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Aesha Waks
Aesha Hash Waks is an American actress of Israeli descent, born and raised in the Far Rockaway, Queens section of New York City. Early life and education Waks was born to Israel and Mindy Waks. She is of Israeli, German, Russian, and Polish descent. Waks's father works in fashion and interior installation. Her mother, Mindy, was a full-time artist. Her parents named her after Stevie Wonder's song "Aisha". Her brother, Geffen Waks, is a hip-hop artist. Waks guest starred in WWOR-TV’s ''Romper Room'' at age five and sang the national anthem at Shea Stadium for the New York Mets at age seven. Waks got her SAG card by skating in a Honey Combs commercial and went on to do many more commercials including Levis, Buffalino Boots and Microsoft. Waks then performed in a number of television guest spots including ''New York Undercover'', ''City Kids'', ''Third Watch'', and ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien''. Waks studied drama at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School. As a high school studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far Rockaway, Queens
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach. Far Rockaway is located in Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Code is 11691. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 101st Precinct. History The indigenous inhabitants of the Rockaways were the Canarsie Indians, a band of Mohegan, whose name was associated with the geography. By 1639, the Mohegan tribe sold most of the Rockaways to the Dutch West India Company. In 1664, the English defeated the Dutch colony and took over their lands in present-day New York.See New Amsterdam In 1685, the band chief, ''Tackapoucha'', and the English governor of the province agreed to sell the Rockaways to a Captain Palmer for 31 pou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoomp! (There It Is)
"Whoomp! (There It Is)" is the debut single by 1990s rap duo Tag Team, written by members Cecil "DC the Brain Supreme" Glenn and Steve "Rolln" Gibson. The song reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot R&B chart and No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1993. "Whoomp!" reached multi-platinum status and broke records for the number of consecutive weeks in the top 10. Though Tag Team is considered a one-hit wonder, as their subsequent singles did not find the same success, "Whoomp!" has remained a pop culture staple with multiple placements in film, television, and advertisements. The song has also endured as a mainstay at sporting and arena events. Background Tag Team recorded "Whoomp! (There It Is)" in August 1992. At that time, Glenn was working as the main DJ at Magic City, an Atlanta gentlemen's club that would later become recognized as a hub of Atlanta hip-hop and rap music. The song sampled a synthesizer line from the 1980 Italo disco hit "I'm Ready" by Kano. Glenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Times
''High Times'' is an American monthly magazine (and cannabis brand) that advocates the Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States, legalization of cannabis as well as other counterculture ideas. The magazine was founded in 1974 by Tom Forcade.Danko, Danny"Norml Founder Retires – Exhale Stage Left" hightimes.com, January 6, 2005. Accessed 11 September 2009. The magazine had its own book publishing division, High Times Books, and its own record label, High Times Records. From 1974 to 2016, ''High Times'' was published by Trans High Corporation (THC). Hightimes Holding Corp. took over the parent company and magazine in 2017. Overview ''High Times'' features cutting-edge journalism covering a wide range of topics, including politics, activism, drugs, sex, music, and film; as well as high-quality photography. Like ''Playboy'', each issue of ''High Times'' contains a centerfold photo; however, instead of a nude woman, ''High Times'' typically features a cannabis pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gotham (TV Series)
''Gotham'' is an American superhero crime drama television series developed by Bruno Heller, produced by Warner Bros. Television and based on characters from the Batman mythos in comic books published by DC Comics. The series originally aired on Fox from September 22, 2014, to April 25, 2019, over five seasons, comprising a total of 100 episodes. It features an ensemble cast that includes Ben McKenzie as James "Jim" Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, and David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne. The show follows Gordon's early days at the Gotham City Police Department following the murder of Bruce's parents, as well as the origin stories of Batman's infamous rogues gallery. Development for a prequel series based on Batman began in September 2013, with Bruno Heller hired by Fox to serve as a writer and executive producer. In March 2014, Fox originally ordered 16 episodes for its first season before expanding it to 22. Filming primarily took place across New York City. In May 2018, Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fuse TV
Fuse is an American pay television channel launched in 1994 which was originally dedicated to music. After merging with the Hispanic and Latino Americans, Latino-oriented NuvoTV in 2015, Fuse shifted its focus to general entertainment and lifestyle programming targeting multicultural young adults. As of February 2015, Fuse was available to approximately 71,491,000 pay television households (61.4% of households with television) in the United States. With a number of cable operators, including major providers such as Verizon Fios, discontinuing their carriage since 2015, it currently has an availability of around 38 million pay television households. History As MuchMusic USA The channel originally launched on July 1, 1994, as MuchMusic USA; it was founded as a joint venture between Rainbow Media (currently known as AMC Networks), a division of New York-based Cablevision and Toronto-based CHUM Limited. CHUM would later sell its 50% stake in the network to Cablevision in 2000, but a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riff Raff (rapper)
Horst Christian Simco (born January 29, 1982), better known by his stage name Riff Raff (often stylized as RiFF RAFF), is an American rapper. He was originally managed by Swishahouse co-founder OG Ron C. After being associated with rapper and producer Soulja Boy's imprint S.O.D. Money Gang Inc., Riff Raff was signed to DJ and producer Diplo's record label Mad Decent from 2013 to 2015. Simco was formerly a member of the rap group Three Loco along with Andy Milonakis and Dirt Nasty, who reunited on his ''Balloween'' 2016 Halloween mixtape performing "Bitches in my Driveway". The trio premiered a Christmas parody song, "Ho-Ho-Loco", in the TBS ''Surprise! Instant Xmas Carol'' special. His debut studio album, ''Neon Icon'', was released in 2014 via Mad Decent. In April 2016, Riff Raff announced a joint partnership with Stampede Management and BMG, signing a four-million-dollar artist venture agreement for his own label and production company, "Neon Nation Corporation". The jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
POYKPAC
POYKPAC was a comedy troupe based in Brooklyn, New York City that consisted of Jenn Lyon, Taige Jensen, Ryan Hunter, Ryan Hall, and Maggie Ross. Its YouTube channel has over 71,000 subscribers and more than 88 million views. They are most well known for their YouTube videos ''Hipster Olympics'' and ''Mario: Game Over.'' History and reception POYKPAC was formed in January 2006. The troupe joined YouTube on April 9, 2006, and it uploaded its first video in June 2006. Before creating the channel, Jenn Lyon, Ryan Hunter, and Maggie Ross were students at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts; they later met Taige Jensen and Ryan Hall when moving to New York City, where they formed POYKPAC. The troupe was based in Bushwick, Brooklyn, where they lived in close proximity to acquaintances Waverly Films. In May 2007, POYKPAC uploaded ''Mario: Game Over'', which as of November 2022 has 63.2 million views. Bilge Ebiri of the magazine ''New York'' described the video as an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Night Stream
''Night Stream'' is a 2013 short film written and directed by André Joseph and starring André Joseph, Aesha Waks, and Reginald L. Barnes. It premiered at the NewFilmmakers NY Fall Series in November 2013. Cast * André Joseph as Jeff "Mr. Nightstar" Willis * Aesha Waks as Martina Rodriguez * Reginald L. Barnes as "Easy" Eddie Mathis * Erin Marie Adams as Crystal * Cara D'Adamo as Jenna Johnson * Illing Mui as Donna Mui * Marc Williams as Marc Roberts Release The film premiered at the NewFilmmakers NY Fall Series in November 2013 and the 5th Annual World Music & Independent Film Festival in Washington, D.C. in August 2014. It went on sale on DVD at Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek mythology * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology c ... in October 2014. Accolades Reginald L. Barnes won the WMIFF Best Supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God
Went can mean: Surname * Frits Went (1863–1935), Dutch botanist who used the standard author abbreviation "Went". * Frits Warmolt Went (1903–1990), Dutch biologist and child of Frits Went * George Went Hensley (1881–1955), American Pentecostal minister and snake-handler * Gwilym Went (1914–2005), Welsh cricketer * Jamie Went (born 1982), English cricketer * Johanna Went, American performance artist * John Went (born 1944), former Anglican Bishop of Tewkesbury * Joseph J. Went (born 1930), retired United States Marine Corps four-star general * Kingsley Went (born 1981), Zimbabwean cricketer * Paul Went (1949–2017), English footballer Other uses * Cholodny–Went model, a biological model of tropism devised by Frits Warmolt Went * River Went, a river in Yorkshire, England * WENT (1340 AM), a radio station in Gloversville, New York * Went Mountains frog (''Papurana grisea''), an indonesian frog * ''Went'' (verb), the past tense of the verb ''go'' See also * We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Brother's Kiss
''A Brother's Kiss'' is a 1997 American independent drama film written and directed by Seth Zvi Rosenfeld and starring Nick Chinlund and Michael Raynor. It is based on the 1988 play by Rosenfeld. It is also Rosenfeld's directorial debut. ''A Brother's Kiss'' was based on a play by writer/director Seth Zvi Rosenfeld, who grew up in the same neighborhood as actor Michael Raynor; Raynor and Nick Chinlund were also friends as children. Plot Mick ( Michael Raynor) and Lex (Nick Chinlund) are a pair of brothers who grew up in Harlem under circumstances that were difficult at best. Their mother Doreen (Cathy Moriarty) was a diabetic with a drinking problem and difficulty in saying no to men. While she wasn't a sex worker, she grew dependent on the little gifts her lovers would bring by, and as kids, Mick and Lex learned to accept this as the way things were. One night, Mick and Lex were taking a walk in the park when they were accosted by a cop who molested the younger Mick. Lex, olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the non-denominational all-male institution began its first classes near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education. The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park. Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan. NYU has become the largest private university in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students, including 26,733 undergraduate students and 25,115 graduate students, in 2019. NYU also receives the most applications of any private institution in the United States and admission is considered highly selective. NYU is organized int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinhardt School Of Culture, Education, And Human Development
The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development (commonly referred to as Steinhardt) is the secondary liberal arts and education school of New York University. It is one of the only schools in the world of its type. Founded in 1890, it is the first school of pedagogy to be established at an American university. Prior to 2001, it was known as the NYU School of Education. Located on NYU's founding campus in Greenwich Village, the Steinhardt School offers bachelor's, master's, advanced certificate, and doctoral programs in the fields of applied psychology, art, education, health, media, and music. NYU Steinhardt also offers several degree programs at NYU's Brooklyn campus. History Founded in 1890 as the School of Pedagogy, the School soon added courses in psychology, counseling, art, and music. In 1910, it established the first US university chair in experimental education. During the 1920s, enrollment increased from 990 to more than 9,500 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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