Spider-Man 3: Third Time’s (Not) the Charm Spider-Man 3: Third Time’s (Not) the Charm
Sam Raimi has loaded so many big ideas into Spider-Man 3, they drag this morality-soaked bag of kittens right down to the river's bottom.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The Brown Decades The Brown Decades
In an engaging new memoir, Carolyn Brown recollects her work with modern dance legends Merce Cunningham and John Cage.
May 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Cohen
Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign Scary Movie: Captivity’s Ad Campaign
I joined the protest of a terribly offensive poster for the horror flick Captivity, which resulted in its being taken down. Was that a good thing?
May 9, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annabelle Gurwitch
Hip-Hop’s E-Z Scapegoats Hip-Hop’s E-Z Scapegoats
There's a big difference between the misogynous hip-hop produced by big media and the hip-hop that moves a generation.
May 8, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Jeff Chang and Dave Zirin
Scenes From Hell Scenes From Hell
An apocalyptic vision of the Bush Administration, from Houston artist Lynn Randolph.
May 2, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lynn Randolph
A Dangerous Little Beehive? A Dangerous Little Beehive?
A Cuban children's troupe has performed around the globe but finds it almost impossible to enter the United States.
May 1, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
The Art of the Improviser The Art of the Improviser
Nearly fifty years after Ornette Coleman revolutionized jazz, he is finally being honored with the music world's top awards.
Apr 26, 2007 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
Desire and Its Discontents Desire and Its Discontents
Reviews of Syndromes and a Century, Private Fears in Public Places, Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis and Stephanie Daley.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Fevered Imagination Fevered Imagination
Artists try to wake up a sleepwalking public to the dangers of climate change.
Apr 19, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Lawrence Weschler
Katrina vs. Colbert Katrina vs. Colbert
Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on The Colbert Report to debate the host on the question of truthiness and much more.
Apr 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Colbert