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“Death of a Salesman” Reborn, This Time in Mandarin

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In March, 1983, Arthur Miller arrived in Beijing to direct a Chinese staging of “Death of a Salesman” at the Beijing People’s Art Theatre. Opening night was six weeks away and…

The Return of “Frasier”

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A new “Frasier” has débuted nearly two decades after the conclusion of the original series, and it moves Kelsey Grammer’s eponymous psychotherapist back to Boston, the city where he was introduced,…

A Friendship in Photography

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Early in 1947, the Swiss-born photographer Robert Frank boarded a liberty ship in Antwerp, Belgium; almost a month later, he arrived alone in New York, to make his way as an…

The Startling Candor of Helen Garner

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Helen Garner lives in Melbourne, next door to her daughter, her son-in-law, three grandchildren, some chickens, and a blue-heeler-and-kelpie mix named Smokey. On the day we planned to meet, her living…

Solving the Productivity Paradox

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A few years ago, advertisements for a software service named Monday.com seemed to be suddenly everywhere online. This ubiquity didn’t come cheap. An S.E.C. filing revealed that the product’s developers had…

Getting Things Done Together

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A few years ago, advertisements for a software service named Monday.com seemed to be suddenly everywhere online. This ubiquity didn’t come cheap. An S.E.C. filing revealed that the product’s developers had…

Spooky Season Is Here

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Rachel SymeStaff writer You’re reading the Goings On newsletter, a guide to what we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. It is…

José Andrés Puts On a Show

Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyYou’re reading the Food Scene newsletter, Helen Rosner’s guide to what, where, and how to eat. Sign up to receive it in your in-box. The Spanish-born chef José Andrés has, in recent…