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...attendance resulted from the large group of supporters and friends who came to hear the lead speakers at the dinner—Hamilton E. “Tony” James ’73, president of the Blackstone Group, and Agnes Gund, former president of the Museum of Modern Art. And HBSCNY had no intention of holding on to the extra cash. “We are not a foundation,” Marcus explained. “The agreement was that any excess funds would be given to educational non-profits in New York City...
Reading “Gulf Music” is an active exercise of introspection and observation of the modern world. In his first book of poetry since 2000, Robert Pinsky confronts global chaos and uncertainty while examining longstanding philosophical questions involving everything from memory to the mundane. His skeletal poems skillfully tie together the past and the present, exploring the capacity of collective memory and selective forgetting while leaving ample room for readers to reach their own conclusions about human suffering and contemporary existence. Pinsky divides “Gulf Music” into three sections. The first poems, which...
...Greek tragedian Sophocles placed his mythical protagonist Oedipus in Thebes, and later Colonus, but never in Florida. However, modern playwright and actress Maureen Angelos—member of 16-year old theater group the Five Lesbian Brothers and co-author of the play “Oedipus at Palm Springs”—doesn’t give a damn about Sophocles. According to Angelos, her goal is “dismantling the patriarchy one show at a time.” Angelos, accompanied by the rest of the Five Lesbian Brothers, and Peggy Shaw and Lois Weaver?...
Shaffer drafted the original screenplay for the 1972 film. This time around, famed playwright Harold Pinter has taken the reins and added his own touch. Pinter offers a modern take on the story, revitalizing the decades-old tale for today’s audiences...
...well. Wyke’s country estate is painfully modern, complete with implausible gadgets, cameras, and hidden doors, all controlled by omnipotent Apple remotes. In the original, by contrast, Wyke’s traditionally creepy home conveyed a more believable setting for a wealthy, batty, English author—a house filled with dolls and dummies that moved and cackled...