Nicholas Wade on the Evolution of Man
Nicholas Wade, a long-time columnist for the New York Times Science Times section and author of “Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of...
Off-Broadway Reviews
You can pay as much as $76.25 to see the ambitious hip-hop and Latino music-propelled “In the Heights,” but also pay as little as...
Divine Inspiration: Iconography
‘Icons are often referred to as ‘windows into the the divine kingdom’; you don’t look at icons, you look through them,” says Maureen McCormick....
The Quiet Genius of Emma Lazarus
People who recognize the name Emma Lazarus usually do so only because they remember her poem, “The New Colossus,” which is inscribed on the...
The Immediacy and Character of Semi-Staged
Producing a fully-staged opera is complicated and expensive. Singers; instrumentalists; dancers; as well as designers and builders of scenery, lighting, and costumes must be...
Nuturing the ‘Good Enough’ Child
‘If your expectations are unrealistically high, then you are setting yourself and your teen up for situations where they will feel like they are...