Borrower’s Remorse? Borrower’s Remorse?
Is bilingualism a sign of vitality, or the gradual takeover of one language by another?
Jan 19, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
The Dream Reborn The Dream Reborn
Markese Bryant (aka Doo Dat), born and raised in East Oakland, knows firsthand the effects of pollution and poverty in local communities of color. Now he's a leader in the movement...
Jan 19, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Young Punk Rockers Revive Folk Songs for a New Generation Young Punk Rockers Revive Folk Songs for a New Generation
As part of America's progressive folk tradition, The Tillers demonstrate that the left has long been essential to the country's cultural fabric.
Jan 19, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Geoffrey Dobbins
Evasive Action Painter: On Gerhard Richter Evasive Action Painter: On Gerhard Richter
Gerhard Richter's abstract paintings are miraculously controlled accidents.
Jan 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Realism and Idealism in The Real World’s DC Realism and Idealism in The Real World’s DC
Washington more often suffocates than satisfies our dreams, and this may prove to be the twenty-third season's unwavering dramatic thread.
Jan 13, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Simon Maxwell Apter
Imaginariums Imaginariums
James Cameron's Avatar, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and more.
Jan 7, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
How Soon Was Now? How Soon Was Now?
The death, and afterlife, of the Polaroid.
Dec 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
End of the Century End of the Century
Can pop music survive without a mass market, mass acceptance or the drive for mass profits?
Dec 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan
Back Talk: Frederick Wiseman Back Talk: Frederick Wiseman
A conversation with the director of La Danse about the discipline of ballet--and documentary filmmaking.
Dec 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Misterioso Misterioso
Thelonious Monk was a more nuanced figure than the flimsy characterization of a way-out jazz cat could ever convey.
Dec 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe