Gross is dismayed by the atmosphere of pessimism that prevails among policymakers. It’s as though, he writes, they “can’t imagine what ethical, effective, democratic...
BENJAMIN BANNEKER AND US: Eleven Generations of an American Family, by Rachel Jamison Webster with Edith Lee Harris, Robert Lett, Gwen Marable and Edwin...
Could there be a more excruciatingly awkward TV character than Tom Wambsgans in “Succession”? Played with understated comic glee by the British actor Matthew...
Given the plethora of recent cultural productions that center extreme ontological uncertainty (think of TV series like “Westworld,” “Russian Doll” and “Peripheral”), it’s a...
Andre Royo practically glows with pleasure as he walks onstage at the Minetta Lane Theater in Greenwich Village. That’s the first surprise at “Drinking...
Abigail Williams is described by Arthur Miller in “The Crucible” as a “strikingly beautiful girl” of 17 with “an endless capacity for dissembling.” Lusty...
Starter episode: “Breaking the Cycle w/Marissa Hackett” Come for the satisfying pun in the title, stay for the deeply researched chronicles of all kinds...