Continued Existence of Edible Arrangements Disproves Central Tenets of Capitalism

http://www.theonion.com/articles/continued-existence-of-edible-arrangements-disprov,19856/

BEFORE TARGET WAS TRENDY

Farewell to Another NYC Landmark: Carmine's in the Seaport

AMNY reports that Carmines at the Seaport (no relation to the Carmine's in either Williamsburg or Times Square), a 107 year-old Italian seafood joint closed last Wednesday. While it was never known for its food, neighbors say the nautical-themed mainstay—there is a ship's wheel inside—closed because the landlords were seeking higher rent, not because of a drop off in business.

Another victory for greed, for venality. Another battle won in the war to eradicate every last trace of authenticity in New York City.

LIQUID SKY (1983)

CHESTY MORGAN in.....DEADLY WEAPONS (1974)

http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi211878169/

Brigid Berlin with Andy Warhol

photo (c) Billy Name

BRIGID BERLIN
70, artist
* Years at the Factory: 1964 to 1968 at the original studio, and two other incarnations until 1987
* Claim to 15 minutes of fame: The “B” in Warhol’s book “From A to B and Back Again,” Berlin was Warhol’s professional and personal partner in crime and remained his closest friend until he died.
* How they met: Through Met curator Henry Geldzahler. “I arrived [at the Factory] and never left. We were Archie and Edith Bunker together,” she says. “I was with him every single day and talked to him four or five times a day.”
* Where’s Brigid now? She’s in Murray Hill, cataloging and digitizing tapes of their phone calls for a book and creating another book from Polaroids she shot while working at the Factory. She recently had a show of her needlepoint pieces — featuring covers of The Post.
* On Andy: “Every time Andy gave me money to get something for him, he’d tell me: ‘Oh Brig, don’t forget to get the receipts,’ ” says Berlin, noting the receipts were for his taxes. “He’d want a receipt for a bottle of Irish whiskey and whipped cream!”

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When Dinosaurs Roamed the California Highways