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...Warrior," I read your story with disgust and sadness. The complete chain of command should be reassigned, with a failure noted in their records. Then, and only then, can the healing begin. Ray Slingerland, MILTON...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...former U.S. army staff Sergeant, I assure you that those soldiers who killed themselves had plenty of other options. They could have picked up the phone and started working their way up the chain of command. If that didn't work, they could have requested a transfer or simply walked away. Or they could have done nothing and left the Army at the end of their enlistment. Suicide was the coward's way out. Scott True, MIAMI...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...City-type story lines for horse-and-buggy piety. "There still isn't enough inventory," marvels Avon Inspire's Cynthia DiTiberio, who edits Shelley Shepard Gray, a recent entrant to this genre. And there's no shortage of demand: romance fiction, of which Amish-themed novels command a growing share, generates nearly $1.4 billion in sales each year, and that number is rising. (See the top 10 fiction books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amish Romance Novels: No Bonnet Rippers | 4/27/2009 | See Source »

...halfhearted instrumental solos transformed what might have been an entrancing musical reflection into a painful exercise in the mechanical art of staying together.The Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor fared no better under Sung’s direction and Brazilian pianist Nelson Friere’s touch. Friere, whose command of the keyboard rivaled that of his longtime duo partner and legendary pianist Martha Argerich at the peak of his career, delivered a restrained performance that failed to communicate the rustic, fiercely nationalistic character of Grieg’s music. Friere’s former flair for pairing reckless abandon...

Author: By Monica S. Liu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BSO Strikes Out Under Sung | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...Upstream (1981) Two unhappily married couples take a boat trip, which turns into a nightmare after a sinister hitchhiker takes command. A rare Ayckbourn play that got panned by the critics, and I have never seen it onstage (not surprising, since it requires the stage to be filled with water). But it's a thrilling read, and a rare Ayckbourn attempt at political allegory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ayckbourn, M.I.A.: 10 Plays That Deserve Revivals | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

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