April 2024
The Legacy of Pina Bausch Le Sacre du printemps and common ground[s] at Cal Performances, Berkeley. Renate Stendhal
Two Lives Before Stonewall Rustin, Maestro Two Oscar-nominated films share the theme of a gay man at a time, not so long ago, when homosexuality was The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name. Miles David Moore
The Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania A beacon of artistic innovation and controversy, captivating visitors with its eclectic blend of ancient artifacts, contemporary artworks, and immersive experiences. The Photography of Jon Rendell
British Icons at San Francisco Ballet Kenneth MacMillan and Frederick Ashton. Renate Stendhal
Sad Story of the Death of Cats Here is what I hope. I hope that when he died, he had no pain and that he did not feel abandoned or betrayed. That he knew that he was loved, honored, even revered. That he felt no terror as he passed. Michael Bettencourt
New Again and Forever Old They babble, hardly hear, barely listen, remember little. Only the born-deaf among us stay ahead of the struggle to be free in their own privacy. Arthur Danin Adler
It's melting Watchin’ junk teevee, me and the old man often used to yell plot device! You know what that is: Secrets which drives her crazy aaaand… plot device! Claudine Jones
Songs and Stories: Part II - The Old West He was an outlaw, that’s for sure and a cop killer. It is said he killed his first man after a “bullying” incident. His physical appearance was unimpressive – a wiry 5’7”, 135 lb. frame. Les Marcott
“radiate—radiate—radiate” Loneliness, alienation, family breakage, loss, death: All these are classic themes of poetry. In Mary Lou Buschi’s Blue Physics, however, they are not tropes. Gregory Luce
Welcome to Hell I grew up in Queens/ With graffiti on the trains. The 7 ran by my school/ Patrick Walsh
An Authentic Friend of Poetry In tribute to an authentic friend of poetry, the Steiny Road Poet hereby offers this portrait of an original member of ModPo, John Knight. Karren Alenier
Bumblebees and O’Neill’s Cat He was a force of nature, and he became a legend in Provincetown for his indefatigable devotion to his own brand of medicine. Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold
“Body in a Dream of Spring” —Lynne Knight
Like her predecessors, Knight translates visual into verbal art—color, light, and texture into story, symbol, and sound.
David Alpaugh
“Nina and Me”: Jelena's Years with Kandinsky's Wife (Part 1) When you are reading Jelena on Nina, you are only a few degrees of separation from Nina herself—and who else do you know besides Jelena who had lunch prepared for her by Nina Kandinsky! Jelena Hahl-Fontaine - edited by Lissa Tyler Renaud
The Stranger Face of the Friend Part One Of one thing I was sure: that the servants of Earth’s cybernetic reich had been planning to remove my neocortex Brian George
Nepjune Sirirath Chumyen ศิริรัตน์ เนปจูน ชุ่มเย็น When creating a work of female nudity the question stream that often follows is “Aren't you embarrassed to write about your naked body?” Janine Yasovant
writings
Welcome to Hollywood Altenir Silva Robert Carlot, a filmmaker full of rage, entered the editing room of the studio, and without shame, he began to hammer the movie editing equipment.
images
A Spring Exhibition Pre-View: Color Abstraction Blooms in Boston Somewhere between music and poetry, between vibrating with sound and declaiming with language, color soaks in into our visual consciousness. The Art of Philip Gerstein
Painting Canyon Visions #118 Artist Statement 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
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Everything Old Is New Again January 2013|●
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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