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The Wonderful World of Maira Kalman
September 3, 2026Well, Susan, 2004-05 by Maira Kalman [Image source: How Blog] The intelligent curating at Philadelphia’s Institute...
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Movie Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
September 1, 2026A hot tub repairman cum “mystical time traveling guy” (Chevy Chase) warns the men that “the...
Movies
The Weekly Listicle: Time Travel At Its Best!
September 1, 2026Since there are relatively few “Hot Tub” movies to recommend, Julia Rhodes and I (William Bibbiani)...
Art
Museums: Attracting a Younger Crowd
September 1, 2026Brooklyn Museum iPhone Application Museum-goers today are very different than they were one hundred years ago. ...
Movies
Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 1, 2026The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
Movies
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 3-23-10
September 1, 2026Frankly, after three Free Willy movies I can’t help but wonder if maybe the universe is...
Movies
A CLR Interview with The New Year Parade Filmmaker Tom Quinn
September 1, 2026The New Year Parade: A taut, small-scale family drama from independent filmmaker Tom Quinn. Tom Quinn’s...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
August 31, 2026Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
Art
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
August 31, 2026In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
Movies
Movie Review: Repo Men
August 31, 2026The only way it could be more topical is if there was a subplot about Sandra...
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The Weekly Listicle: Dystopian Futures
August 31, 2026The March 19 release Repo Men is about a near-future in which organ transplants are simple,...
Movies
When Film Critics Lose a Bet, Part 1: The Oscar!
August 30, 2026(The Oscar) has a reputation as one of the biggest turkeys in Hollywood history, in large...
Fiction Reviews
The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
August 30, 2026A startling achievement in a first novel, the work seems to have already touched a chord...
Fiction Reviews
A Separate Country by Robert Hicks
August 30, 2026A Separate Country tells the story of Confederate General John Bell Hood, who moves to New...
Photography
I Myself Have Seen It: Photography & Kiki Smith at the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle
August 30, 2026Contemporary sculptor and print maker Kiki Smith has been photographing and exhibiting her work for three...
Art
The Art of Japanese Internment Camps at the Renwick Gallery
August 28, 2026An exhibition at the Renwick Gallery in Washington DC titled The Art of Gaman: Arts and...
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What happened to teen movies?!
August 28, 2026“On Wednesdays we wear pink!” (Mean Girls: a frightfully accurate portrayal of peer pressure and conformity.)...
Art
A Case for Warhol’s Jews
August 28, 2026Since its in 1980, Critics have lambasted Warhol’s “Ten Portraits of Jews of the Twentieth Century”...
Movies
William’s Weekly DVD Heist: 3-16-10
August 28, 2026Confession time: I did not see the Academy Award-nominated The Princess and The Frog. In my...
History
Book Review: Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War by Ted Morgan
August 28, 2026Giap had lost several family members to the rigors of French colonial rule, including his wife...
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Happy Birthday, NC-17!
September 1, 2026The basics of the MPAA’s rating system (from here). Oh, NC-17. You’re like that friend who’s...
Movies
Why Clash of the Titans might be “The Worst Movie Ever Made”
September 4, 2026Is Clash of the Titans one of the worst movies ever made? William Bibbiani makes an...
Movies
The Great Music Videos #2: “Thriller” (dir. John Landis)
August 31, 2026Jackson as a zombie in “Thriller” William Bibbiani noted in the Great Music Videos #1 post...
Architecture
Paul Bril’s Restored Paintings in the San Silvestro Chapel at Rome’s Sancta Sanctorum
August 10, 2026Born in Antwerp in 1554, Bril was working in Italy at the end of the century,...
Art & Design
Tim Burton at MoMA
August 11, 2026Predictably, Tim Burton is already a wildly popular show. As throngs of families, film buffs and...
Art
Iran’s Cultural Heritage Under Threat
August 31, 2026In addition to depriving Iranians of their cultural property, a decision to turn over the artifacts...
Movies & TV
Movie Review: The Lovely Bones
August 16, 2026The novel opens with a striking, abrupt proclamation: “My name is Salmon, like the fish; first...
Movies
The Big Easy: Great movies and TV set in New Orleans
September 7, 2026Music is the heart and soul of New Orleans: Wendell Pierce in a publicity shot for...
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Corey Haim Found Dead of Accidental Overdose
August 26, 2026Corey Haim, one of the ’80s brightest teen stars, was found dead aged 38 of an...
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What happened to teen movies?!
August 28, 2026“On Wednesdays we wear pink!” (Mean Girls: a frightfully accurate portrayal of peer pressure and conformity.)...
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