arts and culture
Fascism and cinema at the Toronto International Film Festival
September 26, 2019Although the film is well directed and intentioned, I question the choice of focusing on a person who simply refuses to be in a war.
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Pachyderm puppetry and human folly in ‘Miss Lilly Gets Boned’
September 24, 2019Boned is must-see, essential theatergoing that is for adventurous ticket buyers who enjoy being challenged, amazed and who, well, aren’t boneheads.
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The continuing revelatory power of Gertrude Stein’s ‘In Circles’
September 20, 2019“A rose is a rose is a rose” is perhaps the most quotable quote from pioneering openly lesbian American poet, playwright, novelist and opera librettist Gertrude Stein.
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John Leguizamo’s ‘Latin History for Morons’ a comedic cry from the heart
September 12, 2019This one-man graphic novel/comic book physical/intellectual play puts “touché” on the expression “tour de force” (hey, French is a Latin language too).
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The times they are a-changing: The Venice Biennale and late capitalism
September 11, 2019May You Live in Interesting Times is the title and organizing principle of this year’s Venice Biennale, the every-other-year festival of contemporary art.
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