Arts & Life

RUST A Memoir of Steel and GritBy Eliese Colette Goldbach Everyone who grows up in Cleveland is familiar with the sight of the orange flame that burns over the steel mill in the industrial valley along the Cuyahoga River. In “Rust: A Memoir of Steel and Grit,” Eliese Colette Goldbach …

SOMEBODY’S GOTTA DO ITWhy Cursing at the News Won’t Save the Nation, but Your Name on a Local Ballot Can By Adrienne Martini Adrienne Martini’s “Somebody’s Gotta Do It” is 50 percent memoir, 50 percent advice manual and 100 percent heart. Gutted by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential win, unsatisfied after …

She was a composer and a pioneering conductor — the first woman to lead performances by top orchestras, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. And she was one of the most influential music teachers of the 20th century, shaping a roster of composers including Aaron Copland, Quincy …

LONDON — Roman Polanski, the film director who fled the United States in 1978 while awaiting sentencing for having sex with a 13-year-old, was a big winner Friday night at the Césars, France’s equivalent of the Academy Awards, despite outrage over his nominations. He was named best director for “J’accuse” …

Are you looking for a novel that a picky teenager will perceive as relevant, not dated, even a few years after it was published? If so, I recommend historical fiction. Hear me out. It takes most novels at least a year to be written, then at least another to be …

O’Connor, a self-proclaimed Greek mythology obsessive, has done something wonderful: He’s turned the tales of those adventuresome, rascally, feuding, power-mad Greek gods into a nifty set of gorgeously drawn, well-researched graphic novels that kids go nuts for. And why not? Each sleek, slim volume has action, drama, and a story …

INTERIOR CHINATOWNBy Charles Yu Over the past 15 years, Charles Yu has carved out a fascinating, eclectic career as a storyteller, first receiving widespread acclaim in 2010 for his novel “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe,” which showcased his ability to revitalize familiar tropes like time travel. …

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government appointed a new director of the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews on Thursday, as the ruling nationalists face accusations of politicizing museums to reflect their view of history. FILE PHOTO: A woman visits the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews …

When Hancocks London acquired what it later came to call the Anglesey tiara, the new owners had no idea of the piece’s history, said the managing director, Stephen Burton. The stunning circa 1890 tiara, which is enjoying top billing among jewelry displays in Maastricht, the Netherlands, at the European Fine …

Nearing his 80th birthday in March 2018, the tenor saxophonist Charles Lloyd wanted to commemorate the occasion by revisiting old music with a new band, mixing longtime collaborators and first-timers. He recorded 12 pieces over two hours in a live performance on the night of his birthday, at the Lobero …