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It’s Puzzling! But Wordy Drama Entertains Up and Down

Former President Bill Clinton in <i>Wordplay</i>.
IFC Films
Former President Bill Clinton in Wordplay.

Patrick Creadon’s Wordplay, written by Mr.  read more »

Defending Break-Up: Snuffling, Bile Meet Non-Romance of Year

Jennifer Aniston in <i>The Break-Up</i>.
Melissa Moseley/Universal Pictures
Jennifer Aniston in The Break-Up.

The first time I saw The Break-Up, the woman next to me sighed and shifted and muttered under her br  read more »

Ninth Street Nostalgia: Nice to Have Heat, But What Is Lost?

I moved downtown, to East Ninth Street, something like 10 or 12 years ago.  read more »

May Say She's A Dreamer, But Oma's Not the Only One

Thebudding cherry blossoms. The soft breeze fluttering the sails of the model  read more »

The Guys

On a recent Thursday at the frat-tastic Murray Hill Bar 515, a group of young male investment banker  read more »

How St. Tropez Malaise Destroyed My Hamptons

Once upon a time, not all that long ago, there was a pleasant little town beside a sparkling sea.  read more »

Black Coffee And Bananas

I can be myself with her. If I'm not feeling cheerful, I don't have to pretend for her.  read more »

Despite Rudy, Some Tourists Like It Hot

To describe Michele Capozzi physically, imagine Martin Scorsese reborn as a scruffy Venetian gondoli  read more »

Clinton's No Kennedy: Just See This Movie

It was Jacqueline Kennedy who introduced Robert F. Kennedy to the Greeks, to Aeschylus.  read more »