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Book Review: A Beautiful Brick in the Wall — Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools

This is an indispensable study for anyone — including scholars, policy makers, and educators — who yearns to better understand how race and culture play out in a rarefied suburban milieu.

By: Justin Grosslight Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Review Tagged: Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools, Justin Grosslight, Natasha Warikoo, Race at the Top

Music Feature: 20 Moments That Made Us Glad Live Music Returned in 2022

Still, for all the gloom and doom, there’s no question that a bountiful amount of live music was finally on offer throughout the year as musicians and presenters continued to defy the odds.

By: Noah Schaffer Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Folk, Jazz, Music, Popular Music, Uncategorized, World Music Tagged: Noah Schaffer

Arts Feature: Recommended Books, 2022

An eclectic round-up of the favorite books of the year from our critics.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured Tagged: Bill-Marx, Drew Hart, Ed Meek, Matt Hanson, Preston Gralla, Roberta Silman

Visual Arts Commentary: Mid-Century Modern Furniture — Elegant Simplicity and Timeless Aesthetic Style

The allure of clean lines, gentle curves, and organic shapes.

By: Mark Favermann Filed Under: Arts and Sciences, Commentary, Featured, Visual Arts Tagged: Herman Miller, Isamu Noguchi, Mark Favermann

Arts Commentary: The Enduring Dream of a White Christmas

The holiday is celebrated in every part of the world, but only a small portion of those places actually have snow then. So why this enduring notion of a white Christmas?

By: David Daniel Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Film Tagged: White Christmas

Book Review: “Isabella Stewart Gardner: A Life” — Less Intriguing But Even More Mysterious

As befits an official biography, Silver and Greenwald approach their subject with decorum and respect: they neither hide nor emphasize potentially controversial elements, carefully outlining the sources of money in Isabella’s family and the old Boston Brahmin fortune of her devoted husband.

By: Peter Walsh Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Review, Visual Arts Tagged: Diana Seave Greenwald, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum, Nathaniel Silver, Princeton University Press

Music Feature: The Best Jazz Albums of 2022

The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Jazz Tagged: Allen Michie, Jon Garelick, Michael Ullman, Steve Feeney

Book Review: “The Value of a Whale” — Green Capitalism and the Limits of Market-Based Solutions

In this valuable book, Adrienne Buller assesses the efficacy of leading market-based efforts to address climate change and nature loss and contends that they have largely failed.

By: Thomas Peterson Filed Under: Books, Commentary, Featured, Review Tagged: Adrienne Buller, green capitalism, Manchester University Press, The Price of a Whale, Thomas Peterson

Arts Commentary: It’s Not Funny — “Saturday Night Live” and the Mark Twain Prize

Adam Sandler receiving a Mark Twain Prize is one more SNL achievement that defies understanding.

By: Daniel Gewertz Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Review, Television Tagged: Adam Sandler, Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2022

Our demanding critics choose the best films (along with some disappointments) of the year. And there is plenty of disagreement.

By: Bill Marx Filed Under: Commentary, Featured, Film Tagged: Ed Symkus, Gerald Peary, Nicole Veneto, Peg Aloi, Steve Erickson, Tim Jackson

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