Some hockey fans traveled to watch the gold medal game in Lake Placid, where the echo of the Miracle on Ice has never really receded.

The police units assigned to cover prominent politicians, such as those that became involved in a domestic violence case against a member of Governor Paterson’s staff, show a tension between duty and loyalty to those they protect.

The rematch and the gold medal go to Team Canada.

…and Travis Sullivan’s brilliant Bjorkestra

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the death of Jimi Hendrix, and, predictably, he will be a hard figure to avoid.

In a sense reinventing the string quartet as a vehicle of limitless stylistic breadth — belongs to the violinist David Harrington, who founded the Kronos Quartet in 1973.

The artist William Kentridge brings a singular sensibility to his Met debut with Dmitri Shostakovich’s first opera, “The Nose.”

Assessing new releases by Paul Motian, Freeway and Xiu Xiu.

A biography of the talented and tempestuous Nina Simone.

An epic novel of rock ‘n’ roll, from its glory years to the guttering and sputtering of the music industry.