Here’s what you need to know in order to enjoy Krypto’s role in the new Superman movie: He is from Krypton, the planet of Superman’s birth, where he was the family pet. He was a space flight test subject who ended up on Earth. He has the same powers as the Man of Steel: he has super-strength; is more or less invulnerable; can fly; and has all the weird super-senses that Superman has.

Park Slope artist Jonathan Blum celebrates twenty-five years of residency in his 5th Avenue storefront space in Brooklyn; a 40-year painting retrospective; and his 60th birthday this week at Arts Gowanus.

Manhattan is the top borough for US Postal Service workers getting bitten by dogs. The USPS reports twelve of its employees were bitten by dogs there in 2024. Ten Postal workers were bitten in Brooklyn; eight were bitten in the Bronx; and six in Staten Island.

If you can keep your Vizsla occupied and exercised, then they just might be a good Urban Dog for you. My friend Rob Caldwell says that his partner, Shaun, had two Vizslas — Ruby and Lily — while living in a New York City apartment. Rob says they took the dogs for regular runs along the West Side Highway and that they never had any problems with either of them.

Maud Earl's works were displayed at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists, and the Paris Salon. Her clients included prominent dog-fanciers, notable sportsmen, and royalty: Queen Victoria herself commissioned Earl to paint one of her dogs. This was a hugely significant achievement for a woman in the 19th century.

There are a few things that strike you immediately when you see a Samoyed: their amazing coats, those coal-black eyes, their size, and the signature “Sammy Smile.”