Journalists always lived under a storm cloud, but at least they were issued umbrellas. Now we may all end up without a shred of nylon to protect us.
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Congressmen Refusing Health Benefits: Principled Statement, or Grandstanding?
Refusing benefits is all very well if you can afford it. What about the millions of Americans who couldn't possibly?
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dog Act’ By Liz Duffy Adams
This post-apocalyptic tale of vaudevillians and scavengers reminds us, on more than one level, why we love theater.
Read More »House‘s Exasperated Oncologist Heading Back to Broadway
Robert Sean Leonard will join Jim Belushi in a revival of Garson Kanin's Born Yesterday.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘My Scandalous Life’ by Thomas Kilroy at the Irish Rep
The life of the poet Lord Alfred Douglas, Oscar Wilde's embittered lover.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Lysistrata’
Aristophanes would have no trouble whatsoever recognizing this La MaMa/Skysaver Production of his classic sex-strike comedy.
Read More »New Orleans: City of Music, Food, and Beautiful Houses
New census data shows a nearly 29% population loss, but the city's cultural heart seems to be thriving.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Gentrifusion
Six playwrights try different approaches to writing short plays about gentrification. Some work, some don't.
Read More »Opera Review (NYC): Mosheh: A VideOpera
This demanding new work won't appeal to everyone, but it's so different that it's fascinating.
Read More »The Challenger Disaster and the Spirit of Space Exploration
The shuttle program could never generate the level of excitement Apollo did.
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