Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg
This goes against my most deeply held beliefs, but: Just because people like it doesn’t mean it isn’t good.
Music
How is Sandinista Not Bill de Blasio’s Favorite Clash Album?
What a betrayal of the revolutionary cause, Mr. Honeymoon in Cuba! How could you forsake the band's salute to your old comrades?
An Instrument of Their Own
On Mahan Esfahani, harpsichordist, and William F. Buckley Jr.
A Pianist Comes Through
On Evgeny Kissin and Vladimir Bukovsky.
The Who’s Tommy at Fifty
The original rock opera holds up impressively well after half a century.
Oscar Hammerstein’s Sincerity
Hammerstein’s cockeyed optimism may not have been revolutionary, but it always made the audience smile.
Video: Rich Lowry Explains Why Kate Smith Shouldn’t Be Condemned
Don't ruin this legendary singer's legacy for petty reasons.
Yield to the Temptations
Broadway's new jukebox musical features great songs, but otherwise scuffles.
Berlioz Time
On composer Hector Berlioz.
Previn, Bernstein, Crenshaw, and More
Talkin' naturals.