As Knicks fans flooded out of Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, their chants could be heard ringing through the rafters after a triumphant defeat of the Indiana Pacers.
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Author: Steven Strauss
BCC
In this house, BCC isn’t an email acronym.
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‘Member the Aughts
Maybe there’s some credence to the theory that nostalgia kicks in roughly two decades later:
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Darwin Award
George Saunders and I share the belief that how people engage with art can serve as a template for how to engage with life.
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One of One
So I saw the latest Broadway revival of Company on Monday night.
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Something Wondrous This Way Comes
The easiest way for a celebrity to worm their way into my heart forever?
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Lost and Found in Translation
A topic I’ve been meaning to return to: when a non-English language movie decides not to subtitle what otherwise can’t be understood.
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FYCD2
The latest FYCD:
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Obscurity and Ambiguity
In the wake of the Signature Theatre’s revival of Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992, much has been made about the racial implications of turning a one-person Anna Deavere Smith play into a multi-cast affair.
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The Promise of Death
Another thought on The Promise:
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Write All Nite 