Don’t cancel Russian culture
There’s all the difference in the world between Putin and Tchaikovsky
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Thursday
Tuesday
William Hurt — a life in two acts
His life and work were more than Marvel movies
Sunday
On receiving books in the mail
E-commerce is great for readers, but there’s no wrong way to buy books
Friday
Anyone but Madonna should make the Madonna movie
An upcoming biopic is more likely to be a deeply embarrassing coda to a great career, rather than a triumphant eulogy
Wednesday
Why does Hollywood ruin literature’s best characters?
What Kenneth Branagh has done to Poirot borders on literary mutiny
Monday
When actors become politicians
Despite the professions’ similarities, they have a mixed record
Sunday
How Arvo Pärt can help us through Lent
The innovative modern composer does not abandon hierarchy, but acknowledges its inescapability
Wednesday
Will the real Robert Pattinson please stand up?
The moody actor isn’t an indie innovator or a Hollywood star, but a mix of both
Tuesday
Ilya Kaminsky’s poetry in a time of war
Those attacking the Ukrainian-American poet for making light of crisis are misreading him
Sunday
Pop music isn’t getting better — and that’s okay
It’s for dancing and working out, not making some great artistic statement
Wednesday
The last stand for intelligent films?
The Christopher Nolan picture ‘Oppenheimer’ is going to be a big deal. Could it even save the movies?
Sunday
Sibelius speaks
A new recording of a rare piece by Jean Sibelius is out
Precarious and thrilling
Milton Avery was able to carve out his own path, distinct from modernism’s march through history
Carnegie plus one
After 130 years, Carnegie Hall decided it could use a virtual stage
Going Greco-Roman in Boston
What Would Seneca Do?
Swing for me
The experience of seeing George Furth and Stephen Sondheim’s Company is something like inadvertently joining a swingers’ party
Naples and nurture
The Hand of God reviewed
Witches brew
The Tragedy of Macbeth reviewed
Saturday
American celebrity culture has become exhausting
There are simply too many stars demanding our attention
Wednesday
When did pop culture stop being fun?
From Bel-Air to Frasier, we’re losing our sense of humor in favor of ‘social consciousness’
