Summer: Last News

On the Road AgainThe New York institution Shakespeare in the Park is taking a break this year while the famous Delacorte Theater in Central Park undergoes renovations. But the Public Theater, which produces it, will still tour a bilingual, 90-minute musical version of the Bard’s “Comedy of Errors” to locations around the city as part of its Mobile Unit program.

Chris Stephens took to Twitter on Monday to express his disappointment over the studio’s decision to prune the plants in the middle of their demonstration.“Quick shoutout to the good people at @UniversalPics for trimming the trees that gave our picket line shade right before a 90+ degree week,” Stephens sarcastically penned.Alongside the tweet, the entertainer shared a photo of the trees looking bare and leaf-less.The ongoing writer’s strike began on May 2 and workers were joined by the actors’ union SAG–AFTRA on July 14.The viral post garnered angry — but also some hilarious — responses from his followers regarding Universal’s act of arboreal aggression.“That’s so shady,” one quipped.Quick shoutout to the good people at @UniversalPics for trimming the trees that gave our picket line shade right before a 90+ degree week. pic.twitter.com/aZvvPYQ23i“Whoever ‘trimmed’ those trees may have just killed a bunch of trees on city property, that weren’t theirs to trim.

partnered with Bucket Listers, an event company known for similar pop-ups including the Golden Girls cafe.The menu comes courtesy of Master Chef semifinalist Becky Brown, who drew on her experience as a photographer and mother to create a family-friendly menu. “We want to make sure that this stuff is approachable and fun for everyone,” Brown told The Post. The food isn’t plastic, it’s fantastic.

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by me, actually) for years: The summer blockbuster is dead! Kaput! Pushing daisies! Why on earth would we schlep to a sticky, old movie theater anymore when we can enjoy the comfort and convenience of Netflix, Grubhub and couch? Making the cinema situation more dire, the past several years of June, July and August releases have been pitiful. In 2019, we were saddled with “Dark Phoenix” and “The Kitchen.” Quadratic equations are more fun.Yet — thank God — our first summer of reopened America is easily the biggest movie season in recent memory.