Shana Nys Dambrot

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Freelance Writer at The Village Voice

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Articles

Portrait of a Young Artist: Rivera’s Paris Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock

2 weeks ago | whitehotmagazine.com | Shana Nys Dambrot

By SHANA NYS DAMBROT April 9, 2025A smashing exhibition at the stately and thoughtfully modernized AMFA takes a compelling curatorial approach to art history and the lives of artists, examining the origin story of one of 20th century art’s most iconic figures in a rich assembly with depth, scope, and flair.
Cirque du Soleil Returns to New York with Visions of Mexico

4 weeks ago | villagevoice.com | Michele Stueven |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot

Cirque du Soleil has arrived in New York City for the first stop of its North American tour with the visually stunning “Luzia,” a “Waking Dream of Mexico.” This visit marks the return of the Big Top to Randall’s Island, the circus’s first production on the island since 2016.
When Heaven Got Spiritualized

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Brett Callwood |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot

Matt Sumrow: With so many shows in the past to choose from, I tried to think of maybe my top five favorite bands and think of when I first saw them. Or maybe some of the first shows I ever saw, when I was still a teenager in the nineties? Or wait, maybe one of my first shows I saw of one of my favorite bands still to this day, that I saw as a teenager? Narrowing that down, the standout is seeing Spiritualized in 1997 in Charlotte, NC at the Treefort Music Hall.
OF Star Seeks Sugar Daddy in Unusual Way

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Daniela LaFave |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot

Residents of one of Sydney’s wealthiest suburbs were shocked to see a half-dressed woman on a mobile billboard recently. The text on the advertisement read: “Are you rich, old and lonely? I’m looking for a sugar daddy,” followed by a phone number and Instagram handle. That information belongs to OnlyFans model Shianne Foxx, who paid $2,000 to have a truck drive the mobile billboard up and down the busy main street of Mosman, Australia.
Seasonal Shifts and Vitamin C Supplements: Boosting Immunity Naturally

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Georgette Virgo |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot |T.J. English

As the seasons change, so do the challenges that bodies face. The transition from winter to spring brings warmer weather, blooming flowers, and longer days. However, it also ushers in seasonal illnesses. Colds, flu, and allergies become more prevalent during this time. For many, this is when the immune system feels stretched thin, leaving people vulnerable to respiratory infections and other ailments. In this period of seasonal transition, one steadfast ally stands out: vitamin C.
How BruntWork Can Help Christine Brown Scale Her Airbnb Business with Virtual Assistants

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot |T.J. English

Sister Wives star Christine Brown has added a second Airbnb property in Hurricane, Utah, available for bookings starting April 1, 2025. She announced this development through Instagram Stories on March 9, building on her successful Moab vacation rental launched a year ago. Managing multiple Airbnb properties can be challenging, but outsourcing company BruntWork suggests that virtual assistants can help hosts like Brown streamline operations.
Review: In ‘The Assessment,’ A Big Brother-Style Regime Chooses Who Can Be Parents

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Michael Atkinson |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot |T.J. English

Fictional dystopias, as opposed to the real one we live in, are always just a few degrees away from being satire — every strand of sci-fi sociopolitical hyperbole thrums with our present-day absurdities, as it gets busy skewering run-amok state power. (Even 1984’s Newspeak can be read as sarcasm.) Still, the genre rarely gets as absurd as the new, cool three-hander The Assessment, which is not to suggest it isn’t stonily, humorlessly self-serious.
Review: ‘Misericordia’ Unravels the Self-Destructive Nature of Attraction, Slowly But Surely

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Nathaniel E. Bell |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot |T.J. English

Alain Guiraudie’s Misericordia is a well-chilled thriller in the Gallic style. Its closest cousins include Dominik Moll’s With a Friend Like Harry (2000), Cedric Kahn’s Red Lights (2004), and any number of the late Claude Chabrol’s autumnal work. It’s the kind of film that makes you lean in and ask, “What kind of movie is this?” — until the very last frame, and even then, it plays the story close to the vest.
Nevertheless, These Two Artists Persisted

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Shana Nys Dambrot |R.C. Baker |T.J. English |Gideon Leek

Just weeks before its scheduled opening at the United Nations Headquarters Visitors’ Lobby, Rules, Responsibilities, Restraints: Women’s Pursuit of Equity — artists Sawyer Rose and Fleur Spolidor’s Women’s History Month exhibition — was unceremoniously canceled.
Remote Teams: Building an Unbreakable Company Culture

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Sourav Mondal |R.C. Baker |Shana Nys Dambrot |T.J. English

Remote work has improved the working world, but nothing in life is free. Along with the improved work-life balance comes a hidden cost—employee disenfranchisement. Just 21% of remote workers feel connected to the company culture, which can lead to burnout, isolation, and employee turnover. So, it’s essential to implement a remote-first work culture to keep your off-site employees fully engaged.