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Punk Rope brings jump rope and punk rock to virtual fitness training

Jim Bessman

Mar 29, 20207 min read

Punk Rope brings jump rope and punk rock to virtual fitness training

Punk Rope's Tim Haft and Shana Brady at Otto's Shrunken Head As it says on the Punk Rope website, “We give a skip.” So much so, in fact,...

New York personal trainer Rima Sidhu fights coronavirus via 'remote training' program

Jim Bessman

Mar 15, 20204 min read

New York personal trainer Rima Sidhu fights coronavirus via 'remote training' program

Rima Sidhu (Photo: Daniel Garcia) Nearly everything seems to be closing everywhere because of the coronavirus pandemic, and for those...

New York Public Library celebrates Lou Reed Archive with special edition library card

Jim Bessman

Mar 16, 20192 min read

New York Public Library celebrates Lou Reed Archive with special edition library card

Lou Reed library card (Photo: Jonathan Blanc/The New York Public Library) The New York Public Library (NYPL) for the Performing Arts,...

New 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' merch on display at Viacom/Nickelodeon 'W

Jim Bessman

Aug 4, 20181 min read

New 'Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' merch on display at Viacom/Nickelodeon 'W

Pamela Kaufman, Brandon Mychal Smith and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Viacom's White Box At a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles...

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