Although the mass media informs us that our nation was monolithically united around last night's final Sopranos episode, we believe a small pocket of dissenters were tuned into CBS, where the 61st Annual Tony Awards were broadcast over the span of three hours. We know from The Playgoer’s pithy live-blogging that there were big musical numbers by each of the nominated musicals, a (“thankfully”) drunk Eddie Izzard and an appearance by American Idol sensation Fantasia......

The Gates (directed by Albert Maysles and Antonio Ferrara): As the Tribeca Film Festival winds down this weekend, the lovely closing film couldn't be more fitting for Gothamists. Perhaps you recall the orange hullabaloo in Central Park two winters ago around Christo and Jean-Claude's art piece, The Gates. But what you may not be aware of is the ongoing artistic relationship between the documentarians the Maysles brothers (also known for their doc on the Beales,......

Fox News Channel blowhard Bill O'Reilly and fellow Foxie Geraldo Rivera were in a heated argument on last night's edition of The O'Reilly Factor. The tiff was about a drunk driving illegal alien in Virginia killing someone and devolved into yelling and actual finger pointing with Geraldo starting out by pointing out to Bill that he was wrong. Since we usually avoid cable "news" like the plague, we were tipped to this morning, saw a......

This weekend at the movies means a bunch of overblown new releases. Clerks II is out this weekend and if Kevin Smith didn't think he was the coolest before, he does now that Joel Siegel's walked out of one of his press screenings. You can read about the whole back and forth then decide if you too will be more offended by some reference to bestiality or that Jay and Silent Bob still have cultural......

- AMNY is reporting that a Manhattan-bound L train derailed from the yards in Carnarsie (there were no passengers; the conductor and motorman are uninjured), disrupting service between Rockaway and Broadway... it's unclear how this will affect the evening commute - Wannabe Republican senator nominee John Spencer says the other possible nominee, KT MacFarland, is a pawn of Hillary Clinton's - Cingular service seemed to be down for a while today for New Yorkers......

Albert Maysles, Documentary Filmmaker...

There's only one major wide release this weekend, and although it stars an Oscar winner, we can pretty much guarantee Paramount isn't expecting any year-end kudos for Aeon Flux. In fact, it looks like the studio is hoping to slyly score a big opening weekend on the draws of Charlize Theron in skintight rubber and fans of the old MTV animated series because they aren't letting critics anywhere near it -- apparently no press screenings......

Since Gothamist usually tries to write about shows that are coming up or playing for extended periods so that you have chance to get tickets (if you make plans further in advance than we do, of course) but this week we’re making an exception in order to mention a few theatre events that are either one-night-only or closing soon, but worth trying to get to if you can. Most immediately is the second of two......

In honor of Administrative Professional’s (a.k.a. Those Who IM and Google to Help Ease Their Pain) Day, let’s discuss the peculiarity of a certain brand of officemate. We all work with her. The girl that’s not all there and you can’t quite put your finger on why no one calls her out on taking three hour lunches or having mysterious doctor’s appointments every other day. She is clearly a little bit crazy but no one......