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Edgar Allan Poe – America’s Misunderstood Genius

Edgar Allan Poe – America’s Misunderstood Genius

By John EspositoEdgar Allan Poe on the High Bridge, an imagining made by illustrator Bernard (B. J.) Rosenmeyer, circa 1930 The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crisped and sere- The leaves they were withering and sere; It was night in the...

Easy Steps to Win a Four Seasons Staycation

Easy Steps to Win a Four Seasons Staycation

The most magical time of the year to be in New York City is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by starting a new holiday tradition in the heart of downtown, with the best that Lower Manhattan has to offer. In celebration of the festive...

When Disaster Struck, This Celebrity Doctor Was Ready

When Disaster Struck, This Celebrity Doctor Was Ready

By Bennett Marcus Hurricane Dorian Hurricane Dorian was the most intense cyclone recorded to strike the Bahamas and the worst natural disaster in the country’s history. Dr. Michael Hall, who was in D.C. riding out a category five storm during its genesis, saw the news...

How to Stop Underground Casinos in NYC

How to Stop Underground Casinos in NYC

There is something about gambling that endears itself to humans. Some people live for the rush that comes with risking money in exchange for the chance to win a whole lot more. Gambling has existed for centuries in a number of different forms. While online casinos may...

Fuel Your Body With These Treats Without Meat

Fuel Your Body With These Treats Without Meat

By Samantha Robinson, a trainer at The DOGPOUND Samantha Robinson of The DOGPOUND. Photo credit Alice Teeple There's no way around it. If you’re going to ask me about nutrition, 10 out of 10 times I will tell you that your body will thrive the most off a plant-based...

The Wild Project’s Glass Menagerie is Shadowy, Haunting

The Wild Project’s Glass Menagerie is Shadowy, Haunting

Photo credit Chris Loupos It's an era of economic instability. It's an era of broken dreams and disaffected youth. A grim isolation that separates us from those we love and traps us in our own world. At least, that's the way Tom Wingfield remembers his life in 1939 in...

Domingo Zapata: Artist & Humanitarian

Domingo Zapata: Artist & Humanitarian

By R. Couri Hay   Young Artists / Old School Artist Domingo Zapata was honored at the Brooklyn Borough President’s Latino Heritage Celebration where he received the Most Influential Artist of The Year Award. The theme of the event is Young Artists/Old School...

Squeeze Songbook 2019 Tour

Squeeze Songbook 2019 Tour

You might be tempted to write off the 1980’s as a decade of too much— too much hairspray, too much neon, and too much eye makeup, but if you did you’d be dead wrong. And that was proven by one of this summer’s hottest tickets, the “Squeeze Songbook 2019” tour. Squeeze...

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