Pop-Up Concerts?
Justin Davidson writes about the reinvention of the Brooklyn Philharmonic in New York Magazine’s fall preview issue: “It’s hard to …
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Crazy in Love
Usually, when I describe a performing arts-related project to acquaintances, I feel the need to distill it to a sentence or …
Not Dead Yet
The final liftoff of the space shuttle Atlantis took place last week just as I happened to be reading reports …
Move Over! I Have to Take a Picture of the Van Gogh
Are cell phones changing the way we experience museums? I’m not talking here about audio tours via cell phones or …
Off Topic
BYE, BYE, BETTY: Reflections on the model for a modern First Lady
Cool Movies, No Tchotchkes
Summer movie season is in full swing. For Hollywood, that means blockbusters, superheroes, franchise installments and 3-D fare. But for …
What’s a Library?
A new community branch of the New York Public Library opened in the Bronx this week. I’ve watched construction of …
Shades of Gray
Oops. The Metropolitan Opera, in its eagerness to demonstrate that a recent emphasis on new productions, prominent directors and live …
