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Alex Kapranos recommended ASouthBronxStory by ESG in Music (curated)

 
ASouthBronxStory by ESG
ASouthBronxStory by ESG
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"Their songs are led by great bass guitar. It's a brilliant party record which sums up everything cool and edgy about New York City."

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Brooke Shields recommended And Sons in Books (curated)

 
And Sons
And Sons
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"A novel about fathers, sons, and families that intricately describes New York City and the complexity of its people. It really drew me into its world."

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Pamela Hanson recommended A Little Life in Books (curated)

 
A Little Life
A Little Life
Hanya Yanagihara | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8.0 (5 Ratings)
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"A wonderful and long book about love and friendship that spans three decades, a lot of it in New York City. And I love the cover too!"

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
2019 | Crime, Drama, Thriller

"A city deserves an auteur. A director laureate. New York has Scorsese. Paris has Truffaut. Madrid has Almodovar. I mean, Omaha has Alexander Payne. Los Angeles has Tarantino…"

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Clement Cogitore recommended Trash (1999) in Movies (curated)

 
Trash (1999)
Trash (1999)
1999 | Drama
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"The story of a gigolo from New York City played by Joe Dallesandro. A film about the flow of desire and money. Produced by Andy Warhol. Nothing more to say."

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Glenn Ligon recommended Open City in Books (curated)

 
Open City
Open City
Teju Cole | 2012 | Fiction & Poetry
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"A flanêur of the first order, Cole walks the streets of New York with eyes and ears open, presenting a fictional account of the tastes, sounds and smells of this dynamic city."

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Roz Chast recommended The House of Mirth in Books (curated)

 
The House of Mirth
The House of Mirth
5.0 (2 Ratings)
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"Great book about social class—money and the lack of it-- and being female at the turn of the twentieth century. It’s also set in New York City, an added plus for me."

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Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
1969 | Classics, Drama

"Gorgeous and gritty in every way. It’s a time capsule of late sixties New York City, and it’s about a bond between two unlikely friends. The acting, direction, editing, and score are downright perfect."

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Eric Ripert recommended Bright Lights, Big City in Books (curated)

 
Bright Lights, Big City
Bright Lights, Big City
Jay McInerney | 2007 | Fiction & Poetry
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"I don’t think any book describes New York in the ‘80s as accurately and as well as “Bright Lights.” When I arrived in 1991, I instantly felt that energy from the book in the city."

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Entertainment Editor (1988 KP) created a video about The Deuce - Season 1 in TV

Oct 14, 2017  
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The Deuce | Trailer

Created by George Pelecanos and David Simon (The Wire), and boasting a fine ensemble cast, The Deuce chronicles the rise of the porn industry that began in New York City in 1971.