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Ukraine Grain Deal Raises Tensions for European Farmers
When Russia’s war blocked vitally needed grains at Ukrainian ports, officials succeeded in finding other routes out. But the solution brought its own problems.
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Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Shaped by the Land
After working tirelessly to “break the buckskin ceiling,” the artist and activist comes to the Whitney with a retrospective that redefines what “American” means.
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‘Rear View’ Is Rather Forward Thinking
At LGDR’s new gallery, 60 backward-gazing works by artists like Degas, Klimt and Cecily Brown highlight blue-chip buttocks.
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New York’s Poet of Light and Letters
“Chryssa & New York” at Dia celebrates the Greek American pioneer of neon innovation.
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Quasi
There was a time when it felt like Broken Lizard might be the next Monty Python or National Lampoon. “Super Troopers” still has a devoted audience that quotes it between bong hits. “Club Dread” is their most underrated and maybe funniest movie. “Beerfest”? Pretty solid comedy. And then everything kind of ground to a halt.…
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Highlights of the 2023 TCM Film Festival
“You ain’t seen nothing yet,” proclaimed Al Jolson in “The Jazz Singer” (1927), and for the 14th annual edition of the TCM Classic Film Festival, organizers borrowed the same tagline for their showcase of movies the way they were meant to be experienced: On the big screen. With more than 100 screenings and events, including celebrity…
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Ebertfest 2023: Frank Oz and Derek DelGaudio Screen In & Of Itself, Rita Coburn Spotlights Marian Anderson and More!
EBERTFEST 2023: DAY THREE I. “TO LESLIE” “To Leslie” screens at 10am on Friday, April 21st, at the Virginia Theatre, as part of Ebertfest 2023. Below is an excerpt from the review of the film penned by Matt Zoller Seitz, followed by the bios of each guest scheduled to attend the screening. The film’s tour-de-force, for the…
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Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
The carefree dog days of a New Hampshire summer camp turn to the bustling verve of 1970s New York City before transitioning to a Norman Rockwell-esque suburban setting in Kelly Fremon Craig’s lovely adaptation of Judy Blume’s landmark young adult novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” “Please don’t let New Jersey be too…
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S3 Ep131: Can you really have fun with FORTRAN?
Loop-the-loop in this week’s episode. Entertaining, educational and all in plain English. Transcript inside.
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NBC News was right to retract story on alleged child laborer
NBC News attempted to protect the identity of an alleged child laborer featured in a recent story. Turns out the report was wrong.