Questions of Genius
Encounters with piano virtuoso Evgeny Kissin.
Aug 1996
Encounters with piano virtuoso Evgeny Kissin.
Aug 1996
On Taiwan, style is ideology. Traditional suggests unification with Beijing; conceptual, independence; oils, the ruling centrists.
Jun 1996
Review of "The Romanovs: The Final Chapter," by Robert Massie, and "The Fall of the Romanovs," by Mark Steinberg and Vladimir Khrustalev.
May 1996
Review of "Sex Death Enlightenment: A True Story," by Mark Matousek.
Apr 1996
While Mark Morris breaks up and repeatedly surprises your expectations, he also surprises his own.
Mar 1996
Review of "Being Brett: Chronicle of a Daughter's Death," by Douglas Hobbie.
Mar 1996
A tale of politically loaded Chinese treasures, angry young Taiwanese, nervous corporate sponsors, and a sudden punch in the face.
Feb 1996
Andrew Solomon reports on his adventures at the banquet table.
Jan 1996
Central Europe's most exquisite city is German in name, Italian in appearance, and Bohemian in spirit.
Dec 1995
Elaine Pagels talks about religion and the world, and why we turn people into devils.