Culture

‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ review: An ahistorical film that rings hollow

January 18, 2023 By Jenny Farrell

International film awards are by no means a good film guide. This applies to The Banshees of Inisherin as much as to the rest of them.

Laos: A land still scarred by the bombs of U.S. imperialism

January 13, 2023 By Michael Christopher

Xiengkhouang Province, in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, is one of the most heavily bombed places on Earth.

‘Hercules on the Thermodon’: Antonio Vivaldi’s baroque battle of the sexes

January 12, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

Perhaps the opera is meant to disarm the most polarized tendencies between men and women in a highly stratified society that gave women little power.

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’: Thoroughly modern Matilda

January 9, 2023 By Michael Berkowitz

You simply cannot escape the zeitgeist of Matilda. Against all odds, Matilda Wormwood in the new Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is an unqualified triumph.

Fernando Botero at 90: Works featured at the Museum of Latin American Art

January 6, 2023 By Eric A. Gordon

Also, don’t miss the work of up-and-coming artist Narsiso Martinez.