The Abbey's star-studded production shows this problematic late work of Ibsen's in as good a light as you're likely to see.
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Pants on Fire’s Metamorphoses’ Conceived and Adapted by Peter Bramley, after Ovid
Infused with modern and ancient techniques, this vivid retelling of some of the most famous Greek/Roman myths proves those myths remain not only relevant but alive.
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With popular culture practically choking on vampires, does the original Dracula still have anything to say to us?
Read More »Another Blow to Vaccine-Autism Link
A study that reported a link between the MMR vaccine and autism is found to be fraudulent.
Read More »Scientists Report Finding Cause of Male Pattern Baldness
The bad news: scalp stem cells are malfunctioning. The good news: they're still there.
Read More »The Childfree Holiday Letter
Another highlight of the summer was when Gary's niece visited and we took her to see Wicked on Broadway. She's ten, or thirteen, or something.
Read More »Music Review: Béla Mavrák & The Stars of Buena Vista – ‘Un Sopio En El Aire’
This experiment in mixing musical cultures feels overly restrained.
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A tough, middle-aged construction contractor is losing her senses—literally.
Read More »Talking to the Online Dead
Maybe a new form of worship of the dead is coming into being, born of technology that keeps the dead present and in some sense alive on our screens.
Read More »Interview: Austin McCormick, Founder/Choreographer, Company XIV
The inventive choreographer talks about how he mixes Baroque and modern dance in spectacular productions like the current Nutcracker Rouge.
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