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November 19, 2020

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Veselka: 24-hour Ukrainian Delight

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In the 1950s the East Village in Manhattan was inhabited by a huge population of Ukrainian immigrants. In 1954 an Ukrainian family, The Darmochwals, purchased a candy shop at Second Avenue and East 9th Street and named it Veselka (rainbow…Continue reading

October 30, 2020

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Fashion
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The Cast: Punk Is Not Dead in the Lower East Side

The Lower East Side in Manhattan has been the centre for counterculture in New York for decades. The punk scene boomed there in the late 1970s making it a very unique place where local punk…Continue reading

October 23, 2020

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Technology

MTA Live Subway Map

The New York City Subway Map is one of the most iconic maps in the world. There have been several versions of the map since the subway’s inception in 1904. One of the most famous…Continue reading

August 24, 2020

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Architecture
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Tibor Kalman and Lenin in the East Village

If you find yourself walking down on Houston Street, the border between the East Village and the Lower East Side in Downtown Manhattan, you might notice a huge apartment building with a beautiful clock on…Continue reading

August 11, 2020

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Architecture
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Punk Rock at Hamilton’s Widow’s House

Meet the Hamilton-Holly House, located at 4 St. Mark’s Place in the East Village in Manhattan. It was constructed in 1831 and for nine years was home of Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, widow of Alexander Hamilton,…Continue reading

June 19, 2020

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Ma—The Space Between All Things

Meet Neels Castillon and his latest project Ma—The Space Between All Things. Neels is an award-winning film director and photographer based in Paris Co-Founder of Motion Palace and has worked in projects for Lacoste, Hermès,…Continue reading

May 26, 2020

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Entertainment
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Runaljod – A Musical Ode to The Runic Alphabet

Have you ever heard of the Futhark runic alphabet? Maybe not but I’m pretty sure you’ve seen some of its characters. It is the oldest form of the runic alphabets used by Germanic tribes for…Continue reading

May 18, 2020

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Gem Spa is Gone, Long Live Corporate America

The corner of St Marks Place and 2nd Ave has been claimed to be the birthplace of the New York City-style egg cream, a store stood there since the 1920s, and in the 1950s it…Continue reading

April 29, 2020

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Jose Fresan

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Animation
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Oliver Jeffers: An Ode to Living on Earth

Illustrator and writer Oliver Jeffers gave the most visually beautiful Ted Talk last week. The Northern Irish artist delivered his An ode to living on Earth virtually on YouTube and Ted’s website. He was planned…Continue reading