The Vergeflipped into The VergeGhostbusters New trailers: Wonder Woman 1984, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, In the Heights, and more The Verge - Jacob KastrenakesI recently saw Motherless Brooklyn, Edward Norton’s adaptation of the two-decade-old Jonathan Lethem novel about a private investigator with Tourette syndrome. I’ve never read the book, but from what gather,
Newsdayflipped into Newsday Don't rename Robert Moses State Park newsday.com - The Editorial Board There are more important issues involving Robert Moses than a park that bears his name. The Moses legacy has come under scrutiny because Assemb. …
U.S. Politics A brilliant noir fizzles on film washingtonexaminer.com - www.washingtonexaminer.com Poor Lionel Essrog can’t get any rest. The protagonist of Jonathan Lethem’s fifth novel, Motherless Brooklyn, is a would-be private detective with a …
CurbedSouth Bronx The $75M overhaul of a South Bronx roadway is now complete Curbed - Valeria RicciulliGood morning, and welcome to New York Minute, a new roundup of the New York City news you need to know about today. Send stories you think should be included to tips@curbed.com. This week, Gov. Andrew
Conservatism Rename Robert Moses State Park? Hmm... newsday.com - Newsday Readers So State Assemb. Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan) wants to rename Robert Moses State Park because families were displaced by the parks, highways and …
Newsdayflipped into NewsdayAndrew Cuomo The Point: Robert Moses debate continues newsday.com Controversial mid-century master builder Robert Moses is back in the news thanks to a new bill from Manhattan Assemb. Daniel O’Donnell that would …
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Donald Trump Another hopeful vies for King's throne newsday.com - www.newsday.com Two new Long Island congressional hopefuls threw their hats in the ring this weekend. Republican Assemb. Andrew Garbarino filed paperwork Friday …
Donald Trump Many struggle to afford Long Island newsday.com - Newsday Readers Newsday reported on well-off retirees who have money to spend [“The age of affluence,” Business, Dec. 1]. Now do a story on the retirees I know, …
Newsdayflipped into NewsdayIcon version of the Flipboard logoLong Island, NY Renaming Robert Moses park may prove politically dicey newsday.com - Michael Gormley ALBANY — Legislators who will soon consider renaming the historic Robert Moses State Park face a dicey political proposal that pits powerful …
The New York Timesflipped into BooksThe Arts ‘I’m a Business, Man’ The New York Times - Tina JordanHustling is, as the sociologist Michael Eric Dyson puts it, “the central motif of American history, the dominant measure of the American character,” and he thinks the rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z embodies
Yahoo Movies UKflipped into Yahoo Movies UKGugu Mbatha-Raw Gugu Mbatha-Raw: 'Motherless Brooklyn' has 'contemporary resonance' about abuse of power (exclusive) yahoo.com - Tom Beasley Motherless Brooklyn star Gugu Mbatha-Raw believes the 1950s-set noir’s themes around “abuse of power and gentrification” are incredibly relevant …
Yahoo Movies UKflipped into Yahoo Movies UKIcon version of the Flipboard logoEdward Norton 'Motherless Brooklyn': Edward Norton says 'Fight Club' gave him 'confidence' his film can find audience yahoo.com - Tom Beasley Edward Norton said the gradual rise in popularity of Fight Club gives him confidence that his latest outing as director, Motherless Brooklyn, will find …
Patchflipped into Long Island, NY Patch NY Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Rename Robert Moses State Park Patch - Priscila Korb SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - A New York lawmaker recently proposed a new legislation to rename Robert Moses State Park. Manhattan Assemblyman Daniel …
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Long Island, NY Proposal Would Change the Name of Robert Moses State Park longisland.com - Lon Cohen A New York State lawmaker is proposing to change the name of Robert Moses State Park to something that he says "reflects the history of Long Island." …
Contemporary Art DailyArt Bea Fremderman, Loreta Lamargese at La Kaje (Contemporary Art Daily) contemporaryartdaily.com Beneath the networked design of Robert Moses’ Prospect/Gowanus expressway are triangles—public pieces of land created by two streets decussating …
Newsdayflipped into NewsdayFire Island Bill would rename Robert Moses State Park newsday.com - Michael Gormley A new state bill would rename Robert Moses State Park, giving it a “name that clearly reflects the history of Long Island.” The proposal would create …
NME Magazineflipped into NMEEdward Norton Thom Yorke wants to know why we keep producing people like Donald Trump NME Thom Yorke wants to know why we keep producing people like Donald Trump. In a new interview, the Radiohead frontman sits down with Edward Norton to …
The Guardianflipped into Top StoriesEdward Norton Edward Norton and Thom Yorke: 'The last thing we wanted was for it to get bloody' The Guardian - Xan BrooksIn Edward Norton’s new film, Motherless Brooklyn, a keening ballad blows in and out, affecting the narrative and painting the prevailing mood with a deep shade of blue. It’s unmistakably the work of Radiohead’s
POLITICOU.S. Politics This Is Why Your Holiday Travel Is Awful POLITICO - By MARC J. DUNKELMANThe long, sordid history of New York’s Penn Station shows how progressives have made it too hard for the government to do big things—and why, believe it or not, Robert Caro is to blame. At the northeastern
Metroflipped into Entertainment NewsFilm (UK) Motherless Brooklyn review: A flawed passion project metro.co.uk - Jack Gracie Motherless Brooklyn is not a noir designed to subvert your expectations. Instead it sticks to the genre’s roots in an attempt to push the focus on a …
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Brooklyn, NY For years, a lone phone booth stood on the Promenade. Then one day, it was gone. brooklyneagle.com - Rare new construction planned in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District November 22 | Lore Croghan The Brooklyn Heights Promenade is a three-quarter of a mile-long walkway on a Brooklyn bluff overlooking Manhattan. Most who walk it look west, …
U.S. News & World ReportSports Columbia Man Convicted in Shooting Death at Restaurant U.S. News & World Report - Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A 31-year-old man faces a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder after a man died at a Waffle House …
Varietyflipped into FilmCelebrity News In ‘Motherless Brooklyn,’ Edward Norton Takes on Timeless Power Struggles Variety - Leo Barraclough In Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn,” the ‘50s-set New York noir detective story he produced, directed, wrote and stars in, politics are never …
Travel (UK) Motherless Brooklyn timeout.com - Joshua Rothkopf Varnishing a hard-nosed mystery novel with a coat of '50s noirishness, Edward Norton both romanticises and expands upon his source material. Jonathan …
Adam Rohloffflipped into UrbanUrban Planning Edward Norton on New York City’s ‘secret sin’ and the complicated legacy of Robert Moses Curbed - Alexandra LangeJonathan Lethem’s 1999 novel, Motherless Brooklyn, follows the gumshoe Lionel Essrog as he attempts to find the murderers of his boss and mentor, Frank Minna. In his quest, he is both helped and hindered
Jesus J. Laraflipped into Remaking MetropolisOpinion Robert Fulford: When you take your next walk, think of Jane Jacobs nationalpost.com - Robert Fulford When the happy news about walking flashed across my screen the other day, I knew in an instant that it must involve Jane Jacobs. Read More
NBC Newsflipped into Pop CultureEdward Norton 'Motherless Brooklyn' blends racism of 1950s New York with an old-school whodunit NBC News - By Yanick Rice LambGeorgetown Professor Michael Eric Dyson says the movie’s director and lead actor, Edward Norton, handles racism in the film “brilliantly." Michael Eric Dyson, the writer, reverend and Georgetown professor,
