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Places where cultural history was made in Manhattan have vanished for the most part. On Friday, another cultural institution was lost when Fazil's Times Square Dance Studio closed its doors after 73 years. It was a ramshackle, homey rehearsal hub that served as a mecca for both movie stars and penniless, struggling dancers.
From the start, tap and flamenco dancers thronged there, as well as Broadway hoofers. By the late 1950s, Alvin Ailey was teaching there. Something of Fazil’s Dance Studio will live on in scenes from the movies that were filmed there, including Woody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose and Nick Castle’s Tap. Gregory Hines, a fixture at Fazil’s, modeled “Sonny’s”, the hoofers’ hangout in "Tap", after Studio A-1.
Photographs, a photo-gallery and videos are included. The videos include a scene of Gregory Hines and Sammy Davis Jr. dancing in the movie "Tap."Places where cultural history was made in Manhattan have vanished for the most part.... more
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The grand old 18-story Neo-Gothic structure on 43rd Street, home to The New York Times for nearly a century, had its sentimental charms. Its complex warren of desks and piles of old, yellowing newspapers were reminiscent of tradition, but it also seemed to be conspicuously old-fashioned.
The new 52-story Times building, designed by Italian architect Renzo Piano, is a towering modernist composition of glass and steel, all dressed up in a ladylike veil of ceramic rods. Some are calling it "modern boring."
Photographs, a gallery and videos are included.The grand old 18-story Neo-Gothic structure on 43rd Street, home to The New York Times... more
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Missed welcoming 2008 in with a bang because you wisely chose to join Current to watch Radiohead's epic Scotch Mist? If so, there's two bits of good news.
1. You have excellent taste.
2. You can find over a dozen spectacular, eye-poppingly gorgeous panaromas of New Year's Eve celebrations around the world by clicking the image above.Missed welcoming 2008 in with a bang because you wisely chose to join Current to watch... more
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In 1907, the New Year's Eve Ball made its inaugural descent. It was made of iron and wood, adorned with 100 25-watt light bulbs, and weighed 700 pounds.
The new Waterford Crystal Times Square Ball marks the 100th birthday of the New Year's Eve Ball, a universal symbol of celebration and renewal.
A photograph and video are included.In 1907, the New Year's Eve Ball made its inaugural descent. It was made of iron... more
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Happy Sustainable New Year. ;-)./////excerpt:By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer
Mon Dec 31, 10:19 AM ET/////NEW YORK - The Times Square New Year's Eve ball is celebrating its centennial by going green./////The star of the world-famous holiday extravaganza was revamped this year with 9,576 energy-efficient bulbs that use about the same amount of electricity as ten toasters. Philips Lighting, which created the light-emitting diodes, or LED bulbs, specifically for the event, says they are smaller but more than twice as bright as last year's lights, which were a mix of more than 600 incandescent and halogen bulbs. And the new lights can create a more than 16 million colors making a kaleidoscope of hues against the 672 Waterford Crystal triangles./////"The ball at Times Square ? it's iconic," said Kaj den Daas, chairman of Philips Lighting North America. "The whole world looks up to New York's New Year's Eve. I'm proud to be able to save energy and show off this technology to the world with such a special event."/////end of excerpt.
Happy Sustainable New Year. ;-)./////excerpt:By COLLEEN LONG, Associated Press Writer... more
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"Photo of the Day: Desperately Lonely Santa." This is a very, very lonely Santa seen in Times Square. The stunningly colorful photograph is presented for you in high-resolution, although it is also extremely sad. The photograph is accompanied by a touching, heart-warming vintage animated music video (1934), "The Shanty Where Santy Lives."
I truly hope you'll take a look at this composition!"Photo of the Day: Desperately Lonely Santa." This is a very, very lonely... more
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