Pictures at an exhibition
Books and ArtsAs he collects nearly two decades of essays and criticism, Marco Grassi recalls a life in the art world
Culture
The good, the bad and the ugly in books, exhibitions, cinema, TV, dance, music, podcasts and theatre.
Sundance memories
Books and ArtsRobert Redford’s film festival goes virtual
April 9, 2021
The old man and the documentary
Ken Burns’s Hemingway is a pleasant surprise
April 7, 2021
Picking Apple
Books and ArtsThere probably is something here for everyone. But maybe only one thing
March 31, 2021
Here’s looking at you, Kid
Books and ArtsOne hundred years on from the seminal Chaplin flick
March 23, 2021
Stitch-up: why will no one touch The Human Centipede director’s new film?
‘Audiences worldwide want to be challenged, not dumbed down and patronized,’ says Tom Six
March 12, 2021
Marilyn Manson and the death of the bad boy
Rebellion used to be sexy, and bad used to be so, so good
March 9, 2021
Eyes wide open
Books and ArtsFrederic Raphael wrote the script for Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut. Now he writes a personal letter to the director’s shade
Ridley’s game
Books and ArtsRaised by Wolves reviewed
March 8, 2021
Boys will be boys
Books and ArtsWhatever happened to the heroes?
March 3, 2021
A double-standard in colorblind casting
Why can black actors play white roles but not the other way around?
February 22, 2021
Did PBS and Henry Louis Gates downplay crimes against humanity?
Gates never once uttered the words ‘genocide’, ‘extermination’ or even ‘ethnic cleansing’ to describe Ottoman atrocities
February 15, 2021
Cancel culture comes for Bachelor Nation
Stupid Cupid or cancel-culture victim?
Does anybody practice what they preach?
What Joss Whedon’s downfall tells us about the application of morality
February 11, 2021
Gina Carano deserves to be flogged
Hopefully she can now reprogram herself to think only correct thoughts
February 10, 2021
Old Masters, new look
Books and ArtsThe Met has cleaned up its act
Confessions of a hype artist
Books and ArtsWhere there’s pop, there’s hype — and there’s nothing wrong with that
February 5, 2021
The joy of listening to old pianists
Books and ArtsAs he gets older, Barenboim has become more and more keen on recording Beethoven sonatas in front of audiences
Songs of freedom
Books and ArtsRemain unmoved to the songs on Lifeline and you’re made of much sterner stuff
January 21, 2021
January 19, 2021
Bridgerton to nowhere
Books and ArtsThe storyline is Jane Austen with all the plot and nuance and character sophistication removed
January 17, 2021
The king is dead
Books and ArtsIt’s like rock ’n’ roll never happened
January 16, 2021
Lullaby in Birdland
Books and ArtsLife is still a cabaret
January 15, 2021
Peake practice
Books and ArtsAn artist with the soul of a pirate
January 12, 2021
Heroine problem
Books and ArtsFemale antiheroines — at last
December 31, 2020
The movies’ crush on ‘Auld Lang Syne’
Part of the song’s resonance surely comes from its sheer staying power
December 27, 2020
Hungry like the rabbit
Books and ArtsEighty years ago, Bugs Bunny first launched himself on an unsuspecting Elmer J. Fudd
December 23, 2020
Charles Brown’s Christmas
Books and Arts’Tis the season for collectible vinyl
It’s good for your elf
Books and ArtsA history both naughty and nice