On the last Wednesday of every month a little show called Our Hit Parade takes place at Joe’s Pub. Our Hit Parade is the creation of Kenny Mellman, Neal Medlyn, and Bridget Everett. These three songsters get together with other guest stars from the performance world and recreate the month’s top ten songs. Warning: this [...]
Sadly, one of the great New York authors passed away today. I loved all his books and short stories. He had a truly original voice and will be missed. I recently re-read The Catcher in the Rye. Read what I had to say about it here.
Last night I went to see the New York Knicks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves. I know what you are thinking, the Knicks? really? aren’t they really bad right now? And the answer is yes, the number of games they have won is rather low. This doesn’t mean that the game isn’t fun to watch though! [...]
Last night I attended a unique literary evening at the 92Y. The theme of the evening was six word memoirs. SMITH Magazine has been exploring the idea of six word memoirs for some time. They have compiled several books with this theme, getting celebrities, authors, teens, and plain janes to contribute his or her six [...]
One of my favorite, cheaper restaurants in the city is, without a doubt, Vynl. I have been going to Vynl since it was in its smaller space on 54th Street and 9th Avenue (now the home of El Centro, a Mexican joint that is owned by the same people as Vynl). Vynl was so successful [...]
Earlier this month I won FREE tickets to see Smudge off-Broadway at the Julia Miles Theatre. It was the world premiere of this play. I saw an advertisement on Playbill.com that the theater was offering free tickets to the previews of the show if you emailed requesting them. I did and was lucky enough to [...]
