Earlier this month East Village locals rallied against the UCB Theater's Hot Chicks Room, a bar attached to their new comedy venue. The name was discarded, the sign was taken down, and the NIMBYs target heart rates went back to normal... until the red curtains came up. more ›

Well, you've been waiting for this, right? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association today went and announced the nominees for this year's Golden Globes. Topping out the noms was The King's Speech with seven nods including best film drama, best actor and actress drama (Colin Firth and Helena Bonham Carter), best director and best screenplay. more ›

In 2006, a man was fatally shot and many others were injured when a sniper fired in various Queens neighborhoods over an eight hour time period. The sniper turned out to be bricklayer Matthew Colletta, who had targeted red cars and people wearing red clothing. Yesterday, Colletta was convicted of the murder of Todd Upton as well as the attempted murder of 12 other people. Upton's wife Mary said, "It's been a long four years, and we're glad justice was done. You don't hate him [Coletta]. You have to let go, but you understand that there has to be a price to be paid." more ›

Last night's 64th Annual Tony Awards broadcast was, as usual, a desperate three-hour long televised advertisement intended to trick tourists into Broadway theaters with the hopes of seeing movie stars in person. But last night it seemed there was even more attention paid to big famous people than usual, with Denzel Washington, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Scarlett Johansson among the bold-faced winners. The spectacle was co-hosted by Sean Hayes (Will & Grace), who started off the show by planting a long, juicy kiss on Kristin Chenoweth, as a riposte to a controversial Newsweek editorial suggesting he wasn't a convincing straight man in Promises, Promises. Check it out: more ›

One of our favorite film actors is currently appearing on Broadway in a play about one of our favorite visual artists. In the engrossing play Red, the role of transcendent artist Mark Rothko is filled by the great Alfred Molina, who has brought his considerable talents to movie parts ranging from Doctor Octavious in Spiderman to the treacherous Satipo who won't throw the whip to Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark. more ›

The color of the Guggenheim's facade has been discussed over and over again, but did you know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed it to be red? More specifically, "Exterior: Red-marble and long-slim pottery red bricks." more ›

Starting today at 10 a.m. Mario Batali and Starbucks be holding court in Times Square. They'll be set up at Military Island (the intersection of Broadway and 7th Avenue between 43rd and 44th Streets) handing out hot cups of (RED) coffee to any caffeine fiend who passes by. (RED) helps raise money to fight AIDS in Africa, and has just partnered with the coffee purveyor. If you don't find yourself in Times Square on Black Friday (consider yourself lucky), you can head to any 'bucks throughout the holiday season and a five cent donation will be made to (RED) with a purchase of a holiday drink. However, Food & Wine points out that at "approximately 10:30, you can have your picture taken in the (RED) photo booth to join the (RED) community, perhaps with one of Mario's helper elves, Helena Christensen and Mary Louise Parker." more ›

Banksy, the cheeky street artist/prankster turned multimillionaire art star, was in town last week, presumably for the Damien Hirst-coordinated auction at Sotheby’s to benefit the (Project) RED campaign, which works with corporations like the Gap to raise money for the treatment of A.I.D.S. patients in Africa. The $48 million raised at the event – through the sale of works by Hirst, Banksy, Jeff Koons, Jasper Johns, Willem de Kooning and others – will be distributed by the Global Fund. more ›