Throughout history, theater has been a place where the community has looked honestly at what is killing it.
Commentary
Author Interview: “Of Thee I Sing” — Ben Railton on the Cycles of American Patriotism
“If you are more critical or try to highlight some of the worst things that happen in America, then you are un-American or anti-American.”
Arts Feature: The Lockdown Underground — Discoveries in Isolation
Stuck in a world where regular shopping was rare and live performances extinct, the right path seemed to be the curls and swirls of mentions and references that led to surprising new or little-known artists and fascinating new levels of famous ones.
Film Commentary: Time to Reduce Filmmaking’s Carbon Footprint
It is about time that the filmmaking industry is forced to seriously grapple with issues of sustainability.
Book Review: Louie’s Blues — Menand Chills With The Cold War Crowd
To his credit, Louis Menand personalizes his historical cast and humanizes ideologies and aesthetics.
Book Review: “Books Promiscuously Read” — Playing in the Leaves
Books Promiscuously Read sets a high standard for what might become an exciting new genre of literary criticism for educated general readers.
Visual Arts Commentary: “The Scream,” “Sunflowers,” and the “Mona Lisa” — Gone Baby Gone
Perhaps we need to call on Sherlock Holmes in order to resolve the 31-year old “no end in sight” Gardner heist?
Author Interview: Aaron S. Lecklider on the Forgotten History of Homosexuality and the Left in American Culture
The reader comes away from Love’s Next Meeting with an awareness of the rich history of homosexual culture existed long before the Stonewall riots in the summer of ‘69.
Arts Remembrance: Pianist-Composer Frederic Rzewski
I consider composer Frederick Rzewski the most profound and persistent explorer of how to address injustice through the use of sophisticated compositional tools.
Film Commentary: Provincetown Film Festival — A Very Good Year
John Waters and I were in sync with our favorite in this year’s festival.