Patrick Page looks at bad guys, Steven Carl McCasland gives us literary women, and Jill Sobule mines her own history, including the dreaded seventh grade.Patrick…
View More Theater to Stream: Shakespeare Villains and Hot-Tub DreamsCategory: Culture & Traditions
What We’re Reading Now
Even for those of us who read for a living, there’s nothing better than diving into a new book.Even for those of us who read…
View More What We’re Reading NowHome of Brooklyn Abolitionists Receives Landmark Status
Twenty years of campaigning to preserve a Downtown rowhouse ends in success for neighborhood activists.Twenty years of campaigning to preserve a Downtown rowhouse ends in…
View More Home of Brooklyn Abolitionists Receives Landmark StatusArt Gallery Shows to See Right Now
“Downtown 2021” pays homage to artists from more than two dozen galleries; Carmen Herrera’s Paris period reveals zigzag lines and textures.“Downtown 2021” pays homage to…
View More Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now‘Da 5 Bloods’ and Meryl Streep Snubbed by the Golden Globes
Overall, Black-led dramas were snubbed. Among the surprise inclusions were Jared Leto for “The Little Things” and Kate Hudson for Sia’s “Music.”Overall, Black-led dramas were…
View More ‘Da 5 Bloods’ and Meryl Streep Snubbed by the Golden GlobesAll the World’s a Screen? They’re Used to It
Is theater even theater when you watch it on your laptop? Ask the artists who’ve blurred the boundaries between live and filmed performance for years.Is…
View More All the World’s a Screen? They’re Used to ItScenes From a Marriage, Patinkin-Style
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody’s charming, irreverent pandemic-era posts led to unlikely social media stardom. Will the vaccine end their run?Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody’s…
View More Scenes From a Marriage, Patinkin-StyleCeleste, a Young Singer With an Old Soul, Makes Her Move
The 26-year-old British musician writes songs infused with experiences, feelings and coincidences. Her buzzy debut album arrived last week.The 26-year-old British musician writes songs infused…
View More Celeste, a Young Singer With an Old Soul, Makes Her Move‘I May Destroy You’ Is Shut Out by Golden Globes
Michaela Coel’s standout series was the most puzzling omission by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which offered something familiar after a year of chaos: inconsistency.Michaela…
View More ‘I May Destroy You’ Is Shut Out by Golden GlobesA Painter Explores His Royal Roots
Roméo Mivekannin’s great-great-grandfather was an African king whose treasures were looted by colonial forces. As France prepares to return some of the artifacts, the painter…
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