Brian A Kennedy
I'm NowPublic's Manager of News Operations. Before joining the team I worked for a wide variety of publications both print and online, including The New York Times, New York Magazine, New York Observer, New York Press, and a bunch of other publications with "New York" in the title.
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"Rent" to Shut Down June 1
Can't say I was ever a fan -- it's a bit too Friends-ly for me -- but it is sort of an historical moment. The producers of 12-years-running Broadway play Rent have announced that the final show will be June 1 of this...
Bus Bombed in Sri Lanka: 24 Dead
A bus bombing suspected to be carried out by the Tamil Tigers has killed at least 24 civilians and broken the fragile cease-fire between the Tigers and the Sri Lankan government. Breaking story, more to come:"The defence ministry said the bus packed with schoolchildren was...
US Embassy Car Bombed in Beirut
UPDATE: death toll's been raised to four, all Lebanese. Two American citizens were in the car and were injured. See AP story here.A bomb blast in a Christian neighborhood in Beirut killed at least three people and also hit a US Embassy car, according to Lebanese TV. Details...
Vampira Dies
Many a baby boomer's first crush, Maila Nurmi -- better known as TV's Vampira -- has passed away at her home in Hollywood. The cause of death has not yet been revealed.Nurmi created Vampira in 1954 to host horror...
North, Central Fla. in Fight Over Water
The north and central parts of Florida are squabbling over water rights to support the state's exploding population. Central Fla. wants to divert million of gallons of water from the St. Johns and Ocklawaha waters...
Deadly Avalanche Strikes Resort in Montana
A massive avalanche at Whitefish Mountain Resort in Montana killed two skiiers yesterday; rescuers are currently trying to figure out whether anyone else got buried. "Emergency responders were alerted to the...
Explosion at Kabul Luxury Hotel
Following an explosion and gunfire at the Serena Hotel, a Kabul hotel frequented by foreigners, a Taliban spokesman said the hotel had been hit by a Talib suicide bomber and heavily armed militants. The death toll...
New England to Get Slammed by Snow
Eastern New England is set to get hit pretty hard by a snowstorm moving up the Eastern Seaboard -- up to a foot of snow is predicted in some locations. More bad weather coming later on in the week, too..."The Winter...
3 Historic Cruise Ships Reunite in NYC
Three historic Cunard liners -- the Queen Victoria, Queen Mary 2, and Queen Elizabeth 2 -- rendezvoused off downtown Manhattan last night, and thousands of intrepid New Yorkers braved freezing rain to come out and...
Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills 4 on US-Mexico Bridge
Bad accident -- two tractor-trailers collided and burst into flames yesterday on a bridge between the US and Mexico. Four people were killed in the ensuing follow-up wrecks, and a key border crossing was shut down."The collision on the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in...
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