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This is a group photograph of (left to right) Larry Rivers, Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, David Amram, and Allen Ginsberg. It was taken at a restaurant during the filming of the short film "Pull My Daisy," which was written and narrated by Kerouac in…

While many writers and artists are discovered after their time, George Bernard Shaw was a source of fascination to his contemporaries. John Palmer takes a stab at debunking what he believed to be myths about Shaw in his book "George Bernard Shaw:…

"Linking different generations of military service is the spirit behind the Phelps Award, given annually by the Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Plaza."

This award was designed by Vietnam war veteran John Phelps. Each year, it is given to a person…

Though not from the Victorian era, this article is about the first horoscope ever put in print. On August 24th, 1930, Scottish publisher John Rutherford Gordon put to print a horoscope for Princess Margaret to commemorate her birth in the Sunday…

An oil painting of Isabella Stewart Gardner, done by John Singer Sargent in 1888, for a comission of $3,000. Gardner allegedly had Sargent render her face eight different times before she was satisfied. The painting remains in the Gothic Room of the…

Yankee Stadium is not only the home of the New York Yankees. It welcomes and hosts many events such as concerts. In the summer of 2011, Paul McCartney had the Yankee Stadium crowd in awe as he turned back the clock and performed some of his best hits…

José Parlá's mural can be seen in he Lobby of the One World Trade Center. The mural was created in 2014 and completed in 2015.

Joe Germanotta opened this restaurant in 2012.