Top New York Arts Stories
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Bitter Homes and Gardens
'Better Homes' at SculptureCenter More >>
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Where There's a Will...
"Trip to Bountiful," "Here Lies Love," and "I'll Eat You Last" More >>
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Art of the Mug Shot
Ben Durham's diagrammed sentences More >>
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Losing Their Religion
"Assembled Parties" and "Odets" More >>
Arts Features
Books
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"How angry am I? You don't want to know," begins the gripping first chapter of Claire Messud’s new novel, The Woman Upstairs (Knopf). The... More >>
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Rachel Kushner was the girl who spent her teens sneaking onto the backs of motorcycles in California. Today, a couple of decades later, she's the... More >>
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Art
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In 1958, a six-year-old Mad Magazine published a parody of America's fourth-most popular newsstand title, which they called Bitter Homes and... More >>
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Ben Durham doesn't seem like the sort of guy who would be involved with criminals and delinquents. He has the earnest and measured mien of a... More >>
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Theater
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Three obstinate females—one fictional and two historical—dominated my theatergoing last week. Tenacious women make great showy roles... More >>
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A new musical about Alzheimer’s disease? If you harbor suspicions that the musical, an all-American dramatic form, skews toward... More >>
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Dance
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Bill T. Jones could not be busier this week. His 30-year-old ensemble, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, just opened "Play and Play," a... More >>
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Stephen Petronio Company April 30–May 5 His inspirational evening-length work, Like Lazarus Did, sets Petronio's fleet, fluid... More >>
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From the Print Edition
Bitter Homes and Gardens: 'Better Homes' at SculptureCenter
In 1958, a six-year-old Mad Magazine published a parody of America's fourth-most popular newsstand title, which they called Bitter Homes and Gardens. Among its articles were "They Built Their House… More >>
Tyson Takes a Trip to Bountiful; Imelda Dominates Here Lies Love; Midler Meddles as Sue Mengers
Three obstinate females—one fictional and two historical—dominated my theatergoing last week. Tenacious women make great showy roles for leading actresses, and also seem to have a stimulating effect on male… More >>
Claire Messud is a Novelist, Not a "Woman Novelist"
"How angry am I? You don't want to know," begins the gripping first chapter of Claire Messud’s new novel, The Woman Upstairs (Knopf). The furious voice belongs to Nora Eldridge,… More >>
The Memory Show: Senior Moments
A new musical about Alzheimer’s disease? If you harbor suspicions that the musical, an all-American dramatic form, skews toward sentimentality, The Memory Show won't convince you otherwise. This two-hander, produced… More >>
A Marriage: 1 (Suburbia): Honeymooners
Nick Vaughn and Jake Margolin’s A Marriage has modest ambitions. The two conceptual/performance artists, married in 2008, want viewers to contemplate gay marriage, queer assimilation, and fetishization of the suburbs.… More >>
Ben Durham and the Art of the Mug Shot
Ben Durham doesn't seem like the sort of guy who would be involved with criminals and delinquents. He has the earnest and measured mien of a philosophy student. But Durham's… More >>
Greenberg's Assembled Parties (Sort of) Celebrate Christmas; Odets gives Hollywood A Big Knife
The title of Richard Greenberg's new play, The Assembled Parties (Friedman Theatre), carries multiple meanings. Its "parties" are a pair of Christmas dinners, occurring 20 years apart, and also the… More >>
Author Rachel Kushner Loves Motorcycles and Flamethrowers
Rachel Kushner was the girl who spent her teens sneaking onto the backs of motorcycles in California. Today, a couple of decades later, she's the novelist who is writing about… More >>
Testament of Mary: Tóibín’s play gives Fiona Shaw endless opportunities for self-indulgence
The onstage installation which the audience is invited to come up and inspect before the performance of Colm Toibin’s Testament of Mary (Walter Kerr Theatre) includes a live vulture, an… More >>
Pippin: Ring Tone
A recent college grad finds himself back home, careerless and directionless. His rich father, interfering stepmother, and doting grandmother suggest various professions and pursuits, but he can’t stick with anything… More >>
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