martes, 26 de julio de 2011

Arts

A Mystical Tale, From Tee to Green

By CHARLES McGRATH

Scott Green/Golf in the Kingdom

A scene from “Golf in the Kingdom,” which opens on Friday. The film, based on the novel of the same title, was shot at Bandon Dunes, a resort in Oregon.

After years of development, Michael Murphy’s “Golf in the Kingdom” has been turned into a film by the director Susan Streitfeld and the producer Mindy Affrime.

THEATER REVIEW | 'A DOLL'S HOUSE'

A Doll's House Lily Rabe and Josh Hamilton as Nora and Torvald Helmer in the Ibsen classic, directed by Sam Gold and staged as part of the Williamstown Theater Festival.

A Nora Who Could Text All Her Discontents

By CHARLES ISHERWOOD

Lily Rabe and Josh Hamilton play a contemporary Nora and Torvald Helmer in the Williamstown Theater Festival production of “A Doll’s House.”

CRITIC’S NOTEBOOK

From left, Amy Overman, Amy Sherman, Jorge Cordova and Danny Bowes searching for clues in Lower Manhattan.

You Pursue a Wall Street Cabal. Or Do You?

By SETH SCHIESEL

In “Red Cloud Rising: The Fifth Wall,” participants must separate fact from fiction as they scour Lower Manhattan for clues to a feared force in international commerce.

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Events celebrating Marshall McLuhan, in 1967, are being held in honor of the 100th anniversary of his birth.

Early Media Prophet Is Now Getting His Due

By IAN AUSTEN

Events in Europe, Washington and three Canadian cities last week honored the centennial of Marshall McLuhan, who introduced ideas like “the medium is the message” and “the global village” into everyday use.

NEW MUSIC

Kelly Rowland

By JON CARAMANICA

In her new album, “Here I Am,” Kelly Rowland bypasses dance music in favor of R&B.

More New Music: Joss Stone | Cerebral Ballzy

Art That Begs to Be Touched

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Lincoln Center Announces New Discussion Series

July 25, 2011 11:01 PM ET

Michael Jackson Tribute Is Announced, Then Questioned

July 25, 2011 6:17 PM ET

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MUSIC REVIEW

Marcelo D2: The rapper, right, with Mauro Berman at SummerStage in Central Park.

Paying Tribute to New York, by Way of Brazil

By JON PARELES

The Brazilian rapper Marcelo D2 performed to a welcoming crowd at Central Park SummerStage on Sunday.

MUSIC REVIEW

New Juilliard Ensemble, from top left, David Fulmer, Rebekah Durham, Avery Waite and Jennifer Chang, at Museum of Modern Art on Sunday.

Dramatic Brush Strokes From Strings

By ALLAN KOZINN

On Sunday at the Museum of Modern Art, the New Juilliard Ensemble offered a concise overview of contemporary quartet composition.

BOOKS OF THE TIMES

‘The Memory of All That’

By KATHARINE WEBER
Reviewed by BEN BRANTLEY

The novelist Katharine Weber brings many famous and glamorous names to her memoir, including that of her grandmother’s lover, George Gershwin.

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Michael Cacoyannis, right, with Anthony Quinn on the set of “Zorba the Greek” (1964), which became an instant classic.

Michael Cacoyannis, Director of ‘Zorba the Greek,’ Dies at 90

By PAUL VITELLO

Mr. Cacoyannis, most famous for “Zorba the Greek” with Anthony Quinn, also brought Greek drama to the stage and screen, including “Electra” with Irene Papas.

Podcast: Music

This week: Jon Caramanica brings back hundred-degree tales of Indie Nation from the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago; Jim McKinley speaks with Mitch Winehouse, crooner and dad-in-the-shadows; and we check into CDs by NRBQ and Oren Ambarchi with Jim O’Rourke

Abroad

Michael Kimmelman on culture and society in Europe and beyond.

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The Week in Arts

THE WEEK AHEAD

Jeff Tweedy and his band, Wilco, will be in the spotlight after Labor Day. Wilco’s new album, “The Whole Love,” is scheduled to be released on Sept. 27, and the band will hit the road for a North American tour that starts in Indianapolis on Sept. 13 and ends on Oct. 5 in Madison, Wis. The stops in between will include Montreal, NewYork (in Central Park), Nashville and St. Louis. (Information: wilcoworld.net.)

July 24 — 30

A selection of cultural events this week.

The Listings

Longer versions of selected event listings in the New York area this week are now available online.

Interactive Feature

Collector as Artist: The Barnes Foundation

Take an interactive tour with Randy Kennedy through the Barnes Foundation, one of America’s strangest art museums since the day its doors opened in 1925.

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A detail of “The Last Supper” in Milan. Tourists are permitted only 15 minutes with the painting in the Santa Maria delle Grazie church.

Interactive Feature

15 (Long) Minutes With 'The Last Supper'

Occasionally I have visited Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” in Milan, checking in on a beloved, hospice-bound but faded relative, expecting to make the most of the 15 minutes tourists are permitted.

More Postcards: London | Madrid |Prague

Summer Movies

The critics' take on girls in action movies, Maria Bello's tough dramas, Michael Fassbender on his rise from bit player to leading man and more.

Special Section

Summer Stages

From Shakespeare to Bach to Rihanna, summer means festivals and more.

Classical Music | Dance
Pop and Jazz | Theater

Health news

NEWS ANALYSIS

Grasping for Any Way to Prevent Alzheimer’s

By PAM BELLUCK

Scientists have calculated that if people address certain risks, a significant number of Alzheimer’s cases could be prevented, with the operative word being “could.”

From top, Bolivar Valentine, Tony Loreto and Rob Kearney have taken part in a bereavement group at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx.

Men in Grief Seek Others Who Mourn as They Do

By PERRY GARFINKEL

Research increasingly suggests that men and women experience grief in different ways, and the realization has bolstered a nascent movement of bereavement groups geared to men throughout the country.

Interactive: How Men Grieve

WELL

Migraine Miseries Push Patients to Ways of Coping

By TARA PARKER-POPE

Stuart Bradford

More than 10 percent of adults and children suffer from migraine, which is three times as common in women and girls as in men and boys.

Federal Auditors Will Soon Review Health Insurance Rates in 10 States

By ROBERT PEAR

As of Sept. 1, the Obama administration will begin to review health insurance rates in states where it says regulation of premiums for personal and small business insurance is inadequate.

Lawsuit Says Drugs Were Wasted to Buoy Profit

By ANDREW POLLACK

DaVita is accused of using large vials of dialysis medicine knowing that Medicare would pay for the unused portion.

BOOKS

Their Zeal Changed Lives, if Not the System

By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D.

Dr. David A. Ansell writes about his years working at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, where treating patients was often a medical and political struggle.

THE CONSUMER

BUYER BEWARE Used bi- cycle helmets, cribs and child safety seats are a bad idea, consumer ad- vocacy groups say.

Bargains on Used Goods May Prove Costly

By WALECIA KONRAD

Cribs, bicycle helmets and child safety seats are just a few of the products that consumer should be wary about buying used, advocacy groups say.

GLOBAL UPDATE

Food: Deal Will Help Build a Better Cassava

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.

A snippet of DNA licensed by the Dow Chemical Company will help the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center develop resistant varieties of the disease-prone crop.

Steve Owens of Seattle volunteered to help test different male contraceptives and found some more to his liking than others.

Scientific Advances on Contraceptive for Men

By PAM BELLUCK

Scientists believe male contraceptives hold promise for being safe, effective and, also important, reversible.

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RECIPES FOR HEALTH

Summer’s Treasure: Tomatoes

By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN

Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times

In the heat of summer, tomatoes, a rich source of vitamin A and vitamin C, are ripening in gardens everywhere. Today: a tomato, spelt and herb salad.

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PERSONAL HEALTH

Still Counting Calories? Your Weight-Loss Plan May Be Outdated

By JANE E. BRODY

The most detailed long-term analysis of the factors that influence weight gain shows that conventional wisdom may not be the best approach.

Patient Voices: Adapting as Vision and Independence Ebb

Personal Best: For Runners, Soft Ground Can Be Hard on the Body

Really?: The Claim: Allergies Reduce the Risk of Cancer

18 and Under: Guarding Privacy May Not Always Protect Patients

How Men Experience Grief

July 25, 2011 5:35 PM ET

Can You Lower Your Risk for Alzheimer's?

July 25, 2011 5:26 PM ET

Putting Men on the Pill

July 25, 2011 3:59 PM ET

Chilled Soups for Hot Summers

July 25, 2011 9:09 AM ET

Why Would Anyone Choose to Become a Doctor?

July 21, 2011

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Columns

PERSONAL HEALTH

Sun’s Rays May Leave Mysterious Marks

By JANE E. BRODY

Many rashes result from a photosensitivity reaction, a combination of the sun’s UVA radiation and exposure to a drug, perfume or another substance.

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REALLY?

The Claim: Air-Conditioning Can Cause Colds

By ANAHAD O'CONNOR

Though colds and other respiratory ailments are caused by viruses, not cold temperatures, there is some evidence that air-conditioning may contribute in some small way to such illnesses.