Michael Kaminer
By Michael Kaminer
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Culture In Trump’s America, It’s Hard To Be A Hyper-Realist
After four decades as a sculptor, Carole Feuerman is going into retail. Her new venture’s not as removed from her art as it sounds. One of the world’s most acclaimed hyperrealist sculptors, Feuerman struck a deal with New York City arts not-for-profit Chashama to produce her debut retail collection this spring. Proceeds from sales of…
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Culture Garth Drabinsky Returns To The Theater — And It’s Not A Pretty Sight
An overproduced, overcomplicated mess. Cringe-worthy. Bloated. The reviews are in for “Sousatka” which opened last night in Toronto. And they’re not pretty. The musical was supposed to mark a triumphant return for Garth Drabinsky, the fallen film and theater producer who was sent to the slammer in 2009 for fraud and forgery. Drabinsky, whose Broadway…
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Culture Garth Drabinsky Returns To The Theater — And It’s Not A Pretty Sight
An overproduced, overcomplicated mess. Cringe-worthy. Bloated. The reviews are in for “Sousatka” which opened last night in Toronto. And they’re not pretty. The musical was supposed to mark a triumphant return for Garth Drabinsky, the fallen film and theater producer who was sent to the slammer in 2009 for fraud and forgery. Drabinsky, whose Broadway…
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Art Bodily Fluid Project Unites Muslims and Jews
In a project melding interfaith dialogue and feminist theory, a Toronto gallery brought together Jewish and Muslim women to study sacred texts. Guided by Toronto artist Rochelle Rubenstein, the women created scrolls that meshed ancient verses with very modern meditations on the female body. The goal: To explore traditional responses to menstruation, breastfeeding and mourning…
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Culture How A Jewish Author Is Helping Exiled Writers Find Asylum
Las Vegas seems an unlikely haven for intellectuals. But for years, a literary center at its University of Nevada campus has quietly welcomed exiled writers under threat in their home countries. Now, as President Trump’s immigration actions send chills through refugee communities, the City of Asylum project is launching an ambitious national expansion. “We’re asking…
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Food Is Brooklyn Ready For Honey-Butter Pizza?
Is the world ready for honey-butter pizza? Aaron Harsha thinks so. The 28-year-old New Orleans native is chef at Lady’s, a huge new Brooklyn Italian joint. Pizzas and pastas are the stars, but Harsha’s personal touch elevates it a notch — think casoncelli (a type of stuffed pasta) with short rib and sunchokes, or a…
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Food What A Locavore Chef Learned From His Bubbe
Michael Kaphan’s bubbe helped get him into the New Yorker. No, she’s not his publicist. But Kaphan, chef-owner of recently opened Gramercy Farmer & the Fish in Manhattan, features her chopped liver recipe on his farm-to-table menu. “Sautéed in chicken fat and mixed with herbs and hard-boiled egg white, it’s luxuriant enough to be the…
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Food Nothing But Family Comes Between The Bread
You could say Jon Eisen got his on-the-job training early. At Between the Bread, the legendary Manhattan eatery and catering company founded by his mother, Ricky Eisen, in 1979, Eisen said he would always do his Hebrew school homework “on one of the café tables, in front of customers.” Chefs would pull him into the…
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