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Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.
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11/8/18 O&A NYC SPECIAL THROWBACK THURSDAY: Wu-Tang Clan – Can It Be All So Simple

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Can It Be All So Simple is the fourth and final single on Wu Tang Clan’s critically acclaimed debut album Enter The Chamber It features production from RZA that samples Glady’s Knight & Pips cover of The Way We Were. Continue reading

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11/8/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez MOVIE TRAILER: For The Children: 25 Years of Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers (Trailer)

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By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Wu-Tang Clan revealed plans for a new documentary about their legendary debut studio album Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers. Fittingly titled For The Children: 25 Years of Enter The Wu-Tang 36 Chambers, the film will thoroughly document the back-story behind Wu-Tang’s game changing first LP, and is being released to celebrate its 25-year anniversary.The documentary will feature A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$ and more. Continue reading

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11/8/18 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Acclaimed Nigerian Author Chimamanda Calls Melania Trump a Racist

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Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has described United States First Lady, Melania Trump as racist.  Continue reading

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11/8/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: adidas ‘Game of Thrones’ “House Targareyn Dragons” UltraBOOST

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By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

adidas has finally officially revealed the pending Game Of Thrones and adidas UltraBOOST House Targareyn Dragons. It’s part of a larger collaborative capsule inspired by HBO’s hit fantasy series, this special edition sneaker utilizing the Three Stripe’s coveted UltraBOOST model. Continue reading

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11/11/21 O&A NYC DANCE: Bill Bojangle Robinson – Stair Dance- from Harlem Is Heaven (1932)

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The Stair Dance featured in Harlem Is Heaven (1932): one of the first movies to ever feature an all-black cast, this film also boasts one of the earliest recorded versions of Bill Robinson’s famous stair dance routine, where he tapped up and down two flights of five steps joined by a shared platform. Continue reading

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11/7/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: O.J. Simpson’s Welcome Home Party Event

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O.J. Simpson arrives home after his stint in prison to a welcome home party that he’ll never forget. Continue reading

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11/6/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Chappelle’s Show – R. Kelly’s Piss On You Video

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Chappelle’s Show wasn’t above going low-brow, and Dave’s spoof on R.Kelly’s salacious legal battle was quite the topic to take aim at (no pun intended, of course). Becoming just as famous as the song it was based on (“Ignition Pt. 2”), “Piss On You” proved that Chappelle had a pretty bad ass R. Kelly impression, and he could carry a tune too. Drip, drip drip! Continue reading

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11/5/18 O&A NYC HISTORY: What Megyn Kelly Should Have Known- Blackface: A Cultural History Of A Racist Art Form (CBS Sunday Morning)

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Megyn Kelley’s recent offensive Blackface remarks questioning wearing blackface on Halloween ended up getting her fired. Sunday Morning contributor and WCBS anchor Maurice DuBois looks at the long and complex history of white (and even black) performers painting their faces black. Continue reading