The One Who Went Before
Remembering the playwright August Wilson, 1945-2005
By Elizabeth Alexander Thursday, December 1, 2005
Travels with Alfred
On assignment with one of the world’s great photographers
By Timothy Foote Thursday, September 1, 2005
Tristes Tropiques
Remembering the screenwriter of North by Northwest
By William Zinsser Thursday, September 1, 2005
All the Extras
When the Criterion Collection releases a classic on DVD, the movie is only the beginning
By Tim Page Thursday, September 1, 2005
Into the Swamp
How will The Atlantic fare when it leaves the capital of dissent?
By Ted Widmer Wednesday, June 1, 2005
Principally to Delight
Who says that museum-going isn’t a leisure activity?
By Susannah Rutherglen Wednesday, June 1, 2005
On Virtuosity
A mastery of technique ought to be exalted, not disdained
By Sudip Bose Wednesday, June 1, 2005
The Salome Factor
How the sexualization of concert dance helped end a golden age.
By William Deresiewicz Tuesday, March 1, 2005
A Few Good Buildings
Reading the obituaries of Philip Johnson
By Stanley Abercrombie Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Miller's Tale
The playwright drew a line between reaching out and selling out
By Wendy Smith Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Frightfully Askew
What asymmetry in art can tell us about the way we view sickness and health, life and death
By Lincoln Perry Thursday, May 5, 2022
Sex and Secrets
Rare is the Hitchcock film that celebrates desire without disaster
By Lisa Zeidner Saturday, December 4, 2021
If You Can’t See the Stage, Turn to the Page
With theaters shut during the pandemic, reading plays has shed surprising light on works both familiar and strange
By Wendy Smith Thursday, December 2, 2021
The Inheritance of Nations
To what extent does a work of art belong to the people of the world?
By Hannah Barbosa Cesnik Monday, June 14, 2021
Raising Mank
The Academy Award–winning film about the making of Citizen Kane is really a window into the tumultuous, brutal side of Hollywood’s golden age
By Jerome Charyn Saturday, June 5, 2021
Obscura No More
How photography rose from the margins of the art world to occupy its vital center
By Andy Grundberg Thursday, April 29, 2021
The Baddest Man in Town
On the trail of a historical figure immortalized in African-American folklore
By Eric McHenry Saturday, March 13, 2021
The Annotated “Stacka Lee”
Comments on the famous murder ballad’s oldest known lyrics
By Eric McHenry Saturday, March 13, 2021
Swinging Into the Future 
Kansas City of the 1930s witnessed a style of American music inspired by the wonders of the industrial age
By Joel Dinerstein Monday, December 7, 2020
Long-Distance Punishment
Could a landmark work of conceptual art be an emblem for the Covid era?
By Sierra Bellows Thursday, December 3, 2020
