The Making of an Autobiographical Off-Broadway Séance
The playwright and composer Heather Christian conjured a theatrical triumph with "Animal Wisdom."
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Alexa, Show Me a Shitty Ass Met Gala
Jeff Bezos's party sucked.
'Bustopher Jones' Is the Cat's Meow
"The Jellicle Ball"'s Nora Schell has transformed a semi-disposable "Cats" character into a newfound Broadway icon.
An Outsider Artist Is Fronted $1,000 for His MoMA Debut and Drops $80 on Groceries
Aluminium foil sculptor Dean Millien kicks off Hell Gate's newest column, Creative Accounting.
What a NYC Trans Art Fest in 2026 Means
"Trans art is the preservation of joy, not merely the celebration of it."
Searching for the East Village of 'No Picnic'
A wide-ranging conversation with Philip Hartman, filmmaker and Two Boots proprietor, about the bygone characters and haunts of his 1986 film.
Inside the World of an Orchard Beach Nutcracker Salesman
Filmmaker Joel Alfonso Vargas on how his new movie, "Mad Bills to Pay," reflects a hyper-real Bronx experience.
A 'Freaky and Weird' New York TV Station Is Bringing Public Access Back
The newly-launched NYTV is interested in producing projects with measured budgets and zero compromises.
A Legendary Brooklyn Dive Bar Returns for One Night Only
Regulars from Hank's, the beloved, deceased Boerum Hill saloon, came together for a memorial pour and to see a new documentary about their old haunt.
The 'Unrepentant Commie' Architect Behind NYC's Co-op Housing Movement
Herman Jessor designed Co-Op City, Starrett City, and more housing units in New York than any other architect—so why don't more people know his name?
Isamu Noguchi's Imaginary New York
What would the city look like if the visionary designer's public projects had actually been built?
