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Major League Baseballs infield fly rule isnt that hard to understand. When there are runners on first and second (or when the bases are loaded) with less than two outs in an inning, the umpire can preemptively rule that a shallow pop fly thats obviously heade…

Last week, artist Kehinde Wiley unveiled his latest piece, a bronze sculpture on limestone titled Rumors of War, in Times Square. This is the artist's first work of public art and his first major piece since his portrait of President Obama, which hangs in the…

Struggling fashion retailer Forever 21 filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Sunday night, toppled by declining mall shoppers, expensive leases and rapid expansion. The retailer said in a statement Sunday that it would close most of its international locations in …

Bruce Harris Quintet performing at Smalls in Greenwich Village, New York Paul Allen/Andfotography.com New York is renowned for its jazz clubs and there are many to choose from. Here is a selection of the best venues to hear live jazz, from the legendary to …

Image copyrightNick Leonard Far up South Las Vegas Boulevard, past the glitzy resorts and mega-casinos of the city's strip, you will find an unassuming brick building with a boarded-up fire door at the front. On the surface, it looks like any of the many pa…

Richmonds newest monument got a one-of-a-kind unveiling in New Yorks Times Square on Friday. Kehinde Wiley, along with a group of speakers, unveiled his massive monument, called Rumors of War, to a crowd of cheering onlookers during an event livestreamed onl…

NEW YORK The old-fashioned, ceremonial unveiling of a statue is mostly extinct as a cultural spectacle. New art works are generally introduced quietly, amid white wine, canapés and polite chatter at exhibition openings. Now and then, perhaps a new museum may …

Can you imagine how Manhattan might smell if a 500-foot-tall version of Post Malone showed up and plunked his ass down in the middle of Times Square? The video for the new song “Writing On The Wall” raises fascinating philosophical questions like this. “Writ…

For quite a long while now, latitude and longitude has been the way humankind has navigated the globe. This is a perfectly workable system, but it’s a little overwrought for daily use by the layperson. What3Words seeks to provide a simpler solution. The syst…

Oneof the durable clichés of film criticism is the observation that the city is like another character in the movie. While I dont have the data to prove it, my strong suspicion is that this has been said more about New York than any other city. But its not q…