Inside Thirteen blogger: Bob Morris, Producer
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May 30th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Jennifer 8. Lee is a New York Times reporter, blogger and author best known for her writing about technology, immigrants and contemporary culture. She talks about how a lot of …
May 30th, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Operatic bass Hao Jiang Tian reminisces about and performs the songs that highlight his tumultuous journey from the Cultural Revolution to the Metropolitan Opera. Tian is the first Chinese-born …
May 30th, 2008 at 12:10 pm
Last week, you voted on three films that capture the evolving character of New York City. But we can only air one this Saturday night on Reel 13. So which did you choose?
May 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
In the singing biz, they talk about money notes — the notes a singer hits that make your spine tingle, the ones that often get a singer hired in the first place. Are the first “money notes” you think of high notes? They’re pretty hard to ignore, but let’s talk for a moment about rich, juicy, resonant low notes. Read more…
May 29th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Most rock stars don’t sing about hygiene and sanitation. Then again, not many rock stars live and work in Niassa, one of the poorest places on earth, where people survive on subsistence farming and lack amenities such as indoor plumbing. Born and raised in Niassa, Feliciano Dos Santos wrote and performs the hit, “Wash Your Hands,” which is part of a public health campaign organized by his non-profit group, Estamos, that promotes the installation of pumps to provide clean drinking water and “EcoSan” toilets to improve sanitation. Read more and see videos…
May 29th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Meet Ryan Kinsella, a baritone who started out at New York City Opera and now is part of the Wagner Society of Washington D.C.’s Emerging Singers Program. Hear about how he developed his technique from a more emotional core, how new opportunities opened up as his voice developed, and his tendency to be cast as a villain. Then watch him perform.
May 28th, 2008 at 10:28 am
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by Wynton Marsalis and comprising 15 of the finest jazz players today, has been the Jazz at Lincoln Center resident orchestra for over 12 years. This remarkably versatile orchestra performs and leads educational events in New York, across the U.S. and around the globe. Watch a video about the demands of playing in the orchestra.
May 27th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Prolific Hollywood director, producer, and actor Sydney Pollack died Monday at his home in Los Angeles from cancer. He was 73. Thirteen looks back in memoriam….
May 27th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Florent always was a haven for creative nightowls; the chi-chi uptown crowd may have had Elaine’s and the likes, but the downtown people would get their steak-frites in a much …
May 23rd, 2008 at 10:13 am
In the 1860s, despite increasing westward expansion, many Americans still had not seen images of the frontier. Imagine, then, gazing into Albert Bierstadt’s 84-square-foot oil-on-canvas paean to Manifest Destiny, A Storm in the Rocky Mountains, Mt. Rosalie. It’s at the Brooklyn Museum, and in this video at SundayArts online.
The Waterfalls and New York City
Home Delivery: The Cases of Japan and Scandinavia
The Museum of Modern Art’s exhibition, Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling, surveys the past, present and future of the...
Randi Weingarten Elected AFT President
Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers in Chicago on July 14, 2008. The following is...
