Yes Please: Amy Poehler Opens Up to Seth Meyers at the 92nd Street Y
By Kaitlin Ahern
“Writing is very hard. It’s like I Am Legend. It’s terrible, never do it.” — Amy Poehler Read more
People & Places
Recap of 92Y Talk: David Brooks on Defining Your Moral Genius
by Luvon Roberson
“He’s currently teaching a course in humility at Yale,” is how David Brooks, New York Times op-ed columnist and “PBS NewsHour” commentator, is introduced to the 800 audience members at 92nd Street Y on Sunday, March 9. Read more
Recap: Spike Lee Talking, Thinking Out Loud at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn
by Luvon Roberson
One of the most celebrated filmmakers, writers and producers in contemporary cinema, Spike Lee, sat perched on a stool before a filled-to-capacity crowd at Pratt Institute’s Brooklyn campus on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Here, sound bites from the evening. Read more
Review: Fran Lebowitz in Conversation with Martin Scorsese
by Matthew Leeb
On Jan. 19, writer and consummate New Yorker Fran Lebowitz left her Manhattan comforts for an evening of topical conversation with friend Martin Scorsese in front of a full house at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Read more
Ishmael Beah Introduces First Novel ‘Radiance of Tomorrow’ at Barnes & Noble
by Kaitlin Ahern
Unlike his best-selling memoir A Long Way Gone, Ishmael Beah’s second book is a work of fiction set just after the conclusion of the decade-long civil war in Sierra Leone. Read more
Review: Jonah Hill Previews ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ at 92Y
by Matthew Leeb
The 92nd Street Y series Reel Pieces ended the year with an exclusive preview screening of The Wolf Of Wall Street with actor Jonah Hill who discussed working with Martin Scorsese on his latest film.
Review: A Night in the Spotlight at the Museum of the City of New York
by Matthew Leeb
It was, “an evening of three acts,” as described by Commissioner Katherine Oliver of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment at The Museum of the City of New York’s talk “Spotlight on Broadway: New York’s Theater Design and Architecture.”
Review: Chef René Redzepi and Padma Lakshmi on Food, Cooking and the Creative Process
by Kaitlin Ahern
René Redzepi is no stranger to success. As head chef and co-owner of Noma in Copenhagen, Redzepi tasted the sweetest success in the culinary field at just 32 years old, in 2010 when Noma took the No. 1 spot in the World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Read more
Review: Julianne Moore at 92Y on Her Person Place Thing
More than 100 people attended an evening with Julianne Moore and Randy Cohen in the intimate Buttenwiser Hall at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday, Nov. 7. Read more
Looking Out, Looking In: Hopper Drawing at the Whitney Museum
Conceptual artist, author and art critic Brian O’Doherty stepped behind a podium and into the spotlight at the Whitney Museum on Thursday, Sept. 26 to speak about his lifelong friend Edward Hopper (1882-1967). O’Doherty discusses what he considers to be one of the greatest Hopper exhibits ever curated: Hopper Drawing (on view now through Oct. 6 at the Whitney Museum). Read more