Ted LeFevre

5*
Ninth House - Bardugo
Utopia Avenue - David Mitchell
Our Evenings - Hollinghurst
Harmonica’s Bridegroom - Paul Binding
Grave Between Us - Tal Bauer

Unlikely Heir - Jax Calder
Take What You Need - Idra Novey
Ministry of Time - Kaliane Bradley
Rainbow Milk - Paul Mendez
Cliffs - Courtney Sullivan

4*
Object of Desire - Dal Maclean
Michael Tolliver Lives - Maupin
40 Signs of Rain - Robinson
Recursion - Blake Crouch
Fraud - Zadie Smith

Lifeguards - Amanda Ward
Beautiful Hearts - Jax Calder
Mystery of the Curiosities - C S Poe
Farrell Covington - Paul Rudnick
End of October - Lawrence Wright

Manhattanhenge Is Back for 2025: When, Where and How to Watch

Rain today & tomorrow - maybe the sun will be visible in July: www.nytimes.com/article/manh...

Spring Choir & Handbell Concert "Only In Sleep" (Sanctuary) - Union Congregational Church Enjoy The Sanctuary Choir And UCC Ringers Concert “Only In Sleep” On Sunday, May 18th, After Worship At 11:45am In The Sanctuary Join us on Sunday, May 18th. The Sanctuary […]

www.unioncong.org/event/spring...

Get a first look at the cameo-filled 'Elsbeth' season 2 finale — featuring a musical number (exclusive) We have the exclusive first look at the season 2 finale of 'Elsbeth,' which sees Elsbeth Tascioni end up in prison around many people she's put behind bars.

She has it coming - Thursday, May 8 at 9pm on CBS: ew.com/first-look-e...

A culture of fear is growing among the international community at Brown University The mood on the campus of Brown University, a hotbed of student protest last year, is now one of fear and intimidation, according to some students.

www.npr.org/2025/04/13/n...

The National Society of Colonial Dames in the State of New York

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FEMA Cuts More Than $300 Million in Disaster Prevention Aid to New York Much of the money was to go toward flood mitigation in vulnerable areas of New York City that were struck hard by Hurricane Sandy and the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...

John Peck, Underground Cartoonist Known as The Mad Peck, Dies at 82 Among many other accomplishments, he illustrated a scholarly work on the history of comic books and wrote record reviews in four-panel comic-strip form.

The campus bookstore was selling his 1978 Providence poster when I got to College Hill in 1982 - I still have mine: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/a...

Trump-stronghold The Villages in Florida holds large "Hands Off!" rally The Villages, a Republican-leaning community in Florida, joined more than 1,200 protests against Trump and Musk on Saturday.

www.newsweek.com/trump-strong...

Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Preorders, Citing Trump’s Tariffs The new video game console will still be released in June, the Japanese company said. Its price was unveiled as $450 this week.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/b...

Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs Will Change Your Life Justin Wolfers on how the tariffs will radically change our daily lives.

The cruelty and the pain is the point: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/o...

Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University The administration has now targeted five schools’ federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/u...

The Underrated New Jersey Town With Top-Notch Restaurants And Artsy Attractions - Explore This charming town just outside NYC is packed with creative energy, amazing food, and a vibrant local art scene perfect for a weekend getaway.

www.explore.com/1815861/unde...

Yeshiva University Recognizes L.G.B.T.Q. Club After Lengthy Battle Yeshiva, a Modern Orthodox Jewish school in New York, had refused for years to recognize the club. The resulting legal fight reached the Supreme Court.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/n...

Charlotte’s Place: Living with the Ghost of a Vérité Pioneer For the filmmaker Charlotte Zwerin, being known as the “third Maysles” was both a calling card and a curse.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

The MetroCard Goes the Way of the Token as M.T.A. Announces End of Sales The transition to the new tap-and-go system for New York City subway and bus riders is expected to save the agency at least $20 million annually, it said.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/n...

‘Queer As Folk’ creator Russell T Davies says gay society in “greatest danger” under Tr*mp: “It’s like an evil rising” - Queerty Davies, who is the showrunner on 'Doctor Who,' also offered hope on navigating this chaotic time.

www.queerty.com/queer-as-fol...

Brown University Professor and Doctor Is Deported to Lebanon Despite a Judge’s Order (Gift Article) Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a kidney transplant specialist and Brown University professor who had a valid visa, was expelled in apparent defiance of a court order.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/16/u...

Black Saturday: The Day the United States Ceased to Be a Constitutional Democracy Black Saturday, March 15, 2025, will be remembered as the day the U.S. ceased to function as a constitutional democracy. A sitting president defied a federal court order, proving that judicial authori...

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IATSE Union President on Canceled Kennedy Center Shows: "Behind-The-Scenes Workers Need to Feed Our Families" www.msn.com/en-us/tv/new...

Sesame Workshop will 'downsize significantly' with layoffs, CEO says The layoffs come after 200 Sesame Workshop employees announced they want to form a union.

www.npr.org/2025/03/05/n...

RZA Talks About Wu-Tang Clan’s Final Chamber Tour The pathbreaking New York rap group, which has rarely performed as a full unit, is hitting the road for the last time.

Forever: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/a...

Local USA 829's Local Union Executive Board Statement on Regressive Trump Policies

Statement on the Kennedy Center's Announced Cancellation of a Production The Dramatists Guild of America is outraged by the Kennedy Center’s announced cancellation of its scheduled production of the show Finn by Dramatists Guild members Mich

www.dramatistsguild.com/news/stateme...

CBS Renews ‘Tracker,’ ‘Elsbeth,’ ‘Fire Country,’ and ‘NCIS’ Dramas CBS is sticking with its solid drama lineup by ordering more seasons of Elsbeth, Fire Country, Tracker and its three NCIS series.

Job security for some: deadline.com/2025/02/cbs-...

At Kennedy Center, Trump Inherits a Tough Job: Fund-Raising For the arts institution, which receives only a small portion of its budget from federal funding, the perennial challenge is to raise additional revenue through ticket sales and private donations.

The new Chair does not have the capacity to "really deeply care and nurture every aspect of it". On the contrary, he breaks and bankrupts everything he touches - and sticks others with the unpaid bills. Follow the money. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/a...

Broadway's Operation Mincemeat Marquee Is Delayed by New Tariffs Thousands of yellow LED bulbs that would illuminate the Golden Theatre marquee are stuck in China due to tariffs imposed by President Trump.

So much winning:
playbill.com/article/broa...

What is the Kennedy Center and Why Does It Matter? — Sexton Law PLLC President Trump is making rapid changes to governance at the United States’ national performing arts center. What does that actually mean and how might it affect the performing arts around the country...

We must never forget that art is not a form of propaganda; it is a form of truth. - JFK 1963
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Connor's latest gig with Dosser - in Philadelphia tomorrow somewhere: