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Theater Review Round-up: Our Man in London

September 2, 2009
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It should be pointed out that in London it is possible to see more shows in a limited time than one can do in the United States. Why? Because it has long been the sensible practice to stagger weekday matinees. By Caldwell Titcomb Shakespeare first, of course. The British quite rightly never tire of “Hamlet.”…

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At the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival — A Realistic Satire from Brazil, A Farce from Palestine

September 16, 2022
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At this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, there were celebrities, studio premieres and plenty of films with modest budgets that vied for attention.

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Film Review: “The Nature of Love” — Revamping the Rom-Com

July 21, 2024
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Director Monia Chokri finds a language for communicating Sophia’s desire without putting her body on display.

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Book Review: “The Ideas That Made America” — Not Made in America

April 17, 2019
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Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen’s The Ideas That Made America provides an exciting, if quicksilver, tour through intellectual history.

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Visual Arts Commentary: Five Highlights from the TransCultural Exchange’s 2013 Conference

October 24, 2013
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Residences are such a prominent feature of contemporary creative life that there’s an important gathering, the TransCultural Exchange’s Conference on International Opportunities in the Arts.

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Poetry Review: Zagajewski 6.0

June 3, 2011
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If the verse in UNSEEN HAND refuses triumphant fictions, there is an attentive, persevering dignity in its preference for seriality. Because these recurring poems recreate our being in the world, they are powerful tools for returning to it.

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Fuse News: Arts and Culture Tips — What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 4, 2013
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[Updated.] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!

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Arts Remembrance: A Grateful Farewell to this Generation’s Best Champion of the Short Story

November 18, 2012
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Isaiah Sheffer’s lasting contribution will be his almost single-handed revival of interest in that most beguiling of fictional forms, the short story.

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Book Review: 50 Years Ago — A Cage Match between Artist and Coyote

May 27, 2024
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It is ironic — but understandable — that 50 years ago only a handful of people experienced what has become one of the iconic happenings of 20th century art.

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Music Review: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble at Tanglewood – Global Adoration

August 11, 2016
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If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.

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