Miss Pat, reggae’s Chinese-Jamaican matriarch, reflects on a life in riddim.
Interview
Film Interview: Bertrand Tavernier (1941-2021) Talks About – What Else? – French Cinema
We mourn the loss of an affable generous man, a bridge to a vast history, who also knew and loved American culture.
Author Interview: Critic Morris Dickstein — “We Need a New Minority Culture”
“Arts journalism should meet the same high standard as other forms of writing but rarely does, even in the good old days.”
Author Interview: Kevin Mattson on a Genuine Culture War — Punks versus Reagan
The real culture war in 1980s America was waged by young people who were trying to create their own culture and jealously rejected corporate culture along the way.
Author Interview: Talking to Jamal Greene about How Our Demand for Rights Went So Wrong
“‘Rightsism’ gives judges much more power than they deserve in a democracy,” Jamal Greene writes. “When U.S. judges face a conflict of rights, they cancel one right or the other.”
Music Profile: Violinist, Teacher, Composer, and Arranger Mimi Rabson — Making a Life in Art
The life of a working musician is not a second-class life, and Mimi Rabson’s is Exhibit A: “I try to get past the limits of the definitions and get to the joy.”
Book/Film Interview: Leslie Epstein on “Casablanca” and “Hill of Beans”
An interview with Brookline’s own Leslie Epstein on his new novel, the inexhaustible freshness of Casablanca, and the need for truth in historical fiction.
Music Interview: Prizing the Peculiar – “The Ivan Variations” Performed by the Chandler Travis Philharmonic
“The Ivan Variations is kind of a departure for me, though some would argue that my whole career is a departure, and I hope they’re right!”
Music Feature: Two Musicians on Dealing with the Pandemic –Jennifer Slowik and Yahuba Torres
“Individual stories are the single most important component of any collective, and your story matters more than you can know.”
Theater Feature: Eggtooth Productions’ “Stagehand” — Game-Theater Takes CyberStage
What will the response be to this innovative marriage of Zoom theater and video gaming? Some viewers will welcome the mash-up, others will not.