Atlantic Yards, the 60-Second Version

Scene 1: “Rally” at MetroTech 12, interior

Bruce Ratner comes out of hiding; squints without his glasses. Jason Kidd likes the project, and not just because his boss is doing it. ROBERTA FLACK IS HERE!!!! Lots of jokes about what being a Brooklynite means. (Loud and in-your-face.)

Scene 2: Public Hearing, City College of Technology, Read More

Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and the MVP

I stayed up till 1:30 last night to watch the Suns’ victory over the Lakers in overtime. I felt awed by the displays of power by Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash. Nash may lack Kobe’s athleticism, and Jordanity, but it is beautiful to watch him run that offense. It ticked me off when the Read More

When Kidd Was a Kid

Tonight, June 5, the New Jersey Nets debut in the National Basketball Association finals versus the Los Angeles Lakers, and it feels like a fantastic practical joke. A season ago, the Nets were, as usual, mired in the Meadowlands muck. They were hobbled with injuries, feeble offensively, inept defensively, losing like drunks at the track Read More

That Six Feet Under Girl

Lauren Ambrose is that redhead from HBO’s Six Feet Under-some kind of redhead, clearly, as evidenced by the eyeballs that locked on her tangerine mane as she slinked into the Bryant Park Hotel on a recent afternoon, decked in a pink blouse and white slacks.

Ms. Ambrose, who is 23, plays Claire Fisher, the sardonic, Read More