Art & Culture
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‘Mad Men’ Season 5 Starts March 25: New Poster UnveiledFebruary 27 2012 2:00 PM
Mad Men returns to the airwaves March 25 at 9pm (EST) on AMC in a special two-hour premiere, which many fans hope will make up for its prolonged absence. If you're a die-hard fan, you've probably even taken a peak at the series' official countdown timer. Now there's something else to stare at while you wait for the series premier: AMC has unveiled another official Mad Men Season 5 poster on the show's website.
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Whitney Houston Songs: Sony Raises Prices 30 Minutes after Singer's DeathFebruary 14 2012 5:59 PM
Whitney Houston, the celebrated pop music icon, died on Saturday at the age of 48. While many around the world mourned, Sony Music raised the price of Houston's greatest hits album titled Ultimate Collection on iTunes and Amazon. Sony Music raised the price of Houston's songs just 30 minutes after her death reports Guardian. The retail price was raised from about $8 (£4.99) to about $13 (£7.99), which automatically raised the price of digital sales on platforms such as iTunes.
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Valentines Day 2012: Gifts for GeeksFebruary 10 2012 2:33 PM
Valentine's Day is a special time of year. Be sure to treat your favorite geek right with one of these awesome gifts.
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![Chocolate covered strawberries? Let's add some variety this year! [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2012/02/09/229512-chocolate-covered-strawberries.jpg "Chocolate covered strawberries? Let's add some variety this year! [PHOTOS]")
Chocolate covered strawberries? Let's add some variety this year! [PHOTOS]February 09 2012 11:13 PM
Chocolate covered strawberries? Let's add some variety this year!
- Chocolate covered strawberries? Let's add some variety this year! [PHOTOS]
February 09 2012 11:13 PM
Chocolate covered strawberries? Let's add some variety this year!
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Prince Charles leads Dickens 200th celebrationsFebruary 07 2012 4:37 PM
Prince Charles led global celebrations on Tuesday marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens, a titan of English literature whose vivid stories confronted the injustices of Victorian life.
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New Yorker Cover is ‘Loading…,’ First Time Designed by ReaderFebruary 06 2012 4:09 PM
The New Yorker, has used a reader-submitted design on the front cover. The blurry image of Eustace Tilley, the magazine's famous mascot, is topped with a loading sign snagged from a loading YouTube video.
- Author traces roots of U.S. political conspiracy theories
February 04 2012 5:29 PM
Extremist political conspiracies such as birthers and truthers may be a dominant theme of post-9/11 America, but in a new book by Arthur Goldwag, he argues that modern conservative groups may be a product of history repeating itself.
- Get ready for Saturday Night Live: the comic book
February 01 2012 8:59 PM
Live, from Vancouver, it's COMICS: Saturday Night Live, a 24-page history of the long-running show in comic book form.
- ‘Sh-t New Yorkers Say’: Real New Yorkers Heart Pat Kiernan
January 20 2012 1:53 PM
New Yorkers couldn't give a damn about Sarah Jessica Parker, but the NY1 morning anchor makes us swoon.
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![Emergency New York Tech Meetup Rocks Midtown [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2012/01/18/218929-gillibrand-save-ny-tech-stop-pipa.jpg "Emergency New York Tech Meetup Rocks Midtown [PHOTOS]")
Emergency New York Tech Meetup Rocks Midtown [PHOTOS]January 18 2012 10:39 PM
While several major websites across the web participated in an internet blackout Wednesday, members of the New York tech community assembled outside of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Charle's Schumer's Midtown office to demonstrate their opposition to controversial copyright bills such as SOPA and PIPA.
- Emergency New York Tech Meetup Rocks Midtown [PHOTOS]
January 18 2012 10:39 PM
While several major websites across the web participated in an internet blackout Wednesday, members of the New York tech community assembled outside of Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Senator Charle's Schumer's Midtown office to demonstrate their opposition to controversial copyright bills such as SOPA and PIPA.
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![Internet Blackout: Reddit, Tumblr Chiefs Protest at Senators' Offices [VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2012/01/18/218885-internet-blackout-compounded-by-new-york-city-protest.jpg "Internet Blackout: Reddit, Tumblr Chiefs Protest at Senators' Offices [VIDEO]")
Internet Blackout: Reddit, Tumblr Chiefs Protest at Senators' Offices [VIDEO]January 18 2012 6:42 PM
This afternoon, New York Tech Meetup, a group of roughly 18,000, held an emergency meeting at the doorsteps of New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand in order to protest controversial copyright bills SOPA and PIPA. The demonstration was marked by guest speakers that included founder of Reddit Alexis Ohanian and executive vice president of Tumblr Andrew McLaughlin.
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Louis C.K. Calls Pootie Tang a Very Huge MistakeJanuary 17 2012 10:45 PM
Louis C.K. is thriving -- his standup gigs are packed, his hit FX show Louie is a critical darling, and his self-produced standup special, Live at the Beacon Theater, turned a very fast profit.
- La Sorrentina: Brooklyn's Delicious Italian Restuarant found tucked into an Irish Neighborhood
January 09 2012 4:30 PM
A review of the restaurant La Sorrentina, which for 20 years has served Italian delicacies to Brooklyn residents in Bay Ridge, a traditionally Irish neighborhood.
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Art Theft in the Lower East Side: Tracking Down the CriminalJanuary 06 2012 6:10 PM
The hunt is on for a malicious art thief who stole a painting on Tuesday from Woodward Gallery, located at 133 Eldridge St. in the Lower East Side.
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Lunch in the Middle of a Long Trip HomeDecember 30 2011 4:24 PM
Two old friends catch up at Ulysses' Folk House on Stone Street in Lower Manhattan.
- Game of Thrones author posts excerpt from new book
December 30 2011 4:20 PM
Fans of novelist George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series are melting. The Game of Thrones author just released a previously unpublished sample chapter from the upcoming sixth installment, The Winds of Winter, on his Website.
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New York Times Accidentally E-Mails MillionsDecember 28 2011 5:52 PM
The New York Times accidentally e-mailed millions of subscribers, erroneously notifying them of a canceled subscription.
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Lady Gaga Will Be At Times Square New Year's CountdownDecember 28 2011 3:57 PM
Pop icon Lady Gaga will join Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the 2012 countdown taking place in New York City's Times Square.
![English Defence League (EDL) Riots, Violence Escalates After Woolwich 'Beheading' [PHOTO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_thumbnail/public/2013/05/22/edlll.jpg "English Defence League (EDL) Riots, Violence Escalates After Woolwich 'Beheading' [PHOTO]")
![Helen Mirren: Dying Boy, Oliver Burton, Gets His Last Wish Thanks To Actress Dressed As Queen Elizabeth [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_multimedia/public/2013/05/22/helen-mirren-visits-dying-boy_1.jpg "Helen Mirren: Dying Boy, Oliver Burton, Gets His Last Wish Thanks To Actress Dressed As Queen Elizabeth [PHOTOS]")
![Great GoogaMooga In Brooklyn: Music, Food And Disappointment As The Festival Gets Cancelled [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/21/matt-kim_4.JPG "Great GoogaMooga In Brooklyn: Music, Food And Disappointment As The Festival Gets Cancelled [PHOTOS]")
![Oklahoma Tornado 2013: Photos And Footage Of The Twister's Devastation [PICTURES, VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_multimedia/public/2013/05/20/oklahoma-tornado_1.png "Oklahoma Tornado 2013: Photos And Footage Of The Twister's Devastation [PICTURES, VIDEO]")
![Billboard Music Awards 2013: All The Fashion On The Billboards Red (Er, Blue) Carpet [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/20/keha-givenchy.jpg "Billboard Music Awards 2013: All The Fashion On The Billboards Red (Er, Blue) Carpet [PHOTOS]")
![Fort Worth Texas Tornadoes Claim 6 Lives: Pictures And Videos During The Storm And Its Aftermath [PHOTOS/VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/16/tornado.PNG "Fort Worth Texas Tornadoes Claim 6 Lives: Pictures And Videos During The Storm And Its Aftermath [PHOTOS/VIDEO]")
![5 Incredible Future Campuses For The World's Tech Giants [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_small/public/2013/05/22/amazons-biodome_0.jpg "5 Incredible Future Campuses For The World's Tech Giants [PHOTOS]")
