The most popular Canadian poet and song-writer of the 1960s, Leonard Cohen celebrates the personal, historical, and sexual in writing that combines the style of the ballad with the language of myth. Believing that art imprisons the imagination, Cohen...

Here's something Madonna can really celebrate: a nomination to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.Madge joins heartland rocker John Mellencamp, the puckish rappers Beastie Boys and premier dance acts Donna Summer and Chic among the nine nominees for the hall. The five leading vote-getters...

Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins, will publish a new novel this fall by Tom Robbins called B is For Beer. According to HarperCollins executive editor David Hirshey, who is editing the book, it is about 100 pages long, and takes the form of a...

The Spoleto Festival USA will celebrate the life of the late Gian Carlo Menotti, who founded Spoleto 30 years ago, and organizers envision doing so with least one additional presentation this spring."All of the artists and all of the members of the audience, board and...

Works by Robert Wilson and Philip Glass and the Mariinsky Theater's staging of Wagner's Ring Cycle highlight this year's Lincoln Center Festival.The festival, held from July 10-29, includes 93 performances at 10 venues at or near Lincoln Center, the organization announced Tuesday. The one world...