{"id":3874,"date":"2015-09-05T14:52:14","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T18:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bathhouseblog.com\/?p=3874"},"modified":"2017-01-27T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T20:48:00","slug":"jonathan-ames-the-russian-baths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bathhouseblog.com\/index.php\/2015\/09\/05\/jonathan-ames-the-russian-baths\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Ames &#038; The Russian Baths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonathanames\"><b><u>Jonathan Ames<\/a><\/b><\/u> is a novelist and memoirist. In addition to being the creator of two television shows. HBO Bored to Death and Starz Blunt Talk. He recently granted an interview to The Week magazine. The writers asked Jonathan Ames to take him to his favorite spot in New York City. So what place did Ames choose? The Russian Turkish Baths on on East 10th Street in lower Manhattan.<\/p>\n<p>This is a <strong>STRAIGHT<\/strong> Bathhouse for those who are wondering. 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