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 JANUARY 14, 2005 Iraq's Lesson: History Matters When a distorted view of the past is used to justify military action, no good can come of it -- as America is learning the hard way  DECEMBER 17, 2004 Lifting a Glass to 2004 It's time to hail the year's heroes, mark triumphs like see-through cement and podcasting, and mourn the greats we've lost NOVEMBER 19, 2004 Saving Saving Private Ryan Michael Powell's FCC has clamped down on graphic content -- and shut out worthwhile programming like the war movie along with the smut OCTOBER 22, 2004 America's Uncivil Liberties Following the lead of nasty and foul-mouthed pundits and pols, plenty of plain folk are slinging the mud, too. It's time for it to stop SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 The Candidates, Culture, and Cash President Bush hasn't exactly starved the arts, but there's a good chance a Kerry Administration would be more generous AUGUST 27, 2004 How New York Is Defying Convention The city's artistic community is offering a rich array of cultural events to coincide -- or collide -- with the GOP's big bash AUGUST 16, 2004 A Tribute to Julia Child A recollection of the TV chef who remade American tastes, plus a Thanksgiving, 2000, chat with the feisty queen of the kitchen AUGUST 6, 2004 The War at Home Not all family members of soldiers serving in Iraq are for the war. It can be lonely for those who speak out JULY 27, 2004 Beyond the 1990s' "Culture Wars" National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Dana Gioia explains his mission to bring the arts back to the American mainstream JULY 21, 2004 Why Artists Are Rallying Against Bush Even creative types who aren't hot for Kerry are uniting in their concerns over civil liberties. Americans should take note JUNE 28, 2004 Clinton's Unsatisfying Life Despite how overly long the former President's memoir is, it still manages to skate over the fatal flaws of his character and conduct JUNE 18, 2004 The Hard Life of a Golfing Great A new biography of Ben Hogan paints a rich portrait of a darkly driven man who excelled amid great adversity JUNE 15, 2004 Collecting as a Family Affair We're training our grandkids, says Donald Rubell, who has assembled with his wife and children a vast trove of modern art JUNE 8, 2004 Fresh Food for Thought When top chefs seek out local, high-quality produce, chances are they're supporting small farmers and sustainable agriculture JUNE 2, 2004 The Next President Clinton? Dick Morris airs all of the former First Lady's dirty linen in a new book -- but still thinks she may return to the White House one day MAY 21, 2004 Shrek II: A Hoot for All Ages The sequel is sure to be a success, with its wide audience appeal worldwide. It's also a warning shot to Disney MAY 18, 2004 "The Environment Creates the Atrocity" Comparing Abu Ghraib to My Lai in Vietnam, psychologist Robert Jay Lifton explains how ordinary Americans can behave so horribly MAY 11, 2004 The Art Market by Numbers One Picasso is worth $104 million, but others go for thousands. Why? For would-be collectors with a modest budget, a few answers MAY 5, 2004 Too Much Kill in the Kill Bills Why is Quentin Tarantino turning sadism and torture -- stripped of all potentially redeeming context -- into mass entertainment? APRIL 27, 2004 The Ethical Quandaries Deepen in Iraq Ethicist Daryl Koehn reflects on the issues now facing America, given that WMDs haven't been found and that chaos is growing APRIL 20, 2004 Memo to Eisner: Remember The Alamo Budget constraints may have robbed this movie of its chance to be a blockbuster. Disney would have profited more by spending more APRIL 13, 2004 Sean Hannity's One-Sided History Hard as it is to imagine now, the conservative commentator's Deliver Us from Evil has nothing but praise for W's Iraq policy APRIL 7, 2004 Robert McNamara, Vietnam, and Iraq Errol Morris' documentary about the Kennedy/Johnson Defense Secretary sheds much-needed light on the process of going to war MARCH 29, 2004 A Stirring Look at the Melting Pot PBS's new documentary on immigrants in the U.S. is an eye-opening, moving, and insightful examination of this all-American experience MARCH 26, 2004 Hans Blix's Post Mortem Vilified in the lead-up to the war, the U.N. arms inspector says in his new book that the Bush Administration was on a witch hunt MARCH 23, 2004 A Memorable Bit of Sunshine How could you forget a Hollywood movie that brings to mind Proust, Shakespeare, and Groundhog Day? Trust me, you won't MARCH 10, 2004 Grape Expectations: It's a Matter of Taste Our taste test proves that wine buyers select vintages and varieties they think they should like, not what really pleases the palate FEBRUARY 27, 2004 The Passion Puts Mel on the Map Gibson's powerful new film -- violent and controversial but also about peace and tolerance -- gives him cred as an influential director FEBRUARY 24, 2004 When Opera Tackles a "World at War" Jake Heggie talks about his new work, The End of the Affair, based on a Graham Green novel that he calls an amazing story FEBRUARY 19, 2004 Dark Knights of Sweden's Fragile Soul Crime writer Henning Mankell's heroes are as flawed as the society they dutifully try to protect. Just try putting down one of his books FEBRUARY 11, 2004 Harvey Weinstein: Down and Dirty A new book describes a temper-challenged Miramax impresario whose studio's biggest hits were flicks he messed with least FEBRUARY 2, 2004 Beer, Back Hair, and Erection Woes The first category is a Super Bowl ad perennial. The other two are new players. All figure in my first Super Bowl Advertising Prizes JANUARY 27, 2004 Where Can Liberals Go to Get Respect? Our ideas are better, we're compassionate, and history is on our side. With conservatives running wild in D.C., America needs us JANUARY 21, 2004 Saving the Family Farm, Organically U.S. agricultural subsidies are hobbling international trade talks while doing little to protect family farms. One solution: Go green JANUARY 13, 2004 Tax Fairness? Forget About It A new book insists that U.S. tax policy will punish more and more Americans -- except for the rich, as usual DECEMBER 31, 2003 Ghosts of Predictions Past and Future Here's a look at a few I made in 2003 that don't really look so bad now. And I'll kick off 2004 with a few more DECEMBER 23, 2003 2003: A Review in Rhyme From Arnie to Atkins, Saddam to Osama, BW Online's poet laureate recaps the highlights in something like verse DECEMBER 22, 2003 Ten Artists on the Brink of Stardom An obliging collector lists some up-and-comers whose works don't command stratospheric prices -- yet DECEMBER 16, 2003 Aging Women: Movies' Golden Oldies Director Nancy Meyers' Something's Gotta Give targets this rich demographic and hits paydirt. Sexist Tinseltown should take note DECEMBER 10, 2003 A Holiday Break from Boring Gifts Forget socks, ties, and fruit cakes. These varied and unusual presents are as much fun to give as to get DECEMBER 2, 2003 In Boston, a New Picture of Rembrandt The Museum of Fine Arts' showcase of the artist's etching and drawings sheds a sharp light on the evolution of his awesome talent NOVEMBER 24, 2003 Thanksgiving, with Uncooked Sides Charlie Trotter and Roxanne Klein, authors of a new raw-food cookbook, on how to add flavor and sensuality to your holiday meal NOVEMBER 18, 2003 The Art of the Auction Forget any notion of a genteel, orderly affair. Millions get spent amid chaos and anonymity -- and every so often, real excitement NOVEMBER 11, 2003 All the News That's Fit to Twist The nation got its news 200 years ago from partisan purveyors who pushed political causes. That style is being reborn in the 21st century NOVEMBER 4, 2003 A Heartening Trend for Heartland Food The old days of red meat, male chefs, and more red meat are fading, as I discovered at a trio of the Midwest's newest and best eateries OCTOBER 28, 2003 An Aussie Winery's Bitter Harvest Two Southcorp execs talk about what went wrong recently and why they think vintages from Down Under can grab the No. 2 spot in the U.S. market OCTOBER 21, 2003 A Lot to Be Gained in Translation Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation is hardly typical Tinseltown fare. It's time for an all-too-rare Oscar nomination for a female director OCTOBER 14, 2003 Eastwood Hits, Tarantino Misses Mystic River shows just how far Dirty Harry has come, while Kill Bill is just a bloody shame OCTOBER 7, 2003 The "Dirt" on Arnold Soils Everyone I'm no fan of Schwarzenegger, as actor or politician. But the squalid, savage smears against him should disgust all Americans SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 A Fast Look at Amateur Auto Racing Every weekend, otherwise-sane people spend large sums to hurtle around at breakneck speeds. Why? They say it's more fun than golf View Next Page | State of the Arts Archive | |
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