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Thoughts On Martin Luther King In Shirtsleeves and an Unforgettable Film
This being a week after the national holiday devoted to the man who gave his heart, soul, and life to the cause of racial justice, I’ve been reading The Autobiography…
Friday Reception for D&R Greenway’s Current “High Noon to Midnight” Show
In celebration of its current art exhibition, “High Noon to Midnight Moon–Talismans of the Horizon,” the D&R Greenway Land Trust will host a reception and artists’ opening this Friday, January…
“Sizwe Bansi Is Dead,” South Africa Under Apartheid, Resonates Powerfully, Timelessly in McCarter Revival
“You have to understand,” Styles, in his photo studio in the black township of New Brighton outside Port Elizabeth, South Africa, tells us, “we have nothing except ourselves. We own…
Dryden Ensemble Presents a “Cantata Fest” For an Afternoon of J.S. Bach’s Music
One can never get too much J.S. Bach on a winter Sunday afternoon. The Dryden Ensemble brought some rarely-heard works to Miller Chapel on the campus of Princeton Theological Seminary…
The Imitation Game: Biopic Chronicles Exploits of Cryptologists Who Cracked the Nazi Code
At the outset of World War II, the Nazis gained an early advantage with the help of its Enigma, the encrypting machine which enabled the German military to communicate without…
“There Is No Limit to Paris” — Revisiting the City of Hugo, Baudelaire, Walter Benjamin, and Daumier
“Paris is always showing its teeth; when it is not scolding it is laughing.” – Victor Hugo Read in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on a satirical journal in…
Danny Lyon’s Iconic Civil Rights Era Images Document Selma and Washington at TCNJ
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the historic march from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama that ultimately saw President Lyndon Johnson sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Besides…
Diana Crane Serves Up Coward, Grenfell At Lawrenceville School This Sunday
Princeton resident and talented local actress Diana Crane will discuss and perform selections from the works of two very English notables, Noël Coward (1899-1973) and Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979), in “A…
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Starts New Year With Violin Virtuoso Sarah Chang
Each year, the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) passes winter’s bleakest days by exploring music of a specific genre, composer, or singular theme. This year, the NJSO enhanced its “Winter…
The Wedding Ringer: Kevin Hart and Josh Gad Co-Star in Preposterous Comedy
Doug Harris (Josh Gad) and Gretchen Palmer (Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting) are putting the finishing touches on their impending wedding festivities. However, the groom has yet to find a best man, even…
