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Kelly Reichardt’s cinema gives us slow, rich portraits of life’s daily rhythms, its frustrations and unresolved conflicts.
Read MoreFrances Wilson’s biography of Thomas De Quincey is superb, written with enormous empathy and insight.
Read MoreTiger Style! blows by like a whirlwind — wordy, frivolous, and ultimately unsatisfying.
Read MoreThe heart of this theatrical reboot is what it means to go for broke and bet on love, or art, or both.
Read MoreThe power of Allen Ginsberg’s legacy could be felt in the controversy over the decision to award Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that Marc Myers is doing noble work — if only Anatomy of a Song was more exciting to read.
Read MoreAlice Birch’s play/polemic about radical feminism resists Company One’s earnest-to-the-max interpretation.
Read MoreAfter all these many decades I am still deeply moved by Yo-Yo Ma’s playing, which combines irresistible charisma and generosity of spirit.
Read MoreHow refreshing it is to see a female protagonist whose strength of will and character is not of the superhuman variety.
Read MoreFor recorded sound, for brilliance of orchestral execution, and for interpretive concept, Janowski is one of the 21st century’s best Wagnerians.
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Arts Remembrance: Tribute to Jazz Producer Alex Lemsky