It's not always smooth sailing for the city pedestrian, what with dogs, children, and Oprah.
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Theater Review (NYC): SAGA
The wizardly puppetry of Wakka Wakka is back, this time with a fiery tragicomedy about horses, hubris, and the Icelandic bank crisis.
Read More »Independent Spirit Paula Cole Returning with First Indie Release
The '90s star enlisted legendary bassist Tony Levin, some humpback whales, and her own emotional depth.
Read More »Interview: Megan Hilty of NBC’s Smash on Her Debut Album
A versatile actress, Broadway belter, and now pop songstress, Megan Hilty stretches out artistically on her debut CD.
Read More »TV Review: The Good Wife – “Runnin’ with the Devil”
Alicia hardens her armor against her job's moral ambiguities in an exceptionally tense episode.
Read More »Music Review: Gurf Morlix, Finds the Present Tense
Gurf Morlix inhabits "the muddy" – the fecund reading room of a library of idioms encompassing folk, country, and blues.
Read More »Concert Review: Trio Desto Plays Mendelssohn’s Piano Trios, NYC, 2/27/2013
Three young musicians played together like they'd been collaborating for many years.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): Losing My Religion: Confessions of a New Age Refugee by Seth Lepore
Lepore plays a variety of gurus and coaches showing you the way to enlightenment while divesting you of your cash and dignity.
Read More »Actors and Acting: How the Lowly Have Risen
Once disparaged, the acting profession has risen in prestige until the great thespians are practically Lords and Ladies. What happened?
Read More »Swamp Dogg Rising: Classic Albums by the Funky Soul Maestro Re-Released
The rise and fall and rise again of a soul singer and songwriter like no other.
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