Category: Entertainment
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Salman Rushdie gives first interview since 2022 stabbing
Author Salman Rushdie. Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP Months after being stabbed repeatedly as he prepared to give a lecture, Salman Rushdie is blind in his right eye, struggles to write and, at times, has “frightening” nightmares. But, he said during his first interview since the attack, he still has a feeling of gratitude. “Well, you know, I’ve…
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Bookbeat Review: Detective work in bio leads to real Mickey Spillane
This cover image released by Mysterious Press shows “Spillane: King of Pulp Fiction” by Max Allan Collins and James L. Traylor. Photo: Mysterious Press via AP In fiction, an “unreliable narrator” can’t be trusted as he or she spins the story at hand. In real life, the term “fabulist” is used by those seeking a…
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‘Gravesend’ gets ready for Season 2
Fans of “Gravesend” can get a taste of what’s to come before the show returns this spring. A trailer for season 2 of Amazon Prime’s 1980s-era mafia drama was released Jan. 19. It shows an expanded cast that includes Chazz Palminteri, Fran Drescher, Andrew Dice Clay, Armand Assante, Martin Kove, William Forsythe, Sofia Milos and…
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HarperCollins to cut North American workforce by 5%
Attendees at BookExpo America visit the HarperCollins Publishers booth in New York on May 28, 2015. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File HarperCollins Publishers plans to cut its workforce by 5% in the U.S. and Canada by the end of June, citing increased costs and lower sales in a statement released Tuesday. The announcement comes the day…
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Sunset Park’s Chinese New Year Celebration Parade returns
Eighth Avenue was filled with 20,00 people ready for the festivities to begin. Eagle photos by Arthur De Gaeta SUNSET PARK — Gong Hei Fat Choi! It was a celebratory return as Sunset Park hosted its annual Annual Chinese New Year Celebration Parade on Sunday. It was the first parade for the holiday held in…
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Julie Otsuka, Ed Yong win Carnegie Medals for Excellence
Author Julie Otsuka. AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File Novelist Julie Otsuka has strong memories of libraries from her childhood California — the bike rides with her best friend to the local branch; the soft, firm sound of librarians closing books; the shopping bags she and her friend would fill with science fiction and other stories. “It…
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Didion-Dunne archives acquired by New York Public Library
Authors Joan Didion, left, and her husband, John Dunne, appear in their Malibu home, Ca., in Dec. 1977. The archives of the late Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne have been acquired by the New York Public Library. AP Photo, File The archives of the late Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, spanning from letters and wedding…
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ROSEN’S REVIEW: Winnie Stack has the moves
Winnie Stack performs on stage at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. Photo: Arin Sang-urai There’s one more chance to catch the one-woman show from actress/comedian Winnie Stack at the Brooklyn Comedy Collective. On Tuesday, Stack will, for the last time on the BCC stage, recount her childhood obsession with the actress Jenna Fischer and her sexual…
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HarperCollins, striking workers agree to federal mediation
Attendees at BookExpo America visit the HarperCollins Publishers booth in New York on May 28, 2015. AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File HarperCollins Publishers and the union representing some 250 striking employees have agreed to enter into federal mediation, the first sign of a possible settlement since the work stoppage began in early November. “We are excited to…
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Irondale explores Brooklyn’s abolitionist history through theater and song for Black History Month
The original 2012 production by Irondale Ensemble Project, “Color Between the Lines.” Photo courtesy of Irondale Ensemble Project After celebrating four decades of popular and entertaining theater performances, Irondale Ensemble Project is revamping their 2012 production, Color Between the Lines, with the new showcase, Behind the Scenes and Between the Lines, on Saturday, Feb. 4,…