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How to Succeed: Inner Circle’s Media Stars
Poke Fun at Newsmakers for Charity

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012
by Jennifer Madden on Playing Around

The 90th Annual Inner Circle Show was underway when protesters marched through the New York Hilton’s Grand Ballroom carrying signs criticizing the event’s outrageous $750

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The Laughs Never Stop: Inner Circle
Spoofs the News for Charity

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
by Jennifer Madden on Playing Around

The news watch may never stop but this coming weekend many New York City reporters will be “Preoccupied.” Over the past year these fine journalists

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Nail Art: The Glamorous vs. the Grotesque

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
by Cori Capik on Living Around

When I turned thirteen years old, my mother offered to take me to the salon for a manicure; I hit the big one-three, and it

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Bully: Forget the Rating—See the Film with a Child

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around

Lee Hirsch was bullied as a child and wanted other children to avoid that fate. So he set out to make a film that would

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Non-Fiction Bests To Help Us Read Out The Old Year

Monday, December 26th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around

What do some rather eccentric mathematicians, a world full of mushrooms, and humorous free thinkers have in common? They’re all in books that make for

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And A Star Appeared: Books By And About Luminaries

Saturday, December 17th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around

We all love the stars. We read about them, we listen to them sing, we eagerly watch them on TV and in films. This year,

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Urban Stages Honors the Keeper of the Flame

Sunday, December 4th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around

*Check the full upcoming schedule for a wide variety of intimate venue, reasonably priced musical events. Donald Smith, Executive Director and Founder of The Mabel

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