John Barrymore: a Profile in Just About Everything
A great actor, a shameless ham; an athlete, a drunk; a ladies’ man, one of the boys— the madcap Jack had as many faces as roles
The Faith of the Byzantine World Is Alive at the Met
There was no room for doubt in the Second Golden Age, as embodied in the ivories, enamels, jewels, silks and other treasures
The Object at Hand
Even as a bust, the real king of Siam turns out to be a more complex chap than the bald-headed caricature made famous by Yul Brynner and others
Around the Mall & Beyond
Doghouses, lace, luggage, wallpaper, backpacking tents. Since 1897, the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum has been amazing us
Review of ‘Savages’
Review of ‘Savages’
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“The Storyteller is the Soybean…the Audience is the Sun”
They need each other to make something good happen, and when they get together at festivals and workshops across the land, it usually does
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For Jacques Torres, the Highest Art Is a Piece of Cake
Sugar in all forms seduces our sweet tooth from the first taste, but in the hands of a premiere pastry chef it becomes magical
“She Said Yes! She Said Yes! She Said Yes!”
How a few brave and smitten souls got up the courage to declare their love and propose in public, and then lived to tell about it
Think of All You’d Miss If Your Reading Skills Weren’t ‘Enhanced’ By Age
Think of all you’d miss if your reading skills weren’t ‘enhanced’ by age
Searching for the window into nature’s soul
A new kind of poetry is created when Andy Goldsworthy works with stone, wood and water our world never looks quite the same again
If His Life Were a Short Story, Who’d Ever Believe It?
Being locked up for embezzlement freed him to write, launching William Sydney Porter on a brilliant but boozy career as O. Henry
It’s Great To See Old Classmates-If You Can Recognize Them
It’s great to see old classmates-if you can recognize them
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