An illustrated homage to New York City’s independent shops

theguardian.com During the pandemic, New York-based illustrator Joel Holland started drawing all the places he would normally visit with his two daughters – butchers, bookshops, sandwich…

Hazardous air quality leaves some workers gasping for help

edition.cnn.com On Wednesday in Queens, New York, William Medina was blasted with smoke, his lungs choked by polluted air as he delivered Uber Eats orders by scooter. About 2 p.m. in…

Is Capitalism Really Cracking Up Nation-States?

prospect.org This article appears in the June 2023 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without…

How 2023 Became One of the Biggest Years for Jewish Theater: ‘That Lifeblood Has Risen’

thewrap.com This year is a critical time for celebrating how Jewish stories are being told in theater. It’s hardly breaking news that the number of antisemitic incidents have escalated…

Aespa Throws First Pitch for New York Yankees

billboard.com Aespa is gearing up to take the stage at New York City’s Governors Ball music festival this weekend, and they kicked off the fun over at Yankees Stadium. Three members of…

‘Transformers’ Crosses Over With [SPOILER]: ‘Rise of the Beasts’ Team Explains That Surprise Ending and Going Beyond Earth in a Sequel

variety.com SPOILER ALERT: This contains major spoilers about the ending of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,” now playing in theaters. Is this the beginning of the Hasbro Cinematic…

Sony Sent Updated Version of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ to Movie Theaters After Sound Complaints

variety.com After fans reported sound mixing issues in “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” Sony Pictures has sent an updated version of the film to movie theaters. The complaints…

The Weekender: No, I Don’t Want a Ride

thewrap.com Here in L.A., people love to meet up ahead of time and go together. If there’s a birthday dinner and you know someone else who is going, even if you don’t know them well,…

Events of the Week: ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,’ ‘Elemental’ and More

hollywoodreporter.com Pete Davidson attends the US Premiere of Paramount Pictures' 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' at Kings Theatre on June 5. Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres,…

Why the ‘Rise of the Beasts’ Composer Spent Two Years Scoring the Revved-Up Return of ‘Transformers’

variety.com On the scoring stage at 20th Century-Fox studios in Burbank, composer Jongnic Bontemps is walking around in a “Transformers: The Movie” T-shirt – that’s the animated cartoon…

NYC launches program to reexamine gay bar drugging and homicide cases

nbcnews.com New York City officials announced Thursday a new program to re-examine unsolved drugging, robbery and homicide cases involving LGBTQ victims, including some decades-old…

Arthur Miller’s ‘The Hook’ Gets Its First American Staging in Brooklyn

nytimes.com “The Hook” was inspired by the story of Pete Panto, pictured in the projection, a Red Hook longshoreman who ran afoul of corrupt union bosses in the early 20th century. An…

This Rebellious ’90s Men’s Look Is Now Surprisingly Grown-Up

wsj.com If you’ve recently browsed your favorite menswear brand’s website, or visited a hip bar in Brooklyn or Los Angeles, you might be wondering: Is the best accessory for a…

Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso Show Was Meant to Ignite Debate. And It Did

nytimes.com “It’s Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby,” at the Brooklyn Museum, has drawn crowds since its opening, along with reviews saying it lacked gravitas. The…

A mother spent years fighting for her son. Now he could be sent back to her abusive husband in Italy

nbcnews.com In a closely watched case that went to the Supreme Court and galvanized calls for legal reforms to better protect domestic violence victims, a federal judge is set to rule…

‘Bewitched’ And ‘The Partridge Family’ Animated Reboots In The Works

forbes.com If you are a fan of classic television, you are certainly familiar with the fantasy sitcom Bewitched, which aired for eight seasons (from 1964 to 1972) and was ABC’s first…

Here's where a possible sale of Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby stands

cnbc.com "Everything on Sale" signs at a Buy Buy Baby store in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. The auction process for Bed Bath & Beyond and its assets…

A Tony nominee details his journey from the South Bronx to Broadway

nbcnews.com Growing up in the South Bronx section of New York City, Emilio Sosa loved to spend his free time drawing and sketching — "then, around 13, 14, I caught the fashion bug,” he…

Visual journalism is often the first cut in struggling local newsrooms. This fellowship aims to revitalize it

poynter.org In early 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic began, Ximena Natera found herself locked down at home, in New York, like millions of people across the country. The…

‘This doesn’t make sense any more’: why you still can’t buy wine in New York supermarkets

theguardian.com In New York City, you can now buy marijuana from colorful smoke shops. But here in America’s largest metropolis, you still can’t legally buy a bottle of wine from a grocery…

Padma Lakshmi Marks Her Final Episode as ‘Top Chef’ Host and Judge: ‘That’s a Wrap!’

thewrap.com Padma Lakshmi’s final episode as host and judge on Bravo’s “Top Chef” aired Thursday night, and the multi-hyphenate star tweeted a simple goodbye to mark the momentous…

‘Top Chef’ World All-Stars Names Season 20 Winner, Bids Fond Farewell To Padma Lakshmi

deadline.com SPOILER ALERT: The 20th season of “Top Chef” is in the books, marking the first time the show has been filmed entirely abroad. Tonight’s finale was held in Paris after a…

Rents continue to smash records in Manhattan and Brooklyn

crainsnewyork.com New leases in the borough shot up by more than 30% month over month, rising from 3,869 to 5,041, and listing inventory continued increasing but stayed far less than the…

'Nowhere to escape': Frontline workers contend with wildfire smoke, face repeat of pandemic divide

abcnews.go.com As wildfire smoke bathed New York City in fumes on Wednesday afternoon, UPS driver Matt Leichenger said he suffered a wave of nausea in the back of his truck with hardly…

10 hours in the smoke: NYC Delivery workers say they had 'no choice' but to work

nbcnews.com On Wednesday afternoon, as New York City residents attempted to make sense of the orange haze that blanketed the area, a Chinese delivery worker who services restaurants in…

Wildfire smoke could be bad news for rental prices

newsweek.com New York state and some East Coast cities are facing air quality issues because of wildfire smoke from Canada that could result in higher rent prices, according to one…

I ate at Cava, the popular Mediterranean fast-casual chain that's going public and says it's worth $2.1 billion. It was mostly delicious but I was let down by…

businessinsider.com Insider's restaurants correspondent Nancy Luna loves CAVA's bold healthy flavors, but the hummus was shockingly bad. Nancy Luna Cava is a fast-casual chain that sells bowls…

For the Under the Radar Festival, the Experiment is Over for Now

nytimes.com For Under the Radar, the Experiment Is Over, for Now “It wasn’t a choice I would have made,” said Mark Russell, whose festival of experimental work will no longer be…

Smoke from wildfires, a fact of life in the West, catch outdoor workers off guard in the East

apnews.com The hazardous haze from Canada's wildfires is taking its toll on people whose jobs have forced them outdoors along the U.S. East Coast even as a dystopian orange hue led to…

As UPS union plans vote on strike, drivers broil in trucks lacking AC

washingtonpost.com Hours before Jim Klenk nearly died, he finished his shift despite seeing stars. Klenk was used to working long hours as a UPS driver in a truck with no air conditioning. But…

Bank-busting NYC rents reach a record high -- again

nypost.com For the third month in a row, and leading into the typically hectic summer rental season, median rents in Manhattan reached yet another record high in May. That’s according…

PoolTogether class action case dismissed, for now

blockworks.co A year and 7 months after it was filed, the case of Joseph Kent v. PoolTogether and its backers has been tossed by a Brooklyn federal court judge. The central question at…

Richard E. Snyder, 93, Dies; Drove Simon & Schuster to New Heights

nytimes.com Richard Snyder in an undated photo. By the time he stepped down as chairman of Simon & Schuster in 1994, its revenues had risen from $40 million in 1975 to $2 billion. In…

Animated ‘Bewitched,’ Kids ‘Wheel of Fortune’ in the Works at Sony (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Sony is reaching into its vast catalog of TV properties to develop programming aimed at young viewers. The studio’s Sony Pictures Television — Kids (formerly known as…

‘Secret Chef’: Hulu Drops Trailer, Reveals Premiere Date For New Cooking Show

deadline.com That’s the concept behind Secret Chef, Hulu’s newest unscripted series from Executive Producer and chef David Chang. Ten contestants from all walks of life – from…

‘Brooklyn 45’ Review: A Little Something to Lift Their Spirits

nytimes.com “Brooklyn 45,” a claustrophobic mystery with horror-movie flourishes, plays out on a December night in 1945 in a Brooklyn brownstone crammed with military memorabilia. The…

Aja Monet’s Debut Album Blends Jazz and Poetry From a Place of Love

nytimes.com Aja Monet started writing poetry when she was 8 because she was “fascinated by typewriters and people who would sit at typewriters,” she said. On her debut album, “When the…

More wildfires mean worsening air quality. How do we adapt?

marketplace.org Large parts of North America are dealing with unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in eastern Canada blows around the continent. A drier, hotter environment due to…

Barnes & Noble Flagship Votes Overwhelmingly To Join Union

forbes.com The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union said that workers at Barnes & Nobles’ flagship store in Union Square in Manhattan, voted overwhelmingly to join the RWDSU.…

Professional Soccer Is Coming To Brooklyn With Big Goals Ahead Of 2026 FIFA World Cup

forbes.com Brooklyn will have its own professional soccer team starting in 2025, a spokesperson from the United Soccer League confirmed in our most recent interview. The newly-born…

Woman shares reality inside NYC flat as smoke from wildfires blankets city

newsweek.com A woman has shared shocking footage from inside her New York City apartment as wildfires in Canada continue to impact air quality. Huge plumes of thick smoke from wildfires…

Morning Rundown: Air quality concerns stretch into Thursday, Florida woman arrested in neighborhood shooting,‘Bob’s Burgers’ actor arrested

nbcnews.com In today’s newsletter: Wildfire smoke from Canada sticks around in the Northeast. A former Trump White House official is subpoenaed in a Jan. 6 investigation. And a family…

Return of killer smog? Experts warn of potentially deadly NYC haze

politico.com NEW YORK — As a hazy orange-and-gray fog blanketed New York City for a second day Wednesday, hospitals and the EMS system reported no significant increase in medical…

Barnes & Noble workers at Manhattan flagship store vote to unionize

fortune.com Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan’s Union Square, one of the retail chain’s signature stores and home to its corporate offices, have voted to unionize. They join…

Manhattan rents up 10% from a year ago

edition.cnn.com Manhattan rents hit another record high in May and are not expected to ease up any time soon, according to a monthly report released Thursday from Douglas Elliman, a…

A nuclear attack would most likely target one of these 6 US cities

businessinsider.com An illustration of a nuclear bomb exploding in a city. Shutterstock A nuclear attack on US soil would most likely target one of six cities: New York, Chicago, Houston, Los…

New York's smokepocalypse ruins outdoor fun as Yankees game and foodie party are canceled while residents hunker down with masks

fortune.com The smoke has ruined a perfectly good night for outdoor activities in New York City. There won’t be a Yankees game. Blues legend Taj Mahal won’t be performing in Brooklyn’s…

Why is eastern Canada on fire

vox.com A view of the Williamsburg Bridge from Domino Park in Brooklyn, New York, on June 7. | Courtesy of Natalie Kelapire 4 basic questions about Canada’s wildfires, answered.…

Workers at Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square vote to unionize, continuing trend

apnews.com Workers at the Barnes & Noble in Manhattan's Union Square, one of the retail chain's signature stores and home to its corporate offices, have voted to unionize. They join…

Paul Eckstein, ‘Godfather of Harlem’ Co-Creator, Dies at 59

variety.com Paul Eckstein, co-creator of the TV series “Godfather of Harlem,” died Tuesday, an Amazon publicist confirmed to Variety. He was 59. “We are deeply shocked and saddened by…

Pat Cooper, Stand-Up Comedian and Howard Stern Regular, Dies at 93

variety.com Pat Cooper, the famously fast-talking and angry stand-up comedian who often appeared on Ed Sullivan and Howard Stern’s shows, died Tuesday in Las Vegas. He was 93. Cooper…

Paul Eckstein Dies: ‘Godfather Of Harlem’ Co-Creator Was 59

deadline.com Paul Eckstein, co-creator and executive producer of the MGM+ drama series Godfather Of Harlem, has died unexpectedly, a spokesperson for MGM+ and ABC Signature confirmed to…

Paul Eckstein, Co-Creator of ‘Godfather of Harlem,’ Dies at 59

hollywoodreporter.com Paul Eckstein, who produced the 1997 MGM film Hoodlum and co-created the Epix/MGM+ drama Godfather of Harlem with his writing partner, Chris Brancato, has died. He was 59.…

Pat Cooper Dies: Comedian & Actor In ‘Analyze This,’ ‘Seinfeld’ Was 93

deadline.com Pat Cooper, an acerbic stand-up comedian who later had a career acting in films and TV series including Analyze This, its sequel, Seinfeld and the original Charlie’s Angels,…

New Yorkers flee indoors as Canadian wildfire smoke smothers city

cbsnews.com New York City schools, corporations and local sports groups canceled outdoor activities Wednesday to limit residents' exposure to smoky air caused by hundreds of wildfires…

Taylor Mac Credits a 24-Hour Arc of Audience Energy in ’24-Decade History of Popular Music’ Trailer (Video)

thewrap.com Would you be willing to buy a ticket for a concert that goes on for 24 hours? Hundreds of people did just that to see theater artist Taylor Mac in 2016, and that show has…

New York City’s air pollution is among the world’s worst

fortune.com Smoke from Canadian wildfires traveled across the border to the east coast Tuesday evening, engulfing the sky in an eerie, yellowish haze. Even with the fires hundreds of…