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An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.
This week’s poem: Martine Bellen’s “To Think Snow: A Meditation”
Sometimes the stranger is someone who is very well known to us, like a father whose strange ways include a devotion to a certain story about a childhood in Wales.
Our critics supply their TV favorites of 2025.
It can’t be denied that “Marty Supreme” is effective as a wild trip. It’s an immersive experience — not an analysis of its self-adoring anti-hero.
The intent was to create a winter display that had no religious message but that would illuminate The Mount at this darkest time of year, that would call attention to its wintry beauty.
What have Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy got in common? Besides the office they hold, not much. Certainly not an appreciation for the arts: Trump is to the field what McDonald’s is to fine dining.
What’s harder … performing comedy onstage or making a marriage work?
In “Myokine”, the ensemble itself is under interrogation: can these dancers connect enough to rescue each other? Can they form bonds of solidarity?
Book Review: “Unfinished” Argues for AI as an Artistic Partner — But at What Cost?
“Unfinished” supplies a thoughtful analysis of the relationship between music, musicians, and AI.
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