What Is Manus x Machina Doing At the Met?
It was a hot Sunday afternoon on a three-day holiday weekend, and I decided to visit the Metropolitan Museum* to see Manus x Machina, the costume exhibition that occupies the Lehman wing. … read more
AJBlog: Real Clear Arts Published 2016-05-30
Paul Desmond Remembered
Paul Desmond died 39 years ago today. Ten previous Rifftides observances of the anniversary have included passages from my biography of Paul and Desmond stories from an assortment of people who knew him. … read more
AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-05-30
Chastened and inspired
“I saw a woman in Central Park today wearing a T-shirt that said ‘America Was Never Great,’” a friend of mine tweeted over the weekend. I wasn’t surprised to hear it. My country contains many people … read more
AJBlog: About Last Night Published 2016-05-30
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