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What kind of culture is produced by a society that lives and governs itself by opinion polls?
Read MoreThe documentary Dark Horse is all cliché and yet it’s OK.
Read MoreA few years ago, an adolescent boy with whom I liked to discuss books told me about a novel he had read called, The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks. The book, I found, was absorbing, a real page-turner.j It was about a group of Travelers, endowed with the ability to move among a set of…
Read MoreIn the first installment of “Condition Critical,” Bill Marx speaks with the author best known for his wryly written non-fiction books. By Bill Marx Welcome to the first installment of “Condition Critical.” This podcast (no longer available) kicks off the first in an ambitious effort to create intelligent and passionate cultural coverage online. To do…
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More proof that, with pianist Igor Levit, Beethoven had found new interpreter, not only worthy, but important.
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RISD Museum’s well-curated show Bona Drag is a powerful act of remembrance.
Read MoreBased on a graphic novel, the brilliant Historia de Amor is unrelenting in its darkness. It’s as if we’re swimming in a pool of India ink.
Read MoreAt every turn I sense potential in The Americans, always untapped, for a smart sitcom.
Read MoreAs a songwriter, Stephen Malkmus specializes in hooks that never quite resolve, melodies that jump in all directions, and lyrics that drop a few enticing references and then move on.
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Fuse News: Paleo-Atheism, Susan Jacoby, sexting. . .
New media always abets the power to articulate fantasy and fetish.
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