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@Discographies is closer to marketing jingles or consumer guide advice than it is to reviewing—the exercise is fun but limited because it deals with the least valuable part of criticism: the opinion, the verdict. By Bill Marx. Further tongue-in-cheek (?) proof that the traditional conception of arts criticism—that there’s a difference between critical judgment and…
Read MoreOk, this isn’t the Gang of Four of yore — but There’s still something to be said for getting drunk on cheap wine.
Read MoreI appreciate the effort to bring back this rarely seen early Godard. But there are reasons this movie hasn’t been previously revived.
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Contra-Tiempo sees the pandemic as an invitation for transformation: the performance questioned who we are, how do we move among each other, and what gives us joy.
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The Brit-born iteration of mind-expansion music — from Syd Barrett onward — favors clever wordplay and musical accessibility.
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In a time when qualities such as empathy and caring for others are more important than ever, these books can help children better understand the lives of others.
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Carlos Simon’s gifts and voice are real even, as with every composer, his muse sometimes leads him down errant pathways.
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A unique, memorable summit of three intellectually minded luminaries who bridged jazz, classical, Latin and South Asian influences.
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“Faraway the Southern Sky” is an extraordinary literary achievement because it makes real and present the scuffling life and education of the very young man who grew up to become Ho Chi Minh.
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When “The Secret Hours” flares up – notably on two separate, devastating occasions – the story delivers more emotional heft than Mick Herron’s previous books.
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