Peter Yarrow, of 60s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, dies aged 86
Peter Yarrow, who helped make folk music a pop phenomenon in the 1960s as one-third of the vocal trio Peter,…
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How music serves emotion in 'María' by Pablo Larraín
Pablo Larraín practically sings when he talks about music. He was listening to John Coltrane on his walk to the…
Netflix's 'Maria' and Angelina Jolie misinterpret María Callas
Here we go again. In Hollywood's continued sad attempts to question the joy of music by downsizing stellar classical musicians,…
'Maria' review: Jolie's Callas is a cold, one-note bore
María Callas rose to fame as the voice of Tosca, Medea and Carmen, the eternally damned opera heroines. If the…
Uncle Donald Trump, the creator of traumas
Book review Who could love you?: Memoirs of a family By Mary L. TrumpSt. Martin's Press: 288 pages, $30If you…
In Telluride, 'Conclave' pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren't ready for prime time
The world premieres of “Nickel Boys,” “Conclave” and “Saturday Night” see freshness meet nostalgia, while Angelina Jolie's performance in “Maria”…
Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine on the fun of 'Mary & George'
It was supposed to be a somber scene in “Mary & George,” the Starz limited series about an opportunistic Jacobean…
My father was married four times. I found out he had secret children.
We all have a past: little ghosts of pain and regret that can haunt us forever. But for some people,…
How African Americans' rejection of injustice has shaped our national history
Refusal is a powerful political act. Acting in defense of themselves, Black people and Black women in particular have systematically…
Review: LA Opera scores with 'El Enano' and 'Autopista 1'
When James Conlon arrived as music director of the Los Angeles Opera in 2006, he immediately discovered that the city…