A&E
Showstopper
Little keeps legends breathing even if act is wheezy
May 10th, 2012
Posterity, take note: Rich Little is a hero. Gladiator of a Thousand Voices. Read more »
Reading
Beyond Beach Reads
Despite a troubled book industry, summer books are sizzling. Here’s a sampling of the best.
May 10th, 2012
So far, 2012 has been tough on the publishing industry. Last month, the Department of Justice sued Apple and five major publishers for allegedly conspiring to fix the price of digital books. Read more »
Music Preview
Sounds of Summer
May 10th, 2012
Who better to provide your summer soundtrack than the DJs who make us move? A few of our faves chime in with the tracks they predict will be in heavy rotation this summer. A few of them just might be the next big club banger you won’t be able to escape from come August. Read more »
Stage
George, By George
Alan Safier channels the impish charms of that bespectacled comedy legend in Say Goodnight Gracie
May 10th, 2012
Music
CD Reviews
Strange Clouds, Saturday the 14th, Trophies
May 10th, 2012
B.o.B. Strange Clouds (Atlantic); Trade Voorhees Saturday the 14th (self-released); Apollo Brown & O.C. Trophies (Mello Music Group) Read more »
Art
The Illustrated Men
La Dubla arts collective celebrates the female form and male bonding
May 10th, 2012
What happens when you fuse zine culture with an art show? Read more »
Short Reviews
The Five-Year Engagement
May 10th, 2012
Believe it or not, this is actually a quality, enjoyable rom-com, starring Jason Segal and the fabulous Emily Blunt. Read more »
Short Reviews
Safe
May 10th, 2012
Mei (Catherine Chan) has a string of memorized numbers that the Chinese and Russian mafias want. Read more »
Short Reviews
The Avengers
May 10th, 2012
Here it is. The great conjunction. The culmination of it all. Read more »
Movies
Outsourcing Charm
A great cast elevates this predictable tale of a British retirement home in India
May 10th, 2012
A comedy-drama saved by the casting bell, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel arranges for a tiptop collection of British character women and men to bring out the best in a pleasantly predictable story. Wait. Shouldn’t that be “unhappily predictable?” Read more »
