“Not only were their parents indeed Russian spies, they were Russians. The man and woman the boys knew as Mom and Dad really were their parents, but their names were not Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley. Those were Canadians who had died long ago, as children; their identities had been stolen and adopted by the boys’ parents.”
Tag: 05.07.16
Can Greece Use International Law To Get The Elgin Marbles Back To The Parthenon?
“As campaigners prepare to mark the 200th anniversary of the antiquities’ ‘captivity’ in London, Athens is working at forging alliances that would further empower its longstanding battle to retrieve the sculptures.”
How Did A Rembrandt Get From A New Jersey Basement To The Getty?
The painting’s journey is “a story that involves eagle-eyed Paris art dealers and a New York financier with deep pockets and a fondness for Dutch art.”
Barnes And Noble Cofounder Leonard Riggio Retires After Changing Almost Everything
“We were the first retail in America to have a super store of any kind. The first retail in America to have public restrooms. The first major retailer to open Sundays.”
In Motherhood Vs. Art, There Is No Wrong Choice
“While none of my professors warned against marriage, I’d been advised, directly, and by more than one of them, not to have children. At the time, in fact, I’d sensed that this was meant to be a compliment—that they’d taken my writing seriously enough to suggest I not sacrifice it for a family. And the attitude persists.”
When Punk Musicians Grow Up
“People were aware of my past and it probably put a lot of the more straight people off. … I still muck about with music, but I wished I’d paid more heed to that particular itch about five or 10 years ago. My work is so intense that it’s hard to fit music in now.”
Will Cannes Have Women Directors In The Spotlight?
“Calls for a greater number of female directors in the Cannes programme were voiced long before Jane Campion spoke out passionately in 2012 at the premiere of Bright Star. Last year just two women competed for the main prize and, although organisers denied there was a rule on heels, many women were outraged at reports that those in flats at the premiere of Todd Haynes’s Carol were asked to step aside.”
Is There Anything Left To Learn About Lawrence Of Arabia?
This playwright thinks so: “His main point was pretty simple: that if after the war the big European powers imposed new boundaries which crossed lines of tribe and loyalty it was asking for trouble.”
The Los Angeles Opera Being Filmed And Posted Online In 10-Minute Segments
“Dusk is enveloping a small Shadow Hills ranch in steely gray light as a dying cow sings an aria. A chorus of milkmaids and a marching band lead the ill-fated bovine to her untimely death. In the background, a pair of alpacas watch the scene with puzzled curiosity. This is not a hallucination. It is an opera.”
Levine’s Last Met Music Director Performance
“After the final curtain, the weight of the moment was the most palpable. As the members of the cast came out for their curtain calls, they seemed more interested in applauding Mr. Levine than in receiving applause themselves. And the audience did not seem to want to let the afternoon end: The loudest cheers for Mr. Levine came after the singers had left the stage.”