Where has Michael Moore been since 2009’s Capitalism: A Love Story? Everywhere, apparently. In addition to writing his memoirs, the populist provocateur has been trotting the prettier regions of the globe to see how the other First World lives and comparing it to our star-spangled super-sized bootstrapped love-it-or-leave values. His conclusion? We suck. Where to Invade … [Read more...]
Under Tebar, Palm Beach Symphony makes big strides
What a difference a year makes: Conductor Ramón Tebar has improved the quality of the Palm Beach Symphony by sheer force of will and good leadership. This happy band has jumped 10 notches on the Richter scale of music-making; it is unrecognizable from the orchestra we heard last year. At the opening concert of the season Wednesday night at the Society of the Four Arts, the … [Read more...]