All content by Michael Landes
![The Guitarist's Nobel](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/top-900x551.jpg)
The Guitarist’s Nobel
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• April 6, 2017
![Kaitlyn Greenidge, above, read at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House with David Means on March 2. Both writers grapple with uneasy images of America in the debut novels from which they read.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/030917_greenidge_twitter-900x471.jpeg)
Alternate Americas at Reading with Kaitlyn Greenidge, David Means
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• March 8, 2017
![John Avlon speaks at Joe’s Pub, Tuesday. The House of Speakeasy hosted the intellectual talk, which focused on stories about failures.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/021317_Speakeasy_MichaelLandes_01-900x675.jpg)
Failure is Part of the Process
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• February 13, 2017
![Steinhardt’s Drama Therapy Department performed “Power and Privilege As Performance” at Pless Hall Black Box Theater on Saturday. The performance included three short plays.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/110216_gender_EuanPrentis-600x900.jpg)
Performing Power And Privilege
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• February 10, 2017
![Anne Carson spoke on Thursday at the Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/020417_BooksAnneCarson_AlecSquires_15-900x600.jpg)
Anne Carson: Icon of Intellect
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• February 6, 2017
![Ottessa Moshfegh performed her reading on Tuesday from her now book, “Homesick For Another World.”](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/012617_homesick_viaTwitter.jpeg)
Ottessa Moshfegh: A Breath Of Fresh, Strange Air
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• January 26, 2017
![Playwright Basil Kreimendahl creates an extraordinary combination of identity and war in his play, "Orange Julius".](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Orange-Julius-l-to-r-Ruy-Iskandar-Jess-Barbagallo-Stephen-Payne-credit-Sandra-Coudert-Graham-900x600.jpg)
A Tender and Comic Look At Gender, Death and Vietnam
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• January 24, 2017
![Poison is now playing at the Beckett Theater and showcases the talent of award winning playwright Lot Vekenmans.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/poison_loumontesano-courtesy-of-beck-lee-900x643.jpg)
‘Poison:’ A Look at Grief and Love
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• November 28, 2016
![The Playroom Theatre served as the venue for the intimate panel.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/112116_internet_TruOnline-900x289.jpg)
When the Internet Meets Theater
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• November 21, 2016
![Jefferson Reardon stars in Shakespeare in the Square’s production of Coriolanus.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/coriolanus_courtesy-900x600.jpg)
Another Election Gone Awry
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• November 14, 2016
![The Bad Theater Festival was full of absurdity and cultural comedy, providing a very entertaining season of shows.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/festival_courtesy-900x597.jpg)
Bad Theater Festival: Better Than It Sounds
Michael Landes, Staff Writer
• November 7, 2016
![Storyteller Dandy Darkly incorporates an interesting mix of drugs, sexuality, and Greek mythology in his new play, "Myth Mouth".](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/102016_Darkly_02.jpg)
A Show for the Kings and Queens of Halloween
Michael Landes, Contributing Writer
• October 20, 2016
![Activists from NYC Stands with Standing Rock marched through the Museum of Natural History in what they called “Decolonize This Museum” as a performative protest against the South Dakota pipeline.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/decolonize_facebook-722x900.jpg)
Decolonization on the Lower East Side
Michael Landes, Contributing Writer
• October 17, 2016
![Jamie Duclos-Yourdon discusses his novel, “Froelich’s Ladder,” at Strand, allowing fans to gain some insight into his thought process.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ladder_facebook-675x900.jpg)
Climbing to Success With ‘Ladder’
Michael Landes, Contributing Writer
• October 17, 2016
Can’t You Take a Joke?
Michael Landes, Contributing Writer
• October 11, 2016
![Major vs. Indie Publishing: What Sells and What Matters](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/books-922321_960_720-900x599.jpg)
Major vs. Indie Publishing: What Sells and What Matters
Michael Landes, Contributing Writer
• September 29, 2016
![The front of a brown building, with the words "TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS" above the large doors. There are a few people walking down the street in front of the building.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/theater-tisch-katiepeurrung-900x621-1-1.jpg)
Carmo Moniz, Editor-at-Large • September 6, 2024
![An aisle of bookshelves filled with multicolored books.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-books-feature-1200x801.jpg)
![An illustration of the Washington Square Park arch and fountain. The words “BACK TO SCHOOL,” are above the words “Ins and Outs.” On the left is a smiling figure under a sunny sky and on the right is an angry figure under a cloudy sky.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/culture-ins-and-outs-1200x800.jpg)
![A man in a black shirt, a woman in a brown sweater, a teenage girl in a gray knit sweater and a child in a blue-and-green striped shirt look scared and are holding one another. They are sitting in a dark children’s bedroom.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/arts-film-afraid-movie-review-1200x720.png)
Karina Rower, Under The Arch Editor • September 6, 2024
![A person wearing a keffiyeh is zip tied by a cop in protective gear.](https://nyunews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/news-disciplinaryaction-1200x798.jpg)
Hope Pisoni, Investigative Reporter • September 5, 2024