Film, TV & Books
Rosie O’Donnell Show to aid the Actor’s Fund
So last night, Sunday March 22nd, was a time when I should have been in front of a TV or at a sports bar watching the Brooklyn Nets, the New York Knicks or spring training […]
Articles by Tony Sportiello
Events
NYC in the time of Corona
It’s said that New York City is an island holding eight million people in an area designed to hold two million people. Walking through the streets of New York in the time of Corona, it […]
Attractions
Becoming Unfinished, an Art Exhibition in Three Acts
One of the great things about living in New York for more than thirty years is every time you think you’ve seen everything there is to see, something new comes along and smashes your illusion. […]
Attractions
Making Marvels Review – Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe
Let’s say you were a member of a ruling family in Europe somewhere between the years 1550 and 1750, enjoying the good life as you were wont to do, and you were looking for a […]
Attractions
What’s Cooking in Hell’s Kitchen – Many Changes
It’s the most famous (or infamous) section of the most famous (or infamous) city in the world. Hell’s Kitchen, New York City is generally ascribed to be that area in Manhattan from 34th Street to […]
Music & Arts
Felix Vallitton – Rebel artist
I’m not sure what it is about the French education system that incites their students into the act of rebellion – from the famous (and melodic) building of the barricades in the nineteenth century, to […]
Entertainment
“Seared” Review – Rebeck cooks up a feast for theater goers
The first thing that strikes your attention when you get to MCC’s intimate Robert W. Wilson Theater Space is not the busy set of a backroom kitchen, not the low lighting or relatively small performance […]
Film, TV & Books
Rob Paulsen – Voice Over Extraordinaire
If you happen to own a television anytime from say 1983 to the present time you have no doubt heard, if not seen, Rob Paulsen. Among the most successful voice over talents since the late […]
Music & Arts
The Renaissance of Etching – At the Met
According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, Etching is a method of making prints from a metal plate, usually copper, into which the design has been incised by acid. The copperplate is first coated with an acid-resistant substance, […]
Entertainment
The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical Review – Casting a Spell
It’s the Broadway story of an awkward boy with magical powers, his nerdy best friend and a strong, confident girl who embark on a mission to combat the forces of evil and save the world. […]