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Cherie Blair was the first British Prime Minister’s wife who also had her own serious career. Find out how she balanced work, family, and official duties, as well as friendships with the Bushes and Clintons.
Also: a father on his daughter’s struggle with mental illness. A look at the work of Joan Miro, who once said "I want to assassinate painting."
Plus, composer John Adams!
Cherie Blair Speaks for Herself
Cherie Blair was the first British Prime Minister’s wife who also had her own serious career. Find out how she balanced work, family, and official duties…as well as her friendships with the Clintons and Bushes! Her new autobiography is Speaking for Myself.
Mental Illness in the Family
Michael Greenberg’s daughter was 15 years old when she experienced her first major manic episode. His new memoir about her struggle with mental illness is Hurry Down Sunshine.
Joan Miro: Painting and Anti-Painting
Spanish painter Joan Miro once said, "I want to assassinate painting." A new exhibit at MoMA, "Joan Miró: Painting and Anti-Painting 1927–1937," looks at how that decade transformed and invigorated Miro’s work; Ann Umland is curator; Joan Punyet Miro is the artist's grandson and manager of his estate. ...
John Adams: Composing an American Life
Composer John Adams's opera "Doctor Atomic" (now at the Met) has been called a masterpiece, and it explores a momentous episode of modern history: the creation of the atomic bomb. He's also the author of a new memoir, Hallelujah Junction.
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John Adam's opera "Doctor Atomic"
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