Archive for May, 2016

New “Roots” To Air This Weekend

An adaptation of Alex Haley’s story of an African who is sold into slavery in America, … Read more »

Asian-American Actors Fight For Visibility

In the past year, several Asian-American actors — Daniel Dae Kim, Aziz Ansari, Constance Wu, and … Read more »

The Late Beth Howland In “Company”

Burl Ives Is An Outlaw!

“Day of the Outlaw,” which has a Blurray edition, costars Robert Ryan, Burl Ives and the … Read more »

Bowie Changes With “Changes”

The original David Bowie hits compilation tells the story of Bowie’s metamorphosis from quizzical folkie to … Read more »

How Wittgenstein Got A Handle On Things

Christopher Benfey writes: ‘What was it about handles—door-handles, axe-handles, the handles of pitchers and vases—that transfixed … Read more »

“The Best Is Yet To Come”