Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story After the Civil War, German-Jewish businessman Isidor Strauss moved to New York City with his family. Strauss was a quick-witted, handsome man with small round glasses, an angular nose, and a…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The cover of the August 11, 2025, issue by artist Amy Sherald features a portrait of transgender model and performance artist Areva Basit. The piece is on display in Sherald’s exhibition…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story One evening last spring, the audience at a bagpipe concert in Red Hook, Brooklyn, was divided into two distinct groups: those who knew little or nothing about bagpipes—the majority—and those who…
Save this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to and doing this week. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. Stan Douglas is a remarkable, singular artist…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Even if Mozart’s name and the quotation from Beaumarchais’s play The Marriage of Figaro had not appeared in the credits of The Rules of the Game, Jean Renoir’s 1939 film would…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The year is 2018. I am in a classroom for the first time at Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Comstock, New York, a maximum-security prison for men. There are sixteen students…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story I believe that sometimes, when we look at works of art, we long to recapture lost moments of the past – a golden age when we experienced a profound and unforgettable…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Satire, as George S. Kaufman aptly observed, is what closes on Saturday night. This implies that its circulation is limited because of its low initial interest. Another principle might be added:…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story On the cover of the August 4, 2025, issue, artist Victoria Tentler-Krylova imagined the view in front of the Met on a typical summer day. “The Met can serve as a…
Save this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading Food Scene, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where and how to eat. Sign up to get it sent to your inbox. One of the most appealing things about Le Chêne, the new,…