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Making Waves: Cool lectures & events for Brainwave NYC

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Brilliant! A multi-month festival dedicated to decoding your dendrites, Brainwave NYC brings a smorgasboard of mind-bending lectures and events combining art, music and meditation with science and psychology. Several prominent mind-brain city centers sponsor the happenings, including the oft under-appreciated Rubin Museum of Art. The festival runs through June.
Here’s my picks for attendance-worthy events in [...]

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Presidential Perk: Free HBO during John Adams mini-series

Posted in Free, television, tagged , , , , on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

How’s this for a dorky post:
OMG, I’M SUPER EXCITED FOR THE JOHN ADAMS MINI-SERIES ON HBO!!1!1!!1
Only problem is … I don’t have HBO. What’s a dork to do?
Never fear, free cable is here! According to a commercial I so luckily caught while watching MSNBC last night, RCN customers in NYC will be treated to free [...]

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Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: The Dream House

Posted in Art, tagged , , , , , on March 3, 2008 | 3 Comments »

If the womb had cool lighting and a soundtrack, The Dream House would be it. Tucked behind a Tribeca facade, The Dream House bathes its visitors in ambient light and music, providing a peaceful retreat from the bustle below. The MELA (Music Eternal Light Art) Foundation’s La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela are the architects [...]

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Bronx Beauties: The Orchid Show at the NYBG

Posted in Events, tagged , , , on March 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Head uptown to the Boogie-Down to catch a glimpse of the elegant and often ethereal beauty of that finicky flower, the orchid. Through April 6th, The New York Botanical Garden will be hosting its annual Orchid Show , showcasing these downright sexy exotic blooms.
On Saturdays and Sundays, experts will be on hand in the [...]

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