• Mathew Barzal’s OT-winner gives Islanders stranglehold on Capitals

    Mathew Barzal’s OT-winner gives Islanders stranglehold on Capitals

    The Islanders finally found a strong start to match their strong third period. But it took overtime Sunday to put them 60 minutes away from finishing off the series. Mathew Barzal delivered the winner 4:28 into overtime to lift the Islanders to a 2-1 victory over the Capitals, taking a commanding 3-0 lead in the …
  • RZA wrote a new ice cream truck jingle to replace ‘racist’ song ‘Turkey in the Straw’

    RZA wrote a new ice cream truck jingle to replace ‘racist’ song ‘Turkey in the Straw’

    Get ready to scream for ice cream — with a brand-new song. RZA, of the Wu-Tang Clan, has partnered with Good Humor to write a cheerful new ice cream truck jingle in place of “Turkey in the Straw” — an earworm with a troubled history long criticized for being racist. “Remember that ice cream jingle?” …
  • How Raúl Esparza corralled stars for a virtual Stephen Sondheim birthday celebration

    How Raúl Esparza corralled stars for a virtual Stephen Sondheim birthday celebration

    It was hard enough when Broadway shut down, says Raúl Esparza, but letting Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday pass without a celebration? Impossible. And so, while quarantining in his Chelsea apartment, he and friends hit on the answer: a virtual bash, “Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration.” Starting at 8 p.m. Sunday, …
  • Meryl Streep joins all-star virtual Stephen Sondheim 90th birthday concert

    Meryl Streep joins all-star virtual Stephen Sondheim 90th birthday concert

    Meryl Streep, Bernadette Peters, Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald are set to join an all-star line-up in a special virtual concert to celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday. “Take Me To The World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration,” hosted by Raúl Esparza, will take place this Sunday, April 26, the 50th anniversary of the opening night …