America’s Favorite Movie
A quarter of a century later, The Shawshank Redemption retains its inspirational power.
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Welcome Back, Plastic Bags
Lifting the plastic-bag ban is so obviously a good idea that even San Francisco has bowed to reality.
The Scandinavian Collectivist Horror Show
Midsommar combines the nightmare paganism of The Wicker Man with the stately, painterly elegance of The Shining,
Shakespeare: The Sitcom
The Bard negotiates the trivia of everyday life in the imaginative and very funny BBC show Upstart Crow.
Duchamp vs. the Dingbats
If he were around today, he’d be mocking today’s pieties, not joining the chorus. A new documentary about him misses the mark.
Marcel Marceau’s War
Resistance successfully channels the spirit of mime in that it is completely unbearable.
‘You’re Arguing in Bad Faith,’ Says Person Losing Argument
Many of our friends on the left exist in an intellectual bubble in which everyone agrees with them, and as a result, they lose the ability to argue.
Streaming the Performing Arts through COVID Spring
Where to find theater, opera, and concerts online during the age of the virus.
Don’t Make Trump Worse
Right now, even his worst critics have an interest in seeing him to a good job.
A Hilarious Book from One of History’s Great Wits
The new memoir from Woody Allen (no, he didn’t molest his daughter) brings the giggles, and a touch of magic.