Though legally abolished, slavery remains an unvanquished worldwide phenomenon.
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Ten Years Past, But the Smoke Still Stings
Under the cloud of smoke, we waited out the longest day of my life.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Pillow Book’ by Anna Moench
This powerful new work, inspired by the thousand-year-old Japanese literary classic, is well worth seeing – and getting a bit perplexed about.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘The Crucible’
The women get the scariest moments, but this superior production of Arthur Miller's timeless play about the Salem witch trials is as much about the men.
Read More »New York Among Cities Most Vulnerable to Climate Change: Climate Scientist
Cities like New York are taking some steps to prepare, but the political will can be shaky.
Read More »Music Review: Yelena Grinberg and Serafim Smigelskiy at the Players Club (New York), 7/22/2011
I was surprised to learn that these two musicians don't play together regularly; their four hands could have belonged to one person.
Read More »Music Review: Grateful Dead – ‘Blues for Allah’ and ‘Shakedown Street’ Remastered on 180-Gram LPs
These hefty chunks of black vinyl in their gorgeous packaging should please Deadheads and audiophiles alike.
Read More »Circus/Theater Review (NYC): Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Zarkana’
This is that rare show that can break through one's usual cynicism and raise in an adult mind a childlike sense of wonder.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Civilization!’ by Maximilian Avery Clark
Imagine Gilligan's Island but with something serious to say about human nature.
Read More »Interview: Yoonjung ‘Yoonie’ Han, Winner of the Washington Piano Competition and Fulbright Concerto Competition
Life for an up-and-coming concert pianist is an endless cycle of practicing and marketing...and yet more marketing.
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