Arts and Entertainment

Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach

Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach Alfonso Cuarón’s Worldly Approach

Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma and other highlights from this year’s New York Film Festival. 

Oct 23, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation

Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation Debora Barrios-Vasquez Took Sanctuary in a Manhattan Church to Avoid Deportation

Then she wrote a play about it—and gave the story a happier ending.

Oct 22, 2018 / Laura Gottesdiener

Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels

Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels Jason Lutes’s ‘Berlin’ Sets a New Standard for Graphic Novels

This expansive work follows a cast of characters caught up in the massive upheavals happening in Germany between the world wars. 

Oct 19, 2018 / Books & the Arts / David Hajdu

A History of Salvage

A History of Salvage A History of Salvage

The Met’s “History Refused to Die” exhibition rewrites the art history of the American South through a group of self-taught practitioners.

Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Puzzle No. 3480

Puzzle No. 3480 Puzzle No. 3480

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle.  1 Ambitious to be like π (like 3.14) (12)  9 They say I have my dinner get very cold (3,2) 10 Party in Georgia: a Wagnerian…

Oct 18, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney

‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.

Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life

RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life RaMell Ross’s Beautifully Unsentimental Meditation on Southern Life

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a probing and intimate documentary about life in today’s rural Alabama.

Oct 18, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans

The Curdled Worldview of Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs’

The Curdled Worldview of Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs’ The Curdled Worldview of Matthew Weiner’s ‘The Romanoffs’

The Mad Men creator’s new TV series for Amazon is a flawed and shallow send-up of miserable former aristocrats.

Oct 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz

Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics

Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics Noname’s Verbal Acrobatics

Being able to hold many meanings at once—political and personal—is at the heart of her latest album.

Oct 16, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Samantha Schuyler

Oath of Office

Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment? Why Are US Military Personnel Using Unsafe Equipment?

A new documentary exposes how and why the Pentagon has let this happen.

Oct 12, 2018 / William D. Hartung

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