Ukraine memorabilia, a red-light row and Barbie
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Victoria Bailey Wants Bigger and Broader Theater Audiences
When Victoria Bailey assumed the leadership of the nonprofit Theater Development Fund in 2001, she was told that the organization’s marquee program, the TKTS discount ticket booth, had not missed …
Africa Style: With Freedom Came Fashion Flair
Many years ago, I worked as a salesperson at Hugo Boss in the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. I sold the range of things the store carried: luggage, accessories, underwear, …
World Trade Center Arts Space to Open With Music, Theater and Dance
As the marble-clad, cube-like Perelman Performing Arts Center has taken shape at the World Trade Center site, questions have swirled about what will actually happen inside. Some answers came on …
‘Amanda’ Review: A Friendship Forged in Delusion
“Amanda,” a smart, stylish debut by the Italian writer-director Carolina Cavalli, plays like “Lady Bird” by way of Wes Anderson’s deadpan existentialism. Its heroine, the prickly Amanda (Benedetta Porcaroli), a …
Should I Use an AI to Write My Wedding Toast?
“I’m the best man in my friend’s wedding this summer, and I’m dreading the speech. I have absolutely no idea what to say. Should I get an AI to help …
Sotheby’s Will Hold ‘Dutch Auctions’ for First Time in 300 Years
For the past three centuries, Sotheby’s has largely stuck to the traditional English auction method—ascending bids, with the highest bidder winning. But the auctioneer is changing it up this summer …
9 of the best movies about American immigrants
Beginning in the 17th century, folks have immigrated to America for the promise of a better life, or for what they hope is a better quality of life. For many …
INO Greek restaurant review, London
INO comes from good stock. The bijou modern Greek restaurant on Newburgh Street in London, just off Carnaby Street, was co-founded by businessman Andreas Labridis and chefs Georgianna Hiliadaki and …
‘Grief Hotel,’ an Absurdist Play With a Touch of Anemia
Absurdist theater is like the naturalistic play’s overachieving older sibling. Traditional theater attempts to describe the chaos of the human condition, but absurdist works dare to enact it. Liza Birkenmeier’s …