Arts
‘Calls’ Is A Suspenseful Audio Drama With An Effective Visual Boost
by Linda Holmes One way to think about the new Apple TV+ drama series Calls is as a podcast. Specifically, →
Billie Marten – She Dances
Check out this week’s video featuring Billie Marten performing She Dances on McQsJazz.com →
In ‘Night Rooms,’ A Life Is Reviewed Through Memories And Movies
by Gabino Iglesias Gina Nutt’s Night Rooms is a collection of biographical essays in which memories and movies — mostly horror ones — merge to create a narrative that explores identity, body image, fear, revenge, and angst. Jumping between past and present with ease, Nutt slashes to the center of issues like motherhood and depression and ultimately →
With ‘Fierce Poise,’ Helen Frankenthaler Poured Beauty Onto Canvas
by Susan Stamberg Powerful, no? And gorgeous. Helen Frankenthaler did it in 1973 — 20 years after making a painting that took Jackson Pollock’s abstract expressionism a step further. In 1950 she was wowed by the ropes and squiggles of paint Pollock was wrestling onto unstretched canvas on the floor of his barn. “She realized →
‘Soul’ Creators On Passion, Purpose And Realizing You’re ‘Enough’
by Terry Gross The Oscar-nominated movie Soul tackles passion, purpose and the meaning of life — topics that aren’t usually →
Lara Jean Says Goodbye In ‘To All The Boys: Always And Forever’
by Linda Holmes, Kiana Fitzgerald, and E. Alex Jung In 2018, To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before was a →
You Actually Will Be Talking About ‘No One Is Talking About This’
by Heller McAlpin Writing is a calling for Patricia Lockwood, as she made clear in her sacred and →
Video Of The Week – Sza Hit Different x Good Days
Check out this week’s video featuring Sza performing an acoustic version of Hit Different and Good Days. →
‘I’m Not A Cover Girl’: Halima Aden On Why She Decided To Leave A Modeling Career
by Ziad Buchh For Halima Aden, the decision to walk away from a career as the world’s first →