September 2015
The legacy of Runnymede
800 years later, what freedoms granted by Magna Carta remain?
800 years later, what freedoms granted by Magna Carta remain?
On the use of the title “Master” at the university.
Remembering the founder of Donor’s Trust.
Remembering Robert Conquest’s literary life.
On the special significance of Magna Carta for Americans.
The South is largely blamed for the failure of Reconstruction, but what of the North’s responsibility?
On “All the World’s Futures: The 56th International Art Exhibition” at the Giardini della Biennale and the Arsenale.
On “BEACH” at the National Building Museum, the Eisenhower Memorial, and the end of James Billington’s tenure as Librarian of Congress.
A look back at some of Baroness Orczy’s mystery novels and the vibrant characters within.
A look at two of important players in the world of historical fiction: Robert Merle and Arturo Pérez-Reverte.
On Amazing Grace at the Nederlander Theatre, The King and I at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater & The Imbible: A Spirited History of Drinking at SoHo Playhouse.
On “Discovering the Impressionists: Paul Durand-Ruel and the New Painting” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
On “Navigating the West: George Caleb Bingham and the River” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
On “Stanley Whitney: Dance the Orange” at the Studio Museum in Harlem.
On Shostakovich: Under Stalin’s Shadow by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, choral music by Music Sacra, Time Present and Time Past by Mahan Esfahani & more.
On the media circus surrounding the candidacy of Donald Trump.
Though now largely unknown, Richard Krebs, who wrote under the pen name Jan Valtin, was one of the most successful writers of the 1940s.
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