By Clare Shore (Editor's note: The publication of this review was delayed by technical difficulties.) To delight or not to delight? Surely the latter is out of the question, and as for the … Continue reading...
LATEST ARTICLES
MUSIC
Cake leaves out ‘Survive’ dessert from strong SunFest set
Unlike the primary California gold (and platinum) rush of popular music acts between the 1960s and present day, most of them from Los Angeles (The Doors, Van Halen, Los Lobos, Red Hot Chili Peppers, … Continue reading...
ART
Nomadic Murals, at Boca Museum, find a home in our hearts
Picasso, Mirò, Dalí, Chagall, Raphael and Rubens experimented with it, but tapestry is still not the sexiest medium in the world of art. Given the right time, space and lighting, however, this ancient … Continue reading...
Joy and color abound at Bass’s Karen Rifas show
By Sandra Schulman Long time Miami-based artist and teacher Karen Rifas was given a great luxury in her new show Deceptive Constructions at The Bass in Miami Beach. She had the large high-ceilinged … Continue reading...
DANCE
‘Concerto DSCH’ a spectacular MCB season sendoff
Alexei Ratmansky is undoubtedly the leading choreographer in the ballet world today, clearly poised to become the next Balanchine. So what better place was there to see one of his most acclaimed … Continue reading...
Buck and Boogz’s ‘woke’ dance at Rinker inspires, astonishes
The impact of the March for Our Lives was felt across this divided country and around the world. People of all ages took time March 22 to show their support, and I couldn’t have had a better … Continue reading...
THEATER
Stage Door offers touching ‘From Door to Door’
By Dale King It’s no secret that Broward Stage Door Theatre will vacate its current premises on West Sample Road in Margate and move to newer, more modern and technologically advanced digs at the … Continue reading...
Turnbull carries off a tour de force in ‘Pink Unicorn’
What’s a mother to do? Big-haired, small-town Texas mom Trisha Lee is taken aback when her teenage daughter Jolene announces to her that from now on she should no longer be considered a girl but … Continue reading...
FILM
‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’: The lasting goodness of a gentle progressive
The television I enjoyed as a kid lurches from the requisite Sesame Street to the mindless distractions of G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Animaniacs, Ren & Stimpy and the green slime of many … Continue reading...
Like the season, ‘Summer 1993’ is a golden treasure
For most films seeking a mass audience, the best we can hope for is that they leave some time for reflection amid the whizzes and bangs, the laugh lines and shock cuts. Catalan director Carla Simón’s … Continue reading...
BOOKS
Rather reports on state of nation, and it’s grim
By Myles Ludwig Veteran newsman Dan Rather took the stage at the Palm Beach Convention Center to a standing ovation at the Palm Beach Book Festival on April 14. He was being honored as the … Continue reading...
Palm Beach Book Festival offers ‘Oscars’ of literary world
By Georgio Valentino Every spring, a hand-picked selection of the country’s most celebrated writers descend on the Palm Beaches for a boutique book festival of chart-topping proportions. Among the … Continue reading...
INTERVIEWS
#MeToo and the young actress: Three FAU thespians view the road ahead
By Janis Fontaine The #MeToo movement that exploded onto the cultural scene in 2017 with allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein – who was indicted this week on … Continue reading...
Erin Manning: In search of the Flagler spirit
Erin Manning took over as executive director of the Flagler Museum earlier this year from the retiring John Blades, coming to Henry Flagler’s 1902 Whitehall mansion from the Historical Society of … Continue reading...
NEWS & COMMENTARY
At Max Planck, investigating the mystery of memory
By Myles Ludwig As a writer, I depend upon my memory a great deal, not so much for facts and figures so easily abundant by click, but certainly for flavor. For making something out of nothing, so … Continue reading...
Arts news: ‘Tattoo’ dedicated; a gift for the Symphonia; Kravis salutes high school thespians
WEST PALM BEACH — The newest mural in town is also the world’s longest, as artist Steed Taylor’s mile-long “road tattoo” was dedicated at a ceremony May 1 at the block along Rosemary Avenue that … Continue reading...