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Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010

‘Sweet’ revenge! Melvin Van Peebles brings his X-rated masterpiece to the stage

By Stephen Brown
Theater: “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” is back. Sweet! Comment.

So what’s all this jive about ‘Sweet Sweetback’?

By Stephen Brown
Theater: “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” tells the story of a black man whose rage against corrupt white authorities eventually reaches a boiling point, leaving two racist cops dead and him on the run to the Mexican border. Comments (1).

Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

As who likes it? BAM’s Bard comedy is a true tragedy

The Butcher of Flatbush Ave. Extension: And they call “As You Like It” a comedy? Comments (2).

The MTA’s big bollards are an affront to Brooklyn

Atlantic Yards: The Brooklyn Paper’s editorial board has harsh words for the tomb-like security perimeter around the new Long Island Rail Road terminal. Comments (5).

Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010

Revealed! LIRR bollards are bigger than they need to be!

By Gersh Kuntzman
Fort Greene: The controversial, tomb-like bollards around the new Long Island Rail Road terminal at Atlantic and Flatbush avenues — which were supposedly installed at the behest of the police — are actually excessive under NYPD counter-terrorism standards. Comments (9).

‘Sweet’ revenge! Melvin Van Peebles brings his X-rated masterpiece to the stage

By Stephen Brown
The Brooklyn Paper / Tom Callan
Theater: “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song” is back. Sweet! Comment.

Monday, Jan. 25, 2010

Beat up before going down

By Stephen Brown and Claire Glass
Fort Greene: A woman is mugged on her way into a subway. Plus all the other crime news from Fort Greene and Clinton Hill’s 88th Precinct. Comments (1).

Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

Life in a Blender makes the big time

By Gersh Kuntzman
Checkin’ in with: On the eve of a big BAM gig, front man Don Rauf checks in. Comment.

As who likes it? BAM’s Bard comedy is a true tragedy

Joan Marcus
The Butcher of Flatbush Ave. Extension: And they call “As You Like It” a comedy? Comments (2).
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