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Arthur C. Clarke Dies
Submitted by Vallawulf on Wed, 2008/03/19 - 15:47. Astrology and Astronomy | Media | Milestones | Modern Society | New York TimesFamed science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke has died on March 18 at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka, at the age of 90. Best-known for his work 2001: A Space Odyssey, his work on communications satellites also helped change the world.
The Other Boleyn Girl "more slog than romp"
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/03/05 - 18:13. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | English | Media | New York Times | Review"According to this oddly plotted and frantically paced pastiche — written by Peter Morgan, directed by Justin Chadwick — the girls were more or less the Paris and Nicky Hilton of the Tudor court," writes reviewer Manohla Dargis for the New York Times.
Patrick Stewart stars in modern Macbeth
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2008/02/27 - 15:41. English | New York Times | Performing Arts | ReviewA "good and nasty interpretation of Macbeth" starring Patrick Stewart is being performed at the Brooklyn Academy of Music through March 22, 2008. Ben Brantley of the New York Times has a review.
Black Plague selective killer
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2008/02/10 - 02:36. 1301 CE to 1400 CE | English | Medicine | New York TimesA new study of nearly 500 skeletons in a London plague cemetery proves that many of the victims had weaker immune systems when they died than normal, leading experts to believe that most who succumbed were old, sick or poor.
“Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!” called "giggle-worthy"
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/12/27 - 22:14. 1201 CE to 1300 CE | Fine Arts | New York Times | Review | Youth Activities"I itch in the cathedral; When I pray upon my knees: God, You saved us from damnation; Now save us from the fleas!" writes Laura Amy Schlitz in Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices From a Medieval Village, a new children's book reviewed by John Schwartz for the Sunday New York Times.
Sculptural weaver Lenore Tawney dead at 100
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2007/10/20 - 00:27. Milestones | New York Times | WeavingLenore Tawney, a weaver who "helped create the genre of fiber art" died September 24, 2007 in her home at the age of 100. Holland Cotter for the New York Times remembers her and her work.
Sir Ian McKellen stars in "King Lear"
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2007/09/20 - 21:43. English | New York Times | Performing Arts | ReviewSir Ian McKellen, known for his role of Gandolf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, will take on a new role when he appears as the title character in Shakespeare's King Lear.
Karen Hess, food historian (1918-2007)
Submitted by trbrown on Thu, 2007/05/31 - 22:57. Cooking | Milestones | New York TimesCulinary historian Karen Hess died May 15, 2007 at the age of 88. To SCA cooks and others with an interest in medieval and renaissance foods and cookery, she is best known as the editor of a collection of 16th and 17th century recipe manuscripts owned by Martha (Mrs. George) Washington.
Staging Wagner's 'Tristan and Isolde'
Submitted by Vallawulf on Tue, 2007/05/08 - 23:11. Dance | New York Times | Opinion | Performing Arts"Staging Wagner’s 'Tristan und Isolde' is a notoriously treacherous proposition," begins Matthew Gurewitsch, as he examines many different versions of the story which have appeared on stage.
A Death in the Family: Milton Friedman, Father of Master Cariadoc of the Bow
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2006/11/18 - 21:46. East | Middle | Milestones | Modern Society | New York TimesNobel-Laureate economist Milton Friedman, father of Dr. David Friedman (Master Cariadoc of the Bow, Duke of the East and Midrealm) has died at age 94. The news was announced late afternoon November 16, 2006.
Chimney Sweeps Face Change to Ancient Trade
Submitted by Ursula on Mon, 2006/11/13 - 12:29. German | Modern Society | New York TimesGerman chimney sweeps, their jobs protected by law since the Middle Ages, now face competition from sweeps immigrating from other European countries.
"Gates of Paradise" to Tour USA
Submitted by Ursula on Sat, 2006/10/28 - 23:20. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Christianity | Fine Arts | Italian | New York TimesLorenzo Ghiberti's immense gilded doors, completed in 1452 and nicknamed the "Gates of Paradise," will tour the United States beginning in April 2007. The intricately decorated doors are 20 feet high and weigh three tons.
"Machiavelli" Now Off Broadway in NYC
Submitted by Johnnae on Tue, 2006/10/17 - 18:45. New York Times | Performing Arts | ReviewMachiavelli, a new play by Richard Vetere, has opened off Broadway in New York City. The comedy has been called "snappy, surprising, stimulating, and all together satisfying" by critics.
Seeking Shakespeare in Connecticut
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2006/07/27 - 22:57. 1601 CE and Later | English | Exhibits | Fine Arts | New York TimesAn exhibition of three paintings depicting the likeness of William Shakespeare is on display at the Yale Center for British Art. Searching for Shakespeare will be in New Haven, CT until September 17, 2006.
Medieval Scholar Mary Martin McLaughlin, dead at 87
Submitted by Eiric on Tue, 2006/06/27 - 22:56. Fine Arts | Milestones | New York TimesMary Martin McLaughlin, best known for editing work on The Portable Medieval Reader (Viking, 1949) and The Portable Renaissance Reader (Viking, 1953), has passed away at the age of 87.
New York Gallery Explores Gothic Revival in USA
Submitted by Ursula on Fri, 2006/06/02 - 12:47. 1601 CE and Later | Architecture and Construction | Exhibits | New World | New York TimesA new museum-quality show presents Gothic Revival furniture and architecture from 19th century America.
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Met Show Features Tibetan Arms and Armor
Submitted by Ursula on Fri, 2006/05/26 - 14:03. Exhibits | Martial Activities | New York TimesA current exhibition at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art features Tibetan weapons, armor, and other war gear from the 13th to the 20th century.
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Judge in DaVinci Code case creates code of his own
Submitted by Justin on Sat, 2006/04/29 - 11:53. Christianity | European | Humor | Modern Society | New York TimesBored with solving The DaVinci Code from Dan Brown's bestselling book? Try solving The Smithy Code, created by the judge in a copyright case involving the book.
Madeleine P. Cosman, author of "Fabulous Feasts", dies at age 68
Submitted by Eiric on Wed, 2006/03/22 - 20:39. Cooking | Milestones | New York TimesBest known for her book Fabulous Feasts: Medieval Cookery and Ceremony, Madeleine Pelner Cosman has died at the age of 68 in California. She was also the founder of the Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at City College of New York and the organizer of Manhattan's annual Cloisters medieval festival.
Renaissance Allegories on Display at the Frick
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2006/02/15 - 23:33. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Exhibits | Fine Arts | Italian | New York TimesA pair of allegorical paintings by Renaissance artist Paolo Veronese will be the centerpiece of Veronese's Allegories: Virtue, Love and Exploration in Renaissance Venice, a small exhibit at the Frick Gallery in New York City beginning April 11, 2006.
Transporting Masterpieces a Delicate Job
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2006/02/14 - 00:23. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | Exhibits | Fine Arts | Italian | New York TimesLaurence B. Kanter, organizer for the Fra Angelico exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, was faced with the extremely delicate job of transporting and unpacking the priceless, and sometimes crumbling, works of art for "the exhibition of a lifetime."
Shopping in the Renaissance
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2005/12/20 - 17:39. 1401 CE to 1500 CE | European | New York Times | ReviewThe Yale University Press looks at Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy, 1400-1600, a new book by Evelyn Welch, which looks at the social anxieties of the Renaissance marketplace.
Vatican Swiss Guard Mark 500th Anniversary
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2005/11/26 - 13:18. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Christianity | European | New York TimesVeterans of the famous Swiss Guard, who serve as guards for the Pope, are set to celebrate 500 years of service this summer with a public ceremony to swear in the latest group of recruits.
Labor of Love Restores Medici Tapestry
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2005/11/21 - 22:06. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Embroidery | Italian | New York Times | Textile ArtsFour restoration specialists at New York's Metropolitan Museum have taken on the backbreaking effort of restoring "The Gathering of Manna," a 16th century Medici tapestry, one stitch at a time.
Southwest Hispanics Find Link to Sephardic Jews
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005/11/13 - 22:53. 1501 CE to 1600 CE | Judaism | Medicine | New World | New York Times | SpanishNew DNA evidence has produced some surprising links between Hispanics living the America's Southwest and Sephardic Jews who fled the Inquisition 400 years ago.
"Splendor of the Word" Captures a Fading World
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005/11/06 - 13:51. Exhibits | Fine Arts | New York Times | Scribal ArtsThe Splendor of the Word: Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts at the New York Public Library, a new exhibit, is the first in the library's history to showcase the organization's massive holdings of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts.
Russian Orthodox Icons Subject of Restoration Project
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005/10/23 - 16:11. 1601 CE and Later | Christianity | Fine Arts | New York Times | RussianAleksei Khetagurov, chief of icon restoration for the State Historical Museum in Moscow, hopes to reveal the face of history - literally - as he cleans dark patina from the surfaces of centuries-old icons.
"Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England"
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2005/10/21 - 23:41. 1301 CE to 1400 CE | English | Fine Arts | New York Times | ReviewAlida Becker of the New York Times Book Review looks at Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England, a book by Alison Weir.
Istanbul: City of Many Pasts
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2005/09/30 - 12:03. Byzantine | Middle Eastern | New York TimesRick Lyman of the New York Times looks at the ancient city of Istanbul in a travelogue that recognizes the many cultures that make up the city.
Oxford Inspires Dreamers
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2005/09/25 - 13:34. Architecture and Construction | English | New York TimesPlanning a trip to Oxford, England? Susan Catto of the New York Times offers suggestions for making the most of a trip to the historic city.
