Jarring Bottles: The Paintings of Giorgio Morandi Jarring Bottles: The Paintings of Giorgio Morandi
The paintings of Giorgio Morandi render new meaning to the term natura morta.
Dec 3, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained Agony and Ecstasy: The Art World Explained
What we talk about when we talk about art.
Nov 13, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman The Dread of Failure: On Desplechin and Kaufman
Reviews: Arnaud Desplechin's enchanted A Christmas Tale and Charlie Kaufman's brilliant Synedoche, New York.
Nov 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
McCain Attack Ads by Lynch, Jason Reitman and Shyamalan McCain Attack Ads by Lynch, Jason Reitman and Shyamalan
What if John McCain's negative ads were remade by David Lynch, M Night Shyamalan and Juno director Jason Reitman?
Oct 30, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Landline
Photo Ops: Josef Koudelka Revisits Prague 1968 Photo Ops: Josef Koudelka Revisits Prague 1968
A new book and companion exhibition highlight a Czech photographer's stunning snapshots of the Soviet invasion of Prague.
Oct 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Megan Buskey
Walk With Me: The Art of Jerome Robbins Walk With Me: The Art of Jerome Robbins
The genius of Jerome Robbins.
Oct 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Marina Harss
Seeing Past the Ivy: Do Literary Mandarins Put Reading At Risk? Seeing Past the Ivy: Do Literary Mandarins Put Reading At Risk?
Why the commentariat's response to hand-wringing about "the decline of reading" condescends to the large mass of nonspecialist readers.
Oct 21, 2008 / Books & the Arts / William Deresiewicz
SNL: Amy Poehler Raps About Palin and Alaska SNL: Amy Poehler Raps About Palin and Alaska
Amy Poehler brings the house down with a Sarah Palin-inspired hip hop ode to Alaska and the McCain campaign.
Oct 20, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Saturday Night Live
The Kingston Trio and the Red Scare The Kingston Trio and the Red Scare
The death of Nick Reynolds, one of the Kingston Trio, last week at 75, provoked fond memories of one era and painful reminders of another.
Oct 14, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier and Jim Vrabel
Panoramas: ’24 City,’ ‘Ashes of Time Redux,’ ‘Happy-Go-Lucky Panoramas: ’24 City,’ ‘Ashes of Time Redux,’ ‘Happy-Go-Lucky
24 City and Ashes of Time Redux, two stars of the New York Film Festival; plus Happy-Go-Lucky and Ballast reviewed.
Oct 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans