Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Treating mental illness with respect
By Naomi Pfefferman
In “Next to Normal,” the bipolar Diana Goodman (Alice Ripley) sings about the litany of side effects caused by her medications: vomiting,. . .
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Holiday preview calendar
By Ryan Torok
Mon. Nov. 29. "PATCHWORK OF CULTURES.” In “Patchwork of Cultures: The Sephardic-Latino Connection,” Valley Beth Shalom music director Noreen. . .
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Kevin Spacey gets in touch with his inner Jew in ‘Casino Jack’
By Naomi Pfefferman
Two-time Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey lifts his fork from his plate of lox and eggs and jabs it in the air. He’s tucked away in a back booth. . .
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
C’est magnifique: Manuscript exhibition vividly illuminates the art of Medieval France
By Anita K. Kantrowitz
The development of manuscript illumination is perhaps one of the lesser-known chapters in the history of French art, largely overshadowed by the. . .
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Avarice, murder, love and lunacy
By Iris Mann
The holiday season is prime movie-going time, with many new films slated to open. Outstanding performances by stellar actors abound, and some hold. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Lessons From the Not-So-Distant Past
By Tom Teicholz
History often seems to take place on a stage distant from our own experience — yet the exhibition “Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Extraordinary Oddities
By Tom Teicholz
Ladies and Gentlemen, are you seeking a spectacle that will amaze, entertain and educate you? An evening in which you will encounter some of the most. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Parallel Lives in Urban Israel
By Tom Tugend
Like ads for the December holiday shopping season, which now start around the Fourth of July, the drumbeats for the Oscar and Golden Globe awards. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Vegan Adventures With Alicia Silverstone [RECIPES]
By Naomi Pfefferman
As Alicia Silverstone stands at the counter of the vegan Cafe Flourish in Los Angeles, she’s not immediately recognizable as the vixen in Aerosmith. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Winter Treasures on Screen
by Iris Mann, Contributing Writer
The coming winter season offers some small gems, many of which may remain under the radar, so to speak. Most, in their individual ways, tell stories. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Itzhak Perlman — The Incurable Optimist
By Rick Schultz
Itzhak Perlman left his native Tel Aviv in 1958, as a 13-year-old, to perform on the “Ed Sullivan Show” and kept on going. In a career spanning. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Chanukah Gift Guide
By Mihal Levy
For fans of Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (and who isn’t one?), pick up a copy of the “2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History.” The box set. . .
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Holiday Highlights Calendar
By Dikla Kadosh
“Mary Poppins.” The world-famous nanny sweeps across the theater stage in this vivacious production that combines P.L. Travers’ stories and the. . .
