Maxwell’s (Hoboken) Gone

from The New York Times End for Bar That Altered Music Scene, and Hoboken Bryan Thomas for The New York Times By ANDY NEWMAN HOBOKEN, N.J. — The bar seemed like a ripe candidate for a makeover. Grimy and decrepit, it was open only for the hours around shift change at...

Richard Pryor: OMIT THE LOGIC

from The LA Times Review: ‘Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic’ a keen look at gifted comic By Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times Television Critic Richard Pryor died in 2005 at the age of 65 from a heart attack related to multiple sclerosis. The unexpected thing,...

The Sanitation Gestapo

from The New York Observer Court Also Thinks $2,000 Fine for Plucking a Used TV Antenna From the Trash is Ridiculous By Alyssa Berlin One man’s simple search for the perfect art project turned into a battle with New York City Courts. This week, a Manhattan appeals...