Sarah Montague

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Childrens' Book Heroine Madeline Turns 75

Sunday, July 06, 2014

The quintessential Parisian schoolgirl was born in New York City.

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Pigeons: Flying Rats or Friends?

Sunday, June 29, 2014

Pigeons: flying rats or friends?

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Nothing But Hound Dogs

Sunday, June 08, 2014

There is no sound quite like eight hundred hounds waking up to a crisp spring morning:

They could be heard (no doubt all across the state of Pennsylvania) at the Bryn Mawr Hound Show, which celebrated its hundredth anniversary this May.   Hound shows ...

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A Post-Modernist Returns to Once Upon a Time

Sunday, May 25, 2014

Theater and opera director Anne Bogart argues in a new book that we've deconstructed enough and times call for a different focus.

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Rex in the City: Photos of New York Dogs

Sunday, May 18, 2014

In her new book, New Zealand photographer Rachael McKenna captures everything from pampered purebreds to tough mutts across all five boroughs.

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Behind Radio Tech, Goats

Sunday, May 04, 2014

Seven years ago, Steve Shultis came upon an ad in a store in the Hudson Valley area where he lives with his family offering two adult Nubian ewes, or female goats, to a “good family.” After what Shultis, who is New York Public Radio's chief technology officer, describes as a ...

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Eating the Easter Bunny

Sunday, April 20, 2014

Spring is the season of new life—chicks, lambs, bunnies. But in the city they are most easily enjoyed in their delectable chocolate analogs.

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The Man Behind The New Yorker's Cartoons

Saturday, March 29, 2014

New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff has a new memoir called How About Never—Is Never Good for You?

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The Glaciers of Patagonia, Inside a Gallery

Saturday, March 15, 2014

German photographer Frank Thiel brings Patagonia's dramatic glaciers to New York City.

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Movie Date: 'Mr. Peabody & Sherman' and '300: Rise of an Empire'

Saturday, March 08, 2014

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In this week's Movie Date podcast, Rafer and Kristen hop into the WABAC machine for a trip to the rebooted world of "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" and the sword and sandal past of "300: Rise...
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The Sky’s the Limit: Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

“She just exudes the essence, the terrier essence.  She was just on, and she showed beautifully.  She had a wonderful expression, and I enjoyed her very much.”

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Westminster Crowns Best In Show

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

The top dogs have been separated from the under dogs, crowning one canine best in show. This year there were nearly 3,000 entrants from around the world at the 138th Westminster Kenne...

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Good-Looking, With a Great Nose: Nathan the Bloodhound Poised for Victory at Westminster

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Good-looking, and with a great nose.  A man-trailing Bloodhound wins the Hound Group at Westminster.

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At Westminster Agility Meet, All Dogs Welcome

Sunday, February 09, 2014

For the first time at Westminsters, mixed-breed dogs competed alongside purebreds in the kennel club's inaugural Master Agility Championship.

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The Little Prince Is a New Yorker

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Who knew?  The Little Prince is a native New Yorker, we learn from a new exhibit at the Morgan Library & Museum

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Mutts and New Breeds Welcomed at Westminster

Saturday, January 18, 2014

The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is no longer for pure-bred dogs only. 

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Word Up: Youth Fills in the Blanks as Crosswords Turn 100

Friday, December 20, 2013

Crosswords are a hundred years young as a new generation of constructors adds LOL and more.

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Alex Karpovsky Talks New Yorker Festival

Saturday, October 05, 2013

The writer and director Alex Karpovsky, who portrays Ray on the HBO series "Girls," is making his first appearance at the festival and he's a little nervous about it.

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You Too, Brutus, a Woman?

Friday, October 04, 2013

Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is a violent cautionary tale about the abuse of power. Moliere’s The Learned Ladies is a genial satire about social and intellectual pretension. As WNYC’s Sarah Montague reports, each is being interpreted this season in an unusual way: with all women casts.

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Horsing Around Grand Central Terminal

Tuesday, March 26, 2013

To help celebrate Grand Central Terminal's 100th anniversary, some horses will be grazing and walking around the Beaux-Arts station. It's part of an installation and performance piece by artist Nick Cave.

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