Sincerely
After 30 years in business, Chelsea restaurant La Lunchonette is vanishing, as the neighborhood around it is paved under to remake Manhattan’s West Side.
Rich Goldstein is a producer for The Daily Beast.
NEW YORK TO WASHINGTON
A New Jersey resident has created a petition calling on the late-night TV host to bring some Indecision 2016 magic to the presidential race.
LIKE FATHER, LIKE DAUGHTER
Acclaimed director Peter Bogdanovich produces daughter Antonia’s feature film debut, Phantom Halo. The pair talk about tragedy, Hollywood history, and their famous family.
GANGS, GIRLS, AND GROWING UP
New York’s housing projects get their close-up in the alternate universe of Five Star, starring James “Primo” Grant, a real-life member of the infamous Bloods gang.
REVOLUTIONARY
Inside the groundbreaking film ‘Tangerine,’ a stunning film shot on the iPhone 5s about sex work, drugs, and the plight of transgender women.
CULT CLASSIC
The cast and crew of kids—including director Larry Clark, writer Harmony Korine, and stars Leo Fitzpatrick, Chloë Sevigny, and Rosario Dawson—reflect on the seminal 1995 film.
ROSS 2036
Donald Trump and Vermin Supreme have nothing on Beth Ross, America’s first teen president elected via Twitter.
GUTEN TAG!
The German viral video sensation behind “Jennifer is a Party Pooper” is Anna Kendrick and The Bellas’ a capella nemesis in Pitch Perfect 2.
PAPERS PLEASE
The People of America Center at Ellis Island finally opens to the public after storm-related delays, and tells the rich and vexed story of America’s immigrants.
RISING STAR
The star of the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family discusses her latest film See You in Valhalla, which she also produced, and why there needs to be more nuanced roles for women.