Dispatch
“Ireland’s pagan protectors,” by Warren Frye
Towards the end of Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther (1774), the eponymous hero proclaims, “Ossian…
Whitmanian democracy
A few years ago, during an interview for an editorial position at an American magazine, the…
The Critic’s Notebook by the Editors
Nonfiction: London in Stride: An Insider’s Walking Guide, by Jessie Kanelos Weiner and Felicity…
The belle of the ball
The Russian soprano Anna Netrebko’s remarkable career has passed the three-decade mark, yet she…
Week in review
Recent stories of note: “British Museum acquires £3.5m golden pendant linked to Henry VIII after…
Sticking the landing
Among the most talked-about male ballet dancers of the moment is Giorgi Potskhishvili, the Georgian…
The Critic’s Notebook by the Editors
Art: Hermann Weyer, Virtue or Fortitude Vanquishing Ignorance before the Allegories of the Arts, …
Spring come early
Despite recusals from the soprano Renée Fleming, the banjo player Béla Fleck, and the minimalist …
“The case of the red-soled shoes, etc.” by Jay…
Two weeks ago, I wrote about the New York Philharmonic in a Tchaikovsky symphony: No. 2 in C minor.…
Week in review
Recent stories of note: “The Trump Administration Reclaims Washington’s Home”Jeffrey H.…
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