013
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War is hell, and this somber exhibition of the first war to be visually documented and conveyed to the public by the camera, then a

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Street

The Extraordinary in the Ordinary:
James Nares’ Video, Street

Friday, March 8th, 2013
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An unusual new video, Street, just acquired by the Met, is on view in the main gallery of the Museum’s Drawings, Prints and Photographs Galleries.

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Exterior

East Village Gem: A French Vegetarian Bistro

Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Remember that wonderful advertisement whose tag line was, “You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s Rye?” It came to mind as I dined

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Exterior

A Guaranteed Hit at the Met

Thursday, February 21st, 2013
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When I worked in book publishing, the classic joke was that a surefire hit was simple – just publish a book called Lincoln’s Doctor’s Dog.

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Exterior

Oficina Latina Restaurant:
Pan American Culinary Highway

Saturday, February 9th, 2013
by on Dining Around

Cozy, funky and mellow are how I would describe Oficina Latina, a surprising Nolita bistro, whose outstanding food at affordable prices reflects the best of

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