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Poetry Review: “Acrobat” — The Beautiful Bengali Poetry of Nabaneeta Dev Sen 

September 26, 2021
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Translator Nandana Dev Sen has opened a window for us to savor Bengali women’s poetry through these lovingly translated poems of her mother.

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Coming Attractions: Jazz Week 2012 Update

May 2, 2012
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Swarms in the train station! Improv in the library! Video game hits and poetry! Must be Jazz Week–and there’s plenty more, including a major CD release by Argentinian bassist Fernando Huergo paying tribute to the land of the Albiceleste.

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Arts Commentary: The Enduring Dream of a White Christmas

December 23, 2022
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The holiday is celebrated in every part of the world, but only a small portion of those places actually have snow then. So why this enduring notion of a white Christmas?

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Theater Review: “The Heron’s Flight” — Double Edge Theatre Soars

July 22, 2025
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“The Heron’s Flight” is, in many ways, a hopeful antidote for the fear generated by these difficult times.

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Theater Review: “Stage Kiss” — The Stages of Romance

March 1, 2017
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Stage Kiss is Sarah Ruhl’s whimsical contribution to the age-old artistic theme of art vs. life.

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Film Review: “Polar Bear” — A Mother’s Tale of Survival in the Arctic

May 2, 2022
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The protagonist of this engrossing, and troubling, story must draw on all her accumulated knowledge in order to cope with degradations to her habitat caused by what we, the viewers, know as global warming/climate change.

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Book Review and Appreciation: Murray Talks Music, and So Much More — the Legacy and Lessons of Albert Murray

May 2, 2016
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Murray Talks Music shows how brilliant Albert Murray could be even when he didn’t have time to polish his prose.

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Television Review: “Station Eleven” — Dadaesque Déjà Vu

December 21, 2021
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For those looking for a humane alternative to the media panic, to steady themselves during a period of uncertainty, Station Eleven comes along at the right time.

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Film Reviews: Sundance 2022, Dispatch #5 — Nature, and Healing

January 29, 2022
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These three Sundance films supplied very intense viewing experiences.

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Jazz Review: Bill Frisell’s Americana Dreams

June 3, 2015
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Bill Frisell and his quartet performed a program of well-worn American hits whose juxtapositions allowed you to make your own cross-references and draw your own conclusions.

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