Velvet Underground Exceeds Warhol-Era Fame as New York Celebrates Band

The Velvet Underground is bigger than ever. The band defined New York subculture when West Coast hippie rock dominated the late 1960s. The act gave the world Lou Reed, Nico and punk rock. Now, in books, music and art shows, the Velvets are enjoying the acclaim, admiration and even sales that eluded them in their …

Paparazzi Cry `No Fair’ as N.Y.C Tightens Access to Film Shoots

When paparazzo Steve Sands arrived at the Coney Island set of Will Ferrell’s movie “The Other Guys” in mid-November, he caught a break. That day they were filming New York Yankee Derek Jeter in a cameo. Sands got shots that he sold to the celebrity magazine InTouch, among other outlets, and notched what he called …

For a 12-Year-Old Kid, Roger Moore Was James Bond

For a child of the 1970s, James Bond was a very big deal. Back before cable-TV, mobile phones and streaming music, going to the movies was a big time event. Unlike today, there were a lot fewer films being produced. James Bond was one of the few film franchises of the era, and sequels were …

Leon Lazaroff