Commentary
Today, our perception of the environment has become narrowed, defensive: the outside world has become worrisome, dangerous, aspirational, and changing.
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It seems evident that hardly anyone knows about the centenary of a moviemaker who, in earlier days, was universally revered, whose hallowed name was synonymous with art-house cinema.
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The opportunity to see the culture-changing Broadway phenomenon Hamilton on Disney Plus, sucked up all the arts oxygen over the Fourth of July weekend.
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A reassessment on the 40th anniversary of A Confederacy of Dunces, a novel that many consider one of the funniest ever written by an American.
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What lies beyond COVID-19 for the arts community?
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Dance critic, scholar, performer, activist Sally Banes died on 14 June in Philadelphia.
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Boston’s most celebrated piece of public art was one of 16 monuments irresponsibly defaced during the recent protests.
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The advantage of localism enjoyed by a club down the block disappears in cyberspace.
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“Malcolm X and MLK evolved over time and came to converge in surprising ways. Malcolm’s movement for radical black dignity became a global human rights touchstone in a manner that made King’s struggle for radical black citizenship both necessary and more expansive.”
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Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80
Now that the real live boy is an old man, how’s he holding up in 2020?
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