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Pamela Paul, the editor of the New York Times Book Review, just did an excellent "By the Book" interview with my old friend David Brooks. I liked the results so much that…
"Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be pra…
"All in all, the oracular quality of these lines, their sheer wisdom, makes of Beckett, much against his will, no doubt, something of a sage." " The Irish Times
The Manhattan Transfer sings Claude Thornhill's "Snowfall" in concert:
(This is the latest in a series of arts- and history-related videos that appear in this space each Monday, Wednesday, …
The artists of the Place du Tetre are feeling squeezed out by restaurants, and then there's the emptiness. One of the artists: "It's a hard time for everyone, but it's especially depressing …
Avian co-choreographed A Chorus Line with Michael Bennett, and choreographed Miss Saigon and Sunset Boulevard. He "directed a 2006 revival of A Chorus Line that ran on Broadway for almost tw…
Someone hire her, quickly. "Lockdown, I fear, is not the life Dench was born to. She used to practically eat and drink on the stage, but the theatres have closed, who knows for how long. She…
Poet Lavinia Greenlaw, who chaired the committee for the T.S. Eliot prize, said of Kapil's How to Wash a Heart, "This is a unique work that exemplifies how poetry can be tested and remade to…
Those who have seen One Night in Miami will appreciate that the actor, singer, and star of Hamilton made a different choice, especially with his movie-closing performance of "A Change Is Gon…
"I would like to officially state that I'm thrilled that the museum has collected art by women, in 2020 and in any other year, and the selections named in the press release are fantastic add…
"The pandemic will have caused frustration to students everywhere and it must have been difficult for university authorities to react to the ever-shifting situation. However, this last year …
"From the American Revolution until the late 20th century, the American elite was divided among regional oligarchies. It is only in the last generation that these regional patriciates have b…
"Every cultural message we get is that happiness can be read off a scorecard of money, education, experiences, relationships, and prestige. Want the happiest life? Check the boxes of success…
"It's worth recalling that federal support for the arts throughout modern American history has been bipartisan. The Federal Art Project (1935"43) commissioned artworks by some 10,000 artists…
The Philadelphia Orchestra bassist and entrepreneur shares the passions that have fueled his success. " Aaron Dworkin
Laura Baptiste, the Smithsonian American Art Museum's always-helpful chief of communications, found herself dealing with misinformation disseminated in a number of news reports after the ina…
"The art of creating the connections and building communities of others who also come to believe and amplify them is a virtuous circle that keeps growing and strengthening increasingly wacky…
In April 2020, during the first wave of COVID-19, Amsterdam's city government announced it would recover from the crisis, and avoid future ones, by embracing the theory of "doughnut economic…
We are neurochemically predisposed to find our dreams meaningful, which may suggest that they do have a pedagogical function. Even the common advice to make an important decision only after …
More than 80 years later, his 300-year-old violin " valued at around $185,000 " is at the center of a dispute that is threatening to undermine Germany's commitment to return objects looted b…
"'We no longer have a choice, the building is in distress,' Centre Pompidou president Serge Lasvignes told Le Figaro of the extensive upkeep needed for its Renzo Piano- and Richard Rogers-de…
"The world's most visited museum " a record 10 million in 2019, mostly from overseas " is grappling with its longest closure since World War II, as pandemic restrictions keep its treasures u…
Founded in 1930, The Broadway League (League) is the national trade association for Broadway and commercial theatre.
Join acclaimed classical music critic and opera insider Anne Midgette in this live, two-hour online class.
As it did with its abbreviated Nutcracker in December, the company will do its first two productions of 2021 before an in-person audience of 10 people, with all other ticketholders watching …
