Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
Slippin' Back to the Swingin' '60s and '70s
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
Norma Desmond herself would no doubt have preferred the Ziegfeld or the Astor Plaza, but Sunset Blvd. (1950) will return to New York on Friday for a one-week engagement at Film Forum--in a digitally restored 35-millimeter print to boot.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
Once upon a time, Hollywood shied away from producing a scenario that wasn't of literary pedigree. When Irving Thalberg tried to enter 1920s Hollywood with an original screenplay, studio after studio turned him down. So Thalberg novelized his scenario and had it published.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
For those of you who missed the Music as a Weapon Tour, dry your tears: Disturbed is back. The Windy City metal powerhouse is returning to the Ozzfest lineup headlining with fellow icons Chevelle, Korn, Marilyn Manson, and of course Ozzy Osbourne.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
The streets just north of campus have become quite the hotspot for new eateries these days. The latest is Panino Sportivo, a casual Italian restaurant that just opened on Amsterdam Avenue next door to longtime ethnic food favorites Massawa and Ajanta.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
Ours is a city with a mythology. New York has an extraordinary number of symbols--Liberty, Chrysler, Empire--that are familiar to billions, and even the relatively recent past--checker cabs, Gotti, Giuliani--tends to acquire mythic importance in record time.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
The search for a new vice president for arts and sciences, the senior administrator who oversees 28 academic departments, has been put on hold until September.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
Columbia University joined forces with 27 other private colleges and universities last week in a move that will change the way financial aid officers calculate students' need, reducing the financial burden for students whose parents own their homes.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
At the corner of 108th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, contractors are hard at work combining several storefronts and preparing for the arrival of a drug store.
Wed, Jul 30, 2003, 12:00am
James P. Shenton, a renowned history scholar and a Columbia University professor with a legendary passion for teaching, died last Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital in Paterson, N.J. He was 78.
