“Lovely One,” Reviewed: Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson’s Memoir
“Fools” is one of Neil Simon’s lesser plays. It involves a schoolmaster who, in some imaginary past, is sent to ...
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The Met’s “Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350, ” Reviewed
Chop down a poplar tree. Other kinds of wood could work, too, but poplar is an especially soft one, and ...
“The Apprentice,” Reviewed: The Immoral Makings of Donald Trump
The one element of movie art that “The Apprentice” spotlights is acting. A dramatization of Donald Trump’s rise to prominence ...
“Silent Hill 2,” “Until Dawn” Remakes Reviewed
Konami, Supermassive Games Two high-profile remakes of beloved cinematic horror games are hitting the market this week, but the reactions ...
“Rejection,” by Tony Tulathimutte, Reviewed: A Story Collection About People Who Just Can’t Hang
Not until I picked up Tony Tulathimutte’s “Rejection” did I realize how fun it could be to read a book ...
“The Pornographer” Reissue, Reviewed: John McGahern Mined the Pain and Perks of Mid-Century Masculinity
In May, 1965, two hundred and sixty copies of “The Dark,” a novel by the Irish writer John McGahern, travelled ...
Jackie Wullschläger’s “Monet: The Restless Vision,” Reviewed
In September, 1870, while Prussian soldiers were trying to starve Paris into surrender, Claude Monet was in Normandy with his ...
Panda Express & Hot Ones Blazing Bourbon Chicken, Reviewed
Panda Express and First We Feast’s Hot Ones are teaming up for a new dish, and as fans of both ...
Garth Greenwell’s “Small Rain,” Reviewed
Pain, it has been said, is the great censor, the eater of words. Pain shatters language; it remains untranslatable—not just ...
Nate Silver’s New Book, “On the Edge,” Reviewed
Keeping a poker face had never struck me as much of a feat—until I had to keep one. My pulse ...