The Miser of Paris—uh, Brooklyn
Presenting a Molière comedy in Prospect Park has parallels with presenting a Shakespeare comedy in Central Park. Dramaturgs and directors [...]
In the spotlight
Don Winslow’s City in Ruins Wraps Up His Danny Ryan Trilogy
The good news is that Don Winslow’s City in Ruins is a terrific finale to his Danny Ryan trilogy which follows the young gangster from his beginnings in Rhode Island (City on Fire), his escape to begin a new life in California (City of Dreams), to [...]
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Primary Trust – It’s a Double Entendre
Primary Trust has won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Cranberry, New York (Remember Andy Griffith’s Mayberry?), a medium sized suburb of Rochester. Time: Before smart phones. The town’s motto: Welcome friend, you’re right on time. [...]
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Who knew that Seattle was a hotbed of crime during the Great Depression? Hardboiled detective mysteries often were set in New York, Los [...] -
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Growing up in rural Minnesota, Sarah Bouchie remembers that her second grade teacher often placed on the classroom bulletin board photos [...] -
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Shopping Around
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It’s that time of year again. Look fresh and then fashionably wrinkled. White Left: Cosette Halter Maxi Dress by Reiss: Also black Shift [...] -
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Playing Around
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Presenting a Molière comedy in Prospect Park has parallels with presenting a Shakespeare comedy in Central Park. Dramaturgs and directors [...] -
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Dining Around
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With Mother’s Day just a few weeks away, it’s time to make plans for moms and the mother figures in our lives who have contributed so [...] -
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Living Around
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Easter came early this year, but that didn’t prevent creative types from donning their holiday best and taking a stroll on Fifth [...] -
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Reading Around
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David Baldacci, in an Author’s Note at the beginning of A Calamity of Souls, says that he first began this novel more than a decade ago. [...] -
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