Review
In Garciela Iturbide’s photographs, the living and the dying are often joined at the (exposed) skeletal hip.
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This fine collection of short fiction reinforces Richard Power’s reputation as a master storyteller.
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I’d like to close the first week of February with a recap of January’s new releases, the best and the worse.
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I’m impressed with the new adaptation and depressed that it’s considered necessary.
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RISD Museum’s well-curated show Bona Drag is a powerful act of remembrance.
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A memorable evening, headlined by a superb pianist who deserves a full hall, any time, anywhere.
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Arctic avoids existential symbolism for the sake of expressing authentic emotions, most of them thanks to Mads Mikkelsen’s performance, a quiet tour de force.
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Although Anthony Powell’s stock has gone down since he died in 2000, I hope that this new biography will spark interest in A Dance to the Music of Time.
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Conducting Lumina, Andris Nelsons was entirely in his element, capably drawing out the music’s shimmering gestures — string flourishes, brass fanfares, woodwind filigrees, and the like – from a locked-in BSO.
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Given the tensions in our current political and social environment, conversations and alliances such as these, that generate respect through listening to the voices of others, is essential.
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Music Commentary: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest versus French Quarter Fest