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Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger’s poetry carries historical weight, but Carlie Hoffman’s translations struggle to convey the formal poise of the originals.
On the recording “AVTT/PTTN,” mutual admiration turns into a bold experiment in form, trust, and sonic space.
Revisiting the Eameses’ modular dream at a moment when policy, economics, and architecture are under pressure to deliver.
The week’s poem: Simeon Berry’s “I was so insanely good at drinking”
Essayist and memoirist Isaac Fitzgerald follows Johnny Appleseed into a landscape shaped as much by omission and privilege as by history.
Tillie Walden’s “Charity & Sylvia” transforms archival fragments into a resonant portrait of devotion in early 19th-century Vermont.
Director Travis Knight’s self-aware reboot turns Reagan-era toy marketing into a surprisingly sharp, character-driven comedy about power, nostalgia, and growing up.
Arpeggione Ensemble turns music by Schubert, Mendelssohn, and Mahler into a resonant chamber seascape.
Arts Commentary: In Memoriam, Michael Tilson Thomas (1944-2026)
Early promise, enduring vision, and a lifetime of well-timed reinvention.
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