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Mae West on the New York stage.
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A treasure trove of conducting
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On videos of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra from the 1950s.
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On Thomas Hampson at Segerstrom Hall, Costa Mesa, California.
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Father knows best
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Review of Between Father and Son: Family Letters by V. S. Naipaul.
Fallen Angel
by Jeffrey Meyers
Review of Bruce Chatwin by Nicholas Shakespeare.
Flypaper for ghosts
by Eric Ormsby
Review of Diaries 1899-1941 by Robert Musil.
Tolle, lege
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Review of Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia, edited by Allan D. Fitzgerald.
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Welcome aboard
by The Editors
On “Why I am Really a Progressive” from the New Statesman.
Gray’s goulash
by The Editors
Discussing John Gray’s essay on John Stuart Mill from The Times Literary Supplement.