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The Big Interview: Lennox Lewis


Times Online - I boogie, I move my head in time with the music and that’s it. But I’m trying to come out of myself a little bit more because people only know the boxer, they don’t know the person and my life has moved on since I retired from the boxing ring.

The grandparents are out
Philadelphia Daily News - Mitchell, 55, coordinates the calendar for Amazon Country, a women's-music show on WXPN. Each month, members of the Lesbian Group of Montgomery County fill her Juniata living room for Rocky Horror theme parties or competitive puzzle-making nights. Her

Captain Picard returns to his acting roots
San Francisco Gate - Now scheduled to open in February at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater, the production inspired several British newspaper critics to pronounce it the "Macbeth" of a lifetime, the best they have ever seen. (And they see a lot of

Choreographing circus a real juggling act
CNN - This carefully choreographed chaos, accompanied by uproarious music, is crammed into the opening minutes of the venerable Greatest Show on Earth, the 138th incarnation of which will be playing to around 5 million people in 84 U.S. cities during the

Merged Yahoo-Microsoft would have much overlap
San Francisco Gate - Windows Live Messenger) and music (Yahoo Music vs. MSN Music). Juha Christensen, a former Microsoft executive, said the best solution would be to retain virtually all of the properties as is, even if they compete with one another. Only the underlying

Knussen's meticulous, luminous classical music has a sound all its own
Detroit Free Press - Nothing about the British composer and conductor Oliver Knussen is off-the-rack. Not his famous debut at age 15 in 1968, when he conducted his First Symphony with the London Symphony. Not his grizzly bear girth and lumberjack beard that cut an

From the heart
Boston Globe - Forman, who is self-taught in piano and electric bass, hopes to attend music school next year. Other Massachusetts students selected for the 2008 Gibson/Baldwin Grammy Jazz Ensembles are Brookline High School student Grace Kelly , who plays alto

A Reporter Finds Drama in Iraqis’ Heartbreak
New York Times - Adnan, a devotee of American films and American music, a university graduate who sold cigarettes during Saddam’s time, had dreamed of the day: “There was always, always this sound in the back of my head: The time will come, the time will come

Booze, skimpy ensembles keep Carnival jumping all night
CNN - And in the city of Salvador, revelers danced behind bands playing Axe music atop huge sound trucks, and followed hundreds of exotically costumed drummers in Blocos Afros down the streets. Two girls -- ages 16 and 7 -- were killed early Sunday and 12

Musician “Retro Petro” at Irondequoit library
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - (February 3, 2008) — Musician Steve Petrocitch “Retro Petro” will be performing popular music at the Pauline Evans Branch Library at 45 Cooper Road. Petrocitch will bring a guitar and drums and play music from the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s at

Globe South Best Bets
Boston Globe - Hingham: A candlelight concert series at Hingham's historic Old Ship Church opens its 35th year of performances with a concert of Chinese orchestral music by musicians from the Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts at 4 p.m. today in the

Putting Candidates' Religion to the Test
ABC News - You can also envisage appropriate graphics and theme music proclaiming, "Free Thinkers Debate 2008." A moderator would note the importance of the elections on Super Tuesday and, given the evening's topic, might even mention that the name of the day

HATE MUSICALS? TRY THESE
San Francisco Gate - The films listed below have a rebel streak - whether it's comedic, dealing with a ground-breaking form of music or performed entirely with puppets. Below are my eight favorite musicals for people who hate musicals. ("Across the Universe" wasn't

Musical celtic relatives
Boston Globe - He released his first album in 1982 and in 1991 won a Boston Music Award as Outstanding Celtic Act. In 1992, he performed at Carnegie Hall in New York with The Clancy Brothers. He is known for his emotionally powerful - and often funny - songs.

A steak, some wine, music . . . la vida dulce
Boston Globe - My seatmate on the flight from Miami was hungry - and the airline meal was not going to cut it. Damián Edelberg was returning home to Buenos Aires from a business trip to Boston, and he was craving thick-crust pizza, slabs of almost impossibly

Italian music tour could end travel ban
MSNBC - TRUMBULL — As he rehearses music with the Trumbull High School Choir in recent weeks, A.J. Cusello has been paying special note to those in Italian. "We've been working on language and pronunciation so we like don't say it wrong," the senior said

Van Hunt faces uneasy truths in his music and with record label
Chicago Tribune - Over three albums, Van Hunt has evolved from a hired gun to a funky eccentric with a penchant for upsetting expectations. But fans may have to wait awhile before they can fully appreciate that transformation. Hunt's latest album, "Popular," was set

Top 20 sites for free music
News.com.au - PERHAPS you found a gift-wrapped MP3 player under the Christmas tree this year, or maybe you invested hard-earned dollars on the very best iPod you could afford. However you received your digital jukebox, it will be no good to you unless you pack it

What Stefan Sagmeister has learned in his life so far
International Herald Tribune - His teenage love of The Ramones' music and Jamie Reid's Sex Pistols graphics was undoubtedly an influence, but his zest for the impromptu began much earlier, when he was growing up in the Austrian city of Bregenz surrounded by the wooden signs

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Newsday - BOMB THE MUSIC INDUSTRY! Sounds interesting. With The Watergate Brigade, The Homecoming Queens and more. (4 p.m. Sunday, Vibe Lounge, 60-B N. Park Ave., Rockville Centre, 516-208-6590. $10.) A FAREWELL FIRE. Farewell fire? Hello, metal! (6 p.m. Sunday

Not just party animals? Go figure
Boston Globe - Rap music blasted in the background, and friends mingled, drinking hot chocolate. Every other week, Keep Allston Decent meets on the corner of Ashford and Chester streets to pick up debris that collects on the streets of their Allston neighborhood

Music Entertainment Technology Gaming pop culture with substance
andPOP - Newton Faulkner is a 22 year old English singer songwriter with a wistful smile and phenomenal dreadlocks. But you’ll already know him as one of 2007’s most striking musical arrivals, clocking up a Number One platinum album, sell-out UK tours and

Bombers had Down syndrome, Iraqi military says
Globe and Mail - I would say the threats are two-way; the youth in Iran are secretly downloading music videos from MTV. Although not for a couple of days now, since three internet cable have been cut-off to the Middle East. LOL. Shall I assume you are Shia and believe

11-year-old leads his church's music ministry
El Paso Times - BEAUMONT, Texas—Prodded by his mother on a recent Sunday, De'Andre Nico walked over to a woman to sing her a soulful "Happy Birthday." Diners at Ryan's Family Steakhouse in Beaumont strained their necks to look at the man-child. About 20 left their

Music biz ponders Amy's plight
Detroit Free Press - When "Back to Black" arrived 10 months ago, critics and fans hailed Amy Winehouse as the future of soul music. Now they wonder whether she has a future. The album generated six Grammy nominations for the eyelinered, tattooed R&B sensation. But her

US rivals try to woo youth vote
BBC Americas - Four US presidential hopefuls - two Democrats and two Republicans - have taken part in an event aimed at young voters, presented on TV and online. The live forum was aired on the music channel MTV as well as on more than 1,800 websites and radio

Source: Breakthrough in Writers Talks
Los Angeles Times - It has since decided to allow the music ceremony to proceed with full union support. However, the fate of the Feb. 24 Academy Awards has remained in question, with the guild so far declining to grant its blessing to the show. A union refusal to

Pirate Bay defiant despite criminal charges
International Herald Tribune - LONDON : As Swedish prosecutors fixed their sights last week on The Pirate Bay, an Internet file-sharing service that is a scourge of the movie and music industries, the operators of the site responded by hoisting a defiant, digital Jolly Roger. The

Lunar New Year: The Year of the Rat
San Francisco Gate - It starts with all the holiday music you hear blaring out so loud in the shops in Chinatown," says Eng of songs like "Gung Hay Fat Choy" and "Choy Sun Doe" that have the same cozy effect for them as "Jingle Bells" or "Auld Lang Syne" may have for

Music at the movies for rock-heavy Berlin festival
Washington Post - Resize Text BERLIN (Reuters) - Music comes to the movies at the Berlin Film Festival this year, with the Rolling Stones and Madonna expected on the red carpet and a heavy metal band from Baghdad banging heads on the big screen. In between songs at

Singer-violinist Iva Bittová's unique music
San Francisco Gate - Stepping down from the stage and into the audience at the Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco in November, Iva Bittová challenged the commonplace definition of singing by squeezing her voice up into animalistic yelps and forcing it down into moans

Two Hollywood story lines inspire a little traveling music
Philadelphia Inquirer - HOLLYWOOD - Screenwriter Justin Zackham admits he put a bit of his own travel ambition into The Bucket List . "The truth is that the locations in the film - the pyramids, the Taj Mahal, Everest, and the Great Wall of China - are all destinations on

Longoria Parker Eyes Music Career
Teen Music - Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria Parker is hoping to following in the footsteps of pal Victoria Beckham and launch a music career. But the actress, 32, who joined Beckham and her Spice Girls bandmates at their Manchester, England gig last week

NPPAC announces 2008-09 classical music series
Home News Tribune - Post a comment. View latest comments. The dynamic Venezuelan-born Gustavo Dudamel will conduct the Israel Philharmonic; Valery Gergieve, in his first international tour as its music director, will lead the London Symphony Orchestra, and Joshua Bell's

Get ready for convergence of mobile services
Hindustan Times - Global handset manufacturers appear to be eyeing the next stage of evolution — of convergence where web and other value added services like gaming, navigation, music, social networking and so on all come together on the mobile phone. Recent moves

City picks
Boston Globe - Home Today's Globe News Business Sports Lifestyle A&E Things to do Travel Cars Jobs Real Estate Local Search Movies Restaurants Music Theater Greener green Today : Check out the Going Green Expo, with several sponsors and exhibitors, including Going Green magazine

Hip-hop high and mighty
News.com.au - We were some raw kids from the street making funky music. We were cool enough, but don't f--- with us," B Real says with a laugh. In 1991, Cypress Hill released its self-titled debut album, with breakout hits The Phuncky Feel One and How I Could Just

Newcastle United 1 - 1 Middlesbrough
Guardian Unlimited - However the following minute-by-minute report should only be read while listening to this piece of music . Newcastle United: Given, Coco, Carr, Chuckles, Taylor, Bonzo, Cacapa, Biffo, N'Zogbia (who is brilliant), Krusty, Duff, Sideshow Bob, Barton

Early stage Alzheimer's: Making the connection
MSNBC - Marjorie grew up surrounded by art, music and theater. Lorraine encouraged her daughter to listen to classical, jazz and Broadway. She was always singing around the house, mostly standards from musicals like “Carousel,” Marjorie said. Lorraine's

Reserve must hold fire on rates - unions
News.com.au - Fully Chic : 100 years of Converse cool Movie Mash : Silly love stories that work Splat! : Remember John Howard's apology? Blogocracy : Information freedom, for now Squanderlust : What to do with $5 million? Tech : Still need to read fine print on music? Jack

The Music of the Doors’ is a heavenly treat from BPO
Buffalo News - If there’s Doors music in heaven — and my heaven wouldn’t be complete without it — it would probably sound like the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra’s “The Music of the Doors.” The Doors’ psychedelic rock with an edge of blues hooked a

Fall back, men, Afghanistan is a nasty war we can never win
Times Online - Today that laughter must be music in Taliban ears. Kabul is like Saigon at the end of the Vietnam war. It swarms with refugees and corruption while an upper crust of well-heeled contractors, consultants and NGO groupies careers from party to party in

CHARLESTON, S.C. | 17-day event is a showcase of theater, dance, music
Chicago Sun-Times - Maybe it's the city's many cobblestone streets, where you often hear the clatter of horses' hooves pulling carriages. Or the lush, perfumed gardens and palm trees. Or the huge array of restaurants featuring "nouvelle" Southern cooking (let's hear it

Tuesday, January 29
News.com.au - MUSIC-SHARING application Qtrax has launched one day late with a glitch that prevents users from downloading music. A FATHER-of-three who sent live sexual footage of himself over the internet to seduce a young girl - in reality an undercover police

World music welcomes Crooked Still and others
Newsday - As musical contests go, it's far tougher than "American Idol" or the Grammys. Insults fly, beliefs are mocked, mothers are besmirched - in short, fun for all. It's my annual winter trip with my old buddies from college. Though there's one unflappable

Globe West Best Bets
Boston Globe - Franklin: The Joy Missionary Baptist Church Choir and the Lincoln Congregation Baptist Church Choir perform gospel music Saturday, 7 p.m., in Dean College's Campus Center multipurpose room, Emmons Street. 508-541-1668. Needham: Folk trio Red Molly

Sharon Isbin makes case for guitar with RPO
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - There's no permanent spot for performers in orchestras, so she'll hunt down the world's most sought-after composers for new works or take excursions in rock and folk music. The moment she sits down with her guitar and her dainty fingers glide over

You made the Lolita bed, so lie in it
Times Online - On the same day as reports of the Lolita bed hit the headlines, so did the news that 89% of parents, according to a survey of 1,000 families, preferred playing their children pop music than singing to them. The consequence is that nursery rhymes are

Real Cliff Richards clanger
News.com.au - SINGER Sir Cliff Richard has launched an astonishing attack on the Beatles, claiming some of their music was horrific and out of tune. Richard, who has a reputation as pop's Mr Nice Guy, maintained some Beatles numbers were unforgivable. His

Chicagoan of the year: Steve Robinson
Chicago Tribune - The signature commitment to quality classical music broadcasting that has made WFMT-FM 98.7 the most cultured radio station in North America is alive and well as it enters its 57th year of broadcasting this month. Reaffirming that commitment is the

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Paper Toys With a Hip-Hop Beat
There is origami. And then there is Shin Tanaka . With a style that is closer to street culture and hip-hop than it is to paper cranes, Tanaka has made a career of cutting, folding and (gasp!) gluing together cutesy but super-unique Japanese toys -- the kind enthusiasts snap up for, oh, about $300 a...

Teen culture ambushes mom at mall
Last Saturday I had the pleasure of taking three 9- and 10-year-olds to Stonebriar Centre after 6 p.m. Now it sounded like a good plan, we had just stopped by the interactive Spiderwyck Mobile Unit in an outlying parking lot and had eaten and played at Gattitown.

Education, and in turn sports, turns life around for local man who grew up in poverty and without a dad
(EDITOR'S NOTE -- This is the first of a four-part series celebrating Black History Month. The stories are about black people who live and work in southeastern Ohio and their perspective on black culture.)

'Gordo' comic creator dies at age 90
Cartoonist Gus Arriola, whose long-running "Gordo" was one of the first syndicated comic strips to celebrate Hispanic culture, died Saturday following a lengthy illness, according to his publicist. He was 90. Arriola, who had suffered from Parkinson's disease for some time, died at home in Carmel with his wife, Mary Frances, by his side, according to publicist Alan Richman. Arriola, who was born ...

Aiee! Cajun frog discovered in Louisiana makes big splash in scientific community
NEW ORLEANS To Cajun cooking and Cajun culture you can add the Cajun frog.

Yahoos Fear Loss of Culture if Swallowed by Microsoft
Employees wonder whether their Silicon Valley 'work hard, play hard' approach would be quashed by an acquisition.

Super Bowl, pop culture go together
The Super Bowl is so much more than a game. It's a 3 1/2-hour commercial. Seriously, the Super Bowl tells us about ourselves and our culture, what we're feeling and what we're thinking about.

Traditional Chinese Culture Takes Center Stage in the 'Splendor'
NEW YORK-Audience members at last nights Divine Performing Arts Chinese New Year Splendor in New York praised the show for it's emphasis on traditional Chinese culture.James Ching-Nan...

'Gordo" creator Arriola dies at age 90
Cartoonist Gus Arriola, whose long-running "Gordo" was one of the first syndicated comic strips to celebrate Hispanic culture, died Saturday following a lengthy illness, according to his publicist. He was 90 years old.

In living color: Indian students show off their culture
The Indian National Student Association will hold its seventh annual "Colors of India" variety show Saturday, celebrating Indian heritage and exposing of the campus of Youngstown State University to Indian culture.

Black culture at Charlotte's heart
For many African Americans, urban renewal of the 1960s meant "black removal." Mary Harper and Bertha Maxwell-Roddey witnessed the bulldozing. Both had deep connections to the black neighborhoods in uptown Charlotte's First and Second wards that by the mid-1970s were removed from sight and mind. At that time, Maxwell-Roddey had been the first black principal of a predominantly white Charlotte ...

Teacher still popular in retirement
Long before the Bush Administration took steps to boost test scores through the No Child Left Behind Act, Louise Hatten was working to improve student achievement and change the culture in her own school.

Squeeze to see sites in Japan
Q: My sister and I are planning to spend one week each in Tokyo and Kyoto. What points of interest are must-sees? -- Anna-Maria Sardo, Milpitas A: Two weeks might seem like a lot, but for cities the size of Tokyo and Kyoto, especially given their histories and culture, you'll have to squeeze a

Aieee! New frog species calls with a Cajun twang
NEW ORLEANS - To Cajun cooking and Cajun culture you can add the Cajun frog.The brown-and-tan, ground-dwelling Cajun chorus frog, kin to spring peepers and green tree frogs, was introduced this month to the scientific world in the journal "Zootaxa."

New fears over boozy Britain
Super-sized servings of sauvignon blanc, giant goblets of grenache: wine glasses in Britain's bars are larger than ever and deepening the country's problematic relationship with alcohol, lawmakers and health officials warn.

Culture clash adds Super spice
Beantown vs. the Big Apple. That's how many New England Patriots and New York Giants fans are looking at today's Super Bowl.

Former Columbian Accountant Appreciates Symbolism: 'Extraordinary'
NEW YORK- Nelson Gonzales' tickets to the Chinese New Year Splendor were a surprise gift from his wife, who knew of his life-long passion for Eastern culture. Mr Gonzales a former acc...

Saving the landmarks, the culture
They are the guardians of local black history -- embracing their culture in a region prone to tear the past down. People like Mary Harper and Bertha Maxwell-Roddey. After watching blocks of uptown black neighborhoods bulldozed during the 1960s, they created a festival celebrating black musicians, artists and writers. It ultimately led to Charlotte's Afro-American Cultural Center and launched a ...

Best of Reno: Arts, culture, entertainment
Note: The January/February issue of Reno Magazine features the Best of Reno picks in several categories. Unlike some best-of polls, this report wasn't chosen by readers (and potentially tainted by multiple votes by a single reader), it was compiled by the staff of Reno Magazine. The following segment focuses on arts and culture. See the magazine for more best-of categories including food, ...

Culture clash means Microhoo! easier to say than do
SEATTLE, Feb 1 (Reuters) Yahoo Inc's purple T-shirt and jeans-clad employees could soon be shopping for dress-shirts and khaki pants.

London comes to Lawrence: Off-campus Program's London Week
Lawrence students who have never experienced British culture outside books and the movie theater will soon have the opportunity. During the week of February 18-22, the Lawrence Off-Campus Programs Office will host London Week, a new method of promoting the Lawrence London Centre.

Be a wok star for Lunar New Year
In honor of the Lunar New Year this Thursday, many of us will search out a connection with Chinese culture through its food. And that's exactly what Chinese-Australian chef and Food Network star Kylie Kwong did. (With Web-exclusive recipe.)

'Chinese New Year Splendor' a Wellspring of True Culture
NEW YORK-The heart of Chinese culture beats strong and true in this season's production of the New York-based Divine Performing Arts Chinese New Year Splendor.The show's second homet...

'Gordo' Comic Creator Dies at Age 90
SAN FRANCISCO February 2, 2008, 10:56 pm ET � Cartoonist Gus Arriola, whose long-running "Gordo" was one of the first syndicated comic strips to celebrate Hispanic culture, died Saturday following a lengthy illness, according to his publicist. He was 90.

Literary Happenings: CLU event to explore Vikings' cultural legacy
Although the Vikings are often stereotyped as bloodthirsty warriors in horned helmets, their impact upon the world went far beyond warfare. California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks will offer a fresh view of Viking culture Friday and Saturday during the annual Nordic Spirit Symposium.

Gus Arriola, creator of comic strip that celebrated Hispanic culture, dies
SAN FRANCISCO - Cartoonist Gus Arriola, whose long-running "Gordo" was one of the first syndicated comic strips to celebrate Hispanic culture, died Saturday following a lengthy illness, according to his publicist. He was 90.

'Bob's House' to air during Super Bowl
This year, one Super Bowl commercial highlights deaf culture and humor.

Messi: Real Madrid shouldn't underestimate Barcelona
Lionel Messi has warned Real Madrid not to write-off Barcelona's title prospects. Before Real Madrid's shock 2-0 defeat at Almeria last night, Messi said: "Real Madrid are getting results, but they cannot afford to underestimate Barcelona. We have a culture of fighting to the end for every title.

Freeing the Internet
WORCESTER - In what once was the parlor of an old three-story house in the Green Hill neighborhood, the nonprofit Participatory Culture Foundation is mixing political activism and technological savvy to bring about what its members hope will be a new way for viewers to watch Internet television.

Cultural strategy before council
Plans to support and boost the culture and heritage of Northampton are to go before councillors.

Hosts adopt 'Iron Chef' contest as a dinner party ingredient
Since it began airing on the Food Network in 1999, the chef-vs.-chef competitive cooking show has become a pop culture phenomenon. And now it is invading the home dinner party.

Hall calls for investigation in culture of denial
New Windsor Congressman John Hall Friday called on the Social Security Administration to investigate what he called the culture of denial when reviewing claims applications.

Local culture reveals legacy of history, faith and music
here was Betty Haskin, the little girl with the towering voice, who breathed her first breath in Muskegon. There was Stacy Dillard, the neighbor boy in Muskegon Heights, who would disappear into his room for hours, even days, to hone his skills on saxophone.

African American History and Culture Month
It's Black History Month, and with it comes the call to pause and honor notable African-Americans.

Uganda: Makerere University to Save Country's Culture From Extinction
THAT traditional values and cultures are threatened with extinction is no longer a question of debate. The terrific speed at which the world is transforming is suffocating many activities associated with African culture. A quick look around is testimony to this.

Culture's bottom line
The arts ennoble the human spirit - and bring in the big bucks

'Gordo' Comic Creator Dies at Age 90
Cartoonist Gus Arriola, whose long-running "Gordo" was one of the first syndicated comic strips to celebrate Hispanic culture, died Saturday following a lengthy illness, according to his publicist. He was 90. Arriola, who had suffered from Parkinson's disease for some time, died at home in Carmel with his wife, Mary Frances, by his side, according to publicist Alan Richman. ...

Guess who's coming to dinner?
Anthony Bourdain's daily bread is adventure-eating -- "barbecued yak in a yurt" is a typical menu item and meal setting for the globe-trotting Travel Channel host -- but this week his series "No Reservations" visits a place globally known for its refined food culture: Here.

Communication Teacher Enjoys Chinese Culture at 'Splendor'
NEW YORK-Charlene Sanders, a communication teacher, has always been interested in Asian culture.Mrs. Sanders took her husband and her 5-year-old daughter to the Chinese New Year Splendor ...

Facebook Backlash: Anti-Social Sites Flourish
There's a new breed of networking sites growing on the Web -- anti-social sites like Enemybook and Snubster. Some say these sites are a harmless social commentary on the forced cheer of Facebook, but others worry that they may enable online bullying. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Steve Johnson, Internet critic for the Chicago Tribune about the culture of Enemybook.

Culture clash at 2 firms could be tricky obstacle to overcome
SEATTLE - Yahoo Inc.'s purple T-shirt and jeans-clad employees could soon be shopping for dress-shirts and khaki pants.

The City Diary
Everton Fan Andy Burnham, the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, recently said he wanted a review of the "fit-and-proper persons" test applied by the FA, Premier League and Football League to would-be owners of football clubs. On record as favouring the idea of supporter-owned clubs, as practised at Barcelona and proposed by some Liverpool fans last week, one wonders what Mr ...

Israeli Professor Shares Culture
There's more to Israeli culture than what is shown on major news networks, according to University of South Florida Professor Rina Dochin.

Yahoos fear loss of fun-loving culture
Microsoft unveils a hostile bid of $44.6 bn for Yahoo! in an effort to merge the world's biggest software co with a major Internet player to take on Google.

Review: Norwalk Symphony celebrates prodigies
The mythology of prodigies is centered on the life story of Mozart, which has had a consistent and compelling force in popular culture for more than 200 years. But the actual world of prodigies is more layered and diverse than Mozart mythology might lead one to imagine, and the Jan. 26 program by the Norwalk Symphony explored this richness to great effect.

Yahoo Deal Is Big, but Is It the Next Big Thing?
In Silicon Valley, buying rather than building from the bottom up is seen as counter to the reinvention culture.

What the SocGen Mess Means for Your Company
The trading scandal raises all kinds of questions about management's responsibility for employees' actions for creating a culture that may encourage bad behavior

We've come a long way, baby!
The Super Bowl changed the culture of the TV generation. It's the one day of the year people actually tune in to watch commercials.

Celebration kicks off Lunar New Year
Crowds shopping in Francis Scott Key Mall on Saturday afternoon were treated to a smattering of Frederick County's vibrant Asian culture at the third annual Lunar New Year kickoff event.

Eddie Baggs: Value of participating in agriculture census touted
Texas AgriLife Extension Service officials are encouraging the states ag ricultural producers to participate in the 2007 Census of Agri culture.

Culture Cues: 'Rags, Rugs, and Weavers'
A new traveling exhibition, opening Saturday at the Rogers Historical Museum, looks at the "shared cultural activity" and the "living tradition" of weaving rugs.

The celebrities have their say on who will win today
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Yahoos fear loss of fun-loving culture
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Culture is no excuse for China denying its people democracy
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Swedish film 'Thin Ice' bags best International Film Award
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Archbishop in pro-life appeal
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Festival focuses on Jewish culture
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Ski resort experiences a Mammoth growth spurt


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Aussie service not up to scratch
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Chad's president fights back
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In pictures: Fighting in Chad
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Kilpatrick rebound is possible, experts say
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Jurors Weep During Nixzmary Brown Murder Case


Photographs of a 7-year-old girl's battered body moved jurors in the Nixzmary Brown murder trial to tears yesterday. The prosecution showed crime scene photographs, featuring Nixzmary's dead body. The girl's stepfather Cesar Rodriguez is on trial for second-degree murder. Newsday thought it sounded like someone exclaimed "Jesus!" after seeing the pictures; other jurors covered their mouths. And with good reason: One of the pictures "showed bruised and scratched buttocks of the child with a spot of what appeared to be fresh blood." An NYPD detective said the 7-year-old who weighed only 36 pounds "was extremely thin, you could see bones through the skin." The previous day, a video of Rodrigeuz discussing Nixzmary's wounds to a Brooklyn ADA right after the girl was found dead was shown in court (but not the jury). After claiming that a mark above Nixzmary's eye as well as her two black eyes were self-inflicted, Rodriguez claimed responsibility for many others. From the Daily News:The prosecutor showed a photo of Nixzmary's battered back. "That's from me beating her with the belt," Rodriguez said, referring to marks on her buttocks. He was less sure about some marks on her waist. "Same thing - from the belt or my hands," he said. "Maybe pound her on her back." "What about this mark on her ankle?" Weinman asked later. "That was from the bungee cord," Rodriguez answered. "That was from the bungee cord when you tied it around her leg so she couldn't leave the room?" Weinman said. "Right," replied Rodriguez. It's expected the video will be shown next week. Rodriguez's lawyer Jeffrey Schwartz managed to get sections where Rodriguez was asked about sexual abusing Nixzmary redacted, but was not successful in redacting parts asking him if the girl was fed cat food (the News heard him say, "There's calories in cat food," Schwartz said, quickly adding, "I'm not saying it's appropriate to feed it to a child.") Schwartz has also claimed his client's statements were taken illegally and Rodriguez was trying to cover for his wife. The defense's argument is the fatal blow that killed Nixzmary was really from her mother, Nixzaliz Santiago, who will face murder charges in a separate trial. Photograph of Nixzmary Brown's grave at the Cypress Hills Cemetery via Find a Grave

Pencil This In
ART: The Bronx Museum of Art is getting on board the First Friday bandwagon. They'll be opening their doors every first Friday of the month for free, and add a little something extra each time. Tonight their theme is “Say it Loud! I’m Black & I’m Proud” in celebration of Black History Month. There will be a tribute to the late James Brown, and a showcase of independent artists paying tribute to black music. Friday // 6 to 10pm // The Bronx Museum [1040 Grand Concourse 165th St, Bronx] // Free COMEDY: Recent interviewee Eugene Mirman storms the Union Hall stage tonight in celebration of his Comedy Central special. The show is free, so get there early and snag a spot in what's sure to be a packed room. Friday // 8pm // Union Hall [702 Union St, Park Slope] // Free THEATER: The sordid, bloody saga of Mary, Queen of Scots has been dramatized by British-born playwright and poet Glyn Maxwell in a production that gets its American premiere tonight. Called The Lifeblood, it was originally seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, where a London paper wrote, “Glyn Maxwell's script somehow manages to suggest the rhythm and structure of Shakespearean language while keeping it in a modern context. It feels like the history play Shakespeare never wrote.” The Phoenix Theater Ensemble production centers around the final days of Mary Stuart, leading up to her execution. “A prisoner of her cousin Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, decides whether her plight is worth the risks of escape, only to find that political intriguers have made that choice for her.” – John Del Signore Friday // 8pm // Connelly Theatre [220 East 4th St] // Tickets cost $20 ART: This week the Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far exhibit opened at Deitch. The interactive exhibit is the brainchild of Stefan Sagmeister, one of today’s most innovative and influential graphic designers. "The exhibition will include works that have a life of their own, transforming throughout the exhibition as viewers engage with them. It is timed to coincide with the release of a new book of the same title, which surveys Sagmeister’s illustrious career." Saturday // Noon to 6pm // Deitch Projects [76 Grand St] // Free MUSIC: The Teenagers have been all over town this week, and Saturday they'll be performing a free in-store at Cake Shop (upstairs). The international synth-pop trio will likely perform their sonic homage to Scarlett Johansson, not so subtly-titled "Starlett Johansson". Saturday // 4pm // Cake Shop [152 Ludlow St] // Free THEATER: Sweden’s most highly regarded contemporary playwright, Lars Norén, made a stir in 1999 when two convicted cop killers received a furlough to participate in one of his plays. There’s no convict casting in Rattlestick’s production of his play WAR, but a provocative evening is promised nonetheless. Using multi-ethnic casting, Norén’s play turns a taut tale of family dynamics into a history of genocide in our century. “It is a year of ethnic cleansing. A mother and her two daughters, their father missing and presumed dead, think only of survival. When the father returns unexpectedly, they must confront a world gone completely wrong.” John Del Signore Saturday // 8pm // Rattlestick Theater [224 Waverly Place] // Tickets cost $40. SUPER BOWL: There are plenty of events around town in case you want to leave your couch Super Bowl Sunday. For the big spender, head over to B.B. King's where they're having an all-you-can-eat and drink Super Bowl party. Check out the menu here, there's a lot more than chicken wings on there! Sunday // 5pm // B.B. King's [243 West 42nd St] // $55

Camera in the Kitchen: Market Table
In the restaurant world, terminology like "organic," "local," and "seasonal" have become so commonplace they can be easy to ignore. But, when Market Table – which offers all three of these – opened on Carmine Street (at Bedford) in the West Village last September, they highlighted a new buzzword: market. With an emphasis on bringing food from the market directly to the table, the restaurant simultaneously offers a capacious (and beautiful) dining room headed by chef Mikey Price (formerly of Mermaid Inn), which is adjacent to a general-store like grocery stocked with olive oils, fresh breads, assorted condiments, dried goods, and a deli case full of gravlax, fresh herbs, cheeses, and sauces and stocks. Price is partner to Chef Joey Campanaro and Gabriel Stulman of the nearby Little Owl, of which we're also big fans. When Gothamist and a dining companion stopped by for dinner on a recent evening, we noted the dining room to be spacious, but intimate, loud, but convivial, and the space was perfectly lit for a date, with the light from nearby businesses pouring in through the restaurant's giant glass windows. Inside, the market-side emits an appetizing glow from beyond the dining room, and Chef Price occupies an open kitchen behind the shop's offerings. After peeking at our neighbors' tables, we started with with a bottle of Bonny Doon Cigare Volente, one of dozens of red wines categorized by vineyard or location off an extensive list of spirits. To accompany, we'd happily recommend starting with a plate of the crispy calamari with white anchovy, lemon, and chili mayo that was light, fresh, and rightly both crunchy and chewy. To compliment, the fennel & apple salad, shredded fennel mixed with pickled onions and topped with slices of apple and parmesan was refreshing with sweet and citrus-y hints. Entree options are limited to seven on a menu that changes seasonally, but not daily. Vegetarian options are sparse; meat and fish eaters will be more at ease. Gothamist's dining companion opted for the braised lamb shank, a hunky portion of braised meat still on the bone, served with wilted greens, and, most memorably, a cheesy, billowy gouda gratin, an excellent stand-in for more traditional mashed potatoes. We wavered between the two fish dishes; one, a grilled arctic char, and the other – our final pick – a flaky sauteed codfish with brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and onions. While moist and tender, it was understated next to the lamb dish. After dinner, skip the coffee – ours was lukewarm – and go straight to the sweets. Dessert options number around a half dozen, and while not the star of the show, offer a satisfyingly sweet finish. We took our waitress's advice and ordered the polka dot cheesecake, a luscious vanilla foundation studded with large chocolate bursts. Market Table offers delicious in-house dining and tasty take-home basics for those who want to walk out with the ingredients that made up their meal. At lunchtime the dining room is bright and airy, and the lunch-only burger ($12), a contender for New York's best, is the star. At dinnertime, the room is abuzz with energy, people in intimate conversation only stopping to cut into their steaks. Market Table is located at 54 Carmine Street, 212.255.2100 and open for lunch and dinner, M-F and for dinner on the weekends.

Gothamist's Week in Rock: A Sticky Edition
Kanye Crashes a Museum Party Well this was unexpected! Not afraid to wear a fur coat to the Natural History Museum, Kanye West made a surprise appearance at last Friday's Cool Kids/Kid Sister party. As Kid Sister was finishing up her set, Kanye jumped up on stage to throw in his part of their duet. He then stayed up there to play a short set of all his current hits. DJ A-Trak claimed it to be a last minute arrangement, getting thrown together by text messages that evening, and it was a well kept surprise. It certainly made the several long will call lines attendees were forced to wait in more tolerable in hindsight. (Pic by Justin Charles for Flavorpill, who hosted the event) The Thermals Do Karaoke There have been many New York concert crowds that have been described as if they were glued to the floor during a set, but we're not sure this has ever been the case before last night at Studio B. We literally watched people's soles come off their shoes as they walked across the inexplicably sticky dance floor, making it a chore to even adjust in place, let alone mosh and dance around. When the band, unaware at the time of the sticky situation, suggested the crowd loosen up a bit, the spirited fans in the front row tried to explain that they couldn't without potentially popping their hip sockets out. The band and the upper body moving, fist pumping crowd tried to make the most of it, but combined with a light crowd, embarrassingly dreadful performance by comedy troupe "The Whitest Kids U Know" and an poorly implemented Karaoke set, this potentially amazing night ended up, more or less, a wash. Chromeo Lights Bowery Up Getting the audience moving was the least of Chromeo's concerns last weekend at Bowery. The retro electronic duo appears to have built a very enthusiastic fan base, not just selling out two nights, but filling the place with rabid fans who were completely losing their minds at every beat. Aside from the catchy jams, the band held their own on stage. A synchronized light show acted as a backdrop, scrolling and strobeing in time with the music while P-Thugg and Dave 1 kept the crowd responsive. It was an excellent set from a band long deserving of their current success.

Extra, Extra
Sponge Bob! I am your father!, by dcschaub, at flickr Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: a shooting on East 169th St. and Franklin Ave. in the Bronx, an aircraft emergency at Laguardia in Queens, and a power outage on Laconia Ave. in the Bronx. The suit about seizing private property for another private owner in the name of public gain will move to the Supreme Court after a 3-judge panel ruled that Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards eminent domain actions were O.K. with them. Some subway graffiti suggesting who the real Cloverfield monster is. Michelle Williams released a statement about former fiancee Heath Ledger's death: "My heart is broken...I am the mother of the most tender-hearted, high-spirited, beautiful little girl who is the spitting image of her father. All that I can cling to is his presence inside her that reveals itself every day." J. Lo reportedly will give birth on Long Island soon, while wearing couture maternity clothes. No word yet on whether Marc Anthony will have J-Lo's obstetrician abacinated following the birth, like the architect of St. Basil's in Russia. A construction crane on Washington Street, between Watts and Debrosses Sts., snapped and half in Tribeca; a witness saw the crane's ball fall! A few words from the recently shuttered 2nd Street Cafe in Park Slope; a place can't survive on lunches and brunches alone. More testimony in the treason case of Lower East Side residents Ethel and Julius Rosenberg will become public.

Helpful Bystander Law Proposed
A New York State senator is proposing a law that makes criminals legally responsible for the inadvertent harm to helpful bystanders who might come to the aid of a person under attack. The proposal comes in the wake of the death of Flonarza Byas, who may have been killed by Maurice Parks while he was defending himself during a robbery. The media are calling this a strengthening of the Good Samaritan law, but when we think of that, we think of the law against not helping someone in obvious need. That's the law that got the Seinfeld Four locked up during that show's series finale after they laughed at a fat man being robbed as they videotaped the crime. The newly proposed law stems from the death of Flonarza Byas, who may have been killed by subway conductor Maurice Parks. A number of men attempted to rob Parks earlier one morning this month, unaware that Parks was trained in the martial arts, had previously shot a mugger years ago, and was carrying a knife for self defense. In the ensuing mano a mano combat, Parks may have been the man who fatally stabbed Byas, who may have been coming to the aid of either Parks or the men he was defending himself from. In the mind of Sen. Eric Adams, who exactly killed Byas is a moot point. The law he is proposing is meant to hold the people who initiate criminal action to be held accountable for its consequences, whoever is injured or killed as a result.

Pencil This In


ART: The Bronx Museum of Art is getting on board the First Friday bandwagon. They'll be opening their doors every first Friday of the month for free, and add a little something extra each time. Tonight their theme is “Say it Loud! I’m Black & I’m Proud” in celebration of Black History Month. There will be a tribute to the late James Brown, and a showcase of independent artists paying tribute to black music. Friday // 6 to 10pm // The Bronx Museum [1040 Grand Concourse 165th St, Bronx] // Free COMEDY: Recent interviewee Eugene Mirman storms the Union Hall stage tonight in celebration of his Comedy Central special. The show is free, so get there early and snag a spot in what's sure to be a packed room. Friday // 8pm // Union Hall [702 Union St, Park Slope] // Free THEATER: The sordid, bloody saga of Mary, Queen of Scots has been dramatized by British-born playwright and poet Glyn Maxwell in a production that gets its American premiere tonight. Called The Lifeblood, it was originally seen at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2004, where a London paper wrote, “Glyn Maxwell's script somehow manages to suggest the rhythm and structure of Shakespearean language while keeping it in a modern context. It feels like the history play Shakespeare never wrote.” The Phoenix Theater Ensemble production centers around the final days of Mary Stuart, leading up to her execution. “A prisoner of her cousin Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, decides whether her plight is worth the risks of escape, only to find that political intriguers have made that choice for her.” – John Del Signore Friday // 8pm // Connelly Theatre [220 East 4th St] // Tickets cost $20 ART: This week the Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far exhibit opened at Deitch. The interactive exhibit is the brainchild of Stefan Sagmeister, one of today’s most innovative and influential graphic designers. "The exhibition will include works that have a life of their own, transforming throughout the exhibition as viewers engage with them. It is timed to coincide with the release of a new book of the same title, which surveys Sagmeister’s illustrious career." Saturday // Noon to 6pm // Deitch Projects [76 Grand St] // Free MUSIC: The Teenagers have been all over town this week, and Saturday they'll be performing a free in-store at Cake Shop (upstairs). The international synth-pop trio will likely perform their sonic homage to Scarlett Johansson, not so subtly-titled "Starlett Johansson". Saturday // 4pm // Cake Shop [152 Ludlow St] // Free THEATER: Sweden’s most highly regarded contemporary playwright, Lars Norén, made a stir in 1999 when two convicted cop killers received a furlough to participate in one of his plays. There’s no convict casting in Rattlestick’s production of his play WAR, but a provocative evening is promised nonetheless. Using multi-ethnic casting, Norén’s play turns a taut tale of family dynamics into a history of genocide in our century. “It is a year of ethnic cleansing. A mother and her two daughters, their father missing and presumed dead, think only of survival. When the father returns unexpectedly, they must confront a world gone completely wrong.” John Del Signore Saturday // 8pm // Rattlestick Theater [224 Waverly Place] // Tickets cost $40. SUPER BOWL: There are plenty of events around town in case you want to leave your couch Super Bowl Sunday. For the big spender, head over to B.B. King's where they're having an all-you-can-eat and drink Super Bowl party. Check out the menu here, there's a lot more than chicken wings on there! Sunday // 5pm // B.B. King's [243 West 42nd St] // $55

Jurors Weep During Nixzmary Brown Murder Case
Photographs of a 7-year-old girl's battered body moved jurors in the Nixzmary Brown murder trial to tears yesterday. The prosecution showed crime scene photographs, featuring Nixzmary's dead body. The girl's stepfather Cesar Rodriguez is on trial for second-degree murder. Newsday thought it sounded like someone exclaimed "Jesus!" after seeing the pictures; other jurors covered their mouths. And with good reason: One of the pictures "showed bruised and scratched buttocks of the child with a spot of what appeared to be fresh blood." An NYPD detective said the 7-year-old who weighed only 36 pounds "was extremely thin, you could see bones through the skin." The previous day, a video of Rodrigeuz discussing Nixzmary's wounds to a Brooklyn ADA right after the girl was found dead was shown in court (but not the jury). After claiming that a mark above Nixzmary's eye as well as her two black eyes were self-inflicted, Rodriguez claimed responsibility for many others. From the Daily News:The prosecutor showed a photo of Nixzmary's battered back. "That's from me beating her with the belt," Rodriguez said, referring to marks on her buttocks. He was less sure about some marks on her waist. "Same thing - from the belt or my hands," he said. "Maybe pound her on her back." "What about this mark on her ankle?" Weinman asked later. "That was from the bungee cord," Rodriguez answered. "That was from the bungee cord when you tied it around her leg so she couldn't leave the room?" Weinman said. "Right," replied Rodriguez. It's expected the video will be shown next week. Rodriguez's lawyer Jeffrey Schwartz managed to get sections where Rodriguez was asked about sexual abusing Nixzmary redacted, but was not successful in redacting parts asking him if the girl was fed cat food (the News heard him say, "There's calories in cat food," Schwartz said, quickly adding, "I'm not saying it's appropriate to feed it to a child.") Schwartz has also claimed his client's statements were taken illegally and Rodriguez was trying to cover for his wife. The defense's argument is the fatal blow that killed Nixzmary was really from her mother, Nixzaliz Santiago, who will face murder charges in a separate trial. Photograph of Nixzmary Brown's grave at the Cypress Hills Cemetery via Find a Grave

Gothamist's Week in Rock: A Sticky Edition
Kanye Crashes a Museum Party Well this was unexpected! Not afraid to wear a fur coat to the Natural History Museum, Kanye West made a surprise appearance at last Friday's Cool Kids/Kid Sister party. As Kid Sister was finishing up her set, Kanye jumped up on stage to throw in his part of their duet. He then stayed up there to play a short set of all his current hits. DJ A-Trak claimed it to be a last minute arrangement, getting thrown together by text messages that evening, and it was a well kept surprise. It certainly made the several long will call lines attendees were forced to wait in more tolerable in hindsight. (Pic by Justin Charles for Flavorpill, who hosted the event) The Thermals Do Karaoke There have been many New York concert crowds that have been described as if they were glued to the floor during a set, but we're not sure this has ever been the case before last night at Studio B. We literally watched people's soles come off their shoes as they walked across the inexplicably sticky dance floor, making it a chore to even adjust in place, let alone mosh and dance around. When the band, unaware at the time of the sticky situation, suggested the crowd loosen up a bit, the spirited fans in the front row tried to explain that they couldn't without potentially popping their hip sockets out. The band and the upper body moving, fist pumping crowd tried to make the most of it, but combined with a light crowd, embarrassingly dreadful performance by comedy troupe "The Whitest Kids U Know" and an poorly implemented Karaoke set, this potentially amazing night ended up, more or less, a wash. Chromeo Lights Bowery Up Getting the audience moving was the least of Chromeo's concerns last weekend at Bowery. The retro electronic duo appears to have built a very enthusiastic fan base, not just selling out two nights, but filling the place with rabid fans who were completely losing their minds at every beat. Aside from the catchy jams, the band held their own on stage. A synchronized light show acted as a backdrop, scrolling and strobeing in time with the music while P-Thugg and Dave 1 kept the crowd responsive. It was an excellent set from a band long deserving of their current success.

Camera in the Kitchen: Market Table
In the restaurant world, terminology like "organic," "local," and "seasonal" have become so commonplace they can be easy to ignore. But, when Market Table – which offers all three of these – opened on Carmine Street (at Bedford) in the West Village last September, they highlighted a new buzzword: market. With an emphasis on bringing food from the market directly to the table, the restaurant simultaneously offers a capacious (and beautiful) dining room headed by chef Mikey Price (formerly of Mermaid Inn), which is adjacent to a general-store like grocery stocked with olive oils, fresh breads, assorted condiments, dried goods, and a deli case full of gravlax, fresh herbs, cheeses, and sauces and stocks. Price is partner to Chef Joey Campanaro and Gabriel Stulman of the nearby Little Owl, of which we're also big fans. When Gothamist and a dining companion stopped by for dinner on a recent evening, we noted the dining room to be spacious, but intimate, loud, but convivial, and the space was perfectly lit for a date, with the light from nearby businesses pouring in through the restaurant's giant glass windows. Inside, the market-side emits an appetizing glow from beyond the dining room, and Chef Price occupies an open kitchen behind the shop's offerings. After peeking at our neighbors' tables, we started with with a bottle of Bonny Doon Cigare Volente, one of dozens of red wines categorized by vineyard or location off an extensive list of spirits. To accompany, we'd happily recommend starting with a plate of the crispy calamari with white anchovy, lemon, and chili mayo that was light, fresh, and rightly both crunchy and chewy. To compliment, the fennel & apple salad, shredded fennel mixed with pickled onions and topped with slices of apple and parmesan was refreshing with sweet and citrus-y hints. Entree options are limited to seven on a menu that changes seasonally, but not daily. Vegetarian options are sparse; meat and fish eaters will be more at ease. Gothamist's dining companion opted for the braised lamb shank, a hunky portion of braised meat still on the bone, served with wilted greens, and, most memorably, a cheesy, billowy gouda gratin, an excellent stand-in for more traditional mashed potatoes. We wavered between the two fish dishes; one, a grilled arctic char, and the other – our final pick – a flaky sauteed codfish with brussels sprouts, butternut squash, and onions. While moist and tender, it was understated next to the lamb dish. After dinner, skip the coffee – ours was lukewarm – and go straight to the sweets. Dessert options number around a half dozen, and while not the star of the show, offer a satisfyingly sweet finish. We took our waitress's advice and ordered the polka dot cheesecake, a luscious vanilla foundation studded with large chocolate bursts. Market Table offers delicious in-house dining and tasty take-home basics for those who want to walk out with the ingredients that made up their meal. At lunchtime the dining room is bright and airy, and the lunch-only burger ($12), a contender for New York's best, is the star. At dinnertime, the room is abuzz with energy, people in intimate conversation only stopping to cut into their steaks. Market Table is located at 54 Carmine Street, 212.255.2100 and open for lunch and dinner, M-F and for dinner on the weekends.

 
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