Striking Stage Crews Reach Agreement With Atlantic Theater

Ending a two-month strike, the prestigious Atlantic Theater Company and the labor union representing its crew members said Monday that they had reached a tentative agreement that they anticipated would allow the theater to resume performances. The agreement will be closely scrutinized by New York’s other Off Broadway theaters because the union, the International Alliance … Read more

Jam Like a King: Charles Releases a Playlist

King Charles III, a classical music fan who has studied the cello, piano and trumpet, released an eclectic playlist on Monday featuring 17 artists, including Beyoncé, Bob Marley and Grace Jones. Music “has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories flooding back from the deepest recesses of our memory, to comfort us in times of … Read more

Test Yourself on These Famous Literary Feuds

Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s installment tests your knowledge of long-running squabbles between writers (all of whom happen to be dead, so no one can jump in with the last word). In the five multiple-choice questions below, tap or click on the answer … Read more

A Tour by Train of 5 Dazzling European Cities

A century after the original golden era of railroads, trains are once again the talk of travel. In Europe, especially, train travel is surging as an environmental alternative to short-haul flights, with more night trains, high-speed routes and transnational collaboration between rail companies. Political ties between European countries may be jittery, but the cities are … Read more

Keeping Up With Highbrow Art While Raising a Child

Being the 6-year-old daughter of Mark Krotov, the publisher and one of the editors of the literary magazine n+1, is an all-access pass to New York City’s foreign films and contemporary art. “She’s always very, very receptive to stuff,” he said of his daughter, Daria Krotov-Clarke, whom he and his wife, Chantal Clarke, a writer, … Read more

‘Operation Mincemeat,’ a Very British Hit, Lands on Broadway

Last year, the hit West End musical “Operation Mincemeat” embarked on a mischievous publicity campaign. “Are we too British for Broadway?” it asked, inviting Americans on its email list and via social media to fill out an online questionnaire about whether, for instance, they had trouble understanding British accents. (“No,” 90.2 percent of the respondents … Read more