Two auctions in the last week. One was the biggest sale in the history of art auctions.
Marion Williams
Something happened at the Marion Williams concert, something magical and, I want to say, chemical, because I was flying as I walked home. And I stayed high for weeks.
Something happened at the Marion Williams concert, something magical and, I want to say, chemical, because I was flying as I walked home. And I stayed high for weeks.
JFK and Mary Meyer: A Love Story
Boomers understand that the JFK assassination — 59 years ago — is the first and deepest trauma of their lives.
Boomers understand that the JFK assassination — 59 years ago — is the first and deepest trauma of their lives.
My Neighbor Totoro
“My Neighbor Totoro” was released in 1988. A huge hit. 34 years later, it has opened — as a play — in London. Again, a triumph. While we wait for it to here, please stream the movie. It's not "just for children." To experience it is to have a brush with joy. And who doesn’t want that?
“My Neighbor Totoro” was released in 1988. A huge hit. 34 years later, it has opened — as a play — in London. Again, a triumph. While we wait for it to here, please stream the movie. It’s not “just for children.” To experience it is to have a brush with joy. And who doesn’t want that?
Gilded Mountain
I sit with my trunk of ghosts, my pen, to put down those long-ago days in Moonstone, Colorado, to report at last certain crimes, my own included, of the heart and worse, and how they tried to smash us.
I sit with my trunk of ghosts, my pen, to put down those long-ago days in Moonstone, Colorado, to report at last certain crimes, my own included, of the heart and worse, and how they tried to smash us.
Arthur Miller: Focus
Arthur Miller wrote the quintessential plays of his generation, but almost no one knows about his one and only novel.
Arthur Miller wrote the quintessential plays of his generation, but almost no one knows about his one and only novel.
The Frame Largely Determines the Outcome
'At the Edge of History, the Wind Is Blowing in Our Faces.' a Cellist Plays Bach in a Forest. Bruce and Bono: Who Paid for Dinner? Liz Truss: Russian Asset? 'Vem Kan Segla Förutan Vind.' Easy Weekend Recipe.
‘At the Edge of History, the Wind Is Blowing in Our Faces.’ a Cellist Plays Bach in a Forest. Bruce and Bono: Who Paid for Dinner? Liz Truss: Russian Asset? ‘Vem Kan Segla Förutan Vind.’ Easy Weekend Recipe.
Welcome to Michael’s
Michaels, a restaurant. Michael's, a media cafeteria. And.. Michael's, a very useful cookbook.
Michaels, a restaurant. Michael’s, a media cafeteria. And.. Michael’s, a very useful cookbook.
Andre Dubus: Selected Stories
Why these stories today? Because there's no politics in them. Their creator loves all his characters equally for their hopes and dreams and flaws. What a relief!
Why these stories today? Because there’s no politics in them. Their creator loves all his characters equally for their hopes and dreams and flaws. What a relief!
The Head Butler Guide to Great Coffee
Weekend butler: If it’s too heavy for superman to carry, who Will carry it? Plus: Michelle Williams on love, Chris rock’s message kanye could use, a hearty recipe, and more.
Weekend butler: If it’s too heavy for superman to carry, who Will carry it? Plus: Michelle Williams on love, Chris rock’s message kanye could use, a hearty recipe, and more.
This Winter Will Be Even Colder Than You May Think. A Great Use of an Hour. Recipe: Porcini & Sausage Stew. And More.
Winter approaches…and it Will be cold in so Many ways
Winter approaches…and it Will be cold in so Many ways
If It’s Too Heavy for Superman To Carry, Who Will Carry It? Plus: Michelle Williams on Love, Chris Rock’s Message Kanye Could Use, a Hearty Recipe, and More.
Let’s start with a song, “Waiting for a Superman,” by the Flaming Lips
Let’s start with a song, “Waiting for a Superman,” by the Flaming Lips
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Tough week last week. A good time for love songs: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." "You're All I Need to Get By." Yes: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
Tough week last week. A good time for love songs: “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” “You’re All I Need to Get By.” Yes: Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell.
Down and Out in Paradise: The Life of Anthony Bourdain
Since Anthony Bourdain died on June 8, 2016, he has been Googled ten million times.
Since Anthony Bourdain died on June 8, 2016, he has been Googled ten million times.
Newsroom Confidential: Lessons (and Worries) from an Ink-Stained Life
Her father gave his young daughter a notebook. A love story began: a girl in love with words and news, writing her way to her future.
Her father gave his young daughter a notebook. A love story began: a girl in love with words and news, writing her way to her future.
In a Better World
This Danish film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Few in the United States saw it. Why should you watch it now? Because it defines "must see." And... the subject.
This Danish film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Few in the United States saw it. Why should you watch it now? Because it defines “must see.” And… the subject.