Harvey Blume

Book Review: “Bad Moon Rising” — New Findings about the Weather Underground

Bad Moon Rising turns out to be justified by new evidence, some of which will be surprising to all concerned.

Joshua Rubenstein has penned a compact, chilling account of the demise of the Russian tyrant.

In this book, Peter D. Kramer counters what he sees as an ill-informed and dangerous backlash against antidepressant medications.

For Cynthia Ozick, critics connect the dots; they inform us about what kind of culture we’re living in.

Of course, with the assistance of the massed megafauna (big beasts), and the yodeling of Tarzan, Jane is saved.

Exit Right is about how six men entered into politics on the left side of the spectrum and wound up immured in varying extremes of conservatism.

Vaccination has, on the basis of all evidence, been thoroughly discredited as a cause of autism.

Peter-Adrian Cohen, playwright, critic, and late-life friend, died early in March, in Zurich, age seventy-six.

“All my effort is to transform machines into narrative, to show how much narrative power they have inside them, how they can tell stories.”

Some pithy quotes to keep in mind for the New Year.

Paul November 26, 2021 at 7:41 pm on Film Commentary: “The Bishop’s Wife” — Realistic Christmas SentimentI always loved Grant's subtle acting, look at his facial expressions when Young takes his arm to cross the street....
Jonathan Blumhofer November 26, 2021 at 11:49 am on Concert Review: John Williams’s Violin Concerto no. 2 at TanglewoodHi Randy, Thanks for your comment. Believe me, I’m no blind admirer of Williams: I agree that much (if not...
Randy November 25, 2021 at 9:08 pm on Concert Review: John Williams’s Violin Concerto no. 2 at TanglewoodI appreciate Jonathan Blumhofer bending over backwards to give John Williams's new concerto the benefit of the doubt. I cannot...
Ed Symkus November 25, 2021 at 8:41 pm on Film Review: “Karen Dalton: In My Own Time” – (One-of-a-kind musical find)Hi, Dick -- Thanks for the correction. I re-watched part of the documentary to find out exactly what was said...
Vincent Czyz November 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm on Book Review: Samuel R. Delany’s “Dhalgren” — A Critical War of WordsThanks for that, Todd. It's incorrect in the book itself as well. I sent an email to the publisher. VCzyz...