The MFA’s Arts of Islamic Cultures gallery offers an impressive visual representation of a region’s cultures, geographies, and histories.
Book Review: “The Ministry of Truth” — Writing a Blueprint for Disaster
Words from George Orwell to live by: “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”
Jazz Concert Review: A Third Report from the 40th Montreal Jazz Festival — Harmony Amidst Chaos
This year’s Montreal Jazz Festival Festival would have been more successful had it not been for all the construction ripping apart the city.
Book Review: The Critic as Wildean Artist — Peter Schjeldahl’s Elements of Surprise
Peter Schjeldahl debunks (and praises) works of art, while also acknowledging the strategic importance of beauty.
Theater Review: “The Waverly Gallery” — A Powerful Look into a Descent into Dementia
A splendid production of an impressive early effort from the talented writer Kenneth Lonergan.
Theater Review: “The View UpStairs” — Celebrating a Milestone
As a vision of gay bonding, The View UpStairs exudes a wonderful in-your-face spirit.
Theater News: There Goes the Neighborhood — Gold Dust Orphans to Lose their Fenway Home
“I saw it coming three years ago, when there was a frenzy of development in the Fenway. Now the neighborhood looks like a corporate mall.”
Theater Review: “Indecent” — A Dangerous World for People of Faith
Indecent is a play of contrasts: piety versus blasphemy, joy versus heartbreak.
Book Review: John Hersey — Reporting Truthfully, at All Costs
John Hersey emerges in this book as a disciplined journalist who held steadfast to an admirably singular goal.
Theater Interview: Playwright Paula Vogel on “Indecent” and a Love of Yiddish
“Yiddish is above all a language of yearning, a language of anxiety.”