The longtime chanteuse of the New York cabaret scene starts the day with biscuits and family and ends it with martinis and friends. Source: New York Times
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‘The Gilded Age’: What Is Fact and What Is Fiction?
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
The HBO period drama sets invented melodrama within actual historical story lines. Here are the back stories of elements that shape the world of the series. Source: New York Times
Michael K. Williams Remembered By East Flatbush Neighbors
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2021
The actor, who was found dead on Monday, was remembered as a “regular guy” who constantly gave back to the East Flatbush neighborhood where he grew up. Source: New York Times
Michael K. Williams, Omar From 'The Wire,' Is Dead at 54
By Gotham Rex on September 6, 2021
Mr. Williams, who also starred in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Lovecraft Country,” was best known for his role as Omar Little in the David Simon HBO series. Source: New York Times
Review: ‘Painting With John’ Teaches the Art of Living
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2021
John Lurie’s eccentric HBO series is no Bob Ross how-to. Its lessons are stranger and deeper. Source: New York Times
John Lurie Doesn’t Paint Happy Trees
By Gotham Rex on January 20, 2021
His new series for HBO, “Painting With John,” is a meditative and often joyful blend of painting and personal storytelling. But Bob Ross it isn’t. Source: New York Times
‘It’s More Money Than I Imagined.’ So He’s Giving Some of It Away.
By Gotham Rex on December 23, 2020
How Jeremy O. Harris has turned his good fortune into grants, commissions and donations to other playwrights, and to libraries in need. Source: New York Times
John Wilson Reveals the Absurd Poetry of New York
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2020
The filmmaker attracted a cult following with his droll Vimeo shorts shot on the city’s streets. In “How To With John Wilson,” he expands the concept for HBO. Source: New York Times