Midnight in the Village: Anthony Wonsey’s Surprise Jazz Set Lights Up Smalls
On a rainy Saturday night in Greenwich Village, an unplanned detour led to one of the most memorable jazz performances of the spring.
Category: Arts
Brain Bleeds
Brain Bleeds By Jan Crawford Twelve years ago since blood twice stunned my brain into an absence of being for days emerging into lights too bright A skull no longer entirely mine in a strange world of busy voices Weeks later...
Who Are the Brain Police?
While the DGA went down to the wire in negotiations with the film producers AKA streamers, it is important to recognize the decline of all the influencers in our current motion picture and television industry.
Tribeca at 25: Four Films Worth Your Time
The Tribeca Festival recently concluded its 25th anniversary celebration. Founded in the aftermath of 9/11 by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, and Craig Hatkoff, it was a rallying call to restore some sense of normality to our downtown neighborhoods.
Springtime is a Great Time to Dive into Village History
Village Preservation recently released a raft of wonderful new resources that highlight and bring to life the Village’s rich history.
BOOK REVIEW – Celebrating Big Dreams and The Second Avenue Subway
This lushly-illustrated coffee table tome, Second Avenue Subway: Building New York City’s Most Famous Thing Never Built, is a paean to big dreams and big infrastructure, a welcome reminder that big isn’t necessarily bad.
Jefferson Market Library
Jefferson Market Library history buffs and long-time residents will know that our building exists today due to the hard work of neighborhood activists who fought to have the old, abandoned courthouse saved from demolition and converted to a library.
Carolyn Hester, A Village Folk Legend of the 60s
Carolyn Hester was in the Village when the folkies took over the clubs and streets. And, she put a young harmonica player named Bob Dylan into her band.
Living in the Upside Down
I’m a fan of the Netflix series Stranger Things. In this sci-fi coming-of-age thriller set in a 1980s small-town America, teenagers face their fears of growing up and transitioning to an adult world with all of its peculiarities.
Writer’s Guild Kicks the Can to DGA and SAG on AI Negotiations
The Writers Guild of America recently surprised the industry with a new tentative minimum bargaining agreement with the studios, or the AMPTP.
America at 250
- When Losing a Pet Feels Like an Amputation
Recently, I experienced the loss of my 18-year-old dog, Rosie. For nearly two decades, she was woven into the rhythm of my daily life — present through ordinary days, major milestones, moments of joy, and periods of hardship.