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Burlesque is Back
Burlesque is Back by AnneLise Sorensen Peer into the world of Burlesque at the new exhibit “The Nudie Artist: Burlesque Revived” at the Museum of Sex on Fifth Avenue in New York City. The show traces the sassy burlesque timeline – from its 1930s golden age to today – via sequined costumes, rare historical footage […]
Moveable Feast: Top Tapas in NYC
April 14, 2011
Moveable Feast: Top Tapas in NYC by AnneLise Sorensen Just when you thought New York’s affair with tapas had fizzled, a fresh wave of chefs are featuring Spanish small plates on their menus. Of course, you wouldn’t find most of their creations in your average Madrid tapas bar. But then, New York usually does things […]
Toe-Tap Your Way to Uganda
April 1, 2011
Toe-Tap Your Way to Uganda by AnneLise Sorensen Mormonism… funny? Sweet Jesus, yes. If you think South Park is hilarious, you’ll laugh and laugh (and be totally offended at least a half-dozen times) at The Book of Mormon, the wicked new musical from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-creators of South Park, and Tony Award-winner […]
The (Bumpy) Road to Qatar!
March 16, 2011
The (Bumpy) Road to Qatar! by AnneLise Sorensen When an exclamation point is part of the title of a comedy musical, several things come to mind. It’s either trying too hard, a gleeful mockery, or just zany fun. The Road to Qatar! is a bit of all three. It tells the true story of, in […]
Travel to 1960s New York
March 12, 2011
Travel to 1960s New York by AnneLise Sorensen What do Lou Reed, Dennis Hopper, and Edie Sedgwick have in common? Well, probably more than we’ll ever know – but that aside, they’re all currently featured at the NY MoMA. These 1960s icons are sitting nearly motionless, looking into a camera, in a series of short […]
Urban Jungle
March 8, 2011
Spotted in the wilds of SoHo. Yet another way you can travel without leaving home. (And, obvious candidates for what not to wear.)
Pawn Shop Lounge? Only in NY
February 25, 2011
Pawn Shop Lounge by AnneLise Sorensen In a city where space is at a premium, the new Beauty & Essex stands apart. Ten thousand square feet apart, in fact. From the owners of the ridiculously popular Stanton Social comes this glittering restaurant, built in a former furniture store. From a distance, it still looks like […]
Hello Kitty & Stingray in NY’s Chinatown
January 22, 2011
by AnneLise Sorensen Amid the Hello Kitty backpacks, I Heart NY onesies, and urban grit of Chinatown lies the elbow-shaped Doyers Street. It has a rogue past – Doyers was once dubbed “the bloody angle” because of its Asian gang clashes – but also culinary finds like the subterranean Southeast Asian Sanur. An unassuming doorway […]
Marathon Miner: From Half a Mile Underground to 26 Miles Across Town
November 8, 2010
by AnneLise Sorensen It was his first time on an airplane. Imagine: To go from half a mile below the earth’s surface to above cloud cover within several weeks. From sweltering heat to crisp November in New York. From dark cave tunnels, where he ran his daily six miles while trapped underground, to loping across […]
A Tale of Two Iron Chefs and A Tuna
October 25, 2010
by AnneLise Sorensen The New York Wine & Food Festival swept through New York City on Columbus Day weekend. If you’ve watched my Backyard Travel segments on NBC Nonstop, you’ll know that I’m on an ongoing quest for unique travel experiences in and around New York, and this is where the festival delivered: Highlights included […]
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