Melena Ryzik

6 days ago | pressdemocrat.com | Melena Ryzik

Mariska Hargitay was at home, and she was sprinting up the stairs, bounding between the corners of her very full life. I had to hustle to keep pace. She checked in with her oldest son — home from his first year at Princeton University — and supervised the setup of an engagement party she was hosting for her goddaughter. Gardeners buzzed about the terraces of her Manhattan penthouse. She apologized for the noise. 8 miles of new trails, ridgetop views beckon on Santa Rosa’s Taylor Mountain.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Melena Ryzik

Mariska Hargitay was at home, and she was sprinting up the stairs, bounding between the corners of her very full life. I had to hustle to keep pace. She checked in with her oldest son — tall, polite, home from his first year at Princeton — and supervised the setup of an engagement party she was hosting for her goddaughter. Gardeners buzzed about the terraces of her Manhattan penthouse. She apologized, superfluously, for the noise.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Melena Ryzik

Art & Design|Crowning New York’s Top ‘Pigeon’https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/arts/design/pigeon-fest-high-line.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. By almost any measure, the pigeon is a humble bird. But on Saturday, New York’s unofficial avian emblem and second most hated critter was celebrated on the High Line in Chelsea at a first- (and last-) of-its-kind event, Pigeon Fest.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Melena Ryzik |Sinna Nasseri

The actor's passion project is a cabaret act in which he sings the standards. "It might sound Pollyanna-ish," he says, but his goal is to connect. The actor's passion project is a cabaret act in which he sings the standards. "It might sound Pollyanna-ish," he says, but his goal is to connect. Credit... John C.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Melena Ryzik

Paul Reubens's performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans "license to be weird." At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades. Paul Reubens, as seen in the documentary "Pee-wee as Himself." Before creating Pee-wee Herman, he got his start in the performing arts underground of Los Angeles in the 1970s. Credit... HBO Paul Reubens's performance as Pee-wee Herman gave fans "license to be weird." At an underground cabaret, he cheered on his community of renegades.