When Leslie Goshko describes the struggles of her youth in her new solo show Vodka Shoes (directed by Kyle Erickson), it helps for the sake of a compelling tale that she grew up in a wacky family where everyone battled a different set of problems. But what sets this show apart from others is how [...]
We Are Plastic Ono Band BAM Howard Gilman Opera House February 16, 2010 Yoko Ono was accused of splitting up the Beatles, but at the Brooklyn Academy of Music she brought together an incredible array of disparate musicians, playing in styles ranging from 1920’s jazz to 1960’s blues to 2010 techno to undefinable sounds that show she is [...]
Ultra-Orthodox Jews. You see them all around New York City. Walking around with their black hats, black coats, beards and peyot (curly sidelocks of hair by their ears). You may often wonder what they’re like as people. Yisrael Campbell is not one of them, but he’s the closest most people outside the fold [...]
A year ago this month, Barack Obama was inaugurated President of the United States. Over the past 12 months, the celebratory fervor for this country’s first black President has ebbed and flowed along with the ripples from the stock market, the unemployment rate, and the endless political mud-slinging that has perhaps become most symbolically visible [...]
The New York Times Arts & Leisure Weekend is approaching quickly. For a mere $30, you get to dive into the minds of all your favorite performers, authors and all sorts of engaging personalities. Intelligent hosts offer insightful commentary on each person’s career, as well as a chance for audience q&a. I had the pleasure [...]
By Jennifer DeMeritt Depending on your opinion of the genre, you might think a musical is a lousy tribute for an artist as charismatic, influential, and flat-out funky as Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the Nigerian political activist and father of Afrobeat. Me? I’ve always hated musicals, which typically seem like boring songs in service of a boring [...]
It’s the twentysomething Catch-22: You can’t get experience without a job. You can’t get a job without experience. But in the throes of the worst economic recession since the 1930s, this crisis gets all the more menacing for young adults. No job (or trustfund)? No apartment. No relationship. No survival. And maybe for some, the [...]
For this quintessential American holiday, I asked NY food and wine luminaries for their Thanksgiving meal plans, thoughts, memories and advice. RR: WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE THANKSGIVING EXPERIENCE, WHETHER FABULOUS OR FIASCO? DANA COWIN: (Editor-in-Chief of Food & Wine Magazine)?My most memorable Thanksgiving fiasco took place about 20 years ago. I made a huge spinach side [...]
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Vodka Shoes
Yoko Ono: Live Peace in Brooklyn 2010
POETIC LICENSE: The Academy of American Poets "Poetry & The Creative Mind" Benefit
Memphis: A New Musical
