February 21, 2009

Leonard Cohen mixed humility and sovereignty during his performance the Beacon Theater on Thursday, his first concert in the United States in 15 years.

The Oscars have always been trivial, and are best appreciated when they are allowed to be.

The beloved Frozen Cup ice cream stand of Bellerose is poised to make way for a Days Inn, a prospect that reveals the ethnic tensions just beneath the surface of a tranquil Queens neighborhood.

The idea of the clause is to rev up the American economy, but the stimulus bill is full of exceptions, allowing many imports.

A.R. Rahman, the prolific Indian film composer behind the “Slumdog Millionaire” score, is nominated for three Academy Awards.