My favorite Easter decoration is a wooden, one-eared bunny posted on my flowerbed. It’s not new. It’s not fancy. It’s not ...

You can hear the cries from across MTT Way, "Michael, come back. All is forgiven!" Michael Tilson Thomas' departure from the music directorship of the San Francisco Symphony (he's now Conductor ...

Though it’s both a predictable culture-clash comedy and a gentle plea for people of different political backgrounds to “just get along,” “The Band’s Visit” nevertheless manages to use its central ...

Tomorrow, I’ll be conducting a funeral of a man not yet 50 years old. So, needless to say, there are a bunch of people asking a bunch of questions. Have you ever been in that situation? Have you ever ...

The great painters of the Renaissance looked upon drawings with particular affection; they exchanged them with fellow artists as a mark of respect. Their students pored over them for clues to their ...