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Five things to do today
Tue May 24
MusicArctic Monkeys + The VaccinesSee the snappy British group at Central Park's Rumsey Playfield.
Museums"Illuminating Fashion: Dress in the Art of Medieval France and the Netherlands" The Morgan Library looks at 200 years of rapidly changing styles from the 14th century through the early Renaissance.
EventJohn F. Kennedy lectureTimes op-ed columnist Bob Herbert grills Robert Dallek—author of An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917--1963—about the assassinated President's legacy.
ComedyMr. CoconutsVideogum's Gabe Delahaye flexes his stand-up chops alongside a host of invited friends at Union Hall.
NightlifeOn TopParty-tosser supreme Susanne Bartsch gathers her phantasmagorical, outer-limits-of-clubland crowd at Le Bain.
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[SPONSORED] Visit Montral: Les FrancoFolies de Montral
Tue May 24
I've spent a ton of time wandering around all of your amazing New York art galleries with an iPod filled with French music—my wife is from France so I've got all the best stuff on there. Do you have French music here? If you're a big fan of it like I am, there's no better place to check it out than Montral's FrancoFolies.
FrancoFolies is a music nerd's paradise. I'm not exaggerating. Half a million of them show up for it every year! From June 9-18 there will be over 1,000 French musicians in town (I have 800 of their albums on my 14 iPods), playing everything from rock to rap, pop to world beat, and everything in-between. This year, they've got Alpha Blondy, Jean-Pierre Ferland, Yann Perreau and Erik Lapointe playing with the Orchestre Symphonique de Montral. There are tons of free shows, big concerts and small intimate theatre nights all over town. Basically, I soak up amazing French music and culture (and a fair bit of wine) and my wife finds it charming.
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Photo of the day: African lion cub triplets
Tue May 24
Pictured left to right: Nala (female), Shani (male), Adamma (female) and M'wasi (father) Photograph: Julie Larsen Maher
It's anniversaries galore at the Bronx Zoo: The African Plains exhibit opened 70 years ago this month, and its current stars—triplet lion cubs Nala, Shani and Adamma—made their public debut one year ago. Click here for more Bronx Zoo pictures.
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Daily poll: Favorite Bob Dylan album
Tue May 24
As the big guy (or the Z. Man, as he's lovingly known around these parts) turns 70-years-old today, we can't stop listening to his back catalogue. So we're wondering: If you could only hear one of Dylan's records for the rest of your life, which would it be?
Yesterday's results: Just over half of you (51 percent) claimed you wouldn't light up in city parks after the new outdoor smoking ban.
Daily poll: What is your favorite classic Bob Dylan album?online surveys
Photos: Air Sex Championships 2011
Tue May 24
Photographs: Jena Cumbo
RECOMMENDED: Full coverage of the Air Sex Championships
Just like in an air-guitar tourney, this competition lets you test your skills playing your imaginary...um...instrument. The contestants in this preliminary match at Bowery Ballroom on May 21 were fighting for the chance to make sweet air-love at the NY Finals this fall.
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