76. Distressed: Ballet, Opera, Film and Two Biographies, reviewed by Sandy Our employer, Louise Ebersdorf, called me in for a private...

75. Artist: Robert Beavers film and Buster Keaton biographies, reviewed by Cheryl S. Mme Beach has come and gone from our States, but...

74. Tribunals: New York City Ballet and new Edmund White novel, reviewed by Pippa Hammet News! Mme Beach has briefly visited our U.S.,...

73. Contradictions: Spielberg’s “West Side Story”, reviewed by Florian Steven Spielberg’s 2021 Christmas gift to his movie-going...

72. Sacred Monsters: “La Valse”, “Dune” and “Pessoa”, reviewed by Pippa Hammet When Albertine requested last week that electronic chips...

71. Art Supplies: An Editorial on Aesthetic Appreciations, by Michael Porter ​ We can all agree that works of art fulfill many...

70. Tertium Quid: “The Green Knight” and Patricia Wilde’s Sanguinic, reviewed by Pippa Hammet Mme Sesostris insisted that I take a look...

69. Aliens: UFO Report, Henry James, and “Chips” Channon, reviewed by Sandy It is my sad duty to report, having read the just-released...

68. Solipsisms: “8½” restoration at Film Forum, reviewed by Cheryl S. When I think back on the origin of my Nekomata pas de deux, I...

67. Triangulations: The letters of James Merrill and “La Piscine”, reviewed by Sandy Louise Ebersdorf has asked me to plan our evening...

66. Interventions: N.Y.C.B. Virtual Spring Gala and “French Exit”, reviewed by Pippa Hammet Mme Sesostris has been steadfastly...

65. Empires: “Citizen Kane” and “Mank” at the Paris, reviewed by Cheryl S. An email from Liane Beach has just reassured us that she is...

64. Dance Details: Lifar, Forsythe, and Teicher, by Pippa Hammet Where is Madame Beach when you need her? I have been watching dance...

63. Catalysts: Fictions by H. James and J. Coe, reviewed by Sandy I recently asked Florian, who has Seen It All and Knows All, what I...

62. Expositions and Development: Pianists Past and Present, by Pippa Hammet To get some chilled fresh air, I took a walk to my local...

61. Transcendence: Fictions by Hemingway and Oyler, reviewed by Master Raro I’ve been reading novels during the pandemic, and Pippa has...

60. Turn: “The Power of Adrienne Rich”, reviewed by Cheryl S. My holiday gift from Liane Beach (who must have arranged for its delivery...

59. Salvage: Tiepolo-Fellini-Trifonov, by Pippa Hammet Master Raro took our leader, Louise Ebersdorf, to a YourMed one block north of...

58. Magician: Cary Grant biography and movies, reviewed by Cheryl S. Between binge-watching old movies and new insurrections, Sandy and...

57. High Signs: Henry James and Buster Keaton, reviewed by Pippa Hammet The Louise Ebersdorf Reading Group held a meeting last week,...