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Domino Park in Williamsburg has launched a new free four-week performance arts series. it’s called “Sugar, Sugar!” and it launches on June 4th. Annabel Thompson, co-founder of the creative strategy and producing group Public Assembly, and Ellpetha Tsivicos, founder of the production company One Whale’s Tale, preview their events, and discuss their collaboration.
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[REBROADCAST FROM Sept. 18, 2024] Author and New Yorker contributing writer Ian Frazier has written a new cultural and social history of the "Boogie Down" Bronx which just won the Gotham Book Prize. The book, Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough was written over a fifteen year period as Frazier walked all around the borough, observing its physical landmarks, people, and unique quirks. Frazier discusses what he discovered during his walks and what sets the Bronx apart from other boroughs, and we take your calls.
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James Beard Award-winning Somali-American chef Hawa Hassan, talks about her new cookbook, Setting a Place for Us: Recipes and Stories of Displacement, Resilience, and Community from Eight Countries Impacted by War. The book features essays and over 75 recipes that explore the intersection of food and survival in geopolitical conflict zones including Yemen, Afghanistan, Liberia and El Salvador.
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The annual Loisaida Festival celebrates a Puerto Rican artistic community on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. This year’s event takes place on Sunday, May 25, and features musicians like artists Jessie Montgomery, Joe Bataan, and Ana Macho, with honors for the late documentarian Marlis Momber. Loisaida Center executive and artistic director Alejandro Epifanio Torres previews the Sunday, May 25 event.
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The 69th Eurovision Song Contest took place over the weekend in Switzerland, the country where it all began in 1956. Paul Jordan, whose doctoral thesis about the music competition earned him the nickname "Dr. Eurovision," recaps this year’s performances. Plus, listeners share their favorite songs and artists.
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The one man show "The Black Wolfe Tone" looks at the identity of a Black Irishman named Kevin, who is a "guest" at local psychiatric hospital. How did he end up there? The solo role is performed by Kwaku Fortune. "The Black Wolfe Tone" was commissioned through Dublin's Fishamble: The New Play Company and the Irish Rep, which is hosting its world premier.
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Theater producer Jeffrey Seller, whose credits include "Rent," "Avenue Q" and "Hamilton," reflects on his early love of theater and the path that led him to Broadway in his new memoir Theater Kid.
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African Studies professor and curator Monica Miller discusses The Met’s new exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” which explores fashion as a form of identity, distinction, and expression in African American life.
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The latest novel from Carl Hiaasen lampoons white supremacy, far-right extremism, dark money, billionaires, and our polarized culture, with Florida as the story's cultural backdrop. Hiaasen discusses the novel, titled Fever Beach ahead of a speaking engagement Thursday evening at the Strand.
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New York Times reporter Matt Yan discusses his recent piece about the long lines that spring up around establishments in NYC that have recently become popular or gone viral. Plus, listeners talk about what they'll wait for, and how they feel about sharing sidewalk space in their neighborhoods with folks willing to wait.
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Now that spring has sprung, you may be seeing more and busier farmer's markets around your neighborhood. Liz Carollo, assistant director of Food Access & Agriculture for GrowNYC, the organization responsible for the city's greenmarkets, will talk about the different markets around the area, and the importance of access to healthy food. Plus, greenmarket customers and merchants share their experiences.
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Best known for the "It" film franchise and the satirical superhero series "Gen V," Nicholas Hamilton is also a musician and viral mixologist with a large TikTok following, for whom he crafts cocktails and reviews ready-made drinks. He talks about his new cocktail book, Sipsy-Doozy: 100+ Respectfully Crafted Cocktails for the Home Bartender. On Tuesday, June 3, he will appear at The Up & Up in the West Village for a signing and tasting.
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Choreographer Kyle Abraham's first collaboration with the New York City Ballet was in 2018. This month, he premieres his fourth project. It's called "When We Fell," a work he created during the pandemic that was only performed on film because of lockdowns and social distancing. He speaks about performing that piece live, running his own dance company called A.I.M and his style of dance which he describes as a "post-modern gumbo."
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Celebrated poet and author Ocean Vuong discusses his new novel, The Emperor of Gladness. It follows the relationship between a young man and an elderly woman who meet after the man's suicide attempt. Vuong will be speaking tonight at St. Joseph's University with Alexander Chee.
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A new book spotlights the Asian heritage chefs who have served U.S. presidents for more than a century from Navy stewards to Executive White House chefs. It’s titled Asian Heritage Chefs in White House History: Cooking to the President’s Taste. Authors Adrian Miller and Deborah Chang discuss the book and the history.
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Ryan Coogler's vampire film "Sinners" has been the runaway film hit of the year so far. Actor Wunmi Mosaku discusses her role in the film as Annie, a spiritual healer who is reunited with her ex-lover, Smoke... and later has to fight some vampires. "Sinners" is in theaters now.
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Pastry chef and entrepreneur Dominque Ansel shook up the baking world in 2013 when he created the Cronut (a croissant-like confection shaped like a donut) in his Soho bakery. Several cookbooks and international bakery openings later, he once again has created a hybrid of sorts. His new bakery is called Papa D'Amour, and blends Asian and French baking traditions in honor of his half-French, half-Taiwanese family. Ansel discuses the inspirations for his new bakery, and his latest baking book, Life’s Sweetest Moments. He'll also answer baking questions from callers.
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As AI technology like ChatGPT continues to advance, more and more college and high school students have begun using the technology to help them with assignments... or to just do it for them. Intelligencer features writer James D. Walsh discusses his new piece, "Everyone is Cheating Their Way Through College." Plus, students and educators share how ChatGPT has changed their relationship with education.
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Stand-up comedian Matteo Lane admits he has no business writing a cookbook and yet... Your Pasta Sucks: A "Cookbook," includes 30 recipes, including his "foolproof" homemade pasta, presented with humor. He joins us to discuss the book and his new comedy special, "Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Special," streaming on Hulu this Friday.
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The new Broadway play "Good Night, and Good Luck" has earned five Tony nominations for its portrayal of the standoff between newscaster Edward R. Murrow and Senator Joseph McCarthy. Director David Cromer discusses how he used video technology to help bring this story to life. Plus, actor Glenn Fleshler talks about playing TV producer Fred Friendly.
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