cul·ture (kŭl'chər) -noun
1 the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively
2 a refined understanding or appreciation of this
3 the customs, institutions, and achievements of
a particular nation, people, or group
• Tulis McCall: Armor of Wills (NYC), The Sound And The Fury (NYC),
Cherry Docs (NYC)
• Jon Sobel: Henry James's The Aspern Papers, Adapted by Martin Zuckerman (NYC)
• Robert Machray: Profondo Posso Il Musical (Milan)
• Catherine Tuckwell: Curtains with David Hyde Pierce (NYC)
• Adam Blair: Macbeth (NYC)
- » The NUBIANO Exchange by Clayton Perry
- » StageMage by Tulis McCall
- » Really, Really Good by Laron Cue
- » The Shanghai Diaries by Mat Brewster
- » Ending World Hunger by William Lambers
Recent Culture Articles
- May 16, 2008
-
Taylor Hicks To Be In Broadway's Grease— American Idol season five winner, Taylor Hicks, is headed for Broadway.
-
The Unsung Cry of Hard Labor— Shoveling always looks so easy on TV. It's not.
-
- May 15, 2008
-
What You (Don't) Miss About High School— Walking down those dreaded halls five days a week is just torture.
-
Polygamists, Predators, and Prevaricators: Part One— The first of three articles discussing the allegations of child sexual abuse at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in Eldorado, Texas.
-
- May 14, 2008
-
Velázquez and the Soul of Juan de Pareja— Velázquez's masterpiece: The slave, and what his master saw.
-
Prince Caspian and the Age of Anti-Magic— Prince Caspian's producer, who is a stepson of C.S. Lewis, talks about the effect of magical stories on impressionable children.
-
- May 13, 2008
-
One in Nine: Behind a Racially Discriminatory Sentencing Policy— Racialized sentencing disparities have long been present in the United States criminal justice system.
-
Interview: Steve Kleinedler, Supervising Editor of the American Heritage® Dictionary— The supervising editor of the American Heritage® Dictionary dishes on dictionary-making, linguistics, philosophy, and the best-selling 100 Words series.
-
Theater Review (NYC): Armor of Wills— The Beggars Group loves theater, but this production does not match the quality of their commitment.
-
- May 12, 2008
-
Theater Review (NYC): Curtains with David Hyde Pierce— David Hyde Pierce stars in the new Kander and Ebb musical comedy murder mystery.
-
- May 9, 2008
-
Theater Review (Milan): Profondo Posso Il Musical with the Supervision of Dario Argento at Teatro Smeraldo— This stage version of Dario Argento's classic cult film is a musical misfire.
-
- May 8, 2008
-
Question Hunter S. Thompson's Death— As flaming ironies go, Hunter Thompson’s dying “by his own hand” has solar flares whirling around it like atomic Medusas.
-
Theater Review (NYC): Macbeth— Whether you’re playgoing or simply stargazing, you’re likely to find something scary at this uneven Macbeth.
-
An Analysis of the Arguments Presented in Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed— An examination of the theories and ideas presented in Ben Stein's controversial new documentary about Intelligent Design.
-
- May 7, 2008
-
Now Taking Smug Living to the Back Yard— Smug living moves into the back yard.
-
Theater Review (NYC): The Sound And The Fury (April Seventh, 1928)— This company's considerable strength is sourced in ritual, chance, focus, and risk. The combination is glorious.
-
Josef, Rosemarie, and Elizabeth Fritzl: The Sadist, The Silent, and The Survivor— Sexual abuse, sexual tyranny, and sadism in Austria.
-
The Shanghai Diaries: Holiday in Yangshuo— It seems all I've done while living in China is travel and it is always a hassle. Sometimes though, it is well worth it.
-
- May 5, 2008
-
Ben-ding A Few Rules— Sometimes kids hide those tiny horns effectively behind shining halos... ah well, that's why we love them anyway!
-
Theater Review (NYC): Cherry Docs— A Jewish attorney defends a skinhead in this snappy little play that won't bust your billfold.
-
Miley's in Trouble Now — Two pictures, one girl. A look into the Miley Cyrus photo incident.
-
- May 3, 2008
-
Theater Review (NYC): Henry James's The Aspern Papers, Adapted by Martin Zuckerman— Henry James' suspenseful tale of duplicity, set in a backwater of Venice, comes luridly to life on stage.
-
Don't Kill the Radio Star: This American Life Onscreen— Now I know the secrets to the tricks that once amazed me. And the reality is not nearly as exciting as the illusion.
-
- May 2, 2008
-
Theater Review (Houston): Susanna and Will - A Reckoning Among the Dead in Stratford-upon-Avon— Shakespeare's daughter Susanna challenges the Bard with tough personal questions about life and love.
-
Short Film Calls for Global School Lunch Program to Fight Child Hunger— A new short film is a call to action to end the hunger that afflicts 300 million children worldwide.
-
- May 1, 2008
-
Accommodation News and Review: The Iron Horse Hotel— Move over, Milwaukee. There’s a new horse moving in.
-
Too Old to MySpace, Too Young to Die— When people start to think they’re “too old” for anything, it might be time for them to think they are old enough to die.
-
Theater Review (NYC): Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle— Cast and crew's great cleverness and enormous talent make Brecht's masterpiece pulsate with the outsized, exaggerated energy of real life.
-
Austrian Incest Monster Is A Reflection, Not An Exception — Our priorities and where we’re willing to put money, time, and effort speaks louder than words: We don’t really care what happens to children.
-
- Apr 30, 2008
-
Confessions of a Smug Driver— A road trip from Michigan to California convinced me not to give the gas companies and the state of Michigan more money.
-
All BC Articles