Author Archives: Yuval Ben-David

Danny Burstein had a good year: He recently garnered a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award and his third Tony Award nomination for his leading role as Buddy Plummer in Follies, Stephen Sondheim’s 1971 musical about a showgirls’ reunion. The 48-year-old Burstein has also acted in popular TV shows, like Boardwalk Empire and »

While New England railroad lines can be prone to delays of service or crowded rail cars, a new report from the Metropolitan Transit Authority showed customer satisfication with the Metro-North railroad is on the rise. Overall, 93 percent of passengers who took part in the annual MTA study expressed approval of the rail operator’s service, »

The Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism hosted its first major conference on Friday, combining a historical approach to the French-Jewish community with contemporary political analysis. The conference, entitled “Antisemtism in France: Past, Present and Future,” featured 11 leading scholars of anti-Semitism from France, Israel and the United States and attracted an audience of »

Most consumers of art wonder how the pieces they admire in galleries develop over time but do not get the opportunity to witness the process for themselves. Every October, New Haven artists open up their studios and allow the city’s residents this chance. The grand opening for the annual City-Wide Open Studios festival will take »

Mike Anthony admitted he was a “finicky eater” growing up, but the executive chef of New York City’s Gramercy Tavern restaurant praised the diversity of food while speaking at Yale on Tuesday afternoon. At a Calhoun Master’s Tea co-sponsored by the Yale Sustainable Food Project that drew around 50 students, Anthony spoke briefly about his »

Following the arrival of Shake Shack last month and the announcement of Chipotle Mexican Grill last week, a Panera Bread bakery-cafe will join the two on Chapel Street when it takes the place of News Haven. Panera is replacing News Haven, a specialty boutique selling national and international newspapers and magazines, which will close Oct. »

Mario Moore ART ’13 does not have to walk very far to view his work on display: a new show of Moore’s paintings is located conveniently at The Study hotel, right across the street from his studio in the School of Art’s Green Hall. After receiving his BFA from the College for Creative Studies in »

As the 2012-’13 Yale College Council executive board ends the first month of its tenure on campus, it aims to increase communication between the council and students as well as between students and administrators. Members of the YCC executive board said they hope to enhance student participation and input in administrative decisions, beginning with the »