‘Show Boat’ Steams On, Eternally American
It’s been more than eight decades since Show Boat — the seminal masterpiece of the American musical theater — premiered …
Scorsese Talks ‘The Language Of Cinema’
Martin Scorsese is a legend of a director — and he’s also a great film teacher, a man who balances …
‘Shocked’: A Memoir About Beauty And Its Beholders
Patricia Volk’s mother was beautiful in a way that stopped people on the street. Strangers compared her to Lana Turner …
At The Met Ball, Those Are Some Crazy Dresses
Monday night was the big night for unusual dresses (you may remember a previous post about Madonna’s bunny ears): the …
So Much For Bowling Scenes: What Is And Isn’t Wrong With Number-Crunching Scripts
The words “grossed out” evoke enough of a watery 1980s vibe that they need to be saved for the times …
These Dogs, Cats And Robots Have A Few ‘Tiny Confessions’
Let me tell you a quick story from NPR’s move from our old headquarters to our new one. When I …
Postgraduate Post-Mortem In A Smart, Literary Mystery
There are many things to savor about Elanor Dymott’s debut suspense novel, Every Contact Leaves a Trace — among them, …
Book News: Freud’s Couch Succumbs To Despair, Ennui
The daily lowdown on books, publishing, and the occasional author behaving badly. According to a report in The Guardian, Sigmund …
MTV’s Musical Legacy: How ‘Unplugged’ Sold The Radio Star
It’s generally understood that something about MTV was revolutionary. Perhaps it was the music video, perhaps it was the short …
Family Fights Sale Of Iconic Thomas Cole Painting
A celebrated 19th-century landscape painting by Thomas Cole is at the center of a 21st-century fight: The Seward House Historic …
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