This month in culture: October 2024
Our staff picks what to watch out for this October
Books & Arts
Böcklin brings out the dead
A Swiss Symbolist haunted by the beyond
Bud Powell should be a household name
He cherished the few joys in his life and celebrated them through his innovative approach to the piano
The world needs more Lars von Triers
The director has spent his time pushing the boundaries of cinema to the extreme
Caligula’s second wind
The notorious film may be the most expensive, most unpleasant adult movie ever made
Back to the birth of the Greenwich Village music scene
David Browne’s latest book pivots around 1961
Will Self’s impressive paean to his mother’s frustrating life in the US
In Elaine , Self has shown that understanding is possible, across generations and across time
Charles Baxter’s Blood Test is a necessary novel
The novel’s central conceit serves as a sharp satire of our data-driven, algorithmic age
Michael Richards’s memoir is heavier on introspection than laughs
Entrances and Exits shows the Seinfeld actor’s clever, energetic, dissatisfied, self-critical mind at work
