On Nov 17-18 Veteran NYC comedian Chuck Nice is taping Just Smart Enough, a new science/comedy special! Chuck co-hosts top science podcast StarTalk with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, and hosts Brain Games on the Road on Disney+/Nat Geo.  Just Smart Enough will take on the unabashed celebration of ignorance that is promoted in our culture (it’s one thing to be stupid, it’s another to be proud of it), and give people permission to laugh about nerdy...

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American icon Brooke Shields has conquered a new stage. Last night marked the opening performance of her one woman show Previously Owned at the esteemed Cafe Carlyle with drinks provided by Bird In Hand wine.    Brooke Shields will be bringing Previously Owned to life at the Cafe Carlyle through Saturday, September 23rd.    Throughout the show, Brooke reminisced on her incredible life through candid stories and songs, resulting in a witty but...

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NewFest35’s legacy programming features the New York premieres of two exciting new 4K restorations of films that screened in NewFest past: YOUNG SOUL REBELS and CHOCOLATE BABIES. Iconic New Queer Cinema director Isaac Julien’s queer 1991 classic YOUNG SOUL REBELS, weaves an improbable romance set to a pulsating soundtrack featuring X-Ray Spex, Parliament, The Heptones, and Sylvester, between two underground DJs who seek community and romance...

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