Eric Fischl came to fame in the New York art world of the nineteen-eighties (well yeah, not the eighteen-eighties) – in every era a cultural ecosystem inhabited by artists, art lovers, galleries, museums, and critics. This remixed episode includes a bonus segment from art-critic power couple Roberta Smith (New York Times) and Jerry Saltz (New York … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: May 2014
Episode 76: Robert Mankoff
He is the former cartoon editor of the New Yorker, whose own cartoon, captioned, “How about never – is never good for you?” is the magazine’s most frequently reprinted. He might be tired of talking about his greatest hit, but I think it places him among the immortals Photo: Davina Pardo PERSON: his mother, Mollie … Continue reading »
Episode 75: Theresa Rebeck
No one moves more gracefully between Hollywood and New York. Out west, she wrote for NYPD Blue, among many TV shows, before creating her own, Smash. Back east, her plays include Mauritius, Seminar, and the Pulitzer finalist Omnium Gatherum. She won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America, which isn’t really between Hollywood … Continue reading »
Episode 74: Annabelle Gurwitch
Annabelle Gurwitch came to broad attention as a comic performer on the TBS television series “Dinner and a Movie.” I believe she played Dinner. Or perhaps Movie. She has since written several books, most recently I See You Made an Effort, a humorous look at turning fifty. PERSON: Robin Shlein PLACE: Camp Blue Star THING: … Continue reading »