Ryoji Ikeda returns with more of his signature algorithmic composition, firing through seventeen frantic tracks of glitching, minimal electronics. Ikeda’s work is as rich as ever, drawing upon the extra-musical terrain of quantum physics, genetics, and computational form to further express the rhythmic potential of data. For all the heady intellectualism of its source material, … Read more
1. Saki skewered the Edwardian ruling class with surreal humor and savage wit. In this masterly story-collection, a newly deceased young woman slaughters a loathed male acquaintance’s prized hens on the day of her own funeral when she returns reincarnated as an otter. Two women trying to gatecrash a garden party are confronted by a … Read more
A selection of the month’s most noteworthy books, as discussed by The Wall Street Journal’s reviewers. By R.J. Smith | Hachette America, for Berry, was a land of drive-ins, skyscrapers and ambition, where burgers “sizzle on an open grill night and day.” Review by Eddie Dean. Read the review The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of … Read more
In the U.K., rapper Stormzy, born Michael Omari, is a superstar with chart-topping albums and a string of awards and nominations, an artist who appears on magazine covers and headlined the Glastonbury Festival in 2019. But while he’s far from unknown in the U.S., his profile remains relatively low. Some of this fame gap has … Read more
Isabella Feliciana and Andria Kozica (Photo _ Jeff Lorch) Written by Melissa Jane Osborne and directed by Michelle Bossy, “Smile” is set in 1992, the “Year of the Woman,” a detail that sets the tone of the times. By Carol Edger Germain The play begins by introducing us to 17-year-old Rachel Olivera (Isabella Feliciana), who … Read more
‘Vermeer’s Secrets’ Review: A Master Under the Microscope The Wall Street Journal
Much Western wisdom on Communist China is of the conventional variety, with one belief in particular standing stubbornly unchallenged for decades. This is the view that Deng Xiaoping, the country’s paramount leader from 1978 to 1989, was the predominant architect of the China that we know today: an economic giant that aspires to challenge the … Read more
Impeccable art and lyrical and child-friendly text set these 27 titles apart from everything else we read this year. PICTURE BOOKS Behar, Ruth. Tía Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey. illus. by Devon Holzwarth. Knopf. ISBN 9780593172414.K-Gr 3–This powerful intergenerational story about heritage and hope is enhanced by stunning art; a must for all libraries, … Read more
Written and directed by S. Shakthidharan and Eamon Flack, The Jungle and the Sea at Belvoir follows a family as they fight to survive during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Spanning fifteen years, we witness the family, Mother Gowrie (Anandavalli), Father Siva (Prakash Belawadi) and their four children, Lakshmi (Emma Harvie), Madhu (Nadie Kammallaweera), Abi … Read more
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