San Francisco Ballet's Manon Obsession and Self-Destruction Renate Stendhal
Creating An American Voice in Literature and Visual Art Poetic Truths: Exploring Hawthorne, Longfellow, and Early 19th Century American Art Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
The Making and Unmaking of Myths Emilia Perez, The Return Two recent films offer different perspectives on mythmaking Miles David Moore
Passing Through During the mid-20th century, service stations were designed not only as functional spaces but also as architectural landmarks The Photography of Jon Rendell
Where to Place the Shovel Where in the steaming pile dumped on our democracy do you stick in the shovel and begin? Michael Bettencourt
Orangeman and Bobbin in Their Batmobile An ignorant, uneducated hustler in his white silk suit and white patent-leather shoes is striding the boardwalk as his ventures continue to fail and dismember everything he touches. Arthur Danin Adler
Ah Ha! Woke up with a weird backache and all of my bedding sort of slid off to the side. But that's not the fun part. I was in the middle of a dream that I really did not want to finish. Claudine Jones
Bird Is the Word I've never really considered myself a bird person. In my younger days, "bird watchers" came across to me as old busybodies who when not peering at birds with binoculars were peeping toms. Les Marcott
Return to Henrietta (Part 2) Last month I described the jumble of emotions that I experienced on first arriving in Henrietta after 60 years away. They began to fall into place and deepen when I saw the name "Boddy" on the paving stone. Gregory Luce
Oscar Wilde, to coin a phrase After Shakespeare, has anyone done more to fill the pages of Bartlett's than Oscar Wilde? Winston Churchill? Groucho Marx? I'd say Yogi Berra but we all know that he never said half the things he said….. Patrick Walsh
Both Cutting Edge and Easy Listening in 21st Century Consort Concert Karren Alenier
Jabberwocky It is the greatest nonsense poem in English. It liberates us from the obligation to worry about meaning David Alpaugh
Home-Sawan Umansap ห่มสวรรค์ อู่มานทรัพย์ HOME Wonderland Janine Yasovant
A Closer Look: Hilma af Klint… and Wassily Kandinsky? Part 1 It's no wonder the marketing arm of the art industry fell over itself to promote Hilma af Klint, who seemed early on to be the perfect candidate for its attentions. Lissa Tyler Renaud
The Blind Staircase My earliest coherent memory goes back to the age of three. It emerges from the dark, clear after sleep, its freshness reflecting the hours of the day during which the events took place. Brian George
writings
The Mirror of Antonin Artaud Altenir Silva New York City. It was Saturday night when Thomas, left his one-bedroom on Carmine Street in the West Village and headed directly to 6th Ave. There, he walked up to the dance club.
imagery
Maui The Art of David Wiley
The Art of SS. Burrus A Retrospective
When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people will appear on the Earth
Patrick Nagel It's in the Eyes
media
Audio
Theatre Thoughts An entertaining array of audio essays on an array of theatre topics by an astute and entertaining essayist
You Don't Say! Occasional Musings by an occasionally amused writer
Video
Undress Me In a bar, Laura turns to Stefan and asks him to undress her, by word of mouth, in his best mother tongue
Light Fantastic Weighty matters of brain neurons and addiction, two kisses, single-malt scotch, the green dance of blue, yellow lasers
Ear Buds What happens when we love our devices — and they love us back
The Greed Gene A young couple is told by their genetic counselor that their child has the greed gene, there is nothing they can do
letters
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