Writing for the Huff Post, Katherine Brooks details 23 McArthur geniuses for 2016, pushing the boundaries in the arts and sciences. From a 44-year-old microbiologist to a 32-year-old long-form journalist to a 67-year-old jewelry maker, the 2016 class of MacArthur Fellows is a diverse selection of the...
Editor’s Note: Dr. Paul Hokemeyer is a part-time local, who lives and works in Manhattan, Malibu, and Telluride. He is a nationally recognized expert on Eastern philosophies, relationships, and emotional healing. A Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, he holds a Ph.D in psychology, as well as a doctorate...
East meets West at a show up now at Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue (through January 8): Zao Wou-Ki “No Limits” takes the viewer through the life and work of work of a master of post-WWII abstraction. According to the show’s curator, Boon Hui Tan, Vice-president for...
Brian Friel’s “Afterplay,” is now up at the Irish Repertory Theatre, 132 West 22nd Street. The run is through November 6. Tickets here. Two people, obviously strangers, try to connect over tea, later vodka, talking trivia and telling lies about their lives around a table in the dining room...
Dan MacIvor’s “Communion” is now up at Urban Stages, 259 West 30 Street, through October 30. Tickets available here. [caption id="attachment_61918" align="aligncenter" width="226"] Writer-Director Daniel MacIvor[/caption] Blame it on a Blythe spirit. Actress Blythe Danner had seen and admired Daniel MacIvor’s ‘Marion Bridge” and asked if he might be...
Picasso famously said "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." Paul Klee had no such problem: when he grew up, the iconic artist managed to hold on to a child-like vision and yet, and still, be...
“The Encounter” a techno trip and tour de force is now up at the John Golden Theatre,” 252 West 45, between 7th & 8th Avenues. Runs through January 8, 2017. Tickets here. Since the company was founded in 1983, Complicite has performed worldwide, winning over 50 major awards...
The point of it all is to break down the headlines, determine why an issue is important and reveal the best arguments on each side of the story. In some of the most recent iterations of The Short Version, Cleo Abram looked at the pros and cons...
Know the name Sister Rosetta Tharpe? I know, not a household name. (But should be.) How about Elvis? Thought so. Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, and Jimi Hendrix. Brands. Icons, right? [caption id="attachment_61777" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Sister Rosetta Tharpe.[/caption] Well, those musical titans all owe a major debt to Tharpe, (1915–1973), a legend in her time and one of...
Found this story by Maddie Crum in the Huff Post about the origins of cussing. So damn interesting. You’re running late, you’re out the door, you’re sitting in traffic, and some *** **** has the nerve to swerve into your lane, forcing you to slam on your brakes, nearly...
