The Critic's Notebook

The latest releases, from novels to memoirs, history to poetry.
Exhibitions to see in New York and beyond.
Concerts, albums, and news from the music scene.
On Danish furniture, ancien régime architecture, Borromini, Don Giovanni, Churchill & more from the world of culture.
On truffle hounds, the artistry of dining menus, Van Gogh’s cypresses, Rachmaninoff’s writer’s block & more from the world of culture.
On Wedgwood, Heather Mac Donald, Giorgio de Chirico, Abraham Lincoln & more from the world of culture.