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Elizabeth Taylor’s Near-Death Experience in the 1960s
American Police Detective Recalls Past Life as Portrait Painter
The Myth of Er
After Near-Death Experience, Vietnam War Veteran Saw Miracles That Saved Lives
Traditional Culture
Treasures From the Past: Our Libraries, Public and Private
Artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Penchant for Motherly Love
Miss NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant Celebrates Ancient Values
England’s Epic Poet: James Sale and His New Work, ‘StairWell’
Theater Review: ‘New York, New York’: Lots of Heart, but It Tries Too Hard
Music Review: ‘Divine Compassion’
‘When the Divine Touches the Human, We Arrive at Shen Yun,’ Says a Company Director
‘The Tales of Hoffmann’: Offenbach’s Captivating Opera
Friendships That Endure: Aesop’s Fable, ‘Two Travelers and a Bear’
Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for May 26–June 1
Book Recommendation: ‘Gila Lost and Found: Search and Rescue in New Mexico’
Book Review: ‘The Bucharest Legacy: The Rise of the Oligarchs’
Film Review: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
Film Review: ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’
PG | 2h 20m | Animated, Superhero, Action | June 2, 2023 For Spider-Man Experts Only Warning: this review of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” may suffer from Generation Gap-itis. At the press screening, ...
06-2-2023
TV Docuseries Review: ‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Hard Boiled’
Film Review: ‘Master Gardener’: Gardening as Metaphor for Purification and Redemption
‘Emotional Genius’ Judge Lynn Toler Turns Life Into New Show That Tackles Mental Health Awareness
NTD Classical Chinese Dance Competition
NTD 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
Music and the Possibility of ‘Perfect Beauty’: NTD International Piano Competition Finalist Trinity Goff
A Journey Through Schumann’s Symphonic Etudes: NTD International Piano Competition Finalist Antonii Baryshevskyi
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
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’
Pure Beauty: ‘Plum Blossoms in the Muddy World’
NTD Global Chinese Beauty Pageant
There Is No Beauty in Bureaucracy
Embracing Everything: The Music of Gustav Mahler
AI Is for Artificial Intelligence, Not Artistic Imitation
Mozart’s Childhood Opera: ‘Bastien and Bastienne’
Famous Collector Discovers ‘Something We’ve Never Seen Before’
Famous Collector Discovers ‘Something We’ve Never Seen Before’
Significant moments in history are often misremembered, even forgotten. Artifacts may be misplaced or discarded. For people like Nathan Raab, the misplaced and forgotten are his métier. Raab is a ...
06-3-2023
Profiles in History: Charles Francis Hall: From Publisher to Arctic Explorer
The American Exploring Expedition That Changed How We See the World
Profiles in History: Edward Schieffelin: The Man Who Found His Tombstone
Online Series: ‘Ghosts of Beirut’: The Hunt for Public Enemy Number One