- Recent Listening: Dave Bass, Tiempo Libre Dave Bass, NYC Sessions (Whaling City Sound) In the 1970s when pianist Dave Bass thought that a broken wrist had ended his career, he dropped… … [read more]
- Queers & Comics: Alison Bechdel Click in at 14’30”. That gets you right to the funny, smart, invariably entertaining cartoonist telling her story. … [read more]
- Crank It Up: Thomas Heatherwick’s Contrarian Contrivances at the Cooper Hewitt (with video) With its new exhibition, Provocations: The Architecture and Design of Heatherwick Studio (to Jan. 3), the Cooper Hewitt has hit its stride after what struck … [read more]
- An Experiment Field Notes is our space to reflect on conversations with leaders in the field and issues we find most relevant or… … [read more]
- Alignment In my last post, I said that music is thought. First and foremost, of course, music is made of sound, but the way it is… … [read more]
- Lincoln Center’s dark legacy My essay in the July-August double issue of Commentary is about Lincoln Center. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Lincoln Center, the first major urban… … [read more]
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