Just another day in Manhattan: A bank robbery, some penny candy, the FBI, and a dog day afternoon.
New York. As the summer dragged on, each day seemed a bit more oppressive than the one before. As the …
The Lavender Scare: Documentary details results of Pres. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450.
Most Americans of a certain age are familiar with the Red Scare of the ’50s and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s …
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards® will air on CBS, June 9th. Here’s your printable ballot. Cheers!
The 73rd Annual Tony Awards® will be held on June 9, 2019, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2018–19 …
Need a last-minute Mother’s Day gift for a mom who loves New York? This will knock her socks off.
Each year in hundreds of thousands of tulips and daffodils bloom in Central Park. And each year, they bring joy …
At NYC’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 9 through September 8 — CAMP: Notes on Fashion.
What do John Waters’ movies, Cher’s stage shows, and Dame Edna Everage’s comedy all have in common? Camp. Camp, as …
On revisiting a 52-year-old newspaper clipping, my first job in radio, and an argyle sweater.
Time flies; memories are rich.
An early ’70s working trip to Florida introduced me to an engineering marvel—The Polaroid SX-70.
I’d been a 35mm film photographer—one who knew his way around darkrooms—for quite a few years before my first SX-70 …
Easter needs its own cocktail and the 3-ingredient Pink Squirrel needs to regain some respect.
Creamy and as blush-pink as a bunny’s nose, the Pink Squirrel is as perfect for Easter as any cocktail could …
REVOLVER Gallery in West Hollywood has released its 2019 Andy Warhol Market Report. It’s impressive.
“Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, and working is art, and …
31,000 Stop & Shop workers went on strike in 45 minutes. Deli manager, Kristen Johnson, shares why.
It’s no secret that the current administration would like to shut down all trade unions. This morning, I received an …
For Broadway fans: An Easter Bonnet Competition with song, dance, stars, silliness—and it’s all for good.
Imagine a Broadway musical that opens with a production number. Happens all the time, you say? How about a production …
Wire sculptures draw attention to UK’s homeless youth through the new #NOWYOUSEEME campaign.
In the UK last year, 103,000 16-25 year-olds asked their local authority for help because they were homeless or at …
Film: Amazing Grace. Aretha Franklin & choir at Watts’ New Bethel Baptist Church, 1972.
Last week I posted the trailer for the documentary, Amazing Grace, without comment because the power of the content speaks volumes …
Meet the late Hilma af Klint. The New York Times calls her work “jaw dropping, staggering.”
Hilma af Klint was born in Stockholm in 1862. Af Klint started to create radically abstract paintings in 1906—years before Vasily …
Love a parade? This year you can watch New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade online. Here’s how.
Truth be told, I’ve a wee bit of the Irish in me. And, from time to time, I love pint …
Never before released. A must see. Aretha Franklin’s Amazing Grace. Prepare to be moved.
This post needs no comment from me. Variety reports: “Aretha Franklin is going on tour—or, rather, the concert movie she …
Through April 21 at David Zwirner Gallery, a life-spanning exhibition: The drawings of R. Crumb.
I’ve been fascinated with Robert Crumb’s illustrations and the off-center mind that created them for decades. I discovered Crumb’s work …
THE MET celebrates International Women’s Day with a Heilbrunn Timeline of Women artists.
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art created a timeline of women artists and their work as part of their …
A discussion with Marvin Kalb and Ted Koppel around Kalb’s new book, Enemy of the People.
This afternoon, I watched an insightful conversation hosted by Carnegie President William J. Burns It was an hour of discussion …
It may still be winter, but Mason’s Famous makes it feel like summer year-round.
I’ve had my eye on this opening for months now and finally—it’s just a week away. Mason’s Famous Lobster Rolls® is opening …
