After 61 years – and a slew of rule changes and category alterations – the Grammys remain the most philistine of our major shiny statue ceremonies.
Daniel Gewertz
Theater Review: Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express” — Neither Noir nor Romp
Ken Ludwig’s stage version of Murder on the Orient Express is an enjoyable diversion.
Music Commentary: Ken Burns’ “Country Music” — Superb Cinematic Storytelling
Country Music digs into the rich, deep dirt of a music with a complicated past, a hybrid genre soaked in soulful suffering, twangy glory, and times both high and tough.
Arts Feature: When Aretha Franklin Snapped Me
Looking at that photo now, soon after the anniversary of her death, Aretha’s shutter-snap of connection with me seems a blessing.