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A Conversation With Amaranth Ehrenhalt
In what was previously a school building on 108th Street in East Harlem, I entered into the universe of artist Amaranth Ehrenhalt. I first saw her work in an exhibition at the Anita Shapolsky Gallery...
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Joan Wulf: Special Topics in Elemental Physics
In both style and substance, Joan Wulf's artistic practice exists at a poetic nexus of nature and science. Her art has stemmed largely from her observations of the environment, both as an independent,...
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Brian Random: Art Review
I had not previously been aware of Brian Ransom's ceramic works until I came upon a recent series yesterday at Couturier Gallery. More's the pity. I have missed out. The artist -- and, not...
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Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play at American Conservatory Theater
Anne Washburn's brazenly idiosyncratic play, Mr. Burns is having a stellar run at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco with Mark Rucker at the helm. In the play the survivors of a North...
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Speaking With Somi: A New Appraisal
Last year I had the pleasure and honor to become acquainted with Somi, an amazing jazz singer who was then about to release her album, The Lagos Music Salon. I found her to be thoughtful, sincere, and...
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Three Plot Structures Every Storyteller Can Use
I have a theory that novelists are fugitives from simple existence. We metabolize, mediate, and render life rather than simply experiencing it. We live through an incident and wonder, with tears...
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I Binge-Watched 9 Seasons of 'Seinfeld' to Find TV's Funniest Joke
Few things in this life are more subjective than humor. That said, Seinfeld receives near-universal acclaim as one of television's greatest comedies. In fact, a noted 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll...
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Why Working on Broadway Is Better Than Ever
Right now is the absolute best time to be in the live event business. We live in an age where the trifecta of job happiness -- inspiring work, engaging environment and potential for growth -- is on...
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Retired Det. Sonny Grosso Will be Smiling on St. Patrick's Day to the Pipes...
Sonny Grosso and NYPD partner Eddie Egan on The French Connection set March 17, St. Patrick's Day in New York is a special event, a day when many New Yorkers claim to be Irish. The day is also...
View ArticleMet Opera: Damrau and Grigolo Juggle Love and Money in Massenet's 'Manon'
The story of Manon Lescaut is the classic saga of a young woman torn between love and money. It has inspired several operas and the Met returned its production of Massenet's lovely and popular Manon to...
View ArticleTrue Confession of an Author
I'm a little embarrassed to admit it but my own book changed my life in the past few weeks. You see, in general, I'm a pretty balanced, happy person who works 40-45 hours per week so that she has...
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Suffocating in the Islamic Republic of Iran
This pody is an amalgamation of stories taken from several different conversations in Iran. Special thanks to Alex Thayer, India Morgan and S for their help. For security reason all names and places...
View ArticleMy Night Out: Lifting Up My Hands At Hedwig
Last night, I went to see the unbelievable production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch. The show is vibrant, vulnerable and energetic, dark yet funny and - I confess - this wasn't my first time seeing it....
View ArticleThe Readymade Is Already Made
Of the twentieth-century art gods (Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Marcel Duchamp, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol), Marcel Duchamp elicits no middle road. He is either revered as a godlike figure of...
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Sean E. Zilke: An Interview
Urban Theatre Movement's latest production, M's Pamphlet, is a dark comedy that confronts difficult questions about humanity, death and family that are too seldom explored. It is one the most daring,...
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Is Disability In?
It is often joked about that a good way to snag an Academy Award is to star in a Holocaust film, get fat for a role, or to play a person with a disability. From Daniel Day Lewis in My Left Foot to...
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A Healthy Dose of Inspiration
I've been trying to figure out why I've been a tad overwhelmed lately. Is everyone's life this crazy? Is this how people do things? Should I have seen this coming? Then I realize that I'm an artist...
View ArticlePurity Ring and Noel Gallagher Suffer the Sophomore Slump
Another Eternity - Purity Ring "If it's not broke, don't fix it": so the saying goes. This seems to have been the guiding principle behind Another Eternity, the second studio album from Canadian...
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Ron Arad's Riveting Car Sculptures Arrive At Paul Kasmin Gallery
By Ann Binlot, March 10, 2015 Ron Arad may be known for the products he's designed in the past five decades, like the sleek Tom Vac chair he designed for Vitra in 1999 or the winding Bookworm shelf he...
View ArticleTo Hell With It: Do Give Up Your Day Job!
Years ago, when I was seeking positive tips and tricks on how to become a writer, I stumbled across a ridiculous number of articles stating why you should not become a writer. What? How does putting...
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