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She finds e-mails from dating site on his computer and can’t decide whether to be upset about it
Carolyn Hax: Grieving widow doesn’t need to start dating in order to heal
Woman can set an example for her son that security and happiness don’t flow exclusively from romantic bonds.
Carolyn Hax: Dealing with a troubled mom
Family members are forced to tiptoe around sensitive and emotional loved one.
Horne’s legacy: The song continues
At 80, the mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne has reinvented herself as a teacher, but still strives for High Art.
Contemporary percussion staple hits NSO
Martin Grubinger makes his debut with the NSO “Frozen in Time.”
Sound worlds without affectation: The Takacs plays Bartok
A leading quartet sheds quiet light on searing and complex music in a cycle of Bartok’s six quartets.
‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ re-ups a beloved franchise
Chris Pine resuscitates a reluctant CIA spy in the modestly entertaining “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.”
‘The Square,’ an exhilarating portrait of Egyptian politics
Stunning doc puts viewers in the middle of the fight for democracy in Egypt, in 2011 and beyond.
‘The Invisible Woman’ movie review
Ralph Fiennes’s captivating film tells of the affair between Charles Dickens and a young actress.
Dance review: ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty’
The familiar fairy tale is subtitled ‘A Gothic Romance’ and is more dance theater than ballet.
A ballet program that’s annual frustration
REVIEW | The Suzanne Farrell Ballet, as always, is so close, but ultimately frustrating.
‘Play/Pause’: Lovely dance, but ultimately disappointing
Susan Marshall’s interesting new work, at the Terrace Theater, ends up seeming self-important, overworked.
Ask Amy: Marriage amounts to more than the wedding
Both of this couple’s families are hurting financially, and they worry about the burden of a wedding.
Ask Amy: Human wrecking balls brought down holiday
Her kids’ roughhousing brought down Aunt Betsy’s Christmas tree, filled with irreplaceable ornaments.
Ask Amy: Unrequited love inspires and confuses
He’s in love with a lesbian, and wants desperately to tell her.
Lifetime’s ‘Lizzie Borden’: A whack and a miss
TV REVIEW | Christina Ricci gives a so-so performance as the infamous (alleged!) ax-murderer.
‘Mitt’: Exquisitely suffering with the Romney Bunch
TV REVIEW | Greg Whiteley’s documentary, now on Netflix, is a fly on the wall that needs to buzz more.
‘Klondike’: Then as now, misery at the bottom of the pan
TV REVIEW | Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) stars in this energetic tale of the Yukon gold rush.
The TV Column: Alec Baldwin’s puzzling Nat Geo Channel gig
The actor and animal rights supporter will narrate documentaries about, among other things, bear-hunting.
Emmy and Tony can’t seem to get enough of Neil Patrick Harris
Actor will host the Emmy Awards for the second time this year after hosting the Tonys for the fourth time
Animal Planet nets biggest audience with ‘Mermaids’
TV COLUMN | “New Evidence” “documentary” follows last year’s “Mermaids: The Body Found.”
Interviewing Judy Chicago
Chicago and the need for women artists to known the history of women artists.
Detroit Institute of Arts won’t be forced to do full appraisal
A judge said it was beyond his authority to let creditors create a board to value museum holdings.
Judy Chicago, sister city
The artist, whose “Dinner Party” once caused uptight Washington to send its regrets, returns to D.C.
Gene’s true calling ... is calling
Gene presents another installment in his coverage of the plight of the customer-service representative.
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