Entertainment
Roundup of summer 2015
When it comes to cinema, there is no such thing as dilution. No matter how many times a franchise is rebooted, a classic remade or an individualistic work of art sequalized, cinema will always remain as singular and potent as those who make it...
The old west refined
At this point, the folks at Rockstar Games can do no wrong. Red Dead Redemption is...
After breaking from Wu-Tang, Ghostface Killah shines on his own
In the unlikely success story of the rap group/ militia/religious cult/consumer goods company the Wu-Tang Clan, Ghostface Killah has authored the unlikeliest individual success story...
A farewell to the baton at the CMF
One day, back when she was Kristy Peterson, composer Kristin Kuster got bored...
Classically ambitious
Very few pianists follow a full recital program with a 20-minute encore...
Lord Huron’s insatiable search
"All of our representatives are currently busy. The current wait time is seven years,” a recorded voice says when you call 1-877-VIDE-NOIR. The next...
What to do when there’s ‘nothing’ to do…
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I hate myself and I want to scream
Laney Brooks (Sarah Silverman) has problems. She tells her husband ( Josh Charles) that she doesn’t want her children to have a dog because they will fall in love with the dog, causing them to be devastated when it eventually dies. Since things die, why bother loving...
‘Every leaf, every ray of light’
“Someday we’ll fall down and weep, and we’ll understand it all. All things.” —Mr. O’Brien, The Tree of Life
For two weeks every May, the...
A lesson in unintended consequences
“What about the ROUS?”
“Rodents of unusual size? I don’t think they exist.” — Princess Buttercup and Westley in The Princess Bride
Bad news Westley, they...


















