Recently, a number of public artworks have been charged with memorializing ghosts or “specters” of the past.
Film Commentary: Time to Reduce Filmmaking’s Carbon Footprint
It is about time that the filmmaking industry is forced to seriously grapple with issues of sustainability.
Book Review: Louie’s Blues — Menand Chills With The Cold War Crowd
To his credit, Louis Menand personalizes his historical cast and humanizes ideologies and aesthetics.
Film Review: “Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage” — Hell on Earth
The premier entry in the HBO documentary series “Music Box” shows how everything about the concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Woodstock goes terribly wrong, then gets worse.
Author Interview: Boston’s Joseph Torra — Reflections of a Writer’s Life
“I’m an anarchist as an artist — I write what I want, however I want. I refuse to adhere to the forms that society hands down.”
Watch Closely: On the Couch with “In Treatment” — Stimulatingly Cathartic
The increased racial and cultural diversity of In Treatment’s cast and overall tone are noteworthy and commendable.
Rap Album Review: “Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine” — The Art of Musical Diversity
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine is Brockhampton’s tightest album to date.
Book Review: “Books Promiscuously Read” — Playing in the Leaves
Books Promiscuously Read sets a high standard for what might become an exciting new genre of literary criticism for educated general readers.
Opera Album Review: Up There with Handel and Vivaldi — One of Gluck’s Earliest Operas, in Its First-Ever Recording
This world-premiere recording of Gluck’s Demofoonte is stylishly performed, under the experienced hand(s) of conductor/harpsichordist Alan Curtis.
Book Review: How to Win the War Against Climate Change — Go Electric
Instead of techno-utopian rhetoric, Electrify offers a plan with pragmatic steps to create a better environment and a stronger economy.