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Cyrano de Bergerac: Richly Entertaining
Sunday, October 14th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
“Always the prompter, never the star.” You know the story: The larger than life Cyrano (Douglas Hodge) is a Renaissance man – author, iconoclast, and
P.D. James Tackles Jane Austen
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Reading Around
If imitation is indeed the highest form of flattery, Jane Austen is certainly blessed. Her novels have sold millions worldwide, been made into feature films,
Oscar 2011—Fair, Fickle, or Foul?
Saturday, February 26th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
This is the one that counts. The Golden Globes may have the party with the most fun (drinking is allowed during the show), and the
Romantic Reads for Valentine’s Day — And Any Day
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
by Robin Weaver on Reading Around
Rupert Brooke, the World War I poet, once wrote in thinking of his beloved, “Today, I have been happy. I held a memory of you.”
The Morgan Library Celebrates Jane Austen
Monday, November 16th, 2009
by Carol Toscano on Playing Around
In a rare and exceptional exhibition of Jane Austen’s life and work, the Pierpont Morgan Library presents A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy
The High Price of Electricity
Sunday, November 8th, 2009
by Michall Jeffers on Living Around
The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan is a TV movie waiting to be filmed. As related by Bess Heath, starting with
Dating In The Electronic Age—Know When to Pull The Plug
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
by Reid Goldstein on Living Around
Imagine Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy courting in the age of electronics. Would Lizzie have too much pride to immediately respond to his text message?
Woman Around Town: Jill Kargman—Richly Funny
Sunday, June 14th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
No one has much sympathy these days for the women married to the new Masters of the Universe, those running hedge funds. That doesn’t mean,
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