From Back to the Future: The Musical, at the Winter Garden. Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman I think I first encountered Doc Brown and Marty McFly as a little kid on an amusement-park ride at Universal Studios, which I remember was confusing because I hadn’t yet seen any Back to the Future movies. Still,… Continue reading Theater Review: ‘Back to the Future: The Musical’
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Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review
The American Academy of Pediatrics backed gender-related treatments for children on Thursday, reaffirming its position from 2018 on a medical approach that has since been banned in 19 states. But the influential group of doctors also took an extra step of commissioning a systematic review of medical research on the treatments, following similar efforts in… Continue reading Medical Group Backs Youth Gender Treatments, but Calls for Research Review
‘Heartstopper’ Review: Season 2 Holds Back
Heartstopper, sweet as a s’more, sincere as a PSA, has returned for a second season of good intentions and painful self-consciousness. It’s true to the tone of Heartstopper’s first blockbuster season, which captured something almost unbearably tender about teen romance and the experience of gradually understanding your sexuality. Both seasons are full of soaring earnestness… Continue reading ‘Heartstopper’ Review: Season 2 Holds Back
Theater Review: Danny Tejera’s ‘Toros’
Toros, from Second Stage. Photo: Joan Marcus/all rights reserved As far as I’m aware, a performance of Toros is the only place in New York where you can currently see a 63-year-old play a dying female golden retriever. At Second Stage’s uptown house on 76th Street, in the corner of a stage made up to… Continue reading Theater Review: Danny Tejera’s ‘Toros’