House of Cards and Curiosities by Pamela Grossman
March 9, 2010, 7:51.27 pm ET
A little West Village shop with fun, offbeat items, many very affordable, for the gift list I hope you're putting together in your head.
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Present Laughter by Diane Snyder
March 9, 2010, 7:44.19 pm ET
Poor Garry Essendine. The aging stage star and leading man of Noel Coward's delightful 1939 comedy can't stop the aging process by refusing to grow up.
more A View from the Bridge by Lesley Alexander
March 9, 2010, 7:41.22 pm ET
Utterly engrossing, the latest revival of "A View From the Bridge", Arthur Miller’s resounding rebuke to Kazan’s "On the Waterfront", is a lesson in understatement as art.
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Urban Lobstershack
March 9, 2010, 7:37.03 pm ET
Lobster on the go! This sliver of a restaurant inside the Crystal Pavillion offers up a limited seafood menu.
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Shaping Modernity: Design 1880 to 1980
March 9, 2010, 7:34.11 pm ET
The Museum of Modern Art has reinstalled the modern design section of The Philip Johnson Architecture and Design Galleries on the third floor. Shaping Modernity: Design 1880–1980, on view from December 23, 2009, to July of 2010...
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The Food Report
March 3, 2010, 8:32.34 pm ET
Led Zeppole
March 1, 2010, 7:34.29 pm ET
Coney Island dreaming in the East Village. Led Zeppole is serving up sweets like fresh cannolis smothered with chopped almonds and chocolate chips, funnel cakes, deep-fried oreos, and of fresh zeppoles...
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The Silk Road at the American Museum of Natural History
March 1, 2010, 7:30.30 pm ET
Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World brings to life one of the greatest trading routes in human history...
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Peachfrog by Pamela Grossman
March 1, 2010, 7:27.32 pm ET
Things you need to know first about Peachfrog: 1) You will not *believe* how inexpensively they offer great stuff; 2) You'll feel generosity welling in your chest ("Who can I buy this for?") as you browse the racks...
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Ed's Chowder House by Thomas Rafael
March 1, 2010, 7:23.57 pm ET
After a night at the opera, in this instance "Hansel & Gretal", we built up quite an appetite after seeing the evil witch get cooked. So with kids in tow we found ourselves in search of a nearby restaurant.
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Dos Toros Taqueria by Thomas Rafael
March 1, 2010, 7:20.08 pm ET
Standing in front of Dos Toros in sub-freezing temperatures I couldn't help but wonder if it would be worth it. Afterall, this was Mexican fast-food. But here I was with the line out the door.
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