New York
To critique the critic
Harold Rosenberg’s mixed legacy counterbalanced both Communism and formalism
Murders for the end of September
Four mysteries, three successes, two surprises and one flop
Letter from Washington: Andrew Cuomo and the shamelessness epidemic
If only the New York governor felt a little shame
All double dutch
Andrew Cusack says the influence of the Netherlands’ seaborne empire can still be felt around the world, from Manhattan and South Africa to modern Sri Lanka
You talkin’ to me? Fuhgeddaboudit!
E. J. White’s book on the history of New York English is not the first on the subject, but it goes a long way in explaining the evolution of the city’s unique linguistics
Excl: New York Democratic Assemblyman says ‘Cuomo must share blame with Trump’ for pandemic response
New York’s first Korean-American Assemblyman Ron Kim faces the wrath of the Cuomo administration after he unveiled a cover up of the state’s Covid-19 care home deaths
Letter from Washington: Cities need conservatives
…and conservatives need cities
Get woke, go broke: when cancel culture backfires
The attempted cancellation of James Levine came at a high price for New York’s Metropolitan Opera.
Met with disappointment: a quiet season for postmodern New York
Manhattan’s cultural landscape faces more tough times ahead with the cancellation of the Met’s 2020/2021 season
Start spreadin’ the news
New York will be poorer, cheaper and more violent for the foreseeable future