An Oklahoma teacher left her job after she told her students how to access the library’s banned books program. Source: New York Times
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New Yorker Festival, which runs Will Host Bono and Rep Jamie Raskin
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2022
The three day-festival beginning on Oct. 7 will also include conversations with stars like Ben Stiller, Chloe Bailey and Sandra Oh. Source: New York Times
Gabriel Byrne’s ‘Walking With Ghosts’ Is Heading to Broadway
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2022
The play, adapted from his memoir of the same name, will run for 75 performances starting in October. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Associate Sought Pardon for Him After Jan. 6, Book Says
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
The letter, which also requested that Rudolph W. Giuliani be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was intercepted before reaching President Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
How a Wine Writer Spends Her Sundays
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
Alice Feiring devotes the day to her mother, her boyfriend, playing folk music, shopping for food and yes, visiting wine bars. Source: New York Times
Cuomo Can Keep $5.1 Million in Covid Book Money, Judge Says
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo prevailed in his lawsuit against a state ethics panel, which had sought to force him to turn over the proceeds. Source: New York Times
The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates
By Gotham Rex on August 15, 2022
After the attack, writers and world leaders hailed Rushdie as a symbol of free expression. But the battle lines around his novel “The Satanic Verses” were never cleanly drawn. Source: New York Times
Video Shows Chaotic Scene After Salman Rushdie Was Attacked Onstage
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2022
The writer, gravely wounded, was on a ventilator. Neither the hospital treating him nor his agent had updates on his condition early Saturday. Source: New York Times
What to Know About the Fatwa Against Salman Rushdie
By Gotham Rex on August 12, 2022
Many Muslims were angered by his novel “The Satanic Verses,” which fictionalized parts of the life of the Prophet Muhammad. Source: New York Times
92NY’s New Season Includes Ian McEwan and Tom Stoppard
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The fall season also features Ralph Fiennes, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Katie Couric and Ken Burns. Source: New York Times
How New Yorkers Push the Limits
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
From speed zones to traffic crossings to parking rules, city residents try to get away with going a little faster, or cutting it close, or being a little later. Source: New York Times
Eli N. Evans, Who Wrote About Jews in the American South, Dies at 85
By Gotham Rex on August 2, 2022
His book “The Provincials” mixed memoir, travelogue and history to tell the story of a culture that many people never knew existed. Source: New York Times
New York Prison Officials Clip Map From Banned Book on Attica Riot
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
In response to the author’s First Amendment lawsuit, officials said the alteration was necessary for “security reasons.” Source: New York Times
Kenward Elmslie, Poet and Librettist, Dies at 93
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2022
He collaborated on operas with Jack Beeson and Ned Rorem and published numerous poetry books. Late in life, he was victimized by theft. Source: New York Times
Ocasio-Cortez Assails City Council Speaker Over Budget
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2022
The congresswoman, who has recently been vocal about New York City political players, denounced what she called “dirty politics.” Source: New York Times