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Freud’s Last Session—It’s-Yes!-Entertaining
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Psychoanalysis does not profess the arrogance of religion, thank God. Sigmund Freud in the Play Attention thinking theater-goers! If you haven’t caught up with Freud’s Last
The Lyons—Unexpected Laughter
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Heads up national theater schools! It’s about time curriculums included a course on Linda Lavin Comedy. New York rhythms, impeccable timing, arched intonation, nuanced, often
The George Washington Masonic Memorial—Imposing, Intriguing, and Slightly Mysterious
Monday, April 16th, 2012
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
It looms over the city of Alexandria, Virginia, a 333-foot tall memorial to George Washington, the nation’s first president and a freemason. Tourists who exit
Jane Maas: A Real Mad Woman
Saturday, March 24th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
Jane Maas’s timing has always been impeccable. During her more than four decade career on Madison Avenue, she helped to create advertising that sold millions
Woman Around Town: Georgette Mosbacher–Country Girl
Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
Highland, Indiana seems a long way from Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. But after talking with Georgette Mosbacher, CEO of Borghese Cosmetics and Republican fundraiser, one gets
Bistro Lamazou—A Heavenly Place to Dine in Kips Bay
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
by Alex DiBlasi on Dining Around
The best way for a restaurant to win me over is through its ambiance. Trust me, the quality of the food is important – a
A Bawdy British Twist on a Greek Tragedy
Thursday, November 3rd, 2011
by Christian Barclay on Playing Around
In Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex, the befallen Greek king contemplates self-mutilation as atonement for his sins. It’s a rather dramatic gesture, but considering the circumstances, severe
We Live Here (Do They?!)
Monday, October 10th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
The experience of Zoe Kazan’s We Live Here is like watching a Rube Goldberg contraption execute its moves in slow motion. The machine is dense
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