May 2026

Detours: Cracking Kode9, Day-Raving in a Yoga Studio, and a Weeknight Reckoning

Detours is a column within our All Hours column, collecting the recent rants of nightlife reporter Arielle Lana LeJarde from dance floors, green rooms, and shows all over the city. It’s been a few months since the last dispatch, but I’m back and very much outside again.  In this installment, I somehow end up playing […]

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Staggering Racial Gap in NYC Private School Tuition Payments for Special Ed

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As Mayor Zohran Mamdani scrambles to plug a multi-billion dollar budget gap, his administration is looking more closely at the money New York City spends on private school tuition for students with disabilities. The payments — which topped $723 million last school year, up

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At Jeffrey Deitch and Matthew Marks, Charles Ray Is Still Full of Surprises

The only thing predictable about a Charles Ray show is that it will be unpredictable. His sculptures, ranging from a life-sized toy firetruck to a marble cube filled with Pepto-Bismol, are so varied that his trademark could be “expect the unexpected.” The Chicago-born sculptor currently has two shows in his hometown, Los Angeles, at Jeffrey

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Escape to Comporta: Where to Stay on Portugal’s Serene Coast

Europe’s seaside summer scene is sizzling, with party-hard hotspots like Mykonos, Bodrum and Saint-Tropez always attracting eager visitors, along with more low-key yet still lit locales such as Cascais and Menorca. If you’re after something even slower, rooted in relaxation, follow the tranquil rhythms to Comporta, in the Alentejo region.  Located just 90 minutes south

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The Philippines Pavilion Turns the Country’s Maritime History into an Archive of Universal Longing

Few are familiar with the Philippines’ central role in enabling the first truly global maritime trade, with galleons sailing regularly between Manila and Acapulco to forge a transoceanic link between East Asia and the Americas as early as the 16th Century. Fewer still recognize the extent to which Filipinos sustain global seafaring today, accounting for

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Italy on Madison celebrates the excellence of Made in Italy in New York, here is the program

New York is preparing to welcome Italy on Madison, three days of experience hosted at the Italian Townhouse on Madison Avenue, designed to celebrate the best of Made in Italy through a calendar of events that interweave design, nautical, food culture, handicrafts, fashion and contemporary lifestyle. From May 13th to 15th, the public will be

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