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RoboCop, coming to Detroit thanks to what website?

You Must Remember This: Detroit Gets a Robotic Protector!

Which tech start-up helped fund a statue of RoboCop as civic art in Detroit? Which newsweekly magazine is putting arts coverage Firth and foremost? Which Lindsay Lohan "friend" says he put her forward for a Late Show... MORE >

By Daniel D'Addario | February 16, 2011 | 6:52 pm
Rodarte Fall 2011 Collection

Gatecrashing Rodarte at the Gagosian Gallery

Rodarte, created by the Mulleavy sisters Laura and Kate, is one of the most exclusive shows during fashion week. The company is a tightly run ship and they strictly ration the invitations. Even the location of the event is... MORE >

By Daisy Prince | February 16, 2011 | 5:57 pm
Rain.

VMan Gives Partygoers $5,000 in One-Dollar Bills and the Presence of Kanye West

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By Nate Freeman | February 16, 2011 | 5:39 pm
String section.

Talk About Interboro: Brooklyn Firm Wins P.S. 1 Pavilion Yet Again

The MoMA/P.S. 1 Young Architecture Program has become a kingmaker of sorts for young architects in the city and beyond. Now in its 12th year, the program has returned to Brooklyn to select its new architectural royalty, suggesting yet... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | February 16, 2011 | 5:30 pm
Clear as night.

Nice Piece of Glass... But Where's the Sculpture?!

What is a... MORE >

By Matt Chaban | February 16, 2011 | 3:43 pm
292 Madison.

292 Mad Scores Nation's Biggest Minority-Owned Law Firm

In just the last couple of months, we've watched the ins and the outs, the ups and the downs at the Empire State Building. The activity continues... MORE >

By Laura Kusisto | February 16, 2011 | 3:15 pm
Dratch and Fey, before taking up the pen.

'SNL' Ladies Follow Fey's Lead to Bookstores

All that's missing is a Maya Rudolph novel! The women of Saturday Night Live's early-2000s renaissance are following in Tina Fey's footsteps by writing books.... MORE >

By Daniel D'Addario | February 16, 2011 | 2:01 pm

Al Jazeera in the Grill

Not everything has moved to Lincoln Center for Fashion Week. Last Wednesday, Anna Wintour and Ralph Lauren ate lunch together right here at the Four Seasons Restaurant. Just the two of them! Harvey Weinstein was here last week, too... MORE >

By Julian Niccolini | February 16, 2011 | 1:25 pm
Approved! Faith Salie, Bravo host.

'Approval Matrix' Show Aims for Brilliant

Faith Salie sounded exhilarated when we spoke to her around eight last night. The TV special she hosted, a television adaptation of New York magazine's highbrow/lowbrow "Approval Matrix" feature, had just finished taping: "It's hot off the presses--today's news."... MORE >

By Daniel D'Addario | February 16, 2011 | 1:17 pm

Why Building Things in New York Comes Down to What You Learned (or Didn't Learn) from Mom and Dad

New York real estaters met at NYU's Schack Institute on Wednesday morning for a brief breakfast forum on construction ethics. While the mafia wasn't represented—possibly because of the mass arrests last month—their presence could've gone a long way to help... MORE >

By Matt Coyne | February 16, 2011 | 1:13 pm

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