Commentary
Where is the grandiose zombie apocalypse that illuminates the grotesque reality of the death-denying yet death-obsessed beings we’ve become? Ralph Fiennes knows.
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Brian Wilson’s clear falsetto voice may be stilled but his amazing trove of timeless music lives on.
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Like her sisters in the art of crystalline complexity, Australian poet and novelist Antigone Kefala persevered through years of isolation, obscurity, and critical neglect.
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Once again, Tony voters proved that quality and integrity still matter.
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Abolishing cultural infrastructure and the deregulation of emerging technologies are two sides of the same anti-intellectual coin.
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At the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival we tend to gravitate to the locals and other “regional acts” from around the world and hope, most of all, for those surprises — artists unlike any we’ve seen before, anywhere.
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Massive layoffs, cheapened content, and misinformation on steroids: AI text-to-video is coming for Hollywood, and it certainly feels like a curtain call.
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Back in February of 2024 I began to write a weekly column for AF newsletter on Substack. A few readers have asked that I post these opinion pieces in the magazine. Here is a selection of my favorites of 2025
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Back in February of 2024 I began to write a weekly column for the newsletter on Substack. A few readers have asked that I post these opinion pieces in the magazine. Here is a selection of my favorites.
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Arts Remembrance: The Special Legacies of Three Prominent Architects
Though not necessarily for of their buildings, these three prominent architects leave legacies that will be cherished and remembered.
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