Archive for October, 2016

Cultural Illiteracy In The Ivy League

We live in a world in which students at Harvard and Yale and Columbia don’t know … Read more »

“Westworld”: Who Is Secretly A Robot?

Ever since the first few minutes of the “Westworld” series premiere tricked fans into thinking an … Read more »

Bon Iver Is Selling Flannel Shirts

Bon Iver have made a very smart merchandise choice: They’ve decided to sell some special flannel … Read more »

How Cowley & Sylvester Changed Dance Music

Sylvester was San Francisco’s biggest star and Patrick Cowley’s muse – a larger-than-life presence around town … Read more »

Abba Announces Virtual-Experience Event

God: “Mamma Mia!” finally exits Broadway and we have to endure this. It still seems unlikely … Read more »

Restorers Use Japanese Algae And Sturgeon Glue To Treat Futurist Work By Giacomo Balla

My Japanese friend Dee Sushi has two sisters who restore paintings but I wonder if they … Read more »

Pussy Riot: Where Trump Came From

What took them so long? On Tuesday, Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova released “Straight Outta Vagina,” her … Read more »