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Behind 'War Horse': The Puppeteers at The New School

One of the most powerful aspects of “War Horse,” which ...

One of the most powerful aspects of “War Horse,” which opened at Lincoln Center on April 14, is, of course, the astonishing puppets. Minutes into this riveting tale of a boy and his horse against the background of World War I (see our feature here), the

Cornelia Street Café Says Happy Birthday to Shakespeare

A birthday boy scorns to change his state with kings.

Talk to Me: Stranger Performances

A large swatch of artist Laurel Nakadate's work features performances ...

A large swatch of artist Laurel Nakadate's work features performances in which she performs acts with strangers—and videotapes them. Nakadate recently discussed her work at UnionDocs as part of New York's "Walls and Bridges" conference. Christopher Allen

Talk To Me: Art, Pornography and Censorship

On Thursday, a conversation about censorship, art and morality took ...

On Thursday, a conversation about censorship, art and morality took place at the New School's Arnold Hall between two American authors and a pair of French philosophers. The discussion was part of the Walls and Bridges lecture series. During the talk, en

Talk to Me: The Yale Review Celebrates 100 Years

On Saturday, May 26, "The Writers Studio Reading Series" celebrated ...

On Saturday, May 26, "The Writers Studio Reading Series" celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Yale Review, with authors who have some connection to the quarterly. The lineup of authors, including Louise Glück, Caryl Phillips, Edmund White and Michael

Talk to Me: Celebrating 100 Years of Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams, perhaps best-known for his plays "Streetcar Named Desire," ...

Tennessee Williams, perhaps best-known for his plays "Streetcar Named Desire," "The Glass Menagerie," and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," is the author of a "massive body of work," in the words of N.Y.U. drama professor Joe E. Jeffreys. On the occasion of the c

Talk to Me: Story Prize: Short Stories, Big Prizes

Anticipation was high at the Story Prize event at The ...

Anticipation was high at the Story Prize event at The New School's Tishman Auditorium last week. The three Story Prize finalists—Anthony Doerr ("Memory Wall"), Yiyun Li ("Gold Boy, Emerald Girl") and Suzanne Rivecca ("Death is Not an Option") read from t

Talk to Me: Bill Callahan's Letters to Emma Bowlcut

Nearly two feet of newly fallen snow proved little obstacle ...

Nearly two feet of newly fallen snow proved little obstacle for fans to clap their eyes on musician Bill Callahan on a recent winter's night. Callahan, known to many by the name Smog, drew a hip crowd to Spoonbill and Sugartown in Williamsburg, Brooklyn,

Talk to Me: Zadie Smith and Gemma Sieff

English writer Zadie Smith has accomplished so much in the ...

English writer Zadie Smith has accomplished so much in the past 11 years. Her first novel, White Teeth, was published in 2000 before she even turned 25. Now, she's got two additional novels, a number of short stories, and a growing body of criticism unde

From Belarus with Love and Pain: The Belarus Free Theatre at Le Poisson Rouge

"World leaders need to answer to artists." This was the ...

"World leaders need to answer to artists." This was the rallying cry of Natalia Kaliada, artistic director of the Belarus Free Theatre, at a benefit for the embattled dissident troupe organized by the PEN American Center that was held at Le Poisson Rouge