The Everyday Oblique The Everyday Oblique
How and why do we use things like codes, jokes and slang to mask our meanings?
Jun 22, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Feeling Groovy… Feeling Groovy…
On Summerstage in Central Park and Alison Pace.
Jun 10, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Robot Rock Robot Rock
Video may have killed the radio star, but the vocoder liberates her voice.
Jun 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan
Prolixities Docked Prolixities Docked
Revisiting an enduring guide to battered ornaments, elegant variations and Gr8 Db8s.
May 27, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Icons and Zombies Icons and Zombies
Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, George A. Romero's Survival of the Dead.
May 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Corrupt Charmer on Screen The Corrupt Charmer on Screen
Alex Gibney's new film Casino Jack tells the complete story of Jack Abramoff—and his victims.
May 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Eagan
Imperfect Cinemas Imperfect Cinemas
Post-independence cinema in Nigeria has been swept aside by Nollywood, a video CD industry with a cable-access aesthetic and a penchant for stories about violence and corruption.
May 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Emily Witt
Hesitation Blues Hesitation Blues
On Elizabeth Cook, Jorma Kaukonen and David Bromberg.
May 13, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
The Most Happy Fela The Most Happy Fela
Fela! is an ambitious but flawed musical about the Nigerian Afrobeat and anti-establishment icon Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
May 5, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Franklin Bruno
The Abnormal Norm The Abnormal Norm
A film series organized by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and ArteEast tries to make sense of Lebanon's Civil War.
Apr 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans