Christmas Scamp Martin Jarvis records Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” stories as the young hero makes a mockery of holiday merriment
December 21, 2020
Good Pluck The Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital is gaining world recognition for his delightful mastering of the string instrument
December 18, 2020
French Leave Nearly ten years ago Dominique Strauss-Kahn was accused of rape but managed to avoid jail. A new documentary recounts the incident and its aftermath
December 15, 2020
Home for the Holidays Art, ballet, operas, carols: a cultural guide to a holiday season spent socially distanced and (mostly) at home
The Populist and His Flock The rise and fall of Father Coughlin, the Depression-era version of the departing president
Groucho’s Dinner with T. S. Eliot Comedy meets tragedy over roast beef in London
In Love and Song In Vienna, a new exhibition showcases the lives of Jan Kiepura and Marta Eggerth, husband-and-wife stars of opera and operetta on both sides of the Atlantic
December 4, 2020
The Mice Will Play The crawling creatures of The Nutcracker, much loved by the choreographer George Balanchine, make their annual appearance this holiday season
December 1, 2020
A Symphony For Our Time Conceived by the conductor Marin Alsop with the imprimatur of Carnegie Hall, “Global Ode to Joy” collects clips by concert royalty around the world
November 25, 2020
Huniford At Home A new book collects the interiors of James Huniford, ranging from Connecticut barns to his own Tribeca loft
November 25, 2020
Mean Streets A documentary takes to the streets of Venezuela to chronicle the day-to-day life of a nation in crisis
November 10, 2020
Color Her World Exhibitions in Oxfordshire and New York capture Cecily Brown, the British painter of bold, energetic works, at her finest
Frost, Nixon, et al. In his son’s new podcast, David Frost, who interviewed Gloria Steinem, Robert Kennedy, and, famously, Richard Nixon, reflects on the art of the interview
Art House As director of Newlands House, a quiet British-countryside gallery, the former Phillips auctioneer organizes an exhibition of works by Ron Arad
Come Together In lieu of an American tour, 21-year-old cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason records Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals at Abbey Road alongside his musical siblings
October 30, 2020
Open Studio Contemporary artists offer accessible, at-home art projects in a new book, out now
October 27, 2020
Huntsville Picture Show Jonathan Becker’s glamorous portraits of Gloria Vanderbilt complement her paintings in a sprawling display at Alabama’s Huntsville Museum of Art
