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Topic: Rent

Carrie Bradshaw’s Apartment Would Cost $2,800 To Rent

Carrie Bradshaw's Apartment Would Cost $2,800 To Rent

As the debate rages on about whether “Girls” is realistic or not, let us hearken back to a time and place when we were having the exact same debate about a different foursome of white ladies trying to make it in New York. More »

The Worst Kinds Of Neighbors (Or, Why I Should Live On A Farm In The Middle Of Nowhere)

The Worst Kinds Of Neighbors (Or, Why I Should Live On A Farm In The Middle Of Nowhere)

The Musical Theater Major

The Fighting Couple

The Singer Songwriter

Let me just get this right out of the way: YES, this post is inspired by neighbors that I have right now. More »

Video: ‘Rent’ Star Daphne Rubin-Vega Supports Marriage Equality

Video: 'Rent' Star Daphne Rubin-Vega Supports Marriage Equality

Original Rent castmember Daphne Rubin-Vega (she played Mimi but was inexplicably replaced by Rosario Dawson in the film version) is joining other New York-based celebrities who are speaking out in favor of the Empire state allowing gay marriage. Julianne Moore and Kevin Bacon have both done ads, but Rubin-Vega’s is the first one in Spanish. More »

Fake It ‘Til You Make It: Faking Your Space

Fake It 'Til You Make It: Faking Your Space

The rent in New York City is astronomical. As a resident of the city since my high school graduation in 1994, I’ve had to make do in my dorm at the 92nd Street Y, my Grandmother’s one bedroom in Queens … More »

Hot or Not? Rosario Dawson at the Seven Pounds Premiere

Hot or Not? Rosario Dawson at the Seven Pounds Premiere

I had the pleasure of interviewing Rosario Dawson for Essence magazine several years back when she was promoting the film version of “Rent.” The sexy Latina is even prettier in person and she’s super nice. So I had high hopes … More »