Loretta Lynn’s music celebrated tough wives
She was proud of her heritage and infused her upbringing in her songs
Arts Reviews
The good, bad and ugly in arts and exhbitions
Tuesday
John Singer Sargent comes to Spain
The artist created his own synthetic Spanish vision
Kimono Style is more than just East-meets-West fashion
It is also a glimpse into a mystifying period of Japanese history
Bullet Train is an unabashedly manly palette cleanser
An action movie can be good or woke, but not both
Bodies Bodies Bodies cancels its characters to death
It’s a successful satire of cancel culture that never hectors or patronizes
A visit to Louis Armstrong’s old home
In any assessment of jazz’s founding fathers, he has to stand as the most influential figure
Weighing in on the unauthorized Hamilton
It was probably inevitable that the culture wars would come for the show
The deeply human Walking Dead
The show made us feel we could find light in that which set us apart from savagery
Thursday
Is it ever acceptable to drink wine at a football tailgate?
The Spectator World’s writers weigh in
Wednesday
The real reason straight people aren’t going to see Bros
Billy Eichner is repellant
Tuesday
Don’t Worry Darling was almost interesting
Welcome to 2022, when movies hew the progressive line and audiences walk out polarized
Sunday
Trevor Noah got lost in a sea of Jon Stewart wannabes
Late-night comedy has become group therapy for liberals
Friday
The Woman King is satisfying but it sanitizes African slavery
The real-life kingdom of Dahomey was not so progressive
This season should be Saturday Night Live’s last
The comedy show should be put out of its misery
Thursday
Blonde and Hollywood’s immortal sucking machines
The eternal rot in the Marilyn Monroe biopic
Monday
Maren Morris should transition to pop where she belongs
There’s no room for cancel culture in country music
Friday
Scarface lands on post-woke Netflix
Subscribers are finally getting better content — along with a healthy dose of toxic masculinity
Thursday
Ken Burns’s angry new film
The director acknowledges ‘The US and the Holocaust’ was inspired by America First
Wednesday
Beyoncé’s new album kind of sucks
Sales plummeted after the first week of its release
Tuesday
Woody Allen’s non-retirement retirement
Whether he stays or goes, he’ll always be a tainted prospect
