“Sturm und Drang”: How Freud, Faust and the Napoleonic Wars Gave Us the Great American Holiday Tradition

“Sturm und Drang”: How Freud, Faust and the Napoleonic Wars Gave Us the Great American Holiday Tradition His works of fiction are widely credited by literary experts as the origins of the horror story.  Many of the greatest minds of the 19th century – from Freud and Jung to Poe and Hawthorne – credit him… Read More

Nutcracker Nation

NUTCRACKER NATION: How a Russian Flop Became the Great American Ballet   “[It became clear to me] that The Nutcracker is an underdog, a newcomer who found a new life.  It was then that I started thinking of The Nutcracker as an immigrant.  Maybe the ballet was not appreciated in its native land, but once… Read More