American Icons: Gone with the Wind
For a time, Margaret Mitchell’s saga of the antebellum South was the second bestselling book next to the Bible. Gone With The Wind had it all: charming debutantes, a sacred family home, an indomitable...
View ArticleAmerican Icons: Gone With the Wind
A look at how the racial politics of Gone With the Wind play out today, and why the story still speaks to readers and viewers.For a time, Margaret Mitchell’s saga of the antebellum South was the second...
View ArticleNY Phil's N. Korea Concert is Talk of the Town
The historic NY Philharmonic concert in North Korea remains the topic of conversation in classical music circles and diplomatic coffee klatches.REPORTER: WNYC’s John Schaeffer was there and says as the...
View ArticleIt's National Bike to Work Day!
Paul Steely White, of Transportation Alternatives, says now is the time to pull out your bike and join the city's estimated 130,000 daily riders.WHITE: The first thing is to make sure your bicycle is...
View ArticleLocal Republicans React to Palin's Speech
New York Republicans gathered in the Flatiron district to watch the convention coverage. Marion Drayfus of the Upper West Side said she was not disappointed by the spirited speech by vice presidential...
View ArticleReflections on 'Man on Wire'
The Twin Towers are on the minds of many New Yorkers today. But they made such a strong impact on one man, Phillipe Petit, that in 1974 he illegally strung a wire between the World Trade Towers. Then,...
View ArticleNYers Shop for Food at Union Square Market
New Yorkers flocked to the Union Square market today to gather provisions for the big day.REPORTER: Jan Sweeney brought her own shopping bag and was filling it on her way to work.SWEENEY: Bought a...
View ArticleWhat the Greeks Knew
There are a number of productions of classic Greek plays in the city right now. The plots are filled with family strife, and the cost of war and revenge.And they got WNYC's Karen Frillmann thinking...
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Seeger Celebrates 90 Winters
Pete Seeger continues to work hard for what he believes in. And his fans are right there with him. His 90th birthday birthday party (and sing-a-long) at Madison Square Garden on May 3 turned into a...
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Main Street NYC
The WNYC news team's Main Streets project is spending a year looking closely at six blocks around the region. Karen Frillmann, Brigid Bergin, and Elaine Rivera discuss the goals of the project, what...
View ArticleRichard III, An Arab Tragedy
A new Arabic language production of Shakespeare’s Richard III has arrived at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. And, not a minute too soon. I spoke with the director backstage at BAM.The corrupting...
View ArticleRichard III, an Arab Tragedy
A new Arabic language production of Shakespeare’s Richard the Third has arrived at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. And as far as WNYC’s Karen Frillmann is concerned, it’s not a minute too soon. She...
View ArticleHighlights of the Lincoln Center Festival
The Lincoln Center Festival is winding down, but there are still a few ambitious international productions running through this weekend. WNYC’s Karen Frillmann has been following the festival and has...
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Today in History: Peekskill Riots
Paul Robeson“It was a huge crowd. I think 10,000 people. A small group of people at the gate were shouting at us 'kikes, nigger lovers, go back to Russia.' There was a policeman there with a barricade...
View ArticleOne Family Copes With Losing a Father on 9/11
Trying to not stand out is the quest of many teenagers. For those kids who lost loved ones on September 11th, fitting in and getting back to life-as-usual is an ongoing process. WNYC’s Karen Frillmann...
View ArticleMain Street NYC
In their Main Streets Project, the WNYC Newsroom is following six blocks over an entire year to track how the economic downturn is being felt at street level. Main Streets editor Karen Frillman is...
View ArticleWNYC Staff Members on Leonard's 25th Anniversary at WNYC
Brian Lehrer, Bob Hennelly, and Karen Frillman congratulate Leonard on his 25 years at the station. Find out more about Leonard's 25th anniversary here.
View Article2010 State Democratic Convention: Concern Mixed with Confidence
While the lengthy roll call for the attorney general nomination was underway inside the convention hall, WNYC caught up with Arthur Schwartz, a state committee member from Lower Manhattan. Calling...
View ArticleGrowing Up in Queens
The Queens of my childhood was different from the Queens of my youth and I saw it morph again long after I moved across the river into "the city." Among the the most important lessons I learned was...
View ArticleCatch This Before It Closes: The Scottsboro Boys
A trip to the Lyceum Theater on W. 45th Street before December 12th will give you a brush with history. "The Scottsboro Boys" is the show on stage, and the spectacle of a justice system that works for...
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