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Long and Winding and Road Ends for Bleecker Bob’s

A simple but sincere thank you note pinned up inside Bleecker Bob’s Records, which was ornamented with the names and faces from sixty years of rock ‘n’ roll, informs shoppers of their closing sale. (Lindsay Peters)

Goodbye Music, Hello Fro-Yo Bleecker Bob’s record store is legendary to New York and music fanatics worldwide. For decades, vinyl enthusiasts made pilgrimages to the West Village landmark…

One Big Facebook Family

(Madeline Frechette)

Reporter’s Notebook: Uniting the Family Tree on the Web Three years ago, I got a Facebook friend request from a woman I did not know: Diamond Jackson. We…

Tweetin’ ‘Bout a Revolution

A screenshot representing various versions of the Human Rights Campaign’s logo, many of which have gone viral on social media. (Danielle Small)

Activism Takes a Digital Turn Outside a Chelsea pet shop, middle schoolers picketed against the store’s alleged use of puppy mills. Most pedestrians ignored them, but not Cecily…

New School Students Focus on ‘Indie-cisive’ Web Series

New School sophomores Yasmina Karrakchou and Megan Paetzhold love the Internet and puns. When they decided to start an Internet comedy series, they agreed on one title: Indie-Cisive.

Food Gets Political

Tove Danovich, a 2011 graduate of Eugene Lang College, edits articles for her new food news site, Food Politic.

Tove Danovich’s writings about food mention habits well beyond the table. Food fuels economies and policy choices; it builds family fortunes and can offer health – and even…

Professors and Students Revisit Sundiata’s Legacy

Professors and students recall the legacy of Sekou Sundiata, a writing professor at Eugene Lang College who died of heart failure in 2007. Credit: Jana Leon/Mapp International

As a professor at Eugene Lang College, Sekou Sundiata used to ask students to make their life experiences the topic of classroom conversations. At a Tuesday panel discussion…