Tom Stoppard’s Schlock ‘n’ Roll Tom Stoppard’s Schlock ‘n’ Roll
When will we stop living in the '60s?
Feb 26, 2008 / Books & the Arts / J. Gabriel Boylan
The Film We Dreamed The Film We Dreamed
In Zeroville, Steve Erickson explores New Hollywood's promise and doom and the dissolution of cinema into spectacle.
Feb 19, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Charles Taylor
An Ayler in My House An Ayler in My House
A glossy and ragged musical declaration of love.
Feb 12, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Nick Stillman
Cool Devastation Cool Devastation
American movie-goers finally get to see Cristian Mungiu's stunning 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days.
Feb 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Where of It The Where of It
The best location for Lawrence Weiner's conceptual art is in the viewer's own imagination.
Feb 5, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive Gandhi’s Teachings Are Alive
Mohandas K. Gandhi, killed sixty years ago, was a moment in the conscience of mankind. But the flame of hope his life inspired shapes our lives still.
Feb 4, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
An Unmonumental Grimace An Unmonumental Grimace
Taking stock of the new New Museum.
Jan 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Bugalú Sounds Bugalú Sounds
If you're curious to learn more about the bugalú, check out these five albums.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
Boogaloo Nights Boogaloo Nights
A new generation rediscovers the freewheeling rhythms of the Nuyorican bugalú.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Oliver Wang
A Hard Man A Hard Man
Paul Thomas Anderson's masterful There Will Be Blood pits an oil baron against a preacher in an epic contest of wills.
Jan 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans