Legendary singer David Bowie has just passed away, following an 18 month battle with cancer. He was 69.
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Golden Globes Recap
The 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards aired last night, complete with controversial wins, such as The Martian taking home best comedy, and jokes about taboo topics.
For the occasion, Graphiq has put together lists of movie and TV show winners, as well as some custom visualizations breaking down Golden Globe winners and nominees.
Winning Film Actors of the 2016 Golden Globes
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Winning Television Show Actors of the 2016 Golden Globes
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Ethnicity of Golden Globe Winners and Nominees
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TALKING WITH ROB GRENOBLE OF WATER MUSIC RECORDERS IN HOBOKEN
 
By Darren Paltrowitz
 A Hudson music business staple along with Bar/None Records and WFMU, Water Music Recorders opened in Hoboken over 30 years ago. Based on Madison Street, Water Music may look like a typical non-descript building, but recording history has been made there, right across the street from Shop-Rite. Beyoncé, Shakira, Ryan Adams, Cyndi Lauper, U2, R. Kelly, Taking Back Sunday, and the Dave Matthews Band are among the many artists whose music has been helmed there.
 Owner Rob Grenoble – himself an RCA recording artist before his Water Music life — spoke to RIVER VIEW OBSERVER about his life as a studio owner, which is nowhere near as bleak as music industry critics have led many to believe. In fact, Water Music is currently in discussions to open a satellite studio and artist management firm in 2016.
RVO: What brought you to Hoboken in the first place?
RG: In September 1978, we were dying to get out of Long Branch, where we had moved months before, foolishly thinking it was close to Manhattan. A friend of the band was working as a receptionist at a commercial film production company in Manhattan. One day she turned to Bob Ramos, one of their sales people, and said, “Ramos, my friends want to move to the NY area. They don’t have a lot of money. Where should they go?” Ramos was running out the door. Without missing a beat, over his shoulder he yelled, “Tell them to go to Hoboken. It’s the next big thing.”
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Chef Frank Roda brings Italian Fare with Flair to Maxwell’s Tavern in Hoboken
TEN INGREDIENTS…with Chef Frank  Roda
 By Sally Deering
 Fame came to Maxwell’s back in the 1980s and it has since become a Hoboken landmark as revered as that other Hoboken celebrity Frank Sinatra. Through the years rock stars and wannabees have set up their amps and drum kits in the small back room reminiscent of the old CBGBs in the East Village. And along with live music, Maxwell’s features a big beautiful bar that dates back to when the place served boilermakers to longshoremen who worked the docks.
Good food has always been a big part of Maxwell’s allure. Whether it’s the Angus beef burgers on the bar menu or the omelets served at brunch, hearty dishes of American fare – nothing fancy – just substantial good food keep Maxwell’s customers nourished and coming back for more.
It’s now 2016 and along with a new year, Maxwell’s Tavern has a new chef (well, he started six months ago). Frank Roda, former owner of Francesca’s in Jersey City, now runs the kitchen at Maxwell’s Tavern where he creates Italian fare with a flair. Continue reading Chef Frank Roda brings Italian Fare with Flair to Maxwell’s Tavern in Hoboken
LARGEST US LOTTERY JACKPOTS
The largest lottery jackpot in US history continued to grow on Saturday, as the Powerball jackpot hit $900 million before the next drawing. Powerball officials have reported record-breaking sales and there is a possibility that the jackpot hits $1 billion before the10:59pm ET drawing on Saturday.
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Buccaneers fire Lovie Smith
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced tonight that they have fired head coach Lovie Smith. The Bucs went 2-14 and 6-10 over the past two seasons. Below are visualizations detailing how the team has performed relative to divisional opponents in 2015.
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HUDSON MIRACLE- Miracle on the Hudson Plane Crash Survivor Pens New Book
RIVER VIEW OBSERVER EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW…
Author Dave Sanderson’s MOMENTS MATTER gives Insightful Life Lessons
By Sally Deering
Miracle on the Hudson Survivor…
When Dave Sanderson took US Airways Flight 1549 at LaGuardia Airport seven years ago, little did he know he would experience something so unbelievable, it would change his life forever. Sanderson was a passenger on that fateful flight that crash-landed in the Hudson River minutes after take-off. Here in Hudson, until it was removed, the sight of the abandoned plane floating on the river served as a reminder that life can take a harrowing turn in an instant.
On Tues, Jan. 19, from 6-to-9 pm at the Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Sanderson will be the hospital’s special guest, debuting his new book MOMENTS MATTER, a detailed account of how he survived this close encounter with death. Sanderson, who wrote the book with Cindy Wrightson, shares his personal story with an inspirational message that focuses on positive thinking and finding one’s purpose.
The book signing at the medical center coincides with the 7-year anniversary of the plane’s Hudson River landing which happened on Jan. 15, 2009. US Airways Flight 1549 piloted by Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles, made an emergency water landing in the Hudson after birds hit both sides of the plane at once causing both engines to go out at the same time. Captain Sullenberger and First Officer Skiles brought all 155 passengers and crew to safety. The landing became known as “Miracle on the Hudson”, and Captain Sullenberger has since been revered as a hero who saved 155 lives. Continue reading HUDSON MIRACLE- Miracle on the Hudson Plane Crash Survivor Pens New Book
PointAfter’s Top 10 Athletes of 2015
Posted on December 29, 2015 by Ben Leibowitz
With the latest calendar year behind us, the team at PointAfter looked back and pegged the top 10 athletes of 2015.
In order to narrow 2015 down to a viable top 10, we focused solely on performances and accolades each athlete compiled throughout the campaign in their respective sport. We also aimed to represent a variety of sports while avoiding overlap.
Our team concluded that the following sports figures were the most dominant of 2015, primarily by measuring their accomplishments relative to their peers.
They needed to win prestigious awards, attain championships, Grand Slams or Super Bowl victories, as well as finish a cut above their opponents by the numbers. This crew is worthy of every sports fan’s respect, or, at the very least, acknowledgment.
