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By Nate Freeman 1/06/11 5:11pm

Fraunces Tavern, Watering Hole of George Washington, Reopens Its Taps

It was an August night some time ago at Frances Tavern, a pub at 54 Pearl Street that reopened last night after a few months of closure. Presumably men were drinking, and presumably men were eating. Then, in a flash, an 18-pound cannonball bounded in from above, splintering the roof and eventually resting in a Read More

By John Heilpern 2/05/07 12:00am

Found in Translation: Brian Friel’s Irish Soul

It’s a pity that Brian Friel’s wonderful Translations at the Biltmore Theatre is talked about as particularly “relevant” to the Iraq War. Relevance has become a nagging mantra of our times, as if topicality counts for everything. Mr. Friel, Ireland’s greatest dramatist, is a poet whose enduring plays aren’t overtly political. They point to the Read More

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