"In the Parlance of Our Times":An Insufficient Appreciation of the Coen Brothers Jeffrey Overstreet What has made the films of these masters of the dark comedy so distinct, and what does that say about their newest film, “Burn After Reading”? New York, New Art Wayne Adams A walk through some of the most talked-about openings [...]
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In order to fully appreciate Burn After Reading, and how it carries on this Coen tradition, let’s consider three of their previous works.
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In a day of consumerism on steroids, I am drawn more and more to appreciating the old. The used. The discarded.
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A walk through some of the most talked-about openings in the New York art world this fall.
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One of Authenticity’s Last Great Sanctuaries? Rebecca Tirrell Talbot A night of slam poetry at Chicago’s Green Mill Lounge. With All the Things Joe Kickasola Artist Daniel Domig explores process and animation. The Lifeblood That Drives the Dreams of Champions Kevin Gosa Finding culture in the most unlikely places. An American Beer Garden Brian Watkins [...]
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Domig’s figures are, indeed, autonomous, as the exhibition’s flyer describes. But they slip in and out of materiality, as if to nod back to their creator, in deference.
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If there is an equation for good community, I think it goes something like this: people + nature + moderate amounts of alcohol – television = good.
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Photo: Sean Talbot It didn’t surprise me when Marc Smith, founder of the poetry slam movement and host of the Uptown Poetry slam, told me that ministers sometimes “lurk in the shadows” of the Green Mill Lounge, a prohibition-era Chicago speakeasy, during the Sunday night poetry slam. When I first moved to Chicago, I, too, [...]
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It was a delicious and unique adventure, a special opportunity to broaden my experiences – to have hot water that’s dripped over ground, burnt beans change my worldview.
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The beauty of the Wii may not even be the Wii itself, but rather the togetherness it creates in its wake.
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