Articles of Note

The monochrome myth. Plenty of evidence that ancient sculptures were full of color can't compete with our ardor for whiteness. It's a centuries-long act of collective blindness... more »


New Books

Claude Debussy's seeming aimlessness kept him in financial peril. It also afforded him the time to write La Mer, Pelléas et Mélisande, and exquisite chamber music... more »


Essays & Opinions

The greatest book ever written about the theater? The Season by William Goldman, who died recently. What makes it great? Its bluntness... more »