Jonathan Slaff

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Jonathan Slaff writes on cultural events from the brainy, the edgy and the good. He helps us keep ahead of the curve in the world of the arts and culture.

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The Whore from Ohio

'The Whore from Ohio' by Hanoch Levin, Israel's foremost playwright, is a black comedy that deals memorably with ultimate questions of fantasy, lust and mortality.

Pilgrimage: Sin-cha Hong and Laughing Stone Dance Theatre Company of Korea

Sin-cha Hong and her Laughing Stone Dance Theatre Company of Korea at La MaMa for Pilgrimage, which premiered in 1988 at Seoul Arts Center

Home Front

'Home Front' is a highly-charged, explosive play by Daniel Algie that reveals how the violence of distant war affects the heart of America. Euripides' 'Herakles' is re-imagined as the unsettling homecoming of a Vietnam MIA.

Some Historic/Some Hysteric

Since neuropsychology was founded just before the Victorian era, it has undergone a century and a half of growing pains, none of which was more theatrical than the 'Hysteria Shows,' or clinical demonstrations, of Dr. Jean-Martin Charcot of Paris

30th Annual Village Halloween Costume Ball at Theater for the New City

Nonstop theater, a costume competition and ballroom dancing will bewitch the East Village in Theater for the New City's 30th annual Village Halloween Costume Ball. This unique festival continues as a grand coming-together for everyday New Yorkers

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Pluto Security Emerges From Stealth With $42M in Funding, Backed by a Community-First Growth Strategy

For cybersecurity startups, building a capable product is only...

How White-Collar Cases Now Begin With a Document Request, Not a Knock at the Door

A federal grand jury subpoena shows up in the CFO's inbox, addressed to the company, asking for three years of emails, wire records, and board decks. The case is already underway. Nobody kicked in a door. No agent flashed a badge in the lob

The Stokes Interview Is Back: Here’s What Couples Must Decide

Two years ago, plenty of marriage-based green card couples never sat across a desk from a USCIS officer. Interview waivers were common, files moved on paperwork, and the second, split-room interview known as a Stokes was a rare escalation r

Bloom Security Finds a Software Supply Chain Risk Hiding in AI Coding Workflows

AI coding agents are increasingly capable of selecting dependencies,...
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