Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Arts & Entertainment
Early Addition: Move Over You-Know-Who, A Pig Just Successfully Donated A Kidney To A Human
By
James Ramsay
Published Oct 20, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
Scott Heins/Gothamist
By
James Ramsay
Published Oct 20, 2021
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
- Follow Gothamist on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and like us on Facebook. You can also get the top stories mailed to you—sign up here.
- California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a drought emergency yesterday for his entire state, which means, among other things, that people won't be allowed to use potable water to wash their driveways.
- Bloomberg has a long piece about Turkmenistan's Mordor-looking "Gates of Hell" crater that's been burning gas for 40 years, and how it's emblematic of the reckless environmental policies being pushed by the former Soviet country's dentist-turned-dictator.
- They did it: Doctors successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a human, and it works.
- Employees at Netflix are walking out today in protest of the Dave Chappelle fiasco, and as part of a broader push to get more transgender executives at the company and more trans-affirming content on the platform.
- Years after famously dropping the "The," Facebook is planning yet another rebrand.
- "Had I not been vaccinated, and with all my medical issues, this would be a far more dire situation": Fox News anchor Neil Cavuto got COVID.
- Next week, Sotheby's is auctioning off what it expects to be $3 million worth of ephemera owned by the late magician Ricky Jay.
- After all this, former British spy Michael Steele says the Trump pee tape "probably does" exist.
- And finally, 'tis the season:
Tagged
early addition
James Ramsay
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE arts-entertainment
A new film invites you to eavesdrop on one of the greatest conversations in NYC history
In 1972, legendary documentarian William Greaves filmed a party he threw for Harlem Renaissance luminaries. With help from his family, "Once Upon a Time in Harlem" brings that decades-old footage to theaters.
By
Sonia Rao
Published Oct 21, 2026 at 1:07 p.m. ET
The Knicks are NBA champions. Now they have to start dressing the part.
Before they attempt to fend off LeBron James and the 76ers on Tuesday, the Knicks will have a chance to show off their winning mentality through their tunnel fits.
By
Sonia Rao
Arts & Entertainment
The Knicks are NBA champions. Now they have to start dressing the part.
Before they attempt to fend off LeBron James and the 76ers on Tuesday, the Knicks will have a chance to show off their winning mentality through their tunnel fits.
By
Sonia Rao
Will Barnes and Noble in the East Village spell doom for smaller shops? It's complicated.
By
Sonia Rao
Can eligible NYC singles find love with 30 minutes and some really spicy food?
By
Elizabeth Shwe
and
James Ramsay
How the NYC Marathon has changed in the last 50 years
By
Hannah Frishberg
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .