The travels of Robert D. Kaplan
How an American outsider wrote the history of our future
Books & Arts
Bridgerton to nowhere
The storyline is Jane Austen with all the plot and nuance and character sophistication removed
Make the audience happy
Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris reviewed
Oracles of the Sybille
Sybille Bedford: A Life by Selina Hastings reviewed
Pod-ology
You will find yourself coming back to this podcast like a favorite book
Songs of freedom
Remain unmoved to the songs on Lifeline and you’re made of much sterner stuff
The joy of listening to old pianists
As he gets older, Barenboim has become more and more keen on recording Beethoven sonatas in front of audiences
Alison Lurie, 1926-2020
In memory of a friend
Confessions of a hype artist
Where there’s pop, there’s hype — and there’s nothing wrong with that
Old Masters, new look
The Met has cleaned up its act