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Neighborhood Watch: Fort Greene

This weekend, step off the island and head to Fort Greene to check out a unique music venue and the Brooklyn Flea.

By Grace Mattingly and Charlotte Murtishaw | Feb 3 08:14 am ET
Exotic dishes at Bowery outpost offer lesson on Orientalism

A trip to one Chinese restaurant raises questions about life, language, and a pig's tongue.

By Jason Bell | Feb 3 08:05 am ET
Grooveshark’s legal woes are not the end

With changes gripping the online music sharing world, what can a regular consumer expect?

By David Ecker | Feb 3 08:01 am ET
Out of the shadows: Young stand-up comics take center stage

With new talent on the rise and more croups cropping up on campus, the New York stand-up comedy scene is finding new footing and new audiences.

By Anatole Ashraf | Feb 3 07:58 am ET
Best Of: Super Sunday

Floor lounges and local sports bars might cut the mustard on any other Sunday, but this is the Super Bowl—take your football revelry downtown for a more exciting (and delicious) experience at one of these spots.

By Stefan Countryman | Feb 3 07:49 am ET
The sweet life: a chocolatier’s journey from banking to bonbons

After leaving a finance job, chocolatier Jean Coukos rediscovered herself in her artisan confections.

By Allison Schlissel | Feb 3 07:48 am ET
'Bela Tarr'

The six films at Hungarian filmmaker retrospective are hit or miss.

By Winn Periyasamy | Feb 3 07:43 am ET
La Sirene

Newest entrant to French cuisine offers no-frills approach to fine dining.

By Austin Arita | Feb 3 07:39 am ET
‘Biophilia’

Icelandic icon’s forward-looking concept album is no swan song.

By Anatole Ashraf | Feb 3 07:36 am ET
M’ville looks for minority, women, local businesses

The University has often had a strained relationship with its neighbors in working on the campus expansion, especially when it comes to fulfilling its employment promises. But small business owners said they had a lot more to be happy about on Tuesday.

By Jillian Kumagai | Feb 3 03:44 am ET
With grant, libraries make tool to simplify citations

The Columbia Libraries will organize over 1900 citation styles into one easily accessible database.

By Henry Willson | Feb 3 03:40 am ET
Nobel Laureates celebrate Chabad’s 15 years

Honorees Erick Kendel and Richard Axel thanked the Orthodox Chabad for what they called its unorthodox inclusiveness.

By Ben Gittelson | Feb 3 03:34 am ET
Gilchrist says he would not accept CUCR invitation

Minuteman Project found Jim Gilchrist, although initially receptive to the idea of speaking again at Columbia, said Thursday he does not want to come.

By Yasmin Gagne | Feb 3 03:24 am ET
Impostor, selling nightclub tickets, scams undergrads in lecture

A man claiming to be with the Division of Student Affairs sold over $200 worth of tickets to undergrads in at least three different lectures this week. He has been barred from campus.

By Sammy Roth and Finn Vigeland | Feb 2 11:30 pm ET
Sports Briefly: Tennis, Wrestling, Squash, Swimming & Diving, and Track & Field

This weekend presents an excellent opportunity for several Lions teams to continue their strong start to the season.

By Mi Yeon Park, Melissa Cheung, Eric Wong, Eli Schultz, and Caroline Bowman | Feb 2 09:22 pm ET

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