His Majesty, Prince His Majesty, Prince
The 46th annual Grammy Awards ceremony began with a surprise performance by the pop virtuoso who is once again calling himself Prince.
Jul 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jody Rosen
Brief Encounter Brief Encounter
Like many intelligent women of advanced political beliefs, Celine detests the ideology of the soulmate.
Jul 7, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Body and Soul Body and Soul
In the 1960s, the New York Jewish Museum became the unlikely leading venue for contemporary avant-garde art in America.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Arthur C. Danto
Moore 1, Media 0 Moore 1, Media 0
I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.
Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Bob and Ray Bob and Ray
After Ronald Reagan's death, Ray Charles's version of "Amazing Grace," one of Reagan's favorite songs, kept popping up on radio and TV. Why not?
Jun 24, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro
By Way of Deception By Way of Deception
Not the judgment of film critics but the passage of time will decide whether Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11 can change the world. Change, of course, is the whole purpose.
Jun 17, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Pimp My Bride Pimp My Bride
Reality TV gives marriage an extreme makeover.
Jun 17, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jack Halberstam
The Invisibles The Invisibles
When you go to the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, you expect the screen to be a window onto the world.
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
The ‘I’ of the Beholder The ‘I’ of the Beholder
About fifteen years ago, looking for something to play on my college radio station, I cued up a reel-to-reel tape I'd found in a pile by the wall--and fell in love.
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Douglas Wolk
The Irresistible Rise of Berlusconi The Irresistible Rise of Berlusconi
Dressed up as a tropical dictator in a sketch by the great Italian political cartoonist Altan, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wears a double-breasted camouflage jacket, a goony...
Jun 3, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Frederika Randall