Arts Calendar: Happenings for the Week of February 23
Hollywood’s biggest night returns with the 97th Oscars, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ pulls into Brooklyn, Gustave Caillebotte’s focus on the male form gets a closer look at the Getty Center, and more.
‘The Battle of Manila’ Review: The Costs of Victory
MacArthur cared for the city and its people, but he had few options for avoiding the worst aspects of building-by-building urban battle.
Richard Strauss’s ‘Four Last Songs’: Embracing the End
The composer’s final works, set to three poems by Hermann Hesse and one by Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, view death not as a horror but as an inevitable natural process.
Creative Perseverance at Frieze Los Angeles and Other L.A. Art Fairs
Frieze Los Angeles, Felix Art Fair and Post-Fair reinforced the importance of community and the power of art in the wake of the fires that devastated the city.
The 9 Biggest and Best Kitchen Trends Now, According to Interior Design Pros
Interior designers share the latest kitchen styles—from exposed beams to “secret” pantry doors and granite countertops (yes, they’re back!). Plus the trends that may be dating the most important room in your house.
‘Plus One’ by the War and Treaty Review: More Than the Sum of Its Musical Parts
The new album from the duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter reveals the sweep of the pair’s country-meets-soul sound while reflecting on the power of love.
‘Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy’ Review: The Woman Who Shaped the Morgan Museum
At the Morgan Library & Museum, an exhibition looks at the museum’s first director, whose remarkable career broke prejudicial barriers as she helped hone the tastes of avid collector J.P. Morgan.
When You BYOB, Are You Committing a Wine Faux Pas?
It depends on where you live—and how much you tip. Our wine columnist reached out to wine pros around the country to get a handle on what’s reasonable to expect of the diner, fair to the server and respectful to the sommelier.
The Toughest Job in Fashion Is Top Designer for a Luxury Brand
High-end brands are churning through creative directors as they try to revive sales.
‘Love and Need’ Review: Robert Frost’s Dark Journey
Frost’s approachable verse and appealing rural subjects brought him legions of admirers. His personal life was shot through with pain.
