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Book Review: ‘Miracles’: A Novel of the Unbelievable
‘Welcome Home’: Near-Death Experience Rekindles Atheist’s Faith
Intelligent Brains Are Slower in Processing Complex Information: Study
Book Review: ‘In This Moment’
Traditional Culture
When a Culture Loses Touch With Its Mythos
Paradise Lost?
Treasures From the Past: Our Libraries, Public and Private
Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Penchant for Motherly Love
Haydn’s Opera ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’
Haydn’s Opera ‘Orpheus and Eurydice’
 When opera first emerged around the late 16th century, composers and librettists took a special interest in the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. It became the subject of the very first ...
07-6-2023
How the Three Tenors Changed the World of Classical Music
Beethoven and the Birth of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Theater Review: ‘West Side Story’: A Stunning Revival
The ‘Flower Duet’ From the Opera ‘Lakmé’: A Timeless Classic
‘A World War Two Secret: Glenn P. Larson and the U-505’
‘A World War Two Secret: Glenn P. Larson and the U-505’
Glenn Larson was a 19-year-old North Dakota farm boy when the United States entered World War II. He volunteered for the U.S. Navy in December 1942. He could have gotten ...
07-5-2023
Book Review: ‘Knowing What We Know’
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for June 30–July 6
2022’s ‘In Defense of German Colonialism: And How Its Critics Empowered Nazis, Communists, and the Enemies of the West’
Oh, How Guinea Pigs Multiply: ‘Pigs Is Pigs’
Film Review: ‘The Lesson’
Film Review: ‘The Lesson’
R | 1h 43m | Drama, Mystery, Thriller | 7 July 2023 (USA) Observing the most basic rules of mystery thrillers (keep the plot simple and don’t cheat the audience), director Alice Troughton’s “The Lesson” (originally titled: ...
07-6-2023
A Classic MGM Musical: ‘Two Weeks With Love’ (1950)
Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for June 30–July 6
1956’s ‘The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit’
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Age of Innocence’
NTD Classical Chinese Dance Competition
Why Chinese Dance Is Thriving Outside China
Faith Drives Dancer to Show World the Truth About China
Through Classical Chinese Dance, a Grander Vision of the World
Gold Winner Lillian Parker: ‘Art Is Endless’
NTD International Piano Competition
The 6th NTD International Piano Competition Revives the Glory of Classical Music
Winners Announced for NTD’s 6th International Piano Competition
2022 NTD International Piano Competition: Future Stars Concert & Award Ceremony
Death and Transfiguration at the NTD International Piano Competition: Finalist Jiusi Zhang
NTD International Chinese Vocal Competition
International Chinese Vocal Competition Showcases Traditional Vocal Arts
2022 NTD International Chinese Vocal Competition
NTD International Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Competition
NTD International Figure Painting Competition
Lauren Tilden: ‘Birds of the Air, Grass of the Field’ | Pure Beauty
Pure Beauty: ‘Yin and Yang’ | NTD International Figure Painting Competition
‘The Evil CCP Will Crumble’: Polish-Born Artist Depicts Children Persecuted in China
Pure Beauty: ‘Between Generations’
NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant
‘How Great Thou Art’: The Swedish Poem That Became a World-Famous Hymn
Serving up Mostly Mozart: A Concert of ‘Shining Stars’
5,000 Australians Expected in ‘Nutbush’ World Record Attempt to Honour Tina Turner
There Is No Beauty in Bureaucracy
James Montgomery Flagg: A Face You Likely Know
Samuel Morse’s Device Connects the World
Drayton Hall: Rich in Southern History
Roger Sherman: Compromiser of the Constitutional Convention