Photo courtesy Gerry Goodstein. How bad does a show have to be to become good? That’s the question posed by self-described “part-time conceptual artist” John Borek, who has recently revived the notorious 1983 Broadway flop Moose Murders in Rochester. The murder-mystery farce by Arthur Bicknell, which takes place one dark and stormy night at an isolated lodge, closed after 14 performances and widespread critical derision; the term “Moose Murders” has since become a Broadway euphemism......

A Hillary Clinton campaign stop in Cincinnati became an opportunity for her to blast Barack Obama over what she called "blatantly false" campaign literature. Clinton said, "Shame on you, Barack Obama," as she held the literature in question. “It is time you ran a campaign consistent with your messages in public. That’s what I expect from you. Meet me in Ohio. Let’s have a debate about your tactics and your behavior in this campaign.”......

It’s been over three decades since experimental theater company Mabou Mines arose out of a collaboration – which took place in the small Nova Scotia town of Mabou – involving JoAnne Akailitis, Lee Breuer, Philip Glass, Ruth Maleczech, and David Warrilow. In the years since, the company has become renowned for restlessly shoving the boundaries of theater in myriad different directions. Tomorrow a new production directed by Maleczech begins a five night run outdoors in......

- Some sweet vintage New York postcards (left). - Remember the old guy who got kicked out of his rent control apartment while he was on vacation? Yeah, so does the Times. - The MTA may have knowingly underreported how much its new security measures were going to cost. By $22 million. - Is the lack of pounding rain on your window leaving you feeling stressed? Why not enjoy spa week? - According to the......

Sometimes, justice can prevail: A judge threw out a lawsuit from East Village drag queen eatery Lucky Cheng's against restaurant guide Zagat. The 2004 Zagat guide gave Lucky Cheng's a single digit food rating for the past two years (most recently a 9 out of 30), prompting the management to sue Zagat for defamation. Supreme Court Justice Diane Lebedeff wrote in her ruling:While this restaurant owner believes it has `hit the sweet spot' with its......

Our favorite local BBQ mastermind, Adam Perry Lang of Daisy May's, is profiled today in the Times Dining section. Alex Witchel looks at his work not only at Daisy May's but also at Robert's Steakhouse, the delicious and well-received steak joint at the Penthouse Executive Club (read: club where executives are entertained by exotic dancers), perhaps the first meat market where you can eat meat, plus his culinary credentials gathered from NY (Daniel Boulud,......

Broadway producers are complaining about theater critic Ben Brantley of the Times and his potential to make or break their shows. Ah, it's almost like the days of Frank Rich - the Butcher of Broadway...now Rich writes the Times Op-Eds. Anyway, Gothamist thinks that the right of the critic, to support what he/she can and make people aware of what's not good...movie critics do it all the time, bringing up other films in their reviews.......