May 2023
Nureyev's Eyes There was an irresistible, seductive, unforgettable aura to his dancing. He was daring, dangerous, fierce and aggressive. Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
SF Ballet ~ The Colors of Dance
The final contemporary program of the season. The kind of aesthetic pleasure that Gertrude Stein would have called "peaceful and exciting." Renate Stendhal
Cinema Semi-Paradiso The Fabelmans and Empire of Light
Both films, especially The Fabelmans, have strong points in their favor, but neither is completely satisfactory.
Miles David Moore
Portraits II
The Photography of Jon Rendell
"Strange Effect On Me" I am continually drawn to listen to the cover of this song by the Belgian band Hooverphonic done in 1998 for their album Blue Wonder Powder Milk. Michael Bettencourt
Silverwind Once a girl I knew, all alone and unprepared. Everyone she knew, running scared. Then she found him or maybe he found her. Arthur Danin Adler
Theater in the Street And of course, here come the cops. Don't know who called them, don't care. It is what it is. Weirdly I realize that I have been holding my phone in my hand this whole time. Claudine Jones
Bob Dylan's The Philosophy Of Modern Song His writing style for this book seems to mimic his speaking style. It is alliterative, rat-a-tat-tat, staccato, stream of consciousness flowing into a mysterious river. Les Marcott
Break Towards Me: Bone Wishing by Tara Flint Taylor Images of breakage and loss, of illness and death, but also endurance, resilience and tentative hope—fill this powerful collection of poems. Gregory Luce
The Driver's Side It seems that clouds can still be mighty: I was driving down the highway, Windows open, the rush of air. Patrick Walsh
Visual Poems
And now to come... something completely different
David Alpaugh
The Inspiration of Flamenco in a Time of Trump and Stein A certain diva attitude that defies all criticism. Karren Alenier
Verapong Sritrakulkitjakarn วีระพงษ์ ศรีตระกูลกิจการ We will find beauty in everything. Aesthetics is not an art, it is an intrinsic value. Janine Yasovant
My Correspondents On the Theme of David Burliuk: Painter-Poet, Futurist, Provocateur Tantalizing glimpses from Jelena Hahl-Fontaine and Gregory Vernitsky of how Burliuk crossed paths with Kandinsky. Edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
Early Days in the Vortex/ Part Three In these early days in the vortex, the inner and the outer worlds frequently changed places. Brian George
writings
The Rats and The Lonely Woman Altenir Silva Yes! She looked amazing. She knew it would be a great date night.
images
A Vernissage in Manhattan The Art of Philip Gerstein
Painting Poster, Shakespeare & Co., Paris Poetry A Long Last Line to Canterbury The Art of David Wiley
The Art of SS. Burrus A Retrospective
When the Earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people will appear on the Earth
Patrick Nagel It's in the Eyes
media
Audio
Theatre Thoughts An entertaining array of audio essays on an array of theatre topics by an astute and entertaining essayist
You Don't Say! Occasional Musings by an occasionally amused writer
Video
Undress Me In a bar, Laura turns to Stefan and asks him to undress her, by word of mouth, in his best mother tongue
Light Fantastic Weighty matters of brain neurons and addiction, two kisses, single-malt scotch, the green dance of blue, yellow lasers
Ear Buds What happens when we love our devices — and they love us back
The Greed Gene A young couple is told by their genetic counselor that their child has the greed gene, there is nothing they can do
letters
Letters to the Editor
books
Special—Issues
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What Is Obscenity and What's Not? January 2012|●
A Brief But Quirky History of the Arts January 2011|●
The Rising Fall of the Arts January 2010|●
The One January 2009|●
What Is Art? January 2008|●
View of the Arts January 2007|●
The Art of Sex in the Arts February 2006|●
State of the Art of the Arts October 2005|●
Special—Indexes
The Steiny Road Index of Karren Alenier's columns and writings|●
Writings Index of Arthur Danin Adler's columns and writings|●
Kandinsky Anew Index of the series by Lissa Tyler Renaud|●
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