Arts and Culture
Bare-Bosomed Women Brewed Beer for Soused Pyramid Builders: Lewis Lapham “The mouth of a perfectly contented
man is filled with beer,” according to the ancient Egyptians,
and on that basis it was a happy society.
Sarah Ruhl's Flighty `Vibrator Play' Lives Up to Good Buzz: John Simon Wonders will never cease. Sarah
Ruhl, whose previous work I execrated, has written a smart,
charming, iridescently funny-serious jewel, “In the Next Room
or The Vibrator Play.”
Jeanne-Claude -- Christo's Dynamic, Red-Haired Muse: Manuela Hoelterhoff Like the projects she created over
the decades with her husband, Christo, Jeanne-Claude is no
longer here, but the memory of her will linger.
Wall Street Supermen Salvage Downtown Dance Maker's Nietzschean Tribute When New York dancer-choreographer
Carrie Ahern had a falling out with the academics who’d offered
to support her work, the market came to the rescue: Capstone
Equities provided free rehearsal space in an underground bank
vault near the New York Stock Exchange.
Christie's Saint Laurent Sale Makes Double-Estimate $13.4 Million in Paris Christie’s International’s four-day
sale of the remaining collection of the late fashion designer
Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge ended today in
Paris, having raised double its estimate.
London Eateries Slash Wine Prices; Haggis Dim Sum Honors Burns: Food Buzz Le Bouchon Breton has joined the
ranks of London restaurants lowering the price of fine wines to
draw in customers and to get us all drinking again. Among the
bargains: La Tache, Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1995, down to
1,293 pounds ($2,150) from 3,900 pounds, and Charmes-Chambertin,
Domaine Perrot-Minot 2001, cut to 105 pounds from 220 pounds.
Let’s hope our employers appreciate the effort that is being
made. Just think: The more you drink, the more you save.
Saudi Filmmakers Win Prizes, Prince's Investment to Defy Movie Theater Ban Waleed Osman, a 21-year-old Saudi
film director, almost got arrested when he shot his award-
winning movie “The Revenge” on the seafront corniche in the
Red Sea port of Jeddah.
Gordon Ramsay's Right-Hand Chef Mark Sargeant Steps Down After 13 Years Mark Sargeant, who joined Gordon
Ramsay 13 years ago and worked his way through the kitchens to
become one of the chef’s closest friends and allies, has
resigned and will join another restaurant company next month.
`Twilight' Heroine Woos Buff Werewolf; Homeless Football Star: Rick Warner Poor Bella Swan. The heroine of
Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series can’t catch a break with
her favorite monster men.
Top Five Nonfiction Books, Marc Rich to Ayn Rand: The Bloomberg Muse List With so many books in the stores,
we’re often asked for recommendations. Here’s a list of recent
nonfiction books.