How a real-life pro-Nazi summer camp on Long Island inspired a “deeply American play” about seduction. Source: New York Times
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How Maulik Pancholy Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2022
Maulik Pancholy sets the table but lets his husband do the cooking. Source: New York Times
Studio Museum in Harlem Announces Artists in Residence
By Gotham Rex on October 14, 2022
Devin N. Morris, Charisse Pearlina Weston and Jeffrey Meris have been selected for the residency, which comes with a $25,000 stipend, studio space, developmental guidance and an exhibition. Source: New York Times
New York City’s First Cannabis Boss Wants to Combat ‘Cannaphobia’
By Gotham Rex on October 12, 2022
Dasheeda Dawson, a native New Yorker, returns home to direct the effort to build cannabis businesses and to absorb the illegal market into the new legitimate one. Source: New York Times
How Kwame Onwuachi, Celebrity Chef, Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 8, 2022
The recent Los Angeles transplant is opening a restaurant at Lincoln Center. But he still finds time to “vibe out.” Source: New York Times
Suzan-Lori Parks Is on Broadway, Off Broadway and Everywhere Else
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2022
The first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize in drama has four shows this season. “If you can hear the world singing, it’s your job to write it down,” she said. Source: New York Times
In ‘Heart Strings,’ the Ties That Bind a Family (and a Culture)
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
Atlantic for Kids’ new play explores sibling relationships, using the delicate weavings of a Hawaiian craft. Source: New York Times
As ‘Come From Away’ Closes, a Newfoundlander Heads Back Home
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2022
The Canadian actress Petrina Bromley has been in the cast during the show’s surprise hit run on Broadway. It resonated because “it’s about kindness,” she says. Source: New York Times
How an Immigrant Rights Leader Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2022
If he’s not greeting arrivals from Texas at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, Murad Awawdeh is with his family. Source: New York Times
The True Story Behind ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2022
“The Greatest Beer Run Ever” tells the story of Chickie Donohue’s unlikely but true adventure bringing suds from New York to his military pals in 1967 Vietnam. Source: New York Times
Cinema Tehran Brings a Dance Party Vibe to Indie Movie Theaters
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2022
Created by two Iranian immigrants, the global film series brings people together through screenings, chats and food. Source: New York Times
How Erica Jong, Writer, Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2022
What gets this best-selling novelist going? Cappuccinos, movies with her grandchildren and her go-to notebook. Source: New York Times
How Jomboy Media Rose to Power on ‘Good Vibes Only’
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2022
Jimmy O’Brien’s videos breaking down major events turned Jomboy Media into a big business, but O’Brien still sees himself as a fan. “I don’t plan on changing.” Source: New York Times
How the CUNY Chancellor Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2022
An avid city cyclist, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez also manages to fit in some work, a lunch outing, a movie and a call to his mother. Source: New York Times
How the Editor in Chief of Elle Decor Spends His Sundays
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2022
Asad Syrkett stays close to his Brooklyn home, doing Pilates, seeing friends, burning incense and reading fiction. Source: New York Times