Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, by Laura Hillenbrand, Random House, 473 pp., $27 By Bill WilliamsFor weeks, Unbroken has been perched at or near the top of the nonfiction best-seller list, and for good reason.The book tells the riveting story of a World War II airman who survived for 47 days in 1943 on a … [Read more...]
Art review: ‘Reclaimed’ story gripping, the art less so
Landscape With an Episode From the Conquest of America,by Jan Mostaert (1474-1552/53).By Gretel SarmientoDark walls and low lights set up the mood for Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker, a traveling show now at the Norton Museum of Art through May 9.The pieces shown here have been through a lot. They are part of one of the largest restitutions of … [Read more...]