“Spies Are Forever”: When genres collide
The conventions of the espionage thriller meet the attributes of the musical, with lots of comedy along the way.
Spies, lies, and glanders: “The Americans” season four premiere
Season four of FX's The Americans begins with a troubling image from character Philip Jennings' past.
“Rosenkavalier”: A still-felt operatic kiss to a dying empire
"The Chevalier of the Rose," which premiered in Dresden in 1911, is Richard Strauss's best known and most loved opera.
Radical plots in our comics? Marvel goes there
Marvel Comics has often used its fictional universe as an allegory for real-life politics.
Singing for change: Soundtrack of a movement
There is a soundtrack to the rising movement for social change.
Last tango in Kabul? “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” and the embedded reporter
"Tango" perpetuates that age-old Hollywood tradition of setting stories in the "exotic" Third World.
In Memoriam: Joey Martin Feek
This strength of conviction, expressed by a quiet rebel, is a legacy well worth remembering.
“Anthracite Fields” earns Pulitzer for music about Pennsylvania coal miners
The working class has gained a new champion in the concert hall with the rise of composer Julia Wolfe.
