Who could have imagined that the aggressive, angry, über-feminist Pina Bausch of 20 years ago would have metamorphosed into the romantic, sensual and—yes—charming Pina Bausch of today? The sensibility that produced what Arlene Croce, in 1984, referred to as “Animal House with weltschmerz” is now celebrating life and love in Istanbul, in a piece called Read More
Who could have imagined that the aggressive, angry, über-feminist Pina Bausch of 20 years ago would have metamorphosed into the romantic, sensual and—yes—charming Pina Bausch of today? The sensibility that produced what Arlene Croce, in 1984, referred to as “ Animal House with weltschmerz” is now celebrating life and love in Istanbul, in a piece Read More
GROUND ZERO-”Best view” that way , the helpful sign and arrow on the chain-link fence overlooking the pit tells the tourists. “Best view”: It has unfortunate suggestions of “scenic overlook.”
What is the “best view” of 9/11 as we near the one-year mark? You can tell this is a “site of contestation,” as they say, Read More
10,000 Nazis Under the Sea
I’ve given it some thought and decided one of the things that is sorely missing from the plethora of dull, second-string turkeys we’ve been getting at the movies lately is obvious. What we need is an old-fashioned, action-packed, nail-biting World War II submarine epic. You know, like Wolfgang Read More
