By Staff 12/01/06 4:30pm

The Afternoon Wrap: Friday

  • What do “spiraling construction costs, dizzy real-estate prices and an art market that’s gone bonkers” have to do with one another? They’re forcing Manhattan’s museums to make stupid moves. But some city establishments are faring worse than others — i.e., “The Whitney has a credibility problem.” [Bloomberg News]
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    • By David Means 5/02/05 12:00am

    Folk Bruce and Pop Bruce-Flip Sides of a ‘DualDisc’

    Folk songs, whatever else they might be, are mainly craft. A good folk song tells you something you already know, in a form you’re already familiar with, on terms that were set down long before you were born-when the country was primarily windblown dust, open wagon trains and dysfunctional towns like Deadwood.

    In the days Read More