Bob Dylan’s and T.S. Eliot’s search for truth
Eliot lingered in Dylan’s consciousness as he sought to answer the question “what is it?”
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Thursday
Tuesday
What is David Lynch up to now?
As rumors about ‘Wisteria’ swirl, the director is being typically mysterious
Monday
Blues for Pablo
An exhibition of early Picasso has landed at the Phillips Collection in Washington
Jewel aid
Cartier’s sleek modernity finds its roots in Islamic art history
Charles Mingus at 100
He isn’t for the faint of heart, but it’s worth confronting his life’s work
Midcult madness
The Music Man and Plaza Suite reviewed
Around and around the world
Masterpiece has brought Around the World in 80 Days to the small screen
Beach for America
Spring Breakers revisited
Sunday
Robert B. Shaw sees things as they are
He is one of those poets who is profound without sounding so
Saturday
‘Father Stu’ and the merits of suffering
We’ve forgotten how to suffer well
Friday
Ocean Vuong’s immature poetry
His latest collection shows the limits of confessional poems
Thursday
Hollywood won’t say gay in China
Free speech exists in the entertainment industry — but only within CCP limits
Thursday
Time to slay J.K. Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’
Let’s hope the latest film in the series is the last
Wednesday
‘Slow Horses’ is thriller television at its best
It’s not funny, but it’s terrific
Monday
Don’t cancel John Donne’s poetry
He’s being attacked as a colonialist but his work was far more complex and erotic than that
Is Andy Warhol really an artist?
The Supreme Court will grapple with that question in an upcoming copyright case
Friday
The bitter irony of Bruce Willis bowing out
Wealth and success don’t make one immune to aging
Tuesday
Wallace Stevens and the magic of stuff
The poet loved collecting bric-a-brac from around the world for a reason
Monday
Cancel culture gets its comeuppance
Not just politicians but artists are fighting back against its unreasonable demands
Five other award show moments that needed a slap
Is Will Smith available for hire?