Lewis Lapham’s Gala Guests Are on the Right Side of History

Actress Anne Hathaway debuted a new pixie haircut at the inaugural Lapham’s Quarterly Decades Ball Monday night (to say nothing of her Les Mis -starved bod), but the most talked-about attendee was former chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker . Though less inherently glamorous, the economic adviser, whom we hear came with Jackie and Nick Drexel , is enjoying a moment of political celebrity ...

“The Aleppo Codex”: The bizarre history of a precious book

An ancient and priceless book, a murky history of evasions and coverups, an underground of sinister and possibly violent dealers, a former spy who drops tantalizing hints and a wily 84-year-old millionaire who says stuff like, "The problem with this story is that it could damage your health": Are these the ingredients for a cheesy, improbable historical thriller? Yet "The Aleppo Codex," Matti ...

Old Fort's museum hosts annual Pioneer Day celebration

This Saturday, Pioneer Day will again celebrate the mountain culture and history of the Blue Ridge. And at the same time, folks in Old Fort will be able to check out scores of classic cars and motorcycles.

Polish PM visits Wilno, home of Canada’s first Polish settlement

When the guests gathered to welcome Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to Wilno — a small hamlet west of Ottawa and, more importantly, the site of Canada’s first Polish settlement — they sang the national anthems of their two beloved homelands with the same reverence and conviction, a signal that this place, deep in the Madawaska Valley, is as proudly Polish as it is Canadian.

Best entertainment bets for May 18-24

The St. Paul City Ballet presents "Peter Pan" through Sunday at E.M. Pearson Theater.

Embroiderer to introduce Korean craftsmen overseas

A New York-based textile historian said she would introduce Korean craft overseas as part of her life-long efforts to introduce the beauty of relatively unknown Korean arts. Chung Young-yang, a Korea .....