Henry Alford
Amber Ruffin Doesn’t Have Time to Go Insane
The comedian and host of “The Amber Ruffin Show” (and author, writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Drunk History” guest, and book writer for three musicals) discusses mining laughs from racism.
Other Sharks in Your Area
A nurse shark, a shark named Josh who will correct your pronunciation of “Kyiv” and “Saoirse Ronan,” and more.
The Wes Andersons of Sign-Making
Carlos and Miguel Cevallos, octogenarian brothers from Ecuador who live together and wear a suit and tie every day, hand-letter posters and signs for the pupuserías of Roosevelt Avenue and the trendy ice-cream shops of Manhattan.
Austin Pendleton Is Still on Broadway, Still a Babe Magnet
The actor and director hangs at the lounge of Studio 54, where he is performing in “The Minutes,” to discuss sixty years in the theatre, casting a young Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich, and being an octogenarian object of desire.
Weird Sisters? Make That Twisted Sisters
How the British actress Kathryn Hunter used her contortionist skills and cigarette voice to steal Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
An Operagoer’s Endurance Test: Matthew Aucoin at “Die Meistersinger”
The young composer of “Eurydice” (based on Sarah Ruhl’s play) and author of a new book about opera has a tip for sitting through six hours of Wagnerian comedy: go with the “opium haze.”
New York City’s Wild Wildlife
Millipedes taking in the Rockettes, penguins enjoying sushi, and more.
Go Bags of the Stars
What Kanye West, Melania Trump, and others grab when the going gets tough.
Sophocles Gone Wild!
For a nude production of “Antigonick,” a translation of the Greek play “Antigone,” performers for Torn Out Theatre dodged the crazies and the lookie-loos during rehearsals in Prospect Park.
The Automat Returns, Pushing Dumplings Into American Stomachs
How the Brooklyn Dumpling Shop serves high-concept fare, favored by Daniel Boulud, Patti LaBelle, and Fat Joe, via an update on the old Horn & Hardart system.
Dressing for Dinner When Dinner Is in a Frigid Curbside Yurt
Norma Kamali’s sleeping-bag coat, worn by Lady Gaga and Rihanna, is a far cry from today’s wearable bedrolls, which make you feel like a boil-in-bag vegetable.
A Message from Joe Biden’s White House Cat
The culture of unrealistic expectations for governmental felines was firmly established by that consummate suck-up, Socks Clinton.
Be Your Own Bubble Boy
It’ll be tough to navigate the aisles of a bodega, and a kid on the street might ask to kick you, but walking around the city in a plastic bubble is one way to brave the pandemic.
Does the Grim Reaper Wear Sunscreen?
As a protest against newly opened beaches, a Florida attorney patrols the sand, warning heedless sunbathers with the words “See you soon!”
What Would Freud Make of the Toilet-Paper Panic?
Unlike hand sanitizer or test kits, toilet tissue is not subject to increased need in the coronavirus crisis. Nevertheless, shoppers continue to express a siege mentality.
Amber Ruffin Doesn’t Have Time to Go Insane
The comedian and host of “The Amber Ruffin Show” (and author, writer for “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” “Drunk History” guest, and book writer for three musicals) discusses mining laughs from racism.
Other Sharks in Your Area
A nurse shark, a shark named Josh who will correct your pronunciation of “Kyiv” and “Saoirse Ronan,” and more.
The Wes Andersons of Sign-Making
Carlos and Miguel Cevallos, octogenarian brothers from Ecuador who live together and wear a suit and tie every day, hand-letter posters and signs for the pupuserías of Roosevelt Avenue and the trendy ice-cream shops of Manhattan.
Austin Pendleton Is Still on Broadway, Still a Babe Magnet
The actor and director hangs at the lounge of Studio 54, where he is performing in “The Minutes,” to discuss sixty years in the theatre, casting a young Laurie Metcalf and John Malkovich, and being an octogenarian object of desire.
Weird Sisters? Make That Twisted Sisters
How the British actress Kathryn Hunter used her contortionist skills and cigarette voice to steal Joel Coen’s “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”
An Operagoer’s Endurance Test: Matthew Aucoin at “Die Meistersinger”
The young composer of “Eurydice” (based on Sarah Ruhl’s play) and author of a new book about opera has a tip for sitting through six hours of Wagnerian comedy: go with the “opium haze.”
New York City’s Wild Wildlife
Millipedes taking in the Rockettes, penguins enjoying sushi, and more.
Go Bags of the Stars
What Kanye West, Melania Trump, and others grab when the going gets tough.
Sophocles Gone Wild!
For a nude production of “Antigonick,” a translation of the Greek play “Antigone,” performers for Torn Out Theatre dodged the crazies and the lookie-loos during rehearsals in Prospect Park.
The Automat Returns, Pushing Dumplings Into American Stomachs
How the Brooklyn Dumpling Shop serves high-concept fare, favored by Daniel Boulud, Patti LaBelle, and Fat Joe, via an update on the old Horn & Hardart system.
Dressing for Dinner When Dinner Is in a Frigid Curbside Yurt
Norma Kamali’s sleeping-bag coat, worn by Lady Gaga and Rihanna, is a far cry from today’s wearable bedrolls, which make you feel like a boil-in-bag vegetable.
A Message from Joe Biden’s White House Cat
The culture of unrealistic expectations for governmental felines was firmly established by that consummate suck-up, Socks Clinton.
Be Your Own Bubble Boy
It’ll be tough to navigate the aisles of a bodega, and a kid on the street might ask to kick you, but walking around the city in a plastic bubble is one way to brave the pandemic.
Does the Grim Reaper Wear Sunscreen?
As a protest against newly opened beaches, a Florida attorney patrols the sand, warning heedless sunbathers with the words “See you soon!”
What Would Freud Make of the Toilet-Paper Panic?
Unlike hand sanitizer or test kits, toilet tissue is not subject to increased need in the coronavirus crisis. Nevertheless, shoppers continue to express a siege mentality.