Books
Ethan Mordden’s exhaustive take on Barbra Streisand may not be what diehard fans are looking for.
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Five Cities is a species of psychogeography, a deep map, that weighs the effects of topography, urban environments, and monuments of the past on mood and perspective.
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Rather than focusing on Mexicans in the United States, historian Carrie Gibson posits an expansive transnational history.
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The book will stand as a good first stop for anyone interested in Alfred Stieglitz, 20th-century photography, or American modern art.
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Peter Schjeldahl debunks (and praises) works of art, while also acknowledging the strategic importance of beauty.
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Jean-Philppe Blondel’s books are especially praised by critics for their charm and smoothly-shaped prose.
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We will find out how much the future of the earth matters in the next Presidential election.
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In this valuable study, Caitlin Rosenthal isolates an assortment of business practices and technologies that reflect the sophistication of New World plantation economies — dispelling myths of their romantic crudeness.
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Farcical fight and sex scenes might be forgivable, but the “mystery” is so barely there it utterly fails to engage — and that’s lethal to a novel in this genre.
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Two autobiographies by women who had some experience in legitimate theater, but they each gave their strongest allegiance to dance, specifically one choreographer.
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The 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll: The Institution Continues