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VOICE CHOICE

Making Movies in NYC Might Seem Thrilling, But You Can Get the Real Dope at a Live Q&A

This Friday, join "Cinematic Immunity" author Michael Lee Nirenberg as he discusses the artistry, thrills, and occasional disasters of shooting on location in NYC.

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MUSIC

The Rolling Stones Descend Into the Uncanny Valley – and Live to Sing the Tale

An AI fountain of youth and stylish nostalgia can’t bring back Charlie — but the Stones still get in their licks on “In the Stars.”

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Theater

Being Adrien Brody: Hollywood, Broadway, and the Decisive Moments of His Youth

Now starring onstage, the two-time Oscar winner grew up observing his mother, world-class photographer Sylvia Plachy, at work.

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BOOKS

‘The Society of the Screen’ Spotlights a Prophet of Tech Anxiety

As early as the 1980s, Vilém Flusser was warning us about the “existential revolution” represented by the onslaught of digital technologies. 

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History Bites

IBOGAINE! It’s Back! Just in Time for Doomsday! 

Drugs and politics have long been odd bedfellows, none more than teetotaler Donald Trump unleashing ibogaine to help vets suffering from PTSD.

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History Bites

250 Years = 250 Feet: Trump’s Desire for a Bigly Arch Echoes Megalomaniacs of the Past

Autocrats crave massive ceremonial structures to cement their legacies.

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VOICE CHOICE

‘Cinematic Immunity’ Covers the Artistry – and Insane Derring-Do – of Location Shooting in NYC

A new oral history goes behind the scenes and under the streets.

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NEW YORK

New Yorkers vs. the Wannabe King – Round Three

For the third time in 10 months, NYC turned out to protest a native son gone bad — very bad.

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VOICE CHOICE

Nell Blaine: A Painter Who Worked Against the Grain

A fresh exhibition features the first art director of the Village Voice, who overcame debilitating disease to create vibrant, New York School-ed realism. 

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THE FRONT

‘The Second Printing Revolution’ Shows Us That Information Has Never Been Free

The Grolier Club looks at the ways printing technology exploded in the 1800s, mirroring our own era of information overload.

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