Within the acoustics of Arter’s Karbon, a hall for sound installations and concerts is a curation by Melih Fereli, conceived by David Tudor and realized by Composers Inside Electronics Inc…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 07:18PMIn these uncertain times, as distance has taken on special meaning, the screen has gained a renewed primacy. Through an online portal at Mixer, 12 artists enter the void where experience mee…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 10:45PMAt the inaugural show of Istanbul’s newest art space KoloniX, the all-women collective Factory 20/20 came together to mount, “The Shape of Things,” an exhibition by five artists of var…
SOURCE: thetheatretimes.com at 02:01AMFor all its cinematic zest and superb acting, The Irishman offers a bleak demonstration of what happens when you sell your soul for too little. The post Film Review: “The Irishman” — A…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:06AMMichel Layaz’s narrator is juggling much more than nostalgia -- his traumas are overwhelmingly odd and disturbing, almost to the point of absurdity. The post Book Review: “My Mother’s …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PM"What is the function of literary criticism in a Disinformation Age? Read, reread, describe, evaluate, appreciate: that is the art of literary criticism for the present time." -- Harold Bloo…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:24PMCountry music is as rich and complex as any other genre, but given the inevitable marketing tie-ins, it might be a good time to offer the names of artists and songs that either weren’t inc…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:18PMThe documentary sees The Family as really just a huge, secretive, and well-funded lobbying firm: separating church and state is for losers. The post Television Review: “The Family” — R…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:36AMColson Whitehead’s work is political in the sense that he has an incredibly keen eye for the insidious ways in which institutions and structures of power work. The post Book Review: “The…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 03:42PMDoctor, do you understand what I was up against? My wang was all I really had that I could call my own… The post Book Commentary: “Portnoy’s Complaint” at 50 appeared first on The Ar…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:18PMIf, like me, you tend to see laughter as a form of catharsis then a serious question is raised: is laughing at nihilistic humor all that healthy? The post Television Review: “Fire in the …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:42PMAziz Ansari does get laughs throughout his set, but the tone of Right Now begins and ends on a note of sobriety. The post Television Review: “Right Now” — Comedy in Jeopardy appeared f…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:36PMIt’s worth pointing out that Martin Scorsese’s documentaries, especially his music-based ones, can be as powerful as his fictional work. The post Film Review: Rolling Thunder Revue — A…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:48AMThis Is Not Happening serves up welcome shots of honestly and reality that hit you in the most ticklish parts of your own amusingly flawed, hilariously stupid humanity. The post Television …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:18AMHBO'S Barry has finally started to hit its stride as a mirthfully dark comedy/drama. The post TV Review: “Barry” Season Two — All Bets Are Off appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:54PMLuckily for us, after playing the occasional electrifying concert date over the years, Nervous Eaters is reuniting once again. The post Music Interview/Review: Nervous Eaters – Back for An…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 07:58AMCrashing shows us how Holmes’s innate sweetness and affability carries him through the awkwardness and indignities of being a working comedian. The post Television Review: “Crashing” �…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:50AMShrill picks up narrative strength once see Annie slowly come to terms with the yawning gap between who she is and who she has been told to be by her family, her friends, and society at larg…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 08:27AMTo Sleep with Anger is a masterpiece, a powerful reminder that, however seductive the devil might be, he can be overcome. The post Film Review: “To Sleep With Anger” — The Devil’s Te…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:54PMImagine a combination of Stephen Colbert (the real one, that is) and John Updike. The post Author Interview: Writer Clive James — Writing Against the Dying of the Light appeared first on …
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:35PMI find it a little disturbing how The Soprano's themes seem to have culminated in the election of our current President. The post Television Commentary: “The Sopranos” 20 Years L…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:18AMDemanding that people pay attention to quality is about as audacious a demand you can take in our giddy culture.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:36PMRiver Music will satisfy the slightly adventurous listener as few other records I heard last year.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 11:04AMThe Criterion Collection will start its own streaming service early next year, and signups for charter membership have commenced.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 04:36PMPete Shelley's elegies for the wilted flowers of romance were shouted over songs that were alternately tuneful and fierce.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 09:24AMAcclaimed playwright and screenwriter Michael Cristofer’s script is very open about portraying Emile Griffith’s sexuality.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:18AMThe more we hear about Jane Fonda's homilies about needing to be “whole” and “self-actualize” the more her personal journey sounds more like a succession of carefully calculated bran…
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:06AM"I like implication very much; there’s a fiction of implication that I think I’ve championed over the fiction of explication."
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 01:36PMWhy is the curtain suddenly dropping now on FilmStruck, a vast, diverse, and tastefully curated archive of films spanning the past century and the entire globe.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 12:24AMWhat the box set makes adamantly, abundantly clear is how egalitarian Joe Strummer’s musical vision truly was. If you don’t already know his solo work, you should.
SOURCE: The Arts Fuse at 10:48AMOne of Barry’s strongest attributes is its brand of dark, surreal, and unexpectedly witty satire.
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