Category: Entertainment
-
Fiction writers fear the rise of AI, but also see it as a story to tell
This combination of images released by Little, Brown and Company and Astra House show cover art from “I Am Code: An Artificial Intelligence Speaks” by code-davinci-002 and “Do You Remember Being Born?” by Sean Michaels. Little, Brown and Company/Astra House via AP For a vast number of book writers, artificial intelligence is a threat to their livelihood…
-
Simon & Schuster purchased by private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion
A book published by Simon & Schuster. AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File Simon & Schuster has been sold to the private equity firm KKR, months after a federal judge blocked its purchase by rival publisher Penguin Random House because of concerns that competition would shrink the book market. An executive for KKR is calling the deal…
-
Brooklyn Botanic Garden continues to celebrate the Power of Trees with its Annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn Award
Residents of the winning block in the residential category, East 25th Street between Avenue D and Clarendon Road, pose with their award alongside BBG president Adrian Benepe and elected officials. Brooklyn Botanic Garden photo by Michael Stewart. Last Thursday, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s (BBG) annual Greenest Block in Brooklyn award was announced. The press conference…
-
Five top dance companies give NY fans a treat at free outdoor festival founded during pandemic
Dancers with Dance Theatre of Harlem perform “Nyman String Quartet No. 2” by Robert Garland during the BAAND Together Dance Festival, Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at Lincoln Center in New York. AP Photo/Mary Altaffer Occasionally, the best things in life really are free — especially if you’re a dance fan this week anywhere near New…
-
Tony Bennett sang praises of Bay Ridge book store
Bay Ridge’s Bookmark Shoppe hosted Tony Bennett in 2016 and 2018. Photo: Eagle Urban Media/Photo by Ted General BAY RIDGE — Legendary crooner Tony Bennett, who died July 21 at age 96, is fondly remembered by Bookmark Shoppe owner Christine Freglette and her staff. Bennett appeared twice at her popular venue at 8415 Third Ave.…
-
They’re the names you don’t know. Hollywood’s ‘journeyman’ actors explain why they are striking
Actor Jason Kravits carries a sign on a picket line outside Paramount in Times Square in New York on July 17, 2023. Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Jason Kravits gets a lot of this: People recognize him — they’re just not sure how. “I’m that guy who looks like the guy you went to high school…
-
New York library systems to give away 15,000 books for kids, teens
The Central Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. Photo: Wikimedia Commons The Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens Public Library systems are giving away 15,000 children’s and teens’ books later this month for families to keep. The giveaway is part of the library systems’ annual summer reading and learning programs, which encourage…
-
Interview with Emilie Gerrity, principal dancer at New York City Ballet & Williamsburg resident
Emilie Gerrity, left, with Emily Kikta, Mira Nadon, Miriam Miler and Isabella LaFreniere in Justin Peck’s Copland Dance Episodes. Photo: Erin Baiano WILLIAMSBURG — Last February, New York City Ballet dancer Emilie Gerrity was promoted from soloist to principal, reaching the loftiest level of her profession. This Thursday, July 20, as part of New York…
-
Open Streets events bring summer fun to Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO
Want a job with some flexibility?Interested in joining our team? More information here We are always seeking enthusiastic team members to help enhance and enlarge our content for and about Brooklyn. If you have experience and are savvy digitally, let us know about your interest in any of the following categories: creation of content and…
-
Chapin sisters’ new song honors Bergen Street
Arts and Entertainment Brooklyn Boro Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, left, Ralph Nader, second from left, Mark Green, center, Comedienne Gilda Radner and Harry Chapin, right, at party for Green hosted by Radner on the observatory floor of the Empire State Building, Aug. 13, 1980, New York. Green is running for Congress. AP Photo/Nancy Kaye…