Chekhov Takes Wing Chekhov Takes Wing
"Stop all printing of my play. I shall never write another one again." So wrote the frustrated young Dr. Chekhov to his publisher the morning after his new play, The Seagull, wa...
Aug 23, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Carol Rocamora
American Buffalo American Buffalo
The band's kaleidoscopic range helps account for the wealth of its artistry.
Aug 9, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro
Merrill Table Talk Merrill Table Talk
Alfred Corn reviews Alison Lurie's Familiar Spirits.
Aug 9, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Alfred Corn
Elegy for Edinburgh Elegy for Edinburgh
Linda Gardiner reviews Irvine Welsh's Glue.
Aug 9, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Linda Gardiner
Whitewash in the Ionian Whitewash in the Ionian
Maria Margaronis reviews Captain Corelli's Mandolin.
Aug 9, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Maria Margaronis
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
"Bustin' Out," episode six of R.J. Cutler's breakthrough reality TV series American High, opens on 17-year-old Morgan Moss pointing a pistol at his mother's head and barking deman...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Paul Bravmann
Kosovo: A General Lament Kosovo: A General Lament
In mid-June of 1999 NATO's first military campaign ended in victory over Yugoslavia. It may have been the first war in history in which the winning side suffered no combat casualt...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Dusko Doder
All in the Family All in the Family
As bloated Hollywood blockbusters such as Pearl Harbor and A.I. disappoint to a staggering degree this summer, foreign films without huge promotional budgets are delivering offbea...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / B. Ruby Rich
The Oranging of America The Oranging of America
In 1980, when Ronald Reagan flattened his opponents and the religious right burst onto the national political arena, many progressives could barely believe their eyes. Only a deca...
Jul 27, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Arlene Stein
Virtual Pinocchio Virtual Pinocchio
Why did Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick want Spielberg to direct Kubrick's A.I., the fable of a robot who wants a human mother's love? Imagine the personals ad Kubrick might ...
Jul 12, 2001 / Books & the Arts / Tim Appelo