Archive for the ‘Culture’ Category

Meet Jean Valjean, X-Hedonist

Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Yasmina Guerda

Adult fim actor and director, Jean Henri Stevens, is nearly 70. He spends his retirement in the Bronx, sipping Cognac, listening to Jazz and reflecting on his past.

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You Name It, He’ll Frame It

Posted on November 10th, 2009 by rsl21

One artist continues to focus on hand crafting the perfect border. Abigail Wendle reports.

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Tattoo Night

Posted on October 27th, 2009 by Daniel Fastenberg

The days of the Lower East Side tattooed freak are no more. Bankers and lawyers have moved in to Houston Street, and those old tattooes, they too, are making a journey of their own. From Midtown, Dan Fastenberg reports.

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Getting Under the Tattooed Skin

Posted on October 26th, 2009 by Yepoka Yeebo

Tattoo connoisseurs say every piece of body art has a story.

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Sevillianas in Nueva York

Posted on October 19th, 2009 by rsl21

Kelly Koopmans talks to Flamenco dancers from Seville.
By Kelly Koopmans

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Enter the Rabbit Hole of the Lower East Side

Posted on October 14th, 2009 by rsl21

Visit a fantasy world where adults remember what it’s like to use their imagination.

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Hoola Hooping in Central Park

Posted on October 14th, 2009 by rsl21

They’re round, they’re fun and lessons are free.
By Yasmine Guerda
They’re round and they’re fun. For more than three years, Lenny Hoops has been bringing hoola hoops to Central Park, and teaching people how to use them for free. Yasmine Guerda reports.

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Naked Cowgirl Works Times Square

Posted on October 14th, 2009 by rsl21

By Rory Kress
Rain or shine, you can find her in Times Square: guitar, cowboy hat, and not much more. Proving that there’s room in this town for the both of them, the Naked Cowgirl is giving the Naked Cowboy a run for his money.

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Flute Suite

Posted on October 14th, 2009 by rsl21

On a summer’s afternoon, New Yorkers bring their passions out into the open air.

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Waiter By Day, Actor By Night

Posted on October 14th, 2009 by rsl21

One performer’s quest to get noticed on Broadway

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