Despite rumors that the historic Eames House burned in the wildfire raging in Pacific Palisades, The Times has confirmed that this gem of midcentury design — one of Los Angeles’ most important architectural landmarks — remains undamaged. A representative said that the complex was safe for now but it’s “a waiting game.” Thomas Mann House and Villa Aurora: A statement …
Igor Levit plays piano for an audience that includes critic Alex Ross, in the black mask, and Frido Mann, Thomas Mann’s grandson, wearing the blue mask, in the first performance on Thomas Mann’s piano after its return from Europe after 70 years. Among the disappointments of Colm Toíbín’s new novel, “The Magician,” which imagines the life of Thomas Mann, is …
