Haunted houses have earned a reputation as repeatedly trying to trick us into being scared of the same fictional horror fantasies because we’re only reminded of them once…
Category: Arts & Culture
Best American Poets Stop By The New School
As the crowd filed into Tishman Auditorium through two sets of double-doors, a man in a khaki suit and wire-rimmed glasses took the podium. Fiddling with the microphone…
Mannes Orchestra Goes Downtown for a Night
The Mannes Orchestra, led by conductor David Hayes, kicked off the fall season with a rousing performance on September 28 at the Salvation Army Centennial Memorial Temple on 14th…
Central Park Concert Brings Anti-Poverty Activists, Plenty of Music Fans
About 60,000 people bustled through Central Park’s Great Lawn last Saturday for the Global Citizen Festival to combat poverty worldwide.
Capturing the Pop Culture Mecca’s Rise to Fame
Many children of the 1990s take MTV, the longtime pop culture Mecca, for granted. Music videos rarely air on the cable channel anymore, now replaced by reality shows like…
A Bromance Comedy Without a Budget
Combine the lyrics and melodies of The Shins with Fisher Price musical toys and you get the Brooklyn Brothers. Ryan O’Nan’s directorial debut, “Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best,”…