Alex Lawther

WATCH CLOSELY: The End of the F***ing World — Coming-of-Age Nihilism

The show is tightly put together, brilliantly balancing black humor with just the right amount of dramatic pathos.

Matt Hanson July 7, 2020 at 6:49 pm on Literary Appreciation: “The Passion for the Thing” — An Argument for Writer Harry CrewsThis is really beautifully written, thanks for giving us a sense of the man from someone who really knew him....
Thomas Garvey July 7, 2020 at 2:29 pm on Arts Commentary: “Hamilton” — Streaming on Disney Plus, Feeling Like You’re in the Room Where it Happened.Hmmmm. Let's just say that now I've finally seen Hamilton, I had a more complex reaction. The good news is...
John McEnerney July 5, 2020 at 9:24 pm on Book Reconsideration: “A Confederacy of Dunces” — Still an American Comic Masterpiece?I read COD 40 years ago and again about 20 years ago, and the article makes me want to read...
Bill Marx July 5, 2020 at 6:09 pm on Rethinking the Repertoire #22 – Florence Price’s “Mississippi River Suite”A mistake: it should be Will Marion Cook — I have corrected in the piece.
Michael July 5, 2020 at 2:32 pm on Rethinking the Repertoire #22 – Florence Price’s “Mississippi River Suite”In the review, you mention composer Will Marion Clark, as a peer of Stills and Kaye: "Price wasn’t the early...