‘Infinite Life’ Review: Is There a Cure for Pain and Desire?
Those messages — some to her husband, from whom she is separated — seem like a slight misstep; in a play that otherwise avoids exposition like a bad smell (we…
Book Review: ‘Elon Musk,’ by Walter Isaacson
ELON MUSK, by Walter Isaacson At various moments in “Elon Musk,” Walter Isaacson’s new biography of the world’s richest person, the author tries to make sense of the billionaire entrepreneur…
‘Ed Ruscha/Now Then’ Review: American Art’s Deadpan Laureate
In the beginning was the word; the image, with all its troubles, came later. For 65 years now, Ed Ruscha has evaded the presumed exhaustion of painting through a linguistic…
Book Review: “Holly,” by Stephen King
HOLLY, by Stephen King A friend of mine has become a scaredy-cat since having a baby. She has been forcing herself to watch horror movies through parted fingers, hoping they…