Louise Glück Wins National Book Award for Poetry
Louise Glück has won the 2014 National Book Award for Poetry for her latest book, Faithful and Virtuous Night.
The First English Books
In the rare book world, the earliest printed books are known as incunables or incunabula.
Why are Dystopian Films on the Rise Again?
The recent uptick in dystopian films and post-apocalpytic scenarios seems more urgent and more extreme than it has in the past.
Florence Foster Jenkins, World’s Worst Opera Diva
Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary diva of awfulness, known as the world's worst opera singer.
83-Year-Old Carmen de Lavallade Dances at Kennedy Center
Dance icon Carmen de Lavallade, 83, was the first African-American prima ballerina at the Metropolitan Opera.
Ain’t Misbehaving? When Audiences Distract The Performers
Should distracting live audience members be shamed for their behavior?
St. Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves Will Be a New TV Series
Karen Russell St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, a short story collection by Karen Russell, will be turned into an ABC show
Remembering “Car Talk” Host Tom Magliozzi
Tom Magliozzi, one of the "Tappet Brother" hosts of the popular public radio show "Car Talk" has died.
Hermathena
Selected items from Hermathena, a scholarly journal of classics from Trinity College, Dublin.
Did Mrs. Bach Write the Cello Suites?
A new documentary film Written by Mrs. Bach suggests that the composer’s second wife is the author of his Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello & other works.