The magnetism of His Dark Materials
Pullman’s color palette is of vibrant grays. He rejects absolute goods and evils
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Monday
Greg Lansky: the artist with a scandalous past
As an adult film magnate, he profited off the broken aspects of our society for years
Mary Blair, doyenne of Disneyland
To preserve an outsider artist such as her, you have to preserve the messy reality of life
& Juliet and Titanique: two newly minted cult classics
Let me tell you a secret: the theater world still adores Shakespeare, even in 2023
Sunday
Woody Harrelson trolls the authoritarian left on SNL
Scandalized critics are branding him an ‘anti-vaxxer’
Friday
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is Marvel losing the plot
There’s no time for sophisticated themes and literary allusions any more — it’s all about CGI
Sunday
Roseanne is trapped in her own cancellation
What happened to the original?
Friday
The glorious rise of the superhero anti-vaxxer
What happens when big-name actors veer off-script? Sit back and enjoy the chaos
Thursday
Behind bars: should rap lyrics be used as evidence in court?
Young Thug and Gunna don’t want their own words to be used against them
Knock at the Cabin is a better-than-average Shyamalan film
It packs an emotional wallop, though its religious motifs leave something to be desired
Tuesday
Turn Every Page is an engaging film about how news used to work
It chronicles the collaboration between our nation’s finest historian and his editor
Monday
How Pink Floyd drama erupted over global politics
The fighting between Roger Waters and David Gilmour has escalated with the Ukraine war
Saturday
Cunk on Earth perfectly satirizes our era of idiocy
Philomena Cunk doesn’t delight in her stupidity, but sullenly presents it as the status quo
Thursday
Kim Petras: who is Sam Smith’s ‘satanic’ trans sidekick?
Meet the world’s youngest recipient of sex change surgery — but don’t you dare Google what she looked like as a boy!
Wednesday
I would cross the country to avoid seeing an M. Night Shyamalan film
His latest, Knock at the Cabin , is more of the same
Tuesday
Armie Hammer and cancel culture’s diminishing power
‘Someone makes a mistake, and we throw them away like a broken disposable camera’
Friday
What is the point of the DC superhero films?
Compared to the movies Marvel puts out, they’ve tanked
Wednesday
The Sims adds double mastectomy scars and chest binders to game
Your favorite life simulator game is now trans-inclusive. WooHoo!
Tuesday
Women Talking bludgeons itself with its message
It could have been compelling, but politics trumped plot
Thursday
More victims of Russell Hantz’s fantasy football scheme emerge
‘Russell Hantz! Please tell me you’re not going to steal everyone’s money!’
