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Over six decades Norman Mailer managed, by turns, to engage and enrage and stir the zeitgeist’s pot.
Read MoreThe new film North Country gives superb dramatic life to a fictionalized version of the first class-action sexual harassment lawsuit in the U.S. By Betsy Sherman Niki Caro’s last movie on female empowerment, Whale Rider, was about an exotic culture and centered on an irresistible girl with royal blood in her veins. Caro’s new film…
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Roberta Silman’s engaging and deeply felt novel is a reminder of what it means to carry a historical burden on both a personal and national level.
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Director Debra Granik’s focus on young women whose lives have been steeped in nature and hardship, forced to lead their families forward despite scant resources, posits a refreshing feminine archetype.
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The Living “is about the impulse to draw back, to lie, to conceal, and to retreat versus the impulse to gather, to commune, to cooperate, to find common ground. Those two conflicting impulses seem to inform our response to every disaster.”
Read MoreNovember starts off with efforts to recover from Hurricane Sandy. Once the power comes back, hit the town for some tunes and some strong adult beverages to ease the pain of completing the insurance paperwork.
Read MoreThe Library of America has done its part to applaud Arthur Miller’s 100th birthday with a handsome 3-volume set of his plays.
Read MoreAn Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.
Read MoreThis is a wonderful production of an important play that still has a dog in the fight.
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Navigating the clash between tradition and experimentation — they are often two vastly different artistic worlds — requires bold programming.
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Arts Commentary: From the Editor’s Desk — By Popular Demand, 2026