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Book Review: “Cursed Legacy” — The Tragic Life of Klaus Mann

October 13, 2016
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Cursed Legacy‘s chronicle of the life of Thomas Man’s son is an important addition to the cultural history of the twentieth century.

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Short Fuse: Drac Attack, or Why Vampirism Won’t Go Away

November 6, 2010
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Oddly, not everyone is concerned with vampires. A friend tells me he finds them overdone, ornate, weighed down with baroque bells and whistles. His vote goes to zombies. I reply that zombies are one-trick monsters. They don’t even suck, only bite. That, he says, is what he likes about them; they are stripped down, perfect…

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — August 6

August 6, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — September 15

September 15, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Book Review: “The Future is Asian” — Challenging Western Ideology

August 27, 2019
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Marshaling statistics, maps, scholarly literature, news articles, and reports, The Future is Asian cogently dramatizes the reasons behind Asia’s re-ascendance to economic, political, and cultural primacy.

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Arts Commentary: Lenny Bruce — On the 50th Anniversary of his Death

August 3, 2016
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What made the authorities especially eager to tape Lenny Bruce’s mouth shut was his vigorous social and religious satire.

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Film Review: Isabelle Huppert’s Finely Wrought Bitchcraft

December 20, 2016
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Amazingly, Isabelle Huppert’s career is peaking at an age (63!) when many actresses find themselves struggling to stay employed.

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Book Review: All You Want to Know about Great Jazz and Pop Singers

December 10, 2010
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I never knew I needed to own a book like this, but I undoubtedly do. If there is anyone you know who loves singing and isn’t a snob about genre, this book would be a great holiday gift. It’s a colossal achievement that is also marvelously idiosyncratic. A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and…

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The Arts on the Stamps of the World — February 21

February 21, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #3: Karl Amadeus Hartmann’s Symphony no. 6

October 7, 2015
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The truth is that the music of this most politically aware and morally astute of composers needs – and deserves – much wider currency.

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