Vienna

Remembering Teddy, Heart And Soul of Jerusalem

A founding father and jet-setter, a kibbutznik and a bon vivant, a secular man in an Orthodox city,  read more »

Swiss Masquerading as Turk, Victim of His Own Expertise

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Among the many masterpieces regularly on the walls at the Frick Collection, there’s an inconsp  read more »

Swiss Masquerading as Turk, Victim of His Own Expertise

Among the many masterpieces regularly on the walls at the Frick Collection, there’s an inconspicuo  read more »

A Book To Carry You Away— Berendt Does Venice, Loosely

John Berendt is a tricky narrator, a spellbinder but not entirely straightforward.
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John Berendt is a tricky narrator, a spellbinder but not entirely straightforward.

“Everyone in Venice is acting” are the first words of this book, and the opening has the  read more »

A Book To Carry You Away- Berendt Does Venice, Loosely

“Everyone in Venice is acting” are the first words of this book, and the opening has the feel or  read more »

Bungalow Gate

"Reservations only, reservations only. I can't, sorry man, we're packed inside.  read more »

Talking Up a Storm, Again: Ethan and Julie in Before Sunset

If you asked me at this point what I thought the best movie of the year was, in my not-so-humble opi  read more »

He Saw Everything Twice! A Memoir of Then and Now

Double Vision: A Self-Portrait , by Walter Abish. Alfred A. Knopf, 220 pages, $24.  read more »

Dining out with Moira Hodgson

A Beisl Burgeons in Brooklyn:Chef Crosses River, Loosens Tie  read more »

From Sublime, Erotic Vienna To Mel Brooks' Chopped Liver

I cannot recommend too highly Martha Clarke's Vienna: Lusthaus (Revisited) at the New York Theatre W  read more »

Viennese Kokoschka: Painter of the Soul, One-Man Movement

The early portraits of the Austrian painter Oskar Kokoschka (1886-1980), which are currently the sub  read more »

NY World

Downtown's Whiz KidFor the past three years, Ellen Jong, a 25-year-old photographer who lives in Chi  read more »

Peripatetic Kokoschka, An Urban Expressionist

Although the Austrian-born painter Oskar Kokoschka(1886-1980) spent much of his very long life as a  read more »

A Few New Favorite Things: Haute Spätzle and Schnitzel

After David Bouley opened Danube last fall, I expected to see chefs around town making free with the  read more »

A Table? We're Sorry, Sir, No Losers Allowed

Fully Committed , the backstage restaurant show beloved by restaurant critics and celebrity chefs, i  read more »

Thriller of the Century: The Third Man

Wait a minute, I'm not finished. I was just getting started.  read more »

Freud Bashers' Greatest Hits: Viennese Quack Takes a Beating

Unauthorized Freud: Doubters Confront a Legend , edited by Frederick Crews.  read more »