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Stairway to Stardom

By Derek Tutschulte | Published: April 7, 2008

Apparently, back in the 80′s there was a cable-access talent show called “Stairway to Stardom” that really tapped the deep vein of awkwardness running through Brooklyn during those cocaine and glitter fueled days. I am proud to say that this sort of thing continues to this day on Brooklyn cable-access station BCAT, and we can [...]

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5 Minutes in Brooklyn: The Garden Pier in Red Hook

By Derek Tutschulte | Published: April 5, 2008

Today, Lupe relaxed at the end of the Garden Pier, in Red Hook. The pier is just across the small inlet of water that separates the pier from Fairway Supermarket, right next to the The Waterfront Museum. Enjoy the view.

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Louis Theroux and the Black Supremacists (BBC)

By Derek Tutschulte | Published: February 4, 2008

Louis Theroux, intrepid reporter from the BBC, takes a long, plaintive stare at Black Power in Harlem in the early 2000′s (right around when Amadou Diallo was shot and killed by NYC police). Rev. Al Sharpton comes off looking rather good in this piece, especially when juxtaposed with those who think Louis XVI was actually [...]

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Queens Museum for a Day

By Derek Tutschulte | Published: January 4, 2008

Actually, it was more like an afternoon. The museum houses a wonderful scale model of the entire city presented at the 1964 World’s Fair. After the fair, “The Panorama of the City of New York” was used by Robert Moses in his citywide planning efforts. You can see his housing projects colored orange throughout the [...]

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Building Green Economies of Scale

By Derek Tutschulte | Published: July 25, 2007

I did not know that 35% of all solid waste in landfills is construction materials. Luckily, the internet and efforts like those detailed in the below video about a green renovation in Brooklyn have come to the rescue. All is literally NOT lost as gusts of home renovation sweep through our neighborhoods. (courtesy of Brownstoner)

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