The Met

Alice Neel: People Come First
By Bobbie Leigh “I reveal what shows and what doesn’t show,” declared Alice Neel (1900-84) in one of many YouTube clips. In fact, before you visit “Alice Neel: People Come First,” the artist’s first museum retrospective in more than 20 years, be sure to check out her Johnny Carson

Brunch at the Metropolitan Opera’s Grand Tier Restaurant
By Ruth J. Katz Quintessential New York: Christmas. The ormolu-dotted Grand Tier of the Metropolitan Opera House, chandeliers gleaming. The sky gently bruised a soft gray. Twinkling snowflakes landing silently in the Lincoln Center Plaza. In the distance across Broadway, a Christmas tree glimmering with seasonal cheer. In this cinematic