Art: At the Norton, a summery look at iconic toys If there was a heaven for toys, it probably would look and feel like the Norton Museum of Art’s new exhibition. This is what a toy gets for enduring decades and co-existing wit... Read More... More in: Art

Film: ‘Life Itself’ a beautiful tribute to a great man of film As with a lot of premature deaths, I took Roger Ebert’s continued existence for granted, and I didn’t appreciate him enough when he was alive. For many yea... Read More... More in: Film

Theater: FAU Summer Rep: A powerful, draining ‘August: Osage County’ By Dale King It took no small act of courage for Florida Atlantic University’s Department of Theatre and Dance to kick off Festival Rep 2014 with the ... Read More... More in: Theater

Dance: Essay: Keeping dance all about the art By Tara Mitton Catao Dance competitions are multiplying in profusion these days, forcing those of us in the art form to have mixed feelings about a growing popularity that seems to tre... Read More... More in: Dance

Music: Fine discoveries, beautifully played, on Chamber Fest’s Week 1 A music series that employs a dedication to the rarer reaches of the repertory is necessarily about discovery, and when it all comes together, there’s a rich feeling of satisfaction when a wel... Read More... More in: Music

Interviews: Natacha Koblova: Multilingual Society founder helps them speak in tongues A year in business has not given Natacha Koblova all the answers she would like to have, although she did learn another language. The Russian-born 39-year-old polyglot (more on this later) has... Read More... More in: Interviews

Books: ‘Pencil’ full of itself, but recounts an admirable idea Growing up in wealthy Greenwich, Conn., Adam Braun developed an “obsession” with Wall Street and dreamed of “becoming a billionaire. While in college he traveled abroad in the Sem... Read More... More in: Books

Weekend Picks: Weekend arts picks: July 4-7 Theater: This is the final weekend for the 19th annual Summer Shorts Festival by City Theatre, at the company’s home in the Carnival Studio Theater of Miami’s Arsht Center. Whittled down to a m... Read More... More in: Weekend Picks

News & Commentary: Sundays: The era of alt-delete By Myles Ludwig Erase thyself. This might very well turn out to be the 11th Commandment of the early 21st century. It could be the Holy Grail of semi-privacy or just a c... Read More... More in: News & Commentary

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