Entertainment
Fun on the fourth
There are a lot of things to do on July 4, but with multiple parts of the state literally on fire, it might be hard to come by those oft-cherished fireworks. Here are some of the best things to do this Independence Day — fireworks not guaranteed. Ralphie’s ...
Direct action
As the human toll of global climate change comes into clearer view, attempts to find political or market solutions frustrate many environmentalists who call...
A snapshot, somewhat blurry, of ‘New York’
The simplest thing you can say about the movies is that they take you places, geographically, emotionally, hypnotically, and the ongoing “Cities We Love” project that began three years ago with Paris, je t’aime continues its global exploration with New York, I Love ...
A little downtime
"I’ve had a great 2020.”
We’re not sure, but we suspect that Erik Deutsch is about the only working-age adult in North America who’s actually...
WikiDribbles
Seeing as how IRL, nobody can stop typing on various devices long enough to talk to each other with their mouth parts, why make a movie that could be called Watch ‘em Type? The Fifth Estate is Keystrokes: The Movie, a flat, dull, repetitive dud made modestly ...
Yo La Tengo still has it
Staying the same for almost 30 years has it benefits, explains Yo La Tengo helmsman Ira Kaplan, but it’s also OK to shuffle the deck once in a while...
‘Chubby Behemoth’
If you’re making people think too hard on stage, Sam Tallent questions your chops as a comic. He’s in the business of belly laughs:...
Back to pilfer Xmas
We’ll never begrudge a rapper moving beyond the cheap sensationalism of bitches, banging and bling, but we also don’t need a loquacious, underemployed PBS viewer schooling us on life’s finer points, as is the custom of many so-called “conscious rappers...
Growing pains
Many artists are drawn to the theater because it fosters a sense of community. So when a playhouse announces its closure, the creatives involved...
