Commentary
Exposing the jazz impulses in Emily Dickinson’s poetry is not an agenda for the novice.
How well did the Rio 2016 Olympic Organizing Committee creatively frame and package the “Look” of the Olympic Games?
Kent Haruf’s novels remind us that even in the hardest lives, there is joy, often delicate and evanescent, but joy, nevertheless.
What made the authorities especially eager to tape Lenny Bruce’s mouth shut was his vigorous social and religious satire.
For the anti-gentrification critics, urban deterioration should be left the way it is.
A writer has to write for the now or to write for the ages. Gleason almost always chose the now, but his best moments go deeper.
A response to Ty Burr’s column called “Here’s why Woody Allen is overrated”in yesterday’s Boston Globe.
The Globe tells us that we will be gaining compelling stories. What are we losing? Invitations to think seriously about artistic accomplishment and failure.
Arts and entertainment are one and the same, both trivial– or at least way down the pecking order when it comes to things that are genuinely important.
Music Remembrance: Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson — Making the Imagination Run
“When you think about music it’s got to be that way. Just the thrill of being able to play another note, not to win anything or get a trophy.”
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