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Sometimes Fiction Is Stranger Than Truth—And Lots More Fun To Read
Friday, April 6th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Reading Around
Don’t you ever wonder how writers get all their ideas? I’m especially interested in the ones that are really off the beaten path. What a
AIPAD Showcases Photography for Professionals and Fans
Thursday, March 29th, 2012
by Eleanor Foa Dienstag on Playing Around
This is photography week in New York City. Exhibitors and collectors from Boston to Beijing are in town to participate in The Association of International
Glenn Close Waits 30 Years To Bring Albert Nobbs to Film
Sunday, February 19th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Albert Nobbs began as a short story by Irish novelist George Moore. The first play based on the story was produced in Paris, then, in
The Songs That Mabel Sang—A Birthday Anniversary Concert Celebrating Mabel Mercer
Monday, February 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
No one could put a song across like the great Mabel Mercer. The likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Peggy Lee attributed her with teaching
Speak Up New Yorkers and Washingtonians!We Are Not Rude! And We Love Tourists
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
Travel & Leisure Magazine recently ranked cities for rudeness. New York topped the list, followed by Washington at number three. Los Angeles, usually number one,
Woman Around Town: Gully’ s Travels
Monday, November 14th, 2011
by Robin Weaver on Woman Around Town
Gully Wells, features editor for Conde Nast Traveler, knows a thing or two about travel. But the place she knows best is her late mother’s
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
Freud’s Last Session: Is There a God?
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
Freud’s Last Session is a dialogue in the truest sense. Two actors, alone on stage, duking it out verbally for an hour and a half
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