‘Massacre (Sing to Your Children)’: A Psychological Mix of Promising Charm and Tangled Mess

Political theater is almost always problematic. Characters often get lost in the messages they are trying to get across and the messages then feel incomplete or didactic.

‘Babygirl’ Too Cultured For Own Good

With the Tribeca Film Festival in full swing, dozens of new and veteran filmmakers are hoping to make an impact on audiences and potential buyers/distributors. Using laughably small budgets, these artists cannot rely...

A Million (And A Half) Little Pieces: New York Artist Sean Kenney Creates Unbelievable Sculptures with Tiny Bricks

Lego; you know, those little multicolored building blocks you had as a child. Chances are, you undoubtedly bragged to your friends about how many Lego toys you had. It was a sign of status, and countless hours of...

Cat Walks Out Of a Room and Other Films

Telluride, Cannes, Berlin, Toronto, New York: there’s nothing like leaving a movie theater in one of these cities and walking out into the streets, which is just to say that part of what makes a great film...

‘Clybourne Park’: The Hottest Real Estate on Broadway

Race and real estate and the volatile values of each collide in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris, which opened April 19 at the Walter Kerr Theatre on Broadway. If you think it’s about...

Playing Dress-Up at the IMATS

Imagine a world of grownups who never got over playing dress-up and you get the general idea behind the International Makeup Artist Trade Show (IMATS), held at Pier 94 in Manhattan on April 14 and 15.

From Scotland with Love: A Night of Brave Fashion for Brave Causes

“Why do Scots wear kilts? Because my wife can hear a zipper a mile away” goes the old Scottish joke. Despite the witticisms of why the Scottish people wear kilts, what is underneath those kilts and how you can...

Live. Breathe. Dance.

In 2009, a group of dancers in crisp white apparel took the stage, dancing their hearts out and conveying their hopes, heartaches, and dreams onto the floor. Movement traveled through time like a joyous symphony...

John Leventhal Makes the List

Talking to John Leventhal is a satisfying feast. On Skype, I see him relaxing in his office, or what could just as easily be his music room or den, concentrating into the camera on his laptop, an entire floor to...

Chronicles of the Indie Scene in Louisville, Kentucky: Part II

Owls and Elephants

Eclectic jewelry wearers and boutique shoppers beware — you might find your wallet a bit slim after a trip to Louisville, Kentucky. Not because the numerous independent shops are...