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Marlon Brando: Hollywood’s Complex, Conflicted Cassandra
All else aside, writes William J. Mann, the actor was "a voice in the wilderness warning about the celebrity culture he spied coming down the tracks."
In Dark Horse Race for an Oscar, Robert Moses Parts NYC
How the surprisingly under-the-radar Ed Norton film "Motherless Brooklyn" represents the very best of contemporary American neo-noir.
What You Can Do Today to Help Artist Immigration
Two petitions could move the needle before the American government creates a worldwide catastrophe for artist immigration.
Rohrwacher and Rohrwacher: Cinema’s Wonder Women
"We do not feel the need to create a border. Our relationship is natural."
The Era of the Epic Failson
On the eve of impeachment, the emergence of a new and horrific sociological trend will make you even sadder for America and the world than you were before.
Hey, Arts Programmers: Um, There’s an Election…
Have you heard about the election? I mean, it's all over the news. And are you factoring the election into your programming?
In ‘Halfway Bitches,’ Playwright Guirgis Goes All the Way
This is two-act, two-hour-and-40-minute political issue to which attention must be paid.
In ‘Greater Clements,’ a Playwright Mines Lesser Days
Judith Ivey appears at the center of a few, very individual stories of certain troubled Americans -- and a much, much larger American tragedy.
What Finally Killed Off Superman? American Fascism
How America finished off the superhero that he was always meant to embody.
New Report: Artistic Activism Trumps Traditional Practices
Why don't artists use their greatest asset -- the arts! -- in their arts advocacy?
‘Jitney,’ in LA, Sings August Wilson’s Song of the Forgotten Man
Only 34 at the time that he wrote his first play, Jitney, August Wilson may or may not have known just how the emotion-driven...
Hannah Arendt, Donald Trump and the Way We Lie Now
It’s the presidency, in and of itself, which can surely be engulfed by its own untruths.
My Christmas Gift: The 12 Days of Impeaching Trump-Mess
Here's to enjoying the spirit of the (impeachment) season.
Filmmakers, Says ‘Synonyms’ Director, Speak One Language
The main character in Nadav Lapid's new film battles the patriarchy, his masculinity, the oppression of an army -- oh, and more thing.
Can Art Drive Change on Climate Change? Ask Alexis Rockman
Come to the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT, for an evening with artist Alexis Rockman and Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Abel of the Boston Globe.
All Rise: The Uplifting Backstory of ‘Sunrise in Heaven’
How Jan Hurst's personal tragedy let to renewed faith, to Voyage Media, and to a film shoot in Hollywood.
Bowser Bruised as DC Arts Soap Opera Ends — For Now
The mayor of DC -- and all the battling political stakeholders of the city's cultural scene -- now have a chance to act like adults. The artists deserve it.
Of Reality TV and ‘The Real Ambassadors to Ukraine’
We don’t need pizzazz and this is not a snooze-fest, no matter what Fox and Friends tells you. Voters are watching.
Weighty Matters, Light Verse: John Lithgow Inks ‘Dumpty’
One day, reaching for this book will be a good way to revisit the escapades of the Trump presidency -- and to be glad that they're over.
‘Strange Bell’ Rings True: Revisiting the Art of William Christenberry
In the 1970s, William Christenberry, along with his friend and fellow Southerner William Eggleston, was responsible for the acceptance of color photography as fine...
Ms. and They: Coming to Terms with Terms of Identity
Throughout rehearsals, she constantly defaulted to “he,” followed by stuttering apologies. Aidan always said, “That’s OK.” She always felt terrible anyway.
The Global Narrative for Arts Education Is Changing
Will a piece of paper forever change how we talk about arts education? Probably not. But it's a very, very good place to start.
‘Malaise’ of President Carter Finds ‘Confidence (and The Speech)’
Welcome to a 2019 fantasy history play about a 1979 White House experience that might have been.
Measurable Impact: The Real Bottom Line for Nonprofit Arts?
The problem with Seattle's Intiman Theatre following (not for the first time) the hysterical-panic fundraising playbook first pioneered by Oral Roberts.
Delhi Smog: The Toxic Gift That Keeps India Laughing
Despite all the choking, an ongoing environmental tragedy somehow inspires comedic gold.
‘Fires in the Mirror’ Remains Theatrically Incendiary
An exhilarating example of the public service that theater is forever capable of providing.
What’s So Scary About ‘Parasite’? Late-Stage Capitalism
In Bong Joon-ho’s award-winning film, fear is coming from inside the class system. And we know who's being terrified by it the most.
‘Joker’ Is Wild, But Arthur Fleck Is No Partisan Tool
To weaponize the film as just another ideological salvo reduces pop culture to agitprop.
In Dance Theater, the Future Is Indigenous — and Renewable
If colonization is what got us to this place, maybe "re-indigenization" -- in dance -- is our way forward.
Robert O’Hara: Finding the Beauty in the Horror
My old friend -- director of Broadway's hit "Slave Play" -- tells me why theater is the space for the complicated and the uncomfortable.
Filmmaker Olympia Stone Receives Bruce Museum Retrospective
"Rewind/Fast-Forward: Celebrating the Artist Documentaries of Olympia Stone" is set for Nov. 7 at 7pm.
Putin — and the Pecs That Launched a Million Memes
According to "Putin Kitsch in America," those beefcake shots not only boosted Putin’s image, they sexualized his public image.
Can This Man Be a Nobel Laureate and a Genocide Apologist?
On the moral conundrum presented by Austrian writer Peter Handke, eulogist of Slobodan Milosevic and winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Abzug, Abzug — There She Goes Again!
My, my -- how can I resist Harvey Fierstein in his new play, "Bella Bella"?
Playwright Rebecca Gilman Finds ‘A Woman of the World’
The story of Mabel Loomis Todd -- first editor of Emily Dickinson's poetry and much more -- opens Off-Broadway with the timeless Kathleen Chalfant.
In ‘Halfway Bitches,’ Playwright Guirgis Goes All the Way
This is two-act, two-hour-and-40-minute political issue to which attention must be paid.
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Putin — and the Pecs That Launched a Million Memes
According to "Putin Kitsch in America," those beefcake shots not only boosted Putin’s image, they sexualized his public image.
As The Impeachment Turns (America’s Stomach)
Have the powers of the Presidency reached a tipping point or do we simply have a incompetent criminal in the White House?
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In ‘Halfway Bitches,’ Playwright Guirgis Goes All the Way
This is two-act, two-hour-and-40-minute political issue to which attention must be paid.
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As The Impeachment Turns (America’s Stomach)
Have the powers of the Presidency reached a tipping point or do we simply have a incompetent criminal in the White House?
