The Protagonist: The Literary Losers (So You Wanted to Be an Author?)

Written by Alissa Fleck on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

A new age of equality is upon us, “losers,” and it’s time to start winning. The Internet has for a long time been a great place for people to vent their literary frustrations, along with any other complaint they might have about anything. There’s perhaps no better platform for this than Tumblr. The English Grad
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The Drama Queen: The Expansive World of Taylor Mac

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Taylor 2 Our downtown scene watcher talks to legendary performer Taylor Mac about how, exactly, he navigates the many worlds he inhabits onstage By Kiara Downey Taylor Mac makes transformation look easy.  This veteran performer is a singer, an actor, a producer, and a writer who spent the month of February redefining a classical Brecht character at
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The Protagonist: Life Lessons Gleaned From Learning to Read [Poetry]

Written by Alissa Fleck on . Posted in NY Press Exclusive

Don’t over think it if you don’t have to. Recently I’ve been thinking of something I’ve often heard people say when describing the process of engaging with particularly complex or esoteric poetry. “Let it wash over you.” What does this mean exactly? It means not trying to understand every word or phrase or how it
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The Continuing Development of David Cross

Written by Megan Finnegan Bungeroth on . Posted in Arts our town, Arts our town downtown, Arts west side spirit, NY Press Exclusive, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, West Side Spirit

Photo by Peter Ash Lee Actor David Cross talks about the state of comedy, reprising the role of Tobias in ‘Arrested Development’ and his abiding love for NYC David Cross is a comedian known just as much for his off-color stand-up humor as he is for giving life to a television character who can never ever be nude and wears
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Lady Smarts: A Valentine’s Day Tale

Written by Meredith Russo on . Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, News OTDT, News Our Town, NY Press Exclusive, Our Town, Our Town Downtown, Sex & Relationships, West Side Spirit

Two apartments, both alike in furniture from Ikea… We all come to Valentine’s Day with baggage—and not just the red, heart-shaped kind that’s full of chocolates. In honor of the holiday of lurve, I thought I would tell my favorite modern love story. Our story begins with two unlikely lovers, pushed together by fate—and one
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