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Tolstoy: A Russian Life

There are two principal models for biography in our culture, and perhaps the first decision the biographer has to face is which of the two will best suit the subject in question. First, there is the Boswellian model: the massive tome (or tomes) containing as much material as can be garnered, following the philosophy that the more we know about the great... Read more of this review

36 Hours: Vienna

By SARAH WILDMAN Published: January 5, 2012 Dazzling hotels are opening, the gasthaus is being reinvented and the city is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gustav Klimt, with exhibitions in 10 museums. FOR years, Vienna has lingered in the fading glory of the fin-de-siècle era, understandably satisfied with the grandeur of its Hapsburg-era architecture... Read more of this review

Their Noonday Demons, and Ours

Like early medieval monks, we too are prone to the ills that come with solitary, sedentary, cerebral work. By some miracle, you set aside a day to tackle that project you can’t seem to finish in the office. You close the door, boot up your laptop, open the right file and . . . five minutes later catch yourself thinking about dinner. By 10 a.m., you’re... Read more of this review

Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, to speak at MLK celebration | UChicago News

Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone and a leader in school reform, will deliver the keynote speech at the University of Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. The event comes 55 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave... Read more of this review

“Be not inhospitable to strangers / Lest they be angels in disguise”: George Whitman, Paris Bookseller and Cultural Beacon, Is Dead at 98

PARIS — George Whitman, the American-born owner of Shakespeare & Company, a fabled English-language bookstore on the Left Bank in Paris and a magnet for writers, poets and tourists for close to 60 years, died on Wednesday in his apartment above the store. He was 98. He had not recovered from a stroke he suffered two months ago, his daughter, Sylvia,... Read more of this review

New International Study Tour: Vienna and Budapest

Come explore the culture, history, and mythology of the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Walk the streets of Vienna and experience the art, music, and literature that once made it the cultural capital of Europe. Students will also visit nearby Budapest, the other “capital” of the Empire and a jewel on the Danube. Vienna and Budapest,... Read more of this review

Mulberry Child in Chicago

Mulberry Child is coming to Chicago in January and will be shown at the Gene Siskel Center as part of the documentary series. The screening schedule is Saturday, Jan. 21 at 8 pm, Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 8: 15 pm, and Thursday, Jan. 26 at 8 pm. Mulberry Child was selected as an official selection film under the documentary features category at the Heartland... Read more of this review

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