Pope Francis has held his first Easter Vigil as Pontiff and the Shroud of Turin believed to be the actual burial cloth of Christ has been shown on television. Referring to the Shroud Pope Francis asked the following:“How is it that the faithful, like you, pause before this icon of a man scourged and crucified?… Read more »
Music producer and engineer Phil Ramone, and winner of 14 Grammys, died this morning in a New York hospital. There is immediate details of a cause of death but he was admitted to the hospital for an aortic aneurysm. Ramone’s collaboration credits are a Who’s Who of the music industry: Burt Bacharach, Bono, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Quincy… Read more »
Ask a New Yorker puts Fairway Market as the reader’s choice and the favorite food shopping experience in New York. Apparently California imports just aren’t cutting it for the long haul as New Yorker’s say Fairway is the one food market they can rely on for fresh and affordable produce. Why? Well it seems while Whole… Read more »
Jazz and music promoter/NYC restauranteur Michael Dorf adds heat to the Thomas Chapin film’s Kickstarter campaign with a $10,000 pledge. A generous offer from a man who has made his mark in New York. Help make this really important film come to light and start a pledge however big or small now! Michael Dorf, founder… Read more »
North Korea says it is entering a “state of war” with South Korea and threatens to attack America. Fighting words for sure but can those firearms reach New York? Or a nearby City for that matter? Furthermore, why should we care? Well we should. North Korea has revealed plans to strike targets in Hawaii and the… Read more »
On Good Friday, Pope Francis gives us an example of love. The new Pontiff not only decided to break with tradition to celebrate Holy Thursday in Rome’s Casal del Marmo juvenile detention facility and wash the prisoners feet but he also gave an extremely moving and impromptu homily. Reflecting on how Jesus washed the feet of his disciples… Read more »
Spreading curiosity and a sense of wonder through music, Hannah Smith, better known as Eitch (pronounced “H”) is anything but ordinary and neither is her own taste in music. Her favorite composition: String Quartet in G Minor, Op.10: 3. While other Musical Influences include Radiohead, Ghostland Observatory, Jonatha Brooke, and Pinback. Yet, while this… Read more »
It won’t quite feature British aristocracy but a new reality show plans to include a wealthy married couple from the Upper East Side, their kids, and household help too. The thus far unnamed show is hoping to be a New York version of ‘Downton Abbey’ and ‘Upstairs Downstairs’ combined. Somehow the Upper East side doesn’t… Read more »
Ali Isabella is just seventeen years old but this New York pop star has quite a resume and get ready because you will soon be seeing a lot of her. Her hit single “New York City Country Girl” reached #14 on the coveted Billboard Hot 100 singles Sales Chart and was #1 for 4 weeks… Read more »
While he has a Palace fit for a Pope, Holy Father Francis is much happier in more simple surroundings, and has decided not to move into the Papal apartments but instead live at the Domus Sanctae Marthae, commonly known as the Vatican “hotel.” Unlike previous Popes, Francis does not have household staff and domestics. He also… Read more »
