Journals

Life Cafe Gives One Final Lease to Rent (Gothamist)

7 Sep 2008

A party was held Friday night at the Life Cafe in the East Village to celebrate the final weekend of production of Rent after 12 years on Broadway. Throughout most of the show's run, Life has avoided cashing in on its status as a setting for an epic scene in the first act of Rent . But with the play closing this year , the diner has begun selling memorabilia and displaying journals in ...

AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents (AP via Yahoo! News)

7 Sep 2008

In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.

As ?Rent? Ends 12-Year Run, a Gathering of Fans Overflows With Emotion (New York Times)

7 Sep 2008

Fans of the Broadway show ?Rent? celebrated its last weekend at the Life Café in the East Village.