Tag: York

New York City Travel Posters Through the Decades

[ad_1] New York has long loomed large in the traveller’s imagination, most notably in the olden, jet-setting days when getting there was half the fun. A new book, “Wonder City of the World: New York City Travel Posters,” out this month, coupled with a forthcoming exhibit at Poster House, presents a compelling history of New… Continue reading New York City Travel Posters Through the Decades

When New York Made Baseball and Baseball Made New York

[ad_1] Though the teams involved in the great World Series fix of 1919 were from Chicago and Cincinnati, the scheme was, in essence, a local game, too, rooted in New York gangsterism—in particular, in Arnold Rothstein’s gambling empire. Baker notes that the Chicago White Sox players put out the word that they were “for sale”… Continue reading When New York Made Baseball and Baseball Made New York

Med Hondo’s Vital Political Cinema Comes to New York

[ad_1] This upcoming Friday, when two simultaneous New York revivals of Med Hondo’s films get under way, many viewers are going to find their cinematic map expanding. Film Forum will be screening a new restoration of Hondo’s large-scale, big-budget 1979 musical “West Indies: The Fugitive Slaves of Liberty,” while Anthology Film Archives presents a retrospective… Continue reading Med Hondo’s Vital Political Cinema Comes to New York

Real Housewives of New York City Recap, Season 14 Episode 7

[ad_1] Guys, Erin sucks. She suuuuuccccckkkkkkkssssss. Every single thing she said, every single thing she did this whole episode sucked so hard that there isn’t any chrome left on any of the bumpers in the up-and-coming neighborhood of TriBeCa. She’s just the worst kind of person, a Regina George with a Goop subscription and the… Continue reading Real Housewives of New York City Recap, Season 14 Episode 7

‘Mutt’ review: A trans man survives one day in New York City

[ad_1] A movie about an awkward phase that can itself seem trapped in an awkward phase, the indie drama “Mutt” presents a young trans man’s busy, fraught 24 hours in New York as a threshold of understanding between past and future, between the memories that sting and the feelings worth nurturing for happier days. Feña,… Continue reading ‘Mutt’ review: A trans man survives one day in New York City

‘Real Housewives of New York City’ Recap, Season 14, Ep. 6

[ad_1] For as different and fresh as this new era successfully set out to be, there are some inescapable truths and recurring themes that this series is incapable of straying from no matter how hard it tries. And in this episode, the echoes of our bygone city ring out louder than ever — The Real Housewives… Continue reading ‘Real Housewives of New York City’ Recap, Season 14, Ep. 6

The Spectre of Andrew Cuomo Continues to Haunt New York

[ad_1] Two years ago, when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned in disgrace after an investigation found that he had sexually harassed almost a dozen women, he had eighteen million dollars in his reëlection-campaign coffers. Some reports suggested that Cuomo might use the money to run for office again, once the controversy died down. Instead,… Continue reading The Spectre of Andrew Cuomo Continues to Haunt New York