New York Amsterdam News
NJ studio brings joy of movement to young dancers
Enthralled with dance, a 14-year-old girl adopted a new first name, Dancette, and a lifetime love was cemented.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
MTA fare hikes have been declared, but activists still aim to fight them
In a recent public service announcement, hip-hop superstar Cardi B, the new voice of the MTA's subway system, discourages subway surfing. \"Ride safe, keep it cute, and keep it moving,\" she says. In another, she informs people, \"These trains don't move without you, so make sure you pay that fare and keep it real.
4 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Mamdani is guest speaker at NAN's 15th Triumph Awards, Cuomo a no-show
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani turned up as the National Action Network (NAN) celebrated its 15th Annual Triumph Awards, which featured several high-profile honorees in a star-studded event on October 6. His rival candidate, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, while expected, was absent.
3 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Jazz Notes: Jazz Gallery, Monk Fest, Village Vanguard
The saxophonist and composer Jaleel Shaw has become a dominant force in 21st century jazz as it speaks to America's trying times.
4 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Bronx students' U.S. Capitol tour was canceled by government shutdown — then AOC stepped in
Eighth graders from Zeta Charter Schools in the Bronx were scheduled to tour the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday morning when the federal government shut down, placing their tour guide on furlough and leaving the disappointed students with no way to get into the building - but the group soon got an unforgettable civics lesson when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered to step in as a replacement tour guide.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
Stereophile
Doing it for themselves—and for us
Women have undeniably become the most dynamic and vital creative force in music today. Without their good energies and ideas, music, which in the digital age has become more background than art, would be much less interesting and inspiring.
3 min |
November 2025
Stereophile
15 FOR 50 1975 IN 15 RECORDS
WAS IT SOMETHING IN THE AIR, SOMETHING IN THE WATER? COSMICALLY INSPIRED BY THE STARS AND THE MOON? OR MAYBE THE DEVIL WAS FINALLY CLAIMING HIS OWN AS ROCK MUSIC IN ALL ITS VARIANTS WAS UNASSAILABLY ASCENDENT.
10+ min |
November 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Chicago and Illinois sue to stop Trump's National Guard deployment plan after Portland ruling
Illinois leaders went to court Monday to stop President Donald Trump from sending National Guard troops to Chicago, escalating a clash between Democratic-led states and the Republican administration during an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation's third-largest city.
4 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Step inside the shabini when nora chipaumire's ‘Dambudzo' comes to BAM
Remember when dance moved out of the conventional theatre spaces and onto the sides of buildings, rooftops, parking lots, and street corners?
5 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Olorogun Oskar Ibru, billionaire Nigerian industrialist, dies at 67
Oskar Ibru, one of Africa's most ardent champions, died Sept. 24 after a brief illness, his family announced Wednesday. He was 67.
3 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
Sheila E. cultivates unity, accepts prom proposal from fan at Lehman Center performance
Grammy Award-winning percussionist Sheila E. stopped at the Lehman Center for Performing Arts in the Bronx on September 27 for an evening of dance, funk, and rhythm.
2 min |
October 09, 2025
New York Amsterdam News
'The Other Americans' depicts the American Dream turning into a nightmare
At a time when the current presidential administration is targeting Latinx families who are trying to experience the American Dream, it is so appropriate and bold for actor, playwright, and producer John Leguizamo to write and star in \"The Other Americans,\" his new play at The Public Theatre at 425 Lafayette Street.
3 min |
October 09, 2025
The New Yorker
RAMBLING MAN
Peter Matthiessen's quest to escape himself—at any cost.
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
DEGREES OF HOSTILITY
How far will the Administration's assault on colleges and universities go?
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
The militarization of American cities, including Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago, has brought home a perverse irony. T
4 min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
THE KEY TO ALL MYTHOLOGIES
Why the quest for a master code goes on.
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
THIS IS MISS LANG
The brief life and forgotten legacy of a remarkable American poet.
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
Alexandra Schwartz on Joan Acocella's "The Frog and the Crocodile"
When I am stuck on a sentence or trying to wrestle an idea into shape, I turn to Joan Acocella.
3 min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
GOINGS ON
What we're watching, listening to, and doing this week.
6 min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
A BROTHER'S CONVICTION
Did a grieving man's quest for justice go too far?
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
READY OR NOT
Zohran Mamdani wants to transform New York City. Will the city let him?
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
ASK THE DOG DOC
Scene: The morning break room inside a busy metropolitan hospital.
3 min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
Intimacy
I first became acquainted with the author through mutual friends from our part of the world.
10+ min |
October 20, 2025
The New Yorker
FOR ART'S SAKE
\"Blue Moon\" and \"Nouvelle Vague.\"
6 min |
October 20, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Trump misleads with claims about California healthcare
Republicans. The subsidies, which come in the form of a tax credit, help lower health insurance costs for millions of Americans.
5 min |
October 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Where to celebrate Diwali in the Southland
The Hindu festival is now a state holiday, just in time for this year’s events.
2 min |
October 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
USC proves its chops in romp over Michigan
[Plaschke, from D1]
3 min |
October 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Warner Bros. rejects Paramount bid, but talks heating up
The Ellison family's studio is preparing a follow-up to its initial $20-a-share offer.
4 min |
October 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Beutner faults fire response by Bass, plans mayoral bid
Beutner’s attacks come days after federal prosecutors filed charges in the Palisades fire, accusing a 29-year-old of intentionally starting a New Year’s Day blaze that later rekindled into the deadly inferno.
4 min |
October 13, 2025
Los Angeles Times
New sitcom mines laughs at the dreaded ‘DMV’
‘DMV,’ from E1]
2 min |