What the guidebooks won’t tell you

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Time Out New York / Issue 631 : Nov 1–7, 2007

Essential secrets

What the guidebooks won’t tell you

Our editors chose the city’s most vital places, people and things—and then tracked down un-Googleable, ultra-valuable tips about each. Plus some quizzes to see what you already know.

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts

WHY ESSENTIAL:
These archives host the most comprehensive dance collection in the world. Yes, there are books and periodicals, but the biggest draw—for anyone who has an hour to kill—is the thousands of films and videotapes available for viewing. Selecting from them is like curating your own program, free of charge.

The secret:
Tucked among the half-million items in the collection are three handwritten diaries from one of the most famous of all male dancers, Vaslav Nijinsky. The manuscripts were written during the winter of 1918–19, just before Nijinsky’s career was cut short by a schizophrenia diagnosis. Reading the diaries may inspire skepticism in the medical practices of the time: “The writing is well formed and very ordered,” says Michelle Potter, curator of the collection. “It certainly doesn’t look as though they were written by someone who was about to end his career because of a mental disorder.” 40 Lincoln Center Plaza at Columbus Ave (212-870-1657)

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- 3411 Rosie Collins Thu, Feb 07, at 07:31am
  I am trying to find Peter Tear! Please forward to him.
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- 1656 adam tobin Thu, Nov 01, 07, at 7:54pm
  Josh, it is true. X is not on the menu. I am really upset that Time Out printed my secret website for everybody to see. gugunnameable is so secret, you can't even view it on a regular computer -- the secret password is www.unnameablebooks.net
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- 1665 josh Thu, Nov 01, 07, at 3:59pm
  The concept of this piece, as described, is excellent; the execution is terrible and misleading (per the description, anyway–it would have been a fine article properly described). A tip would be, for example: "order X at Pearl Oyster Bar, it's not on the menu, it's excellent, and you have to request it." Or a reservation password or somesuch.
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- 1664 josh Thu, Nov 01, 07, at 3:55pm
  How is this an "ultra-valuable tip?" It's not even a "tip," it's a piece of trivia.
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- 1660 eyeball hatred Thu, Nov 01, 07, at 2:05am
  url is indeed wrong. gugunameable books sell textbooks.
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