Nobody Ever Knows Anyone: Deception and Transformation in Elizabeth Strout’s ‘The Burgess Boys’

Winning an achievement award — be it in the arts or sports — can weigh like an albatross around the neck as the world awaits one’s next great feat. Many, succumbing to the pressure, fail to win the...

Allure and Advocacy

Lauren Bedford Russell is many things: icon, advocate, star of season 3 of The Real L Word, and multiple sclerosis (MS)...

An Ordinary Literary Event: James Salter’s Latest

Readers of All That Is may be disappointed to discover that James Salter’s latest novel is not quite, as its jacket claims, “an extraordinary literary event,“ but they shouldn’t be. Those of a more...

‘The Host’: Glowing Eyes Are the Window to a Soulless Movie

As humans, we sometimes forget the little things that bond us together. For instance, the joys of a beautiful sunrise, or the fact that we are four and half months into an existence that does not include an impending...

Global Connections in Time: CPW25 Gallery’s New Exhibition, ‘A Flavor of Italy’

Artistic representations of Italy’s idyllic landscapes are as ubiquitous as motor scooters weaving through the streets of modern Rome. A Flavor of Italy, a new exhibition at New York City’s CPW25 Gallery, is an...

Silly, Silly, Silly Chekhov

Most theatergoers have a passing acquaintance with Anton Chekhov’s characters — that interminably suffering lot of 19th century Russian aristocrats and the even quirkier peasant folk that attend to their angst....

In ‘Ann,’ a One-Woman Tribute to Texas’ Brightest Star

It’s not much of a secret — Holland Taylor loves Ann Richards.

And it’s little wonder why: the former governor of Texas who died in 2006 was a larger-than-life personality, a political...

The Black and White of Slavery in ‘Lincoln’, ‘Django Unchained’

More so than any film, actor, director or other Hollywood hotshot, it was Uncle Sam who was the big winner at this year’s Academy Awards. Maybe not from the standpoint of a tangible Oscar tally, but certainly...

Artist of the Week 3/6-3/12: Bill Gekas Captures Emotion within Storytelling Scenes of Children’s Portraiture

A camera lens sheds light on a story, anchored on a character’s emotion, notes acclaimed photographer Bill Gekas. Portraying one’s expressions can be a “reflection of moments in everyday life,” the...

Artist of the Week 3/6-3/12: Artist Léo Caillard Explores Cultural and Social Change in the Digital Era

Modern society has and continues to witness the rapid evolution of technology and information systems, creating realities that would defy even the most active imaginations of eras past. How has the digital era...