Every Generation Gets Its Own ‘Little Women’ Every Generation Gets Its Own ‘Little Women’
Greta Gerwig’s adaptation faces two challenges: to be a good film and to mark how we can imagine women—as sisters, as antagonists, as wives, as workers—in our own time.
Dec 18, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Erin Schwartz
Between Familial and World-Historical: The Legacy of Chantal Akerman Between Familial and World-Historical: The Legacy of Chantal Akerman
One of the Belgian filmmaker’s final works, a memoir about the last years of her mother’s life, shines a light on the roots of her art.
Dec 13, 2019 / Eliza Levinson
Puzzle No. 3518 Puzzle No. 3518
Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS 1 Immaculate lace tangled by a bunch of astronauts while holding two pieces of string (5,2,1,7) 9 Business gathering…
Dec 12, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Do Auxuman’s AI Singers Herald the Shape of Music to Come? Do Auxuman’s AI Singers Herald the Shape of Music to Come?
A new company started by British Iranian interdisciplinary artist Ash Koosha is making the musicians of the future using artificial intelligence technology.
Dec 12, 2019 / David Hajdu
Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins Fast Days, Slow Company: The Art of Vija Celmins
An immersive retrospective of the Los Angeles painter’s work luxuriates in attention to detail.
Dec 11, 2019 / Larissa Pham
How the Labor Movement Built New York How the Labor Movement Built New York
A new museum exhibit shows that you cannot understand the city’s history without understanding its workers.
Dec 10, 2019 / Nick Juravich
Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes Michael Namingha’s Altered Landscapes
The Santa Fe artist’s work opens eyes to the effects of drilling and fracking on some of New Mexico's most iconic landscapes.
Dec 9, 2019 / Alexandra Marvar
‘The Irishman’ Tells the Story of the Corruption of Empire ‘The Irishman’ Tells the Story of the Corruption of Empire
Scorsese’s gangster epic highlights the personal and political cost of counterrevolutionary violence.
Dec 6, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Flaunting Sweetness of ‘It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ The Flaunting Sweetness of ‘It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’
On Marielle Heller’s Mr. Rogers biopic, Todd Haynes’s tale of corporate malfeasance, and more.
Dec 3, 2019 / Stuart Klawans
From ‘Diary’ From ‘Diary’
I hate this sweater but I’m too cold not to wear it as a metaphor for my career. My therapist says yes corporations take advantage of human beings’ ambitious nature. …
Dec 3, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Marisa Crawford