| | | NYC Pianist Arturo O'Farrill Finds Himself In Cuba, and Brings His Father Home BY LARRY BLUMENFELD  When the steel door to Kennedy Airport’s Gate 8 slammed shut, Arturo O’Farrill was on the wrong side. With his wife, sons, and mother in tow one Monday in December, he was bound for Miami, then for Havana via charter flight. And though far from early, the O’Farrills weren’t exactly late—the plane began rolling toward the runway 10 minutes ahead of schedule. Inside the cab... more >> | | | | | | | | Bensonhurst's Dai Wah Yummy City Ain't So Itty-Bitty BY ROBERT SIETSEMA  Despite its happy-go-lucky name, Dai Wah Yummy City is a very serious place. No red dragons with glimmering eyes sprawl across the wall. No potted plants perch on pedestals. There are no futuristic light fixtures, nor wildly uniformed waiters in pastel waistcoats, either—just a big, boxy room with white walls, made to seem even barer by maximum wattage. The only decorations are a floral mura... more >> | | | | | | | | Keeping the Faith in Of Gods and Men and Diary of a Country Priest BY J. HOBERMAN  We have our martyrs and they have theirs. The eight gentle Trappist monks depicted in Of Gods and Men uphold the faith that brought them from France to Algeria, only to be abducted and massacred, presumably by fanatics of a rival religious persuasion. Winner of the Grand Prix last year at Cannes and based on a 1996 event that continues to resonate in France, Of Gods and Men has proved a considera... more >> | | | | | | | | "I'm Not a Gay Director!" Says Rising Auteur BY MICHAEL MUSTO  A mildly bratty puppy with a shock of hair that looks like it’s being tugged at by the gods, French-Canadian Xavier Dolan is a director/writer/producer/actor with a vision. His first film, the semi-autobiographical squabble fest I Killed My Mother, won awards at Cannes two years ago, when he was only 20. His new one, Heartbeats, pits man against friend in a gasp of shimmery narcisissm. Dola... more >> | | | | | | | | Hope Gangloff at Susan Inglett Gallery BY ROBERT SHUSTER  Despite their richly observed detail and careful compositions, Hope Gangloff’s portraits display a kind of effortlessness. Like a writer who crafts a great story without a dazzling style, Gangloff paints a quiet quasi-realism, capturing the moods of her subjects—friends, typically—by emphasizing line, gesture, and facial expression. If that sounds like drawing, it largely is: The a... more >> | | | | | | Runnin' Scared President Obama spoke today on the events and violence in Libya, which he called "outrageous" and "unacceptable." He said he asked his administration "to prepare the full range of options that we ... Fork in the Road Tonight, after dangling the promise/threat of Paula Deen before us for what now seems like years, Top Chef is giving its viewers a meaty, man-sized portion of the Butter Queen. According to The Hu... La Daily Musto Snooki's ex boyfriend, Jeff Miranda, is always semi-nude anyway as he prances down the boardwalk reeking of eau de Guido. But now he's more semi-nude. Jeff just submitted a shower photo to Pl... Sound of the City TV on the Radio has debuted a new track on the radio, appropriately enough: Courtesy Seattle's 107.7 The End, please enjoy TVOTR's "Will Do," a remarkably airy, uncluttered, elegant semi-slow jam ... Corporate After more than a quarter-century in alternative media, Michael Cohen is leaving as publisher of the Village Voice. Taking Cohen's place as publisher will be longtime VVM colleague Josh Fromson, w... | | | | |
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