In 2017, NYC photographer, creative director of Archigrafika, and Chair of The Players art committee Michael Gerbino began sending out monthly email blasts entitled Artwork at The Players. He wanted ...

Essayist Elisabeth Sharp McKetta reveals her innermost thoughts and is at her best storytelling in eleven essays in her latest book, Awake with Asashoryu.

Influenced by James Joyce, Beckett’s style reflects the human condition, blending despair, humor, and hope. Premiering in 1953, Waiting for Godot redefined dramatic conventions with minimalism and existentialist themes, shaped ...

A trip would have to be closer and national, so Oahu, Hawaii, was our choice, previously written about in my book.

Making homemade Caesar salad is better than purchasing store-bought that has ingredients such as xanthan gum, cheese culture, and natural flavor. Whatever those ingredients are, I don’t want to eat ...

Its bold themes, vibrant characters, and poetic prose make it one of the most significant works of modernist literature. Yet, this groundbreaking novel faced severe literary censorship due to its ...

The ancient language of the Persians, Farsi, is the ultimate romantic language, and the nuances and shades are deep and numerous. Rumi is considered the greatest poet of this language; ...

Rating  4.8/5 Written for the industry and the architectural graphic company Archigrafika’s clientele, Graphics For Architecture is a New Yorker coffee table must-have. Growing up in NYC, the author, ...

Gustave Flaubert Madame Bovary Realist Novel Perfected and continues to resonate with readers today, not just as a masterpiece of realism but as an enduring commentary on the human condition, ...

The heart of the novel lies in the Joad family. They are every struggling family. They are resilience personified. Tom Joad, recently paroled, leads his family from Oklahoma to California, ...

Arduous journeys begin with fascination. So does Reignette G. Chilton's mysterious, sometimes scandalous, and ultimately glorious book about the splendid, custom-made greatcoat Abraham Lincoln wore on his fatal last night ...

Literary Landmarks: A Bookworm's Guide To NYC - set out on an adventure, and let New York’s literary scene inspire you to write your own story.

Marcel Proust In Search of Lost Time Memory and Involuntary Recollection - Delving into Proust's work and its thematic exploration stands as a testament to how vivid and subtle memory ...

Nader conveys that eliminating our toxic mindset begins with identifying whether we operate our lives with humility or hubris. Humility allows us to admit our weaknesses, accept our strengths, and ...

The show/event hosted by the authors Kathy Najimy, Linda Perry, Chely Wright, and Lauren Blitzer was Chicken Soup for the soul of women. After that eponymous venue at Symphony space, ...

The book is hilarious. It “explores the absurdly fast rise and dominance of The Nerd at this moment in time when the fate of humankind hands in the balance.” Our ...

According to the American Psychological Association, approximately 40-50% of first marriages end in divorce, with second marriages reportedly having an even higher percentage rate of failure. Forbes Advisor contributing writer ...

The banning of Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men in several countries occurred worldwide due to its perceived profanity, racism, and promotion of euthanasia.

Eighty-seven-year-old Joan Didion, one of the greatest essayists and novelists of the 20th and 21st centuries, passed away in December 2021, leaving behind a host of writers and readers who ...

Guston and Ross Feld met after Guston read a review Feld had written of his latest exhibition. It was not received well, and Feld had praised it, seemingly understanding Guston's ...

"The Road Not Taken" resonates with the broader human experience of navigating uncertainty. In an increasingly complex world, individuals' decisions often come with no clear right or wrong answers. The ...

Sam Heughan’s Waypoints: My Scottish Journey, to anyone who feels alone on their journey come with me. I promise you’ll not be walking alone.

Billy Pilgrim, a prisoner of war, witnesses Dresden's firebombing—an event Vonnegut experienced firsthand. The Tralfamadorians, plunger-shaped aliens, abduct Billy, offering a new lens on time and trauma. These aliens' philosophy ...

Symphony Space at the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, sponsored a delightful evening event entitled Selected Shorts: The Best American Short Stories 2022.

A self-made millionaire, Gatsby throws opulent parties hoping to win back Daisy, the woman he once loved. Nick Carraway, the novel’s narrator, navigates this world of affluence, deception, and yearning. ...

The Long Slide is authored by Tucker Carlson, a N.Y. Times best-selling author who has hosted prime-time on CNN, PBS, and MSNBC.

Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray and its 1945 film adaptation challenge us to examine the price of aesthetic indulgence. Their rich symbolism, compelling characters, and timeless themes remind ...

Readers should know Roger Deakin and Robert MacFarlane have written essential pieces of literature that boil it down to this; they share the vision that it's safer in the water. ...

Coleridge’s mariner persists as "one who walks in shadow. " His fractured tale is a harbinger of Romantic despair and modernist renewal. The fragments endure, lingering amid time’s undying refrain.

Tropic of Cancer, penned in 1934, was a raw, unfiltered portrayal of his Henry Miller's life as a struggling writer in the City of Light. Yet, it wasn't until 1961, ...

Fueled by the Me Too Movement, American voters elected an unprecedented number of women to Congress, giving rise to more women’s voices being heard. As a result, we live in ...

Images usually associated with death with their usual, reverent treatment in religious funerals are presented to contrast with death during wartime. The low-value war sets on human life is exemplified ...

This book is an excellent cautionary narrative for anyone contemplating raising a family alone without resources. It is difficult and wrought with pitfalls and misery, and if there is joy, ...