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April 18, 2013

Etgar and Gary Answer!

Taking questions we gathered from fans on social media, these good friends discussed oh-so-many things.

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December 19, 2012

John Lithgow Does Tony Soprano

Listen to John Lithgow thank our podcast sponsor, Zabar’s and Zabars.com as only a master thespian can.

December 3, 2012

What a night! I know what you’re thinking: Alec Baldwin + comedy is like shooting fish in a barrel, and ok, you’re not wrong. But it was more than that – from start to finish it was an evening of hysterical stories performed, well, hysterically (hey, there’s a reason my writing isn’t read on stage). [...]

November 15, 2012

Stephen Colbert Tribute to Isaiah

It’s laugh-out-loud funny stuff and a great way to remember Isaiah.

October 22, 2012

Ask David Mitchell ANYTHING!

You asked. He answered.

July 24, 2012

Some Contemporary Writers

Can you top this?

In order to prove to the people here that they’re not the only ones who can be “creative,” us marketing folks wove together the following story using titles from 12 new stories from some of our favorite contemporary writers (including Neil Gaiman, Etgar Keret, Aimee Bender and others)

July 22, 2012

Summer Reading – Justin Vivian Bond Edition

We continue our summer reading list with the singer-songwriter, Justin Vivian Bond whom The New Yorker calls, “the best cabaret artist of his generation.”

July 16, 2012

Summer Reading – Roz Chast Edition

All year long at Symphony Space, where Shorts is staged, we’re lucky enough to host evenings with some of the best writers of our time. Now summer is here, the stage is dark and Mad Men is over, so we thought we’d ask some of our favorite writers to share what they are reading, what they recommend, what they plan to get their hands on.

July 9, 2012

Summer Reading 2012

Summer is here, the stage is dark and Mad Men is over, so we thought we’d ask some of our favorite writers to share what they are reading, what they recommend, what they plan to get their hands on.

May 8, 2012

Josh the Intern Gets Inspired!

“Despite my initial reluctance to follow Colm Toibin’s advice, his illustrious career as a writer is hard to argue with. So I set out to write. Here is a running journal reflecting on my attempt at writing 2500 words a day.”