Why do some works of art age better than others?
The promise of unnatural catastrophes turns out not to be catastrophic nor unnatural enough
Reflection on David Denby's critique of the Coen brothers' consistent misanthropy
Bodies impersonal but affective are instruments of memory.
Comments on the 1936 film Pépé le Moko, starring Jean Gabin, and set in the Casbah
Reflections on getting an iPhone
Rear Window appears a murder mystery in which Jeff and Lisa play amateur sleuths. In truth, the film is a…
One of the things I learned on my last trip to Paris was about this special group of individuals in…
A lovely set of days in Umbria, Italy, with philosophers and one in particular.