The Unpleasant Poor

It seems like a particularly American folly to mistake poverty for pigsty, which is, regrettably, what happens in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Look Back in Anger, under...

You’d better “Believe” it

In all the years of her advice-giving career, it is unlikely Ann Landers was ever faced with a question like “Is Jesus a lot of hype?” The same goes for her sister; a special no-prize...

Face to Face: Rembrandt and Degas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

“What I do is the result of reflection and study of the great masters.”

—Edgar Degas

The Baking Gospel According to SprinkleBakes

SprinkleBakes — it’s a phrase that triggers all your senses. It brings to mind sugary sweet confections, nonpareils, pink rain boots decorated with cupcakes, and puppies. Yes,...

The Art of Fender-Bending: John Chamberlain at the Guggenheim

In a car-obsessed culture, everyone’s got another crash, another pile-up story to beat all. In sculptor John Chamberlain’s case, his fender-benders were no accident. The metal parts...

A Visual Feast at Boracay Island

Southeast Asian beach hotspots rarely exist without something far more low-key and often surreal just around the corner from the decadence. It’s true all over Thailand, it’s...

Abe Lincoln Comes Home To New York City

Honest Abe, at home in the Big Apple?

Yes, we’re talking about that same tall and gangly-limbed senator from Illinois who freed the slaves and gave...

Jonatha Brooke Gives Us the Works

Life’s twists and turns can certainly sometimes bring sadness and loss, but they can also deliver satisfying rewards and success, especially if your personality builds upon imagination,...

“Boardwalk Empire” DVD Is Right on the Money

Waiting for something worthwhile can be interminable, but when you finally get what you’re looking for, the payoff is all the better. As far as entertainment, there’s no finer example...

From the Middle East to Melrose Place, Lion Shirdan is in the Haüs

There’s a common stereotype about where well-to-do Hollywood types come from: privileged backgrounds, money, and an upbringing in such places as Los Angeles, New York, or London. This...