Arts & Culture
“We’re not Twilight!” Thus protests a New Zealand vampire, confronted with a
“We’re not Twilight!” Thus protests a New Zealand vampire, confronted with a noob—bitten within the past decade—who tries…
Arts & Culture
I am not going to insist you should’ve heard of the local
I am not going to insist you should’ve heard of the local band Tennis Pro, nor be a…
Arts & Culture
Once upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars; dance
Once upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars; dance and classical music were confined to…
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Understandably, many young artists turn to their own training (or mis-training) as
Understandably, many young artists turn to their own training (or mis-training) as a subject. Contemporary art often takes…
Arts & Culture
John Grade has long made sculpture that reflects the history and origins
John Grade has long made sculpture that reflects the history and origins of its source material (most often…
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O nce upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars;
O nce upon a time, readings were held in bookstores, not bars; dance and classical music were confined…
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The waiter bicycling home from a banquet, hit by a bratty rich
The waiter bicycling home from a banquet, hit by a bratty rich kid’s SUV late in the slushy…
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If the Oscars this year go to Eddie Redmayne for ALS (in
If the Oscars this year go to Eddie Redmayne for ALS (in The Theory of Everything) and Julianne…
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Must the great man also be a nice guy? The movies give
Must the great man also be a nice guy? The movies give us conflicted signals these days, from…
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The group show Police at Work has suddenly become more topical than
The group show Police at Work has suddenly become more topical than curator Paula Maratea—or the dozen affiliated…
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Seen during SIFF last spring, this adaptation of Matt Smith’s 1997 stage
Seen during SIFF last spring, this adaptation of Matt Smith’s 1997 stage monologue has three irresistible selling points…
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Q In flashbacks and a few fantasy sequences Tint/[Black] 25%25ATint/[Black] 25%25
Q In flashbacks and a few fantasy sequences Tint/[Black] 25%25ATint/[Black] 25%25 A cliche, once struck, can never be…
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My preferred circulation path in a museum is counterclockwise, like running on
My preferred circulation path in a museum is counterclockwise, like running on a track. However, that may not…
Arts & Culture
I am sure, when Roberto Ando published his novel in 2012, that
I am sure, when Roberto Ando published his novel in 2012, that Italian critics cited Being There and…
Film
If you’ve been living under a rock, or just returned from vacation
If you’ve been living under a rock, or just returned from vacation in the Internet-free hermit kingdom of…
Film
In a filmgoing year that—turning my sourpuss-meter slightly to the right of
In a filmgoing year that—turning my sourpuss-meter slightly to the right of Robert Horton’s—was less mixed than outright…
Film
No musician wants to forget the words they’re singing onstage, and one
No musician wants to forget the words they’re singing onstage, and one of the dirty little secrets to…
Film
Christmas is a time for kitsch, and holiday movies usually reward us
Christmas is a time for kitsch, and holiday movies usually reward us with the same sort of mass-produced…
Film
The greedy guy on a life raft who eats all the chocolate
The greedy guy on a life raft who eats all the chocolate bars is surely going to die.…
Film
Hollywood loves a winner, and the holiday movie season is when the
Hollywood loves a winner, and the holiday movie season is when the industry most depends on tales of…