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Food and Drink, Lifestyle

Get Ready to Crack Up at NYC’s First-Ever Eggcellent Fest

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If you’ve ever wondered just how many delicious things can be made with an egg, New York City is about to answer that question in spectacular fashion. The team behind the wildly popular Dragon Fest and Panda Fest is launching an entirely new culinary celebration this summer: Eggcellent Fest, a one-day-only event dedicated to one of the world’s most versatile ingredients.

Taking place on Saturday, August 8, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Eggcellent Fest will transform Washington Square North (between University Place and Fifth Avenue) into an immersive egg-themed festival featuring more than 50 egg-inspired dishes from approximately 35 food and merchandise vendors. Best of all, admission is completely free. Continue reading Get Ready to Crack Up at NYC’s First-Ever Eggcellent Fest →

Arts and Culture

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Smiling Buddha Mural

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It seems there’s always something new to discover in and around Freeman Alley, the Lower East Side’s ever-changing street art mecca. On the day after the Fourth of July, with the summer heat still hanging over the city, I spotted this oversized Pink Buddha mural on Rivington Street, just a few steps from the alley itself. Despite looking carefully, I couldn’t find an artist’s tag, so perhaps one of my readers can chime in.
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HungryPanda Picks: NYC’s Top 10 Hidden Gems for Authentic Chinese Food

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New York City’s Chinese food scene doesn’t really announce itself anymore. The most interesting things happening right now are tucked into takeout stalls, basement counters and neighborhood restaurants where menus shift by region, dialect and memory rather than trend.

Whether you’re a lifelong New Yorker or exploring The Big Apple for the first time this summer, some of the city’s best Chinese offerings are not the usual ‘hot spots’. HungryPanda, an Asian food delivery app, is highlighting its Top Ten Hidden Gems of independent, authentic Chinese restaurants that fly under the radar.
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Modern Art Monday Presents: Lee Bul, Monster: Black

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Monsters are usually pictured as scary creatures that represent the unknown. They stoke our deepest fears. Lee Bul’s version, Monster: Black (1998 – 2011) , harnesses sequence, crystals, dried flowers, and glass beads to create a defiant figure of social liberation.
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Translated Vase Series By Yeesookyung

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Broken bowls and cups rarely invite a second glance. In the works of Korean artist Yeesookyung (b. 1963), ceramic shards are given new life, transformed into monstrous and imposing forms that resemble creatures from another planet as seen in her series of Translated Vases (2017–2024).

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