Remembering the born angry grindhouse director.
By Alyse Wax · @alysewax · May 11, 2021, 5:22 PM EDT Andy Milligan (credited as Charles Richards) in LEGACY OF BLOOD (1978).
Sex, murder, mayhem and monsters. All common – even expected – visions in the grindhouses of New York’s legendary 42nd Street. But while directors like H.G. Lewis, Russ Meyer and Frank Henenlotter have all achieved a modicum of success (or at least notoriety) since the Disney-fication of 42nd Street in the early 1990s, there is one director who was never quite able to escape the Deuce: Andy Milligan.
I like to call Andy Milligan “The Ed Wood of 42nd Street.” He churned out cheap slashers and sexploitation flicks by the dozens – twenty-nine in twenty years. Milligan was writer, director, cinematographer, editor, set decorator and costume designer for his films. Sometimes he even processed the film negatives. While he often estimated the budgets of his films at upwards of $20,
For the past two decades, Murray’s Cheese has been Manhattan’s cheese tastemaker. From a small Greenwich Village store, cheesemongers enlighten New Yorkers on terroirs and washed rinds and supply upscale restaurants with camembert and French triple crèmes. Since 2008, Murray’s influence has spread across the country. Now fully owned by Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, Murray’s Cheese has over 750 locations across more than 30 states. The name Murray has become to specialty cheese what Nathan is to hotdogs a New York Jew turned name brand.
I’d gone to the Bleecker Street shop for years without realizing that Murray’s Cheese had gotten bigger than Chuck E. Cheese. Like most New Yorkers, I knew it was a classic Village shop, but not much else. A counter man once told me that the store was founded in 1940 by a certain Murray Greenberg. Then I stumbled on the store’s About page and was shocked to read, “Murray Greenberg was a Jewish veteran of the Span
Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa in Karon Beach
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Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort is a luxury resort on Karon Beach, west coast of Phuket Island and was one of the first hotels to be built on the island. The 665 rooms and suites are spread across 75 green acres, surrounded by vast gardens, lagoons and immense palm trees. The hotel is spacious, and with so much green and water everywhere, the atmosphere is very relaxing.
Such a large hotel may not address every traveller but will please those who want their holiday to be worry-free with many outlets, and a beautiful beach just across the street and the small town of Karon nearby. Hilton Arcadia is a great option to spend a tropical holiday, and a perfect base to explore the south of the island.
New World Petaling Jaya HotelThe New Year’s Eve buffet dinner at Pasar Baru is priced at RM148nett per person while the New Year’s Eve countdown party at PJ’s Bar and Grill costs RM168nett per person.
The New Year’s Day high tea buffet at Pasar Baru is priced at RM98nett per person; the New Year’s Day buffet dinner at Pasar Baru is RM148nett per person. Or indulge in a festive afternoon tea featuring Foie Gras au Torchon on Brioche, Pistachio and Cranberry Cheese Ball and Mini Chocolate Amaretto Yule Log. Priced at RM99nett for two persons, it is available until Dec 31, on weekdays at Lobby Lounge and weekends at RC Lounge.