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Assessing the Role of Cause & Effect in Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones
September 27, 2013 | Eric ShapiroCaution: Major spoilers for seasons 3 & 5 of Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, respectively.
Some critics have compared the events at the end of Breaking Bad’s final run of episodes on AMC to the now-infamous Red Wedding that … Read More
Holocaust, Genocide & Raphael Lemkin’s Legacy: A Panel Discussion at the Center for Jewish History
September 26, 2013 | Tod ShapiroBy Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
On September 24th at the Center for Jewish History, a panel discussion explored the legacy of one of the 20th century’s great unheralded notables: Raphael Lemkin. The Polish-Jewish intellectual and … Read More
Chelsea Best Buy to Sell Grand Theft Auto V at Midnight
September 16, 2013 | Eric ShapiroTo call Grand Theft Auto V an eagerly anticipated video game is an understatement. Despite (and perhaps owing to) the tremendous controversy the series has stirred up over the years, the release of a new Grand Theft Auto title is … Read More
Twerking Our Culture Away: Miley Cyrus Lays it on Thicke
September 13, 2013 | Eric ShapiroFor those who’ve been cryogenically frozen since August 25th, Miley Cyrus – best known for portraying Hannah Montana on the popular Disney TV show of the same name – caused a sensation at the MTV Video Music Awards when she … Read More
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Flatiron District for “Trending Down” Pilot – Sept 2013
September 6, 2013 | Eric ShapiroYou probably already heard the tragic news that Oscar-winning actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his apartment yesterday of an apparent drug overdose. Hoffman had a large body of work, appearing in such films as Almost Famous, The … Read More
Why It Was a Mistake to Shut Down Electric Zoo
September 1, 2013 | Eric ShapiroThe deaths of two people at Electric Zoo (or “Ezoo”) is obviously tragic, but closing down the festival due to the danger of drug overdoses makes about as much sense as closing down a highway because of a fatal car … Read More
A Four Course Peruvian Meal at Raymi
August 28, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy William Chen and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Not too long ago, Flatiron Hot received an invitation to attend a dinner event at Raymi, a Peruvian restaurant located at 43 West 24th Street. Like any food … Read More
Free Seminar Series in Flatiron: Jump-Start Your Web Marketing with Google Analytics
August 21, 2013 | Tod ShapiroBy Tod Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot News! Editorial Staff
The NYCSCC Flatiron Hot! News staff peaked in and got a taste of the last of the excellent series of free seminars sponsored by the Flatiron 23rd Street Partnership and … Read More
From Eyesore to Landmark: A History of the High Line
August 14, 2013 | Flatironhot ContributorBy Korvin Vicente and Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Last week the NYC Seminar and Conference Center interns took a break from their comprehensive summer program to explore a gem in the Chelsea landscape – the famed High Line Park. … Read More
Artists in a New Era: Tenement Street Workshop
July 16, 2013 | Shaun PersaudIn an age when conventional theatrical groups are struggling to stay afloat, there is one artist collective that refuses to throw in the towel. Tenement Street Workshop began in 2008 as an artist collective consisting of three teenaged friends who … Read More