Before they became independent countries in the 20th century, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and parts of…
January 13, 2012As someone who grew up reading classics after watching the Masterpiece Theatre versions (“Cousin Bette,” in particular, got me…
January 12, 2012In “This Beautiful Life” Helen Schulman takes on a story of youthful illusion and treachery. The Bergamots, mother, father,…
December 30, 2011Have you ever stayed in a hotel where travellers and guests swapped and shared novels and guides? I have,…
December 22, 2011What to make of this curious book, Ann Beattie’s beautifully written new release? There’s clearly a lot of imagination…
December 16, 2011It’s not easy to assemble a group of professional musicians, rehearse, and perform a complex musical work like Bach’s…
December 12, 2011Lowell Lake, just graduated from Stanford University in the early 1960s, gets married right after college graduation. On a…
December 9, 2011Patrick Madden, a New York City and Staatsburg, New York based painter, will have his first Brooklyn show starting…
December 4, 2011Charismatic, volatile, mercurial. Genius. These are just some of the adjectives Walter Isaacson applies to Steve Jobs in his…
December 1, 2011Brooklyn Heights Blog and The Brooklyn Bugle present a holiday mixer December 14, 6pm at Vineapple! Share some holiday…
November 26, 2011