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Is The Death of Klinghoffer anti-Semitic? Performances of the opera at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in September 1991 were at the epicentre of a controversy that continues to this day; the New York audience was – and remains – uniquely hostile to the work. A careful reception analysis shows that New York audiences reacted vehemently not so much to an ideological position on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, but to specific nuances in the satirical portrayal of American Jewish characters in one controversial scene later cut from the opera, a scene that must be read closely and in relation to specifically American-Jewish questions of ethnic humour, assimilation, identity and multiculturalism in the mass media. I understand the opera's negative reception in the larger context of the increasingly severe crises that beset American Jewish self-identity during the Reagan-Bush era. Ultimately the historical ability of Jews to assimilate through comedy, to ‘enter the American culture on the stage laughing’, in Leslie Fiedler's famous formulation, will have to be reconsidered. A close reading of contested moments from the opera shows librettist Alice Goodman and composer John Adams avoiding the romance of historical self-consciousness as they attempt to construct a powerful yet subtle defence of the ordinary and unassuming.

Phillip Lopate reviews John Rockwell's book of essays, \"Outsider: John Rockwell on the Arts, 1967-2006.\"

\"That's it, that's it\" instructor Joel Harper said. \"You've got the sound!\" \"All of a sudden I just got it,\" he said. \"You're not going to learn how to completely play an instrument in one day, but I did make progress.\" \"The ukulele is great,\" he said. \"Plus it's portable. You can take it anywhere.\"

\"That's it, that's it\" instructor Joel Harper said. \"You've got the sound!\" \"All of a sudden I just got it,\" he said. \"You're not going to learn how to completely play an instrument in one day, but I did make progress.\" \"The ukulele is great,\" he said. \"Plus it's portable. You can take it anywhere.\"

Her class action lawsuit alleges that [John Rockwell] raped her in 2008 and that he introduced her to a top ICM agent who sent her on phoney auditions that resulted in sexual harassment.

John Rockwell was shot for standing up to a yob on a mountain bike near his home in Stockbridge Village. Today, almost two weeks after the shooting in Cremorne Hey on August 17, Mr Rockwell said he wants to leave Merseyside because he is so traumatised. HARROWING ORDEAL: Shooting victim John Rockwell with two- year old-son Connor. Left: John before he was shot

Alvin John Rockwell, a prominent San Francisco lawyer who as a Government attorney helped to draft the legal system for a democratic postwar Germany, died yesterday in San Francisco, where he lived. He was 90. In 1945 he was posted to Berlin as legal adviser to Gen. Lucius D. Clay and director of the legal division of the Military Government in the American-occupied parts of western Germany and Berlin, where he helped rebuild the legal system as one rooted in both the traditional German code law and democratic principles.

The article is ostensibly about the future of New York City Opera as it weighs a move from Lincoln Center to a more prominent home at the proposed cultural site at Ground Zero, yet the interest and repercussions go well beyond the confines of New York. The catalyst for [John Rockwell]'s argument is the 1970 Carlisle Floyd opera \"Of Mice and Men,\" which recently ended a run at New York City Opera with Connecticut Opera's general and artistic director, Willie Anthony Waters, as its conductor. Rockwell's article also provokes some necessary and fair questions as to the future of opera and classical music. Yet it doesn't take a connoisseur or Ph.D to recognize that much of pop music is ephemeral or, at worst, has no musical value. In contrast, classical music and opera have stood the test of time, offering substance and quality to generations of listeners patient enough to appreciate its more subtle pleasures. It's a tradition embraced and taught in conservatories throughout the world. Its champions and personalities -- from Chinese pianist Lang Lang to Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov (whose new opera \"Ainadamar\" had an exciting Tanglewood debut last summer) -- transcend European boundaries.

That is the view of John Rockwell, a partner in Californian venture capital company Advent International, who visited Auckland recently. One of the world's largest private equity firms with US$6 billion (NZ$12.8 billion) under management in 17 countries, Advent is a co- manager -- with Auckland's Direct Capital Private Equity -- of one of the government's Venture Investment Fund managers, TMT Ventures. Nevertheless, Mr Rockwell says Internet over wireless and some other new services will drive demand for network bandwidth, and it could be a good time to invest, bearing in mind that investors in similar conditions in the early 1990s made a killing when investments matured.

Not equating retirement with quitting work, after he and [Phyllis] moved to Williamsburg in 1979, John applied for a position at the National Center for State Courts, saying, \"I'd like to do anything that is useful.\" He became 'their oldest and longest temporary employee' working as a researcher for over 20 years. As part of the NCSC' Information Center he fielded questions from all over the world about courtroom security and televising court cases. He is remembered there for his perseverance, optimism and enthusiasm, and was recently honored at a ceremony by Supreme Court Chief Justice Rehnquist for his work. He was proud of his ability to see both sides of a question.