City library patrons don’t have to blush now when checking out books with racy titles like, “In Bed with the Duke.”
And if they do blush, no one will notice – thanks to the growing availability of downloadable e-books on virtual library shelves.
It’s a brave new world where “Brave New World” is available in both digital and old-fashioned book form.
For many artists, it can be a grueling process: the search for a muse. But for Robert Samuel Snyderman, a 23-year-old poet who has lived in Bed-Stuy for the past five years, it comes easily — for a price.
“I ask for sources of inspiration, not topics,” said Mr. Snyderman, who was perched on a white bucket outside the gates of the Brooklyn Flea Saturday afternoon, sporting a cardboard sign that made his endeavor clear.
“Poems,” it said in black marker.
Batman and Robin, if nothing else, taught us about the value of loyalty in getting through a struggle.
Some local comic book dealers – who have absorbed their share of BAM! POW! CRASH! during the recession – say they’re finally starting to see a glimmer of light at the end of the bat cave, thanks to faithful longtime customers and an economy showing signs of improving.
Three young Mexican-American women living in New York are taking on stereotypes with a website called, “Mex and the City.” The site aims to speak about “the increasing Mexican culture in the fast-paced New York landscape in a fun and personal tone.”
