Search Results: liberty puzzles
What could have been a readable, informative, pleasurable book that would, much like Woody Allen’s recent film MIDNIGHT IN PARIS, enhance our experience of some of the modernist figures we adore wallows too often in brain-dead literary theory.
Read MoreIn this entertaining satire of empire, Christian Kracht makes use of a nihilistic magic realism, without the sweetness one normally associates with that mode.
Read MoreThere’s nothing wrong with preaching the value of empathy — but who would argue?
Read MoreViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and conductor Teodor Currentzis are two of the most interesting figures in classical music today.
Read MoreDespite this, he is vexed by how the play draws out the anti-Semitism of English audiences
Read MoreA Sentimental Novel, which seems to be at once pornography and a parody of pornography, is designed to provoke both revulsion and titillation.
Read MoreFor all the attention it receives and the level of cultural relevance it assumes House of Cards ought to be a much better series than its aggressive promotion makes it out to be.
Read More
Others may hear a painfully flawed Latin jazz album, but what I heard was a brilliant postmodern ironic jam session in the mode of Ornette Coleman. I’m probably wrong, but I don’t care, because this album is a blast.
Read More
What a pleasure it is to revel in this work, which expresses enduring values in such an original way.
Read MoreAfter reading this scholarly and accessible biography, I am convinced that Storm Jameson’s life is a must for anyone fascinated by the history of women writers in the 20th century.
Read More
Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025