It’s the end of the century, the millennium. Time to reflect. But who has time to keep up with the information of the past month, let alone 100 or 1000 years? Overload in the Age of Information. National Post
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NO LESS A MIRACLE
Gala reopening of Covent Garden was marked by the determination of all involved that nothing should go amiss. The Observer
PALACE OF THE PEOPLE
Once thought of as the imperial heart of culture in an acultural town, the Kennedy Center has transformed itself into a place for all people. New York Times
BEST BOOKS OF 99
A bumpy year that got better. – Washington Post
MOST POPULAR
John Adams is ranked the most popular and most performed living American composer, and one of the top 5 of all time. – Miami Herald
TOP TEN
One critic’s nomination for the ten best classical recordings of 1999. – Chicago Tribune
RENEWING TRADITION
Ailey successor Judith Jamison has become a High Priestess of American dance. – Washington Post
TOE SHOE TYRANNY
They may look glamorous, but the physical pain is the stuff of legend. – Los Angeles Times
RETURN TO SENDER
A new biography of Norman Mailer is more interesting than the man himself. “Mailer was judged as an important thinker by his contemporaries, revered intellectuals among them, who praised a substantial amount of his work at the time of its publication. One must accuse them of poor judgment.” – New York Press
WHERE ARE ALL THE LAFFS?
When was the last romantic comedy on Broadway? Once a staple of American theater, comedy of all sorts seems to have gone out of fashion. “Everybody thinks this period is a glum, sarcastic, edgy, dark time. Producers don’t feel there are stars in the right alignment to produce comedies,” says one producer. Variety