The Cinema of Terror The Cinema of Terror
Three new films--Rendition, The Kingdom and Redacted--take on the clash of civilizations. How does the "war on terror" look on the big screen?
Oct 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
The Imperfectionist The Imperfectionist
Reconsidering the life and legacy of avant-garde artist and poet Francis Picabia.
Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
What’s Radiohead Worth? What’s Radiohead Worth?
The British rockers stick a fork in the recording industry by offering downloads of a new album for whatever fans want to pay. Oh, the anguish.
Oct 15, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
Sound Check Sound Check
The history of twentieth-century music charts the rise of modern masters like Duke Ellington and John Adams.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David Schiff
Burns’s War: What Is It Good For? Burns’s War: What Is It Good For?
An increasingly bookless universe has become the wasteland so many have feared. In a perfect world, we'd have more Ken Burnses expressing a multiplicity of views.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Strange Culture Strange Culture
If the stuff of life is corporatized, does art about it become a form of interference in business?
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Dirty Sexy Television Dirty Sexy Television
Who needs reality TV when you can revel in the decadence, dysfunction and dirty laundry of the fictional super-rich?
Oct 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter
Strange Culture Strange Culture
Federal authorities are prosecuting Steve Kurtz under the Patriot Act for using harmless bacteria in his artwork. A new film examines his ordeal.
Oct 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Patricia J. Williams
Spirit Chaser Spirit Chaser
Listening to Sonny Rollins for the first time. Again.
Oct 4, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Does Sarah Silverman Suck? Does Sarah Silverman Suck?
The raunchy, racy comedian makes us laugh and cringe.
Oct 3, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Kera Bolonik