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Future Anxiety Provokes Nervous Laughter
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
by Jane Feyder on Playing Around
Future Anxiety, Laurel Haines’ black comedy at the Flea Theater, gives audiences quite a bit to be anxious about. Overpopulation, lack of resources, pollution, and
127 Hours and Our Town—Films to See Before the Oscars
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Picture this: You want to see a movie, either at the theater or on pay TV. Looking over the available listings, you come up with
Set in Style: Van Cleef & Arpels at the Cooper-Hewitt
Friday, February 18th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The jewels are to die for. Don’t bring your checkbook or credit card. These amazing pieces are not for sale. Since opening its doors on
The Emperor’s Private Paradise:
Treasures From The Forbidden City
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
Plum Blossom Panel When I visited The Forbidden City, over 20 years ago, large sections of the grounds were out-of-bounds because, due to civil war
When Worlds Collide—From Mao to McDonald’s
Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
In only thirty years, China has moved from an inward-focused, rural, non-materialist culture to a booming, urban consumer culture with global tastes. In its major
Anita Stern: A Full and Decorated Life
Monday, December 20th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real,
A Thick, Juicy Steak of a Play
Sunday, December 12th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“…my wife, Gladys…never knew her age…named a rosebush after her-the blush rose from China…sturdy…no scent…remarkable thorns…” Thus muses Mr.Berry (Niall Buggy) in an opening monologue
Timi’s Gelateria Classica Italiana
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
by Laura Grasso on Dining Around
Astrophysicists lately reported on giant energy bubbles burgeoning from the Milky Way as well as the first photographs of antimatter, but I’ve yet to read
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