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This week’s poem: Wendy Drexler’s ON DISCOVERING A WOLF SPIDER CARRYING HER SPIDERLINGS ON HER BACK
In this episode of The Short Fuse, host Elizabeth Howard and Alex Waters, technical editor of the podcast, reflect on the year in an informal conversation.
Providence-area professional theaters have fared better than most in terms of surviving and rebounding from the pandemic.
It was the sniping tone that made the article perplexing. I would almost call it perverse. Why treat so cavalierly — even shabbily — a deceased, highly esteemed, Grammy-winning artist?
“Poor Things” is a film in which the set designers are as much the auteurs as the director, to the detriment of the pathos that is at the heart of Alasdair Gray’s novel.
My advice: see this show in Boston before it settles into New York for what should be a long run.
Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.
Plan to linger over every moment of this revelatory, diverse, and understated special exhibition.
As satisfying as this incomplete work is — much like Schubert’s “Unfinished Symphony” — we can still regret not being able to experience the completed work.
Music Feature: The Best Jazz Albums and Live Shows of 2023
The magazine’s jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums and live shows.
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