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Join NOW!I came from, not a small town, but basically not a very interesting place…So it was very important for me not to rebel but simply to get away, to go away. Travel writing doesn’t have to be lackluster. It can be smart and a pleasure to read, a form of literature in its own right, […]
...moreThis week in New York The Poetry Project holds its 36th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading, Ludacris and Sandra Bernhard perform, 92Y hosts a New Year’s Hustle Bash, swing takes Manhattan at the Holiday Swing Ball and at the Film Forum with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs, […]
...moreWith the release of her new memoir, Just Kids, which documents her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, punk rock idol Patti Smith has events lined up in and around New York City. Events include readings and musical performances in support of her book and a new PBS documentary, Patti Smith: Dream of Life, about her life […]
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