Abbie Fentress Swanson appears in the following:
Doctorow, Atwood and Amis on America and its Role in Global Political Culture
Friday, May 11, 2012
One of the highlights of this year's PEN World Voices Festival was a talk between writers E.L. Doctorow, Margaret Atwood and Martin Amis on America and its role in the global politic...
Asia Society Leader Leaves Post to Consult at Guggenheim
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
The society announced on Wednesday that Dr. Vishakha Desai is leaving her post as president and chief executive officer in September to join the Guggenheim Foundation as a senior ...
Jimmy Cliff to Open 'Celebrate Brooklyn' Concert Series
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff will open this summer's Celebrate Brooklyn! concert series on June 5. Get the whole lineup here, which also includes Ghostface Killah, Angélique Kidjo, Missi...
Christie's to Hold First Photojournalism Auction in Honor of Anton Hammerl
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
The sale, which takes place at Christie's on Tuesday, will include signed prints donated by Sebastião Salgado and Susan Meiselas, among others. See a slideshow here.
Look | See What They Were Wearing on the Met Gala Red Carpet
Monday, May 07, 2012
On Monday night, stars made their way up the Metropolitan Museum's red-carpeted stairs to attend the Costume Institute's annual gala. The theme for this year's benefit and exhibit w...
Snapshot | Google Says 'Happy Birthday' to NY Artist Keith Haring
Friday, May 04, 2012
Google has used letters inspired by the work of the late New York artist Keith Haring for the "doodle" above its homepage search bar. Haring died tragically of AIDS in 1990. Friday wo...
Art by Teens Livens Up Manhattan Office
Thursday, May 03, 2012
A floor of a midtown Manhattan office building has become an art gallery for work by 125 middle- and high-school students. The exhibition, called "Goals and Dreams," opened Wednesday ...
Musical 'Once' Leads 2012 Tony Award Nominations
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
On Tuesday, actors Kristin Chenoweth and Jim Parsons announced the nominees for the 66th annual Tony Awards. The musical "Once" got the most nominations -- 11. Both "The Gershwins’ ...
Bloomberg Gives Writers Inaugural NYC Literary Awards
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Paul Auster, Robert Caro and Walter Dean Myers are among the writers who will get new literary awards from Mayor Michael Bloomberg at Gracie Mansion on Thursday night.
Jazz at Lincoln Center Taps Former NBC Exec as Leader
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Greg Scholl, who oversaw a portfolio of NBC Universal properties, will be the non-profit's new executive director beginning on June 1. Adrian Ellis left the post in January to work f...
New Music Venue to Open in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
A 100-year-old brick sawdust factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is being reborn as a 13,000-square-foot music venue and studio. The new rehearsal, recording and performance space, loca...
Bobby Womack, Big Daddy Kane and UCB to Perform at SummerStage
Monday, April 23, 2012
Soul legend Bobby Womack, hip-hop artist Big Daddy Kane and improv troupe The Upright Citizens Brigade are among the artists who will be performing at this year's SummerStage. The f...
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2012 Pulitzer Prize Winners
Monday, April 16, 2012
The list of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize winners is out. Among this year's winners were the late Manning Marable for his book on Malcolm X, Brooklyn poet Tracy Smith and Kevin Puts for h...
Marking the Titanic's Demise
Friday, April 13, 2012
The 100-year anniversary of the Titanic disaster is coming up on Sunday, April 15. WNYC Culture Editor Abbie Fentress Swanson has compiled a list of ways to mark the event in New York City, and she joins us with a few interesting suggestions for Soundcheck listeners.
Quinn Remembers Her Grandmother, a Titanic Survivor
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn's maternal grandmother, Nellie Shine Callaghan, was 16 or 17 years old when she came to America from Cobh, Ireland, 100 years ago. She ...
Google Building’s Scaffolding Shows Chelsea’s Past
Monday, April 09, 2012
On Monday, workers affixed a vinyl mural onto the scaffolding wrapping around Google's New York headquarters. The cartoons on the mural refer to famous landmarks and key figures in...
The Jane Hotel's Connection to the Titanic Draws a Crowd
Monday, April 09, 2012
New York City has no shortage of sites that have a direct connection to the Titanic. One of them is the Jane Hotel, where the Titanic's surviving sailors went for a memorial service ...
12 Ways to Commemorate the Titanic Centennial
Monday, April 02, 2012
There are a number of happenings in the Tri-State area that mark the Titanic centennial. Among our favorites: meals recreating White Star Line menus, plays based on ship survivor te...
100 Years After She Sank, Titanic Continues to Fascinate
Monday, April 02, 2012
After the Titanic hit an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland, it sank on April 15, 1912 on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. More than 1,500 people d...
College-Bound Vets Face Challenges Beyond Tuition
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Schools are enrolling hundreds of thousands of recent veterans and servicemembers due to the drawdown in Iraq and Post 9/11 GI Bill. But the education benefit is not helping all of th...
