Culture
Comic master Neil Simon turns to psychological drama in “Lost in Yonkers”
October 3, 2017Simon: “My view is, ‘how sad and funny life is.’ I can't think of a humorous situation that does not involve some pain. I used to ask, ‘What is a funny situation?’ Now I ask, ‘What...
Read moreThis week in history: “Howl” has literary merit, not obscene
October 3, 2017Poetry has never since been tried for obscenity in the United States.
Read moreNot quite ready for Freddy: Andy Warhol’s herky-jerky Herko
October 3, 2017"Freddy" tells the story of real-life dancer Freddy Herko (Marty Dew) largely through choreography (by Cate Caplin) and a recorded soundtrack of music.
Read moreBurns and Novick’s PBS series “The Vietnam War”: Cautionary viewing advised
October 2, 2017As a human story, it’s hard not to have sympathy for the majority of the people in this documentary, regardless of ideology.
Read more“Keep the Aspidistra Flying”: A visit with George Orwell’s 1936 proletarian novel
October 2, 2017We cannot allow the name of George Orwell to be known only in connection with the fictional works Animal Farm and 1984, or with Homage to Catalonia.
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