Entertainment
Love saves the day
The 1994 self-titled debut album from G. Love & Special Sauce was unique enough that it earned the group’s music a label — hip-hop...
Gallery: Fourmile Fire Benefit show rocks 1stBank Center
The Fourmile Fire Benefit show took place at the 1stBank Center on Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010 to a sold-out crowd. The String Cheese Incident, Big Head Todd & the Monsters, Yonder...
Comcast’s Steve Burke to lead NBC Universal after Jeff Zucker’s exit
LOS ANGELES — Comcast Corp.'s second-in-command Steve Burke will become chief executive of NBC Universal when the merger of the entertainment assets of Comcast and General Electric Co. is complete, the two companies announced Sunday...
Earth, wind and fire
Most movies, on some level, are about reconciling the space between parents and their children. It’s the theme that runs right through the heart...
The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Grace B. Matthias
It has become increasingly obvious that we all, in one way or another, are shaped by a culture of rape. Last week, thousands of...
The anguish of slavery
For many, the word “Klezmer” conjures up images of Jewish brides in chairs being hoisted in the air by friends and family while “Hava Nagila” plays in the background, or perhaps the scene in Fiddler on the Roof where men dance with bottles on their heads. But a group...
Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, 82, dies in Boston
Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author often called the father of modern African literature, has passed away in Boston. He was 82...
He who looks in the crystal ball…
Large-scale crises — like a global pandemic, for instance — have a way of exposing society’s vulnerabilities; like a UV light on a crime...
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...
Heavy Rotation — An Ode to Fiona
One of the most joyful experiences of this pandemic, for me, has been watching the internet celebrate Fiona Apple’s first new album in eight...
Body talk
The cacophonous, shape-shifting blend of hardcore, hip-hop and noise put forward by New York City’s Show Me the Body is a jolt to the...
