Knicks v. Celtics and More NY Sports; May Get Lit: 'Audition' by Katie Kitamura; Sheree Hovsepian's Solo Exhibition; Why Are Emergency Sirens So Loud?
The Knicks play the fourth game of their playoff series against Boston tonight at Madison Square Garden. Sports and culture writer Priya Desai talks about why this particular match up has been so captivating and why New York fans are feeling hopeful. And we invite our sport loving fans to weigh in.
Our May Get Lit with All Of It book club selection is the new novel Audition by Katie Kitamura. The story follows a successful actress struggling through a new play... and the much younger man who suddenly comes into her life. Kitamura discusses the novel ahead of our May 29th Get Lit event.
Local artist Sheree Hovsepian discusses her solo exhibit at Uffner & Liu, "Figure Ground," which displays her latest works, including new bronze sculptures, and her new monograph, which will be released May 20.
Culture writer Niko Stratis discusses her new memoir, The Dad Rock That Made Me A Woman, which traces her life from a childhood in the Yukon, her careers as a construction worker and journeyman glazier, her challenges with alcohol, her journey through gender identity, and the transformative power of music.
When and why did emergency sirens get so loud? These are questions that Ben Naddaff-Hafrey, senior producer for Pushkin Industries, tried to answer in a recent episode of Malcolm Gladwell's "Revisionist History" podcast. Naddaf-Hafrey lives opposite a fire station in Brooklyn, which means he is often exposed to the high decibels of an engine's siren. But, as he discovered in his reporting, loud sirens may not be as effective in saving lives as we think. Naddaf-Hafrey discusses what he found and listeners share their experiences with sirens on the streets of New York.
